Disturbed over the hooliganism by some Army job aspirants, who had come to attend the recruitment drive at the 120 Infantry Battalion here, the Commissionerate Police on Wednesday requested the Army authorities and the State Government not to hold such camps in the heart of the city.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Sudhansu Sarangi urged that such camps should be held in rural areas or city outskirts.
Sarangi said the number of aspirants for the posts was quite high. The area around the 120 Infantry Battalion is sensitive from security point of view due and prohibitory orders have been clamped there.
Some unscrupulous elements among the aspirants resorted to antisocial activities after failing in the tests. Three aspirants were arrested by the Kharvel Nagar police for molestation at the Indira Gandhi Park and assaulting some locals who protested against the incident.
Many aspirants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were involved in violence and hooliganism at the Bhubaneswar railway station on Wednesday. The RPF and GRP had a tough time in restoring normalcy.