Unit-1 Market Traders’ Association secretary Gayadhar Swain along with five other persons was arrested by the Commissionerate Police on Tuesday in connection an attack on a TV channel reporter.
The traders attacked the reporter of the PrameyaNews7 at a Press conference orgaisned by the former at the market.
Following the incident, journalists along with Congress and BJP leaders staged a road blockade at AG Square for many hours demanding arrest of the culprits.
The agitators called off the blockade after Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrata Bhoi announced the arrest of the accused persons. Sources said the husband of BMC Ward-53 was also held in connection with the attack.
The TV reporter was attacked by a group of hooligans while he was asking questions to the traders in the Press meet regarding the corruption about sale of the stalls in the market.