Archive · 25 May 2025
Two Arrested in Cuttack for Pro-Pakistan Slogans
Imagine two people in a city called Cuttack shouted support for Pakistan.
They also recorded a video of this and shared it online.
The police found this was an attempt to cause trouble between different groups of people in the city.
Because of this, the police arrested the two people who did it.
They are now investigating the case and the phones used to record and share the video were taken by the police.
The police are making sure people do not use social media to spread hatred or disrupt peace.
Two men were arrested in Cuttack for allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan slogans.
The men were identified as Sourav Kumar Sahoo and Goutam Lenka.
The incident took place at the Mahanadi embankment on May 15.
A video of the incident was circulated on social media.
The police stated the act was a deliberate attempt to provoke communal disharmony.
- Who
- Sourav Kumar Sahoo and Goutam Lenka were arrested by Cuttack police.
- What
- Two men were arrested for allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan slogans and circulating a video.
- When
- The incident occurred on the night of May 15th; arrests were made on Saturday.
- Where
- Cuttack, India.
- Why
- To provoke communal disharmony and incite violence, according to police.
- Arrested Individuals
- Sourav Kumar Sahoo (27) and Goutam Lenka (28)
- Location of Incident
- Mahanadi embankment in Gandhipalli Gada, Cuttack
- Charges
- Promoting enmity and disrupting public order
- Police Action
- Both mobile phones seized; investigation underway