The 36-hour curfew imposed in Cuttack after violent clashes on October 5 has been lifted as normalcy returns to the city, Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh informed on Tuesday.
Speaking to the media, Singh stated that the 36-hour curfew imposed in Cuttack ended at 10 am today. The situation remains normal and is under strict surveillance. Patrolling and static deployment of security forces at sensitive locations across the city will continue,” Singh told media persons.
“Following the violence and stone-pelting incident on October 5, the police were compelled to use force, leading to the imposition of the 36-hour curfew. As no incidents of violence were reported during the curfew period and peace prevailed, the curfew was lifted at 10 a.m. today,” he added.
Meanwhile, one more person has been arrested in connection with the violent clash that took place on Sunday, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine.
Following a surge of violence in Cuttack on October 5, which occurred during a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) bike rally protesting an earlier attack on a Durga Puja immersion procession on Friday night, authorities imposed a 36-hour curfew in several sensitive areas of the city.
Twin city Police Commissioner Singh told reporters that the decision to restore internet services (which the state government had extended the suspension of until 7 PM on October 7 to prevent anti-social elements from spreading rumours) would depend on the prevailing situation.
To restore normalcy in the city, approximately 60 platoons of police and six companies of the Central Armed Police Force were deployed.
