Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police on Monday arrested four persons for allegedly manhandling Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ananya Awasthi during a confrontation over bursting of firecrackers in Cuttack on Sunday.
The arrests were made by Lalbag police in connection with the incident at Nayasadak, where a dispute reportedly broke out between police personnel and local residents during Diwali celebrations.
According to reports, the situation turned tense after Ms Awasthi, a 2022-batch IPS officer, intervened and asked people to stop bursting firecrackers. Some residents allegedly entered into an argument with the officer, which escalated into a physical altercation.
Cuttack Deputy Commissioner of Police Khilari Rishikesh Dnyandeo confirmed that four persons had been arrested. Police identified the accused with the help of CCTV footage and videos of the incident circulated on social media.
At least 10 persons had earlier been detained for questioning in connection with the incident. Further investigation is underway.
Ms Awasthi was appointed aide-de-camp (ADC) to then Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati in May this year, becoming the first woman IPS officer in the state to hold the post.
She was subsequently transferred and posted as ACP in the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police.
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