Odisha ex-MLA arrested from Kolkata spa, suspended from BJD
Bhubaneswar, July 2 : Odisha's former MLA Nabin Nanda was arrested during a raid at a Kolkata spa where a sex racket was being run, informed sources said on Monday.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has since suspended the former Dhenkanal legislator from the party.
Nabin's lawyer Asim Kumar confirmed that Nanda was arrested on Saturday evening from the spa on Park Street under the Immoral Trafficking Act and was bailed out on Sunday.
As many as 18 persons, including nine sex workers, were arrested from the spa.
Nabin rubbished any connection with the sex racket and claimed he was detained after he entered the spa during an attempt to chase a pickpocket.
"The allegations regarding involvement in the sex racket and what has been propagated is completely fabricated. I was out for shopping around 7 p.m. on Saturday when my pocket was picked. I chased the miscreants and entered the spa and was caught by a police team that mistook me to be a client," said the former MLA.
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Belagavi: Massive protests held condemning alleged burning of Quran
Belagavi: Members of the Muslim community gathered in large numbers at Chennamma Circle here on Friday, May 16, to protest condemning the alleged burning of a copy of the Quran in Santi Bastwad village in the district.
The protestors expressed displeasure over the police department's delay in apprehending the accused who burnt religious books despite four days since the incident was reported.
The protesters condemned the incident by wearing black armbands.
The incident came to light on May 12, when miscreants allegedly stole and set fire to several copies of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, from a mosque currently under construction in the area.
According to sources, the Qurans were stored on the ground floor of the under-construction mosque. During the morning prayers on Monday, people discovered that the books were missing. A search later led to the discovery of their burnt remains in a nearby field adjacent to the mosque premises.
