India, May 10 -- Odisha Police on Sunday initiated stringent disciplinary action in connection with the brutal mob lynching of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain in Balianta, transferring the Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Balianta Police Station and suspending four police personnel for alleged negligence in duty.State Policy Updates

Police crackdown intensifies after GRP Constable's lynching Bhubaneswar DCP informed that Balianta Police Station IIC Anil Kumar Parida has been attached to the Urban Police District (UPD) headquarters in Bhubaneswar. Inspector Rashmita Behera has been appointed as the new IIC of Balianta Police Station in his place.

Apart from the transfer, four police personnel - including one Sub-Inspector (SI), one Assista...