Cong apologises for assault on Odisha woman cop

September 07, 2012 17:20

A day after a woman cop was beaten by a rampaging mob of protesting Congress workers in Bhubaneswar, the party's in-charge of the state, Jagdish Tytler, has issued an apology, reports NDTV.

"We are sorry that the woman cop got injured," Tytler said as he apologised, but quickly added that "there are two sides of the story. Our people have also been injured. The cops mercilessly attacked us first."

At least 35 people, including those who attacked the policewoman, have been arrested for the clashes that took place outside the state Assembly yesterday, Bhubaneswar Police Commissioner Sunil Roy said, adding that more arrests would follow.

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