Twelve more persons were arrested by the Singhadwar police here on Saturday in connection with the widespread violence that gripped the holy town during the 12-hour shutdown by the Jagannath Sena on October 3.
The accused were identified after examining the CCTV footages near the Jagannath Temple. They all were forwarded to court, police said.
Earlier on Friday, 11 people had been arrested by the Town police for their alleged involvement in the vandalism. According to sources, around 65 persons among the irate mob were identified in the CCTV footages following which initially eight persons had been nabbed on Thursday.
Police suspect some anti-socials were hired to create mayhem during the bandh. A probe into this incident is still underway, police added. On October 3, the bandh by Jagannath Sena opposing the queue system at the Shreemandir had turned violent after the protesters hurled stones at the residence of the local MLA and police officials and ransacked the office of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA).
Following this, the Shree Jagannath Temple Information Centre and the SJTA lodged two separate complaints with the police urging stringent action against the violent agitators.