The Odisha government announced the judicial probe on Sunday midnight after Mohan Charan Majhi returned from a three-day tour from Keonjhar

BJD vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra revealed that the party's decision for a bandh came after consultations with party president and Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik.

The Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday called a six-hour bandh in Bhubaneswar on September 24 in protest against the alleged police assault on an Army officer and his fiancee at

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday withdrew its call for 6-hour hartal in Bhubaneswar on September 24, a day after the Odisha government ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged custody assault case.

The Opposition BJD called Bhubaneswar shutdown on Tuesday, protesting the alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancee in police custody. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo said the hartal will be held for six hours from 6 am till noon.

Bhubaneswar: Following Odisha Chief Minister’s order regarding a judicial probe into the alleged police brutality against an Army officer and his fiancee at Bharatpur Police Station, Opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Monday called off its plan to hold a six-hour Bhubaneswar bandh4.

Congress MLA Sofia Firdous met victims of alleged police assault at Bharatpur Police Station, Bhubaneswar, and criticized the Odisha government. The incident triggered an official inquiry and calls for stringent action.

BHUBANESWAR: Opposition BJD on Sunday announced a six-hour bandh in Bhubaneswar from 6 am on Tuesday, pressing for strict action against police personnel of Bharatpur police station accused of assaulting an Army officer and molesting his fiancée in custody on Sept 15.

The opposition BJD called Bhubaneswar shutdown on Tuesday, protesting the alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancee in police custody. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahoo said the hartal will be held for six hours from 6 am till noon.