Odisha Independent Candidate Shibashankar Das

Odisha: Independent contestant held for assaulting BJP MP candidate

The Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested an independent candidate Shibashankar Das, contesting from Berhampur Assembly seat and polls of which concluded yesterday, on the charge of assaulting BJP’s Berhampur Lok Sabha candidate Pradeep Panigrahi.

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Odisha Independent Candidate Shibashankar Das

Odisha: Independent contestant held for assaulting BJP MP candidate

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