Deputy Commissioner of Police Nitinjeet Singh said, "Cases have been registered against several Congress leaders including state Congress in-charge Jagdish Tytler and OPCC President Niranjan Patnaik on charges pertaining to Thursday's violence."
Eight cases have so far been registered at the Capital Police Station and Kharavel Nagar police station while efforts were being made to identify those who indulged in the violence during the Congress rally, a senior police official said.
The charges included criminal conspiracy, rioting, causing grievous injury, endangering lives of others, outraging modesty and mischief under IPC and Prevention of Destruction of Public Property Act, he said.
While over 34 persons were arrested for violence and attack on a woman constable, who was critically injured, more arrests are likely after identification of culprits from video footage, Assistant Commissioner of Police Nihar Das said.
Photos of those who indulged in violence were being collected to be sent to all police stations across the state and people who helped in nabbing them would be given cash rewards, police sources said.
The Congress, on the other hand, filed counter FIRs against policemen for attack on partymen and for trespassing into Congress Bhavan.
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Though the PCC chief claimed that a complaint was lodged against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, a police official said no specific name was mentioned in the two FIRs filed by Congressmen.
"Neither the chief minister nor any particular police personnel was named," he said.
Commissioner of Police Sunil Roy said, "We have received two FIRs from Congress leaders. The allegations are being examined and we will take steps as per law." MORE