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Police arrest Soumya Ranjan Rath over bypass ramming attack

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Police arrested 20-year-old Soumya Ranjan Rath for allegedly ramming his car into helpers on a Bhubaneswar bypass.
The crash occurred at 7:30 am on October 12, 2026 near SR Valley Chhaka on the Cuttack-Puri bypass.
Rath first hit a pedestrian, fled, then returned and rammed a motorcycle carrying Ratikanta and Annapurna Singh.
Police seized the car, cancelled his licence, and filed cases including attempted murder and rash driving after bystanders detained him.

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Police arrested 20-year-old Soumya Ranjan Rath for allegedly ramming his car into helpers on a Bhubaneswar bypass.
The crash occurred at 7:30 am on October 12, 2026 near SR Valley Chhaka on the Cuttack-Puri bypass.
Rath first hit a pedestrian, fled, then returned and rammed a motorcycle carrying Ratikanta and Annapurna Singh.
Police seized the car, cancelled his licence, and filed cases including attempted murder and rash driving after bystanders detained him.