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Odisha arrests spark Congress crackdown allegation

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 24 October 2026, 08:34 UTC ·9 sec listen

A doctor and tribal rights activist, Randall Sequeira, and Dalit activist Laxman Naik were arrested in Odisha on the night of October 16. Congress alleges the arrests are part of a crackdown on protests against mining.

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