Bhubaneswar: In a startling revelation, the Bharatpur police under Bhubaneswar Urban Police District (UPD) have exposed a staged firing and bomb explosion case allegedly masterminded by a local woman in a bid to secure an arms licence.

Police have arrested three persons in this connection and seized a 7.65 mm semi-automatic pistol, one live round of ammunition, a motorcycle, and an auto-rickshaw used in the crime.

The accused have been identified as: Debasis Mohapatra (24) of Saheed Nagar; Santosh Mahakhud (25) of Omkarbasti, Bharatpur; and Chandan Nayak (27) of Bharatpur.

According to the police, the complainant, identified as Ghunguru Mishra of Bharatpur, had reported two separate incidents in September and October 2025 — a bomb explosion outside her residence on September 10 and a f

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