Bhubaneswar, June 30 -- Bhubaneswar Commissionerate police arrested three persons on Monday for allegedly assaulting Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Commissioner Ratnakar Sahoo during office hours.

An FIR has been registered at Bhubaneswar's Kharvelnagar Police Station.

The arrested have been identified as Jeevan Rout, Rashmi Mahapatra and Debashis Pradhan.

"They shall be forwarded to the Honourable court under strict sections of law as per the FIR. Further investigation is in process. Involvement of other persons is being ascertained," Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena said.

The incident has sparked a political row in the state, with the primary opposition parties in Odisha strongly condemning the assault on Ratnakar ...