Bhubaneswar, Oct. 24 -- The Commissionerate Police on Sunday dismissed constable and president of Odisha Constable and Havildar Association Prasanna Behera from service, informed Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash.

Speaking to the media, Dash said, "Behera has eight departmental proceedings and five criminal cases against him at various stages."

The Commissonerate Police on Saturday had arrested Behera along with the owner of South City Hotel, Pradyumna Jena, its manager Sourabh Jain after the bar came under police scanner during investigation into the murder case of Manish Anurag Das, the son of a senior journalist in the State Capital city. The bar which was co-managed by Behera was operating without license and flouting COVID-19 guideli...