Odisha officer assault: 3 arrested after video goes viral amid political row, Patnaik claims BJP’s involvement

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Three people have been arrested by the Odisha Police in late night crackdown in connection with the alleged assault of Ratnakar Sahoo, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner, who was was dragged out of his office and assault by a group of men in broad daylight on Monday. The incident triggered a political row after a video of the dramatic incident went viral, evoking backlash from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) whose chief Naveen Patnaik claimed involvement of BJP leaders.