Fresh violence in Cuttack, 24-hour internet shutdown imposed

NEW DELHI: Cuttack remained tense connected Sunday pursuing caller incidents of unit linked to a radical clash during a Durga idol immersion procession 2 days ago.Due to the tense instrumentality and bid situation, the authorities authorities suspended net services from 7 p.m. connected Sunday to 7 p.m. connected Monday successful areas nether Cuttack Municipal Corporation, Cuttack Development Authority (CDA), and the adjacent 42 Mauza portion to curb the dispersed of misinformation. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) had organised a motorcycle rally connected Sunday evening contempt orders from the territory administration. Officials said CCTV cameras on the way were damaged and shops successful the Gourishankar Park country were acceptable connected occurrence aft constabulary tried to halt the procession. The rally began astatine Bidyadharpur connected the city’s eastbound outskirts and moved done cardinal areas, including the Dargah Bazar locality wherever the erstwhile unit occurred, earlier ending astatine Sector 11 of CDA.

Participants were heard chanting “Jai Shri Ram” arsenic they moved done the city. Odisha's CM Mohan Charan Majhi, successful a connection issued by the main minister’s office, expressed sorrow implicit the disturbances. “Cuttack is simply a thousand-year-old metropolis known for its brotherhood. Due to the actions of immoderate miscreants, the bid of the metropolis has been disturbed successful caller days,” helium said. He added that the authorities was monitoring troublemakers intimately and strict enactment would beryllium taken against them arsenic per the law.

BJD main Naveen Patnaik besides expressed interest implicit the situation, saying Odisha has a estimation arsenic a peace-loving state. Meanwhile, the VHP has announced a 12-hour bandh successful Cuttack connected Monday to protestation the clash during the Durga immersion procession. The archetypal clashes broke retired astir 1.30 americium to 2 americium connected Saturday adjacent Haathi Pokhari successful Dargah Bazar arsenic the immersion procession moved towards Debigara connected the Kathajodi stream banks. Officials said the unit started aft locals objected to high-decibel music. The confrontation escalated erstwhile a mob began pelting stones and solid bottles from rooftops, injuring respective revellers, including Cuttack DCP Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo.

Police said six radical were arrested.