Cuttack city Congress president, 16 others arrested

Cuttack, Sep 13 (PTI) Seventeen Congress leaders, including party's Cuttack City president Muhammad Moqim were arrested early on Thursday for their alleged involvement in ransacking a police station two days ago.

The Congress leaders were arrested by police in a swoop at different places in the wee hours for their alleged involvement in ransacking a city police station on Tuesday.

Alleging vendetta politics, the Congress workers had stormed into Purighat police station in protest against the arrest of a Congress worker, who had actively participated in the Mondays Bharat Bandh, called by the party.

However, the sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) of Cuttack Sadar granted them bail when they were produced in the court.