<p>Bhubaneswar: Police on Thursday evening arrested BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan from Bhubaneswar in connection with the alleged assault on an on-duty Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer.</p>.<p>Pradhan surrendered at the DCP office here, following which he was arrested after a medical examination, a police officer said.</p>.<p>Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was allegedly dragged out of his office and attacked by a group of miscreants last week.</p>.<p>Pradhan was subsequently sent to 14 days’ judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected by a lower court late on Thursday, his lawyer said.</p>.BJD demands apology as BJP MLA's remarks trigger political storm in Odisha, FIRs filed.<p>A total of six persons have so far been arrested, including Pradhan, police said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, agitating OAS Officers Association called off their stir following the arrest of Pradhan, its president Jyoti Mishra said.</p>.<p>OAS officers across the state were on a ‘mass leave’ following the “assault” on Sahoo.</p>.<p>Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena said Pradhan was arrested on the basis of an FIR, and statements of Sahoo and the accused persons.</p>.<p>“I have come here to cooperate with the investigation. If my arrest can resolve the issue, I am ready to cooperate,” Pradhan said.</p>
<p>Bhubaneswar: Police on Thursday evening arrested BJP leader Jagannath Pradhan from Bhubaneswar in connection with the alleged assault on an on-duty Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer.</p>.<p>Pradhan surrendered at the DCP office here, following which he was arrested after a medical examination, a police officer said.</p>.<p>Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo was allegedly dragged out of his office and attacked by a group of miscreants last week.</p>.<p>Pradhan was subsequently sent to 14 days’ judicial custody after his bail plea was rejected by a lower court late on Thursday, his lawyer said.</p>.BJD demands apology as BJP MLA's remarks trigger political storm in Odisha, FIRs filed.<p>A total of six persons have so far been arrested, including Pradhan, police said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, agitating OAS Officers Association called off their stir following the arrest of Pradhan, its president Jyoti Mishra said.</p>.<p>OAS officers across the state were on a ‘mass leave’ following the “assault” on Sahoo.</p>.<p>Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena said Pradhan was arrested on the basis of an FIR, and statements of Sahoo and the accused persons.</p>.<p>“I have come here to cooperate with the investigation. If my arrest can resolve the issue, I am ready to cooperate,” Pradhan said.</p>