India, July 4 -- Odisha Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jagannath Pradhan was arrested on Thursday evening in connection with the alleged assault on Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation additional commissioner Ratnakar Sahu.

Pradhan's arrest comes amid cease-work and intense protests by the Odisha Administrative Service Association and mounting pressure from opposition parties

The BJP leader, who lost the 2024 Odisha assembly election from Bhubaneswar Central, surrendered before the police at the Bhubaneswar deputy commissioner of police (DCP) office.

"I have come here to cooperate with the investigation. If my arrest can resolve the issue, I am ready to cooperate," he said before the arrest.

Jagannath Pradhan denied any involvement ...