The Commissionerate police on Tuesday used bulldozers and razed to ground three shops belonging to Raja Behera alias Raja, the prime accused in brazen attack on a rival group of youths on Monday at the bustling Master Canteen Square, which had left four youths seriously injured.
Raja ran three shops on a disputed land near the city railway station. Following the attack which was the fallout of a dispute over these shops, the police took action.
Earlier, police had detained Raja and launched a hunt to nab the accused involved in the brutal attack on the injured youths in the Master Canteen area under the Kharavel Nagar police station.
Notably, four youths sustained grievous injuries after a group of around 10 to 12 miscreants attacked them with lethal weapons near the city railway station.
According to eyewitness accounts, a clash between Raja and one Naresh of Mali Sahi ensued at a betel shop located in front of the railway station. Later, some miscreants, armed with swords and iron rods, chased Naresh and his friends and assaulted them with the weapons mercilessly.
“A clash between two groups ensued at a betel shop located in front of the railway station. When we received the information, we rushed to the spot immediately. One accused involved in the incident has been arrested and the others have been identified and will be rounded up soon. Further investigation into the matter is on,” police had said.