Bhubaneswar, July 17 -- Several Chhatra Congress workers and senior party leaders were arrested today while attempting to gherao the official residence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during the statewide Odisha bandh, called by eight opposition parties over the death of FM College student Soumyashree Bisi.
Chhatra Congress activists, carrying placards and shouting slogans, marched to the Chief Minister's residence blaming the state government for the student's death.
A scuffle broke out as the agitaters tried to breach the security cordon near the CM's residence. Police personnel deployed at the site dispersed and chased them away from Lower PMG Square.
Among those detained were Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bh...