Overview
- Late Sunday, men woke sleeping passengers at Balasore station, demanded Aadhaar and forced 'Jai Shri Ram' chants, with some assaulted.
- Railway Protection Force detained an accused at the scene and handed him to the GRP, which now reports two youths in custody.
- One suspect has been identified as Sagar Jena of Gandarda village under Sadar police station limits, with associates traced for arrest.
- Baleswar GRP registered Case No. 165 dated 27/12/2025 under BNS sections 126, 196, 115(2) and 351(2), and said the probe is ongoing.
- The episode follows recent attacks on Bengali-speaking and migrant workers in Odisha, including a Dec. 24 killing in Sambalpur with six arrests, drawing condemnation from Congress leader Bhakta Charan Das.