Odisha Tightens Security Statewide After Deadly Red Fort Blast

Overview

• Odisha Police placed all field units on high alert with enhanced patrolling at major religious places and other vital sites.
• Security has been stepped up at Puri’s beach, railway station, bus stands and other crowded areas, with entry and exit checks intensified.
• Strategic locations, including the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur and other defence facilities, are under tight guard.
• Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi instructed DGP YB Khurania to ensure extensive arrangements statewide, with special focus on the ongoing Bali Jatra in Cuttack.
• The Delhi explosion near Red Fort killed at least eight people and injured 24, prompting Odisha’s precautionary measures.