Bhubaneswar: A group of unidentified youths allegedly assaulted Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo in his office Monday.
The incident occurred while Sahoo was attending a grievance redressal meeting. According to reports, six unidentified men barged into his chamber without authorisation and allegedly attacked him without any known provocation. The motive behind the attack remains unclear. A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.
Reacting to the incident, Sahu said, “The attackers are unknown to me. I will inform the higher authorities, and an FIR will be filed soon.”
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I am utterly shocked seeing this video.
Today, Shri Ratnakar Sahoo, OAS Additional Commissioner, BMC, a senior officer of the rank of Additional Secretary was dragged from his office and brutally kicked and assaulted in front of a BJP Corporator, allegedly linked to a defeated… pic.twitter.com/yf7M3dLt9C
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) June 30, 2025
Meanwhile, protesting the attack on the additional commissioner, all BMC employees staged a cease-work demonstration and demanded immediate action against the accused.
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