A day after two MLA candidates were attacked in the State capital, the Commissionerate police on Monday decided to tighten the security for both.
BJD Bhubaneswar (Central) MLA candidate Ananta Narayan Jena and BJP nominee for the same constituency Jagannath Pradhan, who were attacked here on Sunday evening, will be provided escort vehicles by the police.
“Investigation into the incidents is underway and we have taken the matter seriously. Security has been tightened for those candidates who were attacked. They were earlier provided with Personal Security Officers (PSOs). Now, they will be given escort vehicles for better security,” said Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty.
Notably, bombs were hurled at the car of Jena when he was passing through Jharpada. He was admitted to the Capital Hospital here for treatment.
Besides, bike-borne miscreants hurled a bomb at the car of Pradhan near the BJP office in Unit-VIII under the Nayapalli police station.
