In a swift operation amid rising suspicions during the Kali Puja festivities, police from Chauliagang station raided the Jasmine Hotel in the Shikarpur area in Cuttack, detaining 32 young men from West Bengal.

The youths are being questioned in connection with a large-scale fraud case originating from their home state, sources confirmed.

The raid was triggered by intelligence inputs about a group of non-Odia individuals gathering at the hotel. Acting on the tip-off, ACP Krushnachandra Sethi, along with IIC Chinteshwar Munda and a team of officers, descended on the premises early Thursday morning. Upon searching the first floor, they discovered multiple rooms occupied by the suspects.

During initial interrogation at the station, the detained youths provided evasive responses about their

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