High alert at Odisha assembly after drunk driver rams barricade

Bhubaneswar: Security was tightened up outside the Odisha Assembly after a car rammed into a barricade late in the night, and the two car occupants were arrested afterwards.

A car reportedly driven by a drunk person breached a security barricade outside the Odisha Legislative Assembly in Bhubaneswar.

The incident took place in a highly secure zone of the capital city.

According to police, the speeding car broke the security cordon and hit the barricade put up at the entry of the Assembly.

The impact caused heavy damage to the barricade, due to which security personnel were alerted.

Local police personnel and STG (Special Tactical Group) reached the site immediately and cordoned off the entire area.

Security teams checked the car to see if there was any security threat. Two people in the car have been taken into custody for questioning.

Police suspect that both were intoxicated at the time of the incident; however, they are investigating if there was any other reason for violating the high-security zone.

The damaged car has been impounded, and further investigation is on.

The security around the Assembly premises has not been compromised.