This story is from March 8, 2020

Odisha: Five held for threatening Sambalpur officer

Sambalpur Police on Saturday arrested five persons for allegedly threatening district public relations and information officer (Dipro), Hemant Nayak, and forcing him to leave his workplace on February 28.
Odisha: Five held for threatening Sambalpur officer
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SAMBALPUR: Sambalpur Police on Saturday arrested five persons for allegedly threatening district public relations and information officer (Dipro), Hemant Nayak, and forcing him to leave his workplace on February 28.
The men arrested include Nayak’s driver Debanand Ranbida (57) and storekeeper at the Dipro’s office, Aswini Malakar (also 57). Police did not reveal the names of the other three persons arrested.
All five were arrested under sections 341, 294, 385, 506, 507, 120-B of the IPC and 25/27 of the Arms Act.
Nayak, who was asked to leave Sambalpur at gunpoint by three miscreants who forced entry into his car as it left the local railway station on February 28, had initially not lodged a police complaint. He had informed the district collector, who had forwarded the message to the local SP.
Police formed three teams to inquire into the matter. While two teams worked in Sambalpur, the third was sent to Bhubaneswar to contact Nayak. The Dipro finally filed an FIR with Sambalpur Police on Thursday, following which a case was registered by Khetrajpur Police here.
Sambalpur SP Kanwar Vishal Singh said preliminary investigation showed that Nayak had had a spat with his driver, who hatched a conspiracy with storekeeper Aswini Malakar to teach his boss a lesson.
On being contacted, Nayak said, “I have already written to my higher officials that I will not go to Sambalpur.”
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