35 RSS, VHP men held in Kandhamal

Kandhamal police have finally arrested 35 people for instigating communal clashes in the district. Of them, there are activists of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.The authorities have issued orders to surrender all licensed guns in 24 hours.


Kandhamal district police chief Praveen Kumar told HT: “We have made 35 arrests in the last 24 hours. Indefinite curfew was imposed in nine places.” He did not confirm the arrests of RSS and VHP people.

The Centre has agreed to provide 10 more CRPF companies in Kandhamal, besides the 36 already deployed in the district.  read it all