Bhubaneswar: As many as 14 people, who were arrested in connection with the attack on Dharmasala MLA Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo, were granted bail by the district and sessions court in Jajpur.
All of them were arrested by Jajpur police for their involvement in the attack on the legislator.
The attack took place on November 20 evening near a bridge on Budha River under Jajpur Town police limits.
In his police complaint, MLA Sahoo alleged that the attackers were supporters of BJD leader Pranab Prakash Das (also known as Bobby).
Pranab Prakash Das, a former minister also condemned the attack and demanded the arrest of the culprits.
He also said the BJD does not support violence and advised his brother, whom Sahoo had named in his complaint, to go to the police station and clear his name if he was not guilty.
