Cuttack city Congress president, 16 others arrested

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.