Securitymen today staged a flag march in curfew-bound Bhadrak town of Odisha even as the Central forces were on their way to the area, which had witnessed violence triggered by 'abusive' remarks against Hindu deities. The curfew, clamped in the arson-hit town yesterday, would continue till tomorrow, while the prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC were imposed in nearby Dhamnagar and Basudevpur as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of violence, a police official said. Senior officials, including Home Secretary Asit Tripathy and Director-General of Police K B Singh, have been camping in Bhadrak to monitor and supervise the peace operation. The DGP said the situation was now under control after some violent incidents took place in the town yesterday, but there was no group clash and loss of life. The state government has appointed Gyanaranjan Das, who was the Commissioner of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), as Bhadrak Collector.

Source: dna April 08, 2017 17:48 UTC