olice on Monday arrested 11 persons, including six women, for attacking journalists on assignment during the third leg of the five-phase panchayat election in Jajpur district on Sunday and slapped the charge of attempt to murder on them. Eighteen others, including two sarpanch candidates, were also arrested for poll-related violence in different districts. This has taken the total arrests made during the first three phases of the rural polls to more than 80.
Source: Bhubaneswar News, Latest Bhubaneswar News Headlines & Live Updates – Times of India
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