Bhubaneswar, May 21 (IANS) A dreaded criminal accused in the brutal public assault on a couple sustained bullet injuries during an exchange of fire late on Wednesday night while allegedly attempting to flee after snatching a police pistol, Niti Shekhar, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Southern Range, said on Thursday.Shekhar said that after the arrest of accused Mukesh Sahu, a police team was taking him to the hideout of one of his associates near Tamana Ghati when he allegedly snatched the p…
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Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday targeted the state government over the law and order situation following the brutal public assault on a couple in Berhampur.Taking to his X handle, Patnaik alleged that Odisha is witnessing a horrifying state of anarchy, claiming that instead of BJP rule, the state appears to be under ‘goonda raj’ (rule of hooligans).Patnaik termed the brutal public assault o…