Odisha Police Crackdown: 14 Arrested Post-Election in Ganjam

The Odisha Police have arrested 14 individuals from Ganjam district in a special drive against anti-social elements post-election. Ten of them were booked under the Arms Act. The operation, which took place across several areas including Polasara and Aska, aims to ensure a peaceful vote-counting process.

The Odisha Police have arrested 14 people from various places of the Ganjam district during a special drive conducted against the anti-socials in the post-poll period, police said on Friday.

Out of them, 10 people were booked under the Arms Act, the police said.

They were arrested on Thursday during a drive and it would continue for some more days keeping in view the counting of the votes, the Superintendent of Ganjam district, Jagmohan Meena, said.

The arrests were made in Polasara, Gangapur, Dharakote, Kodala, Aska and Belaguntha.

Earlier, the police arrested 38 people for their alleged involvement in the poll-related violence.

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