Security forces conduct a flag march after tensions flared following a clash between police and an organisation that was denied permission to hold a bike rally, in Cuttack on October 5, 2025
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Authorities have imposed a 36-hour curfew in several police station limits of Cuttack in Odisha from Sunday (October 5, 2025) evening to prevent escalation of communal tension, after a Durga Puja procession and a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally turned violent. The incidents of violence left 25 police personnel injured. Meanwhile, the VHP called for a 12-hour Bandh on Monday (October 6).“Some individuals had a personal quarrel during an immersion procession on Friday (October 3) evening. Subsequently, four miscreants were arrested and produced before the court on Saturday (October 5),” said Police Commissioner S. Dev Datta Singh after reviewing the situation on Sunday (October 5) evening. Published - October 05, 2025 08:49 pm IST
