Overview

• Authorities sealed 13 police station jurisdictions under curfew from Sunday night as mobile internet and social media were cut for 24 hours under Indian Telegraph Act suspension rules.
• At least 25 people, including eight police personnel, were injured on Sunday during stone-pelting and fires near Gourishankar Park, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds.
• Cuttack Police reported at least eight arrests linked to Sunday’s arson and clashes, after six earlier detentions from the initial procession incident, with more suspects under scrutiny.
• Roughly 50–60 platoons of state police and multiple Central Armed Police Force companies were deployed, flag marches were conducted, and senior officers moved in to stabilize tense neighborhoods.
• The unrest began during a Durga idol immersion when locals objected to loud music, and leaders including Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Naveen Patnaik called for calm and warned of strict action.