Jagadev was arrested after being discharged from a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, he said.
Jagadev, a legislator of Odisha Assembly had plowed his car into a crowd at Banapur in Khurda district. The incident happened near the Banapur block office where an indirect election for the post of block chairman was underway. Several people and ten police personnel were injured in the incident.
As per reports, when BJP supported Panchayat Samiti members were entering into the block office in a rally for the election, the MLA reached there and tried to enter his vehicle into the crowd. Police personnel and some people tried to stop the MLA from entering into the crowd.
In September, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had suspended Jagadev following a video that had gone viral in which he could be seen thrashing.
The legislator is infamous for his 'indecent' behaviour. The legislator is infamous for his 'indecent' behaviour.
In August 2020, a junior engineer had registered a complaint alleging misbehaviour by him over booking a guest house.
Prior to that in 2016, he was in media limelight for allegedly assaulting a lady Tehsildar.
