Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar bandh has been cancelled. BJD withdraws Bhubaneswar bandh that the party had called on September 24.The reports has been issued by the party on Monday. The party decided to call off the strike as the government agreed to an independent investigation.
The Biju Janta Dal (BJD) had called for a six hours bandh of Odisha’s capital city on September 24 (Tuesday) over the ongoing controversial Bharatpur Army Major row. Sources revealed that senior leader Debiprasad Mishra in a press conference had announced the six hours Bhubaneswar close after getting nod from the party president Naveen Patnaik.
Many BJD leader including Arun Sahu, Ashok Panda requested the support of residents of Bhubaneswar in observing the bandh.
On Sunday, the police arrested the 7 accused youths who harassed the couple while they were on their to home and suspended five officers, including the Inspector-in-Charge (IIC IIC Dinakrushna Mishra, Sub-Inspector Baisalini Panda, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Salilamayee Sahoo and Sagarika Rath, and Constable Balaram Handa. However, the seven youths were granted bail just four hours of their arrest. Odisha Crime Branch is currently investigating the case.
On September 15, an Army major and his fiancée were assaulted and harassed by some miscreants while returning from their restaurant. When they reached Bharatpur police station to file an FIR they were subjected to torture and the woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by the police officers.
