**Keonjhar: ** More than 70 people were detained here by the Keonjhar Police in connection with the Suakati police outpost gherao and attack on a police official.
The police officials raided several places in Suakati and Keonjhar town and detained the suspects. The police also quizzed them for further informations.
Notably, an irate mob attacked the police outpost in-charge and gheraoed the police outpost after election of Naib Sarpanch on 10th March. The police official was seriously injured in the attack.
The culprits were supporter of a certain candidate supported by a certain political party. They were not happy with the results as their favoured candidate lost the election.
