Bhubaneswar, March 25 A total of 122 incidents of disorder involving Hindus, Muslims, and Christians were reported in various parts of Odisha during 2025, according to a White Paper tabled in the assembly on Wednesday.
The home department said that 106 Hindu-Muslim and 16 Hindu-Christian disorder incidents were reported during the period, against which 165 criminal cases were registered.
In its White Paper released last year, the state government had said that 84 incidents of disorder involving Hindus, Muslims, and Christians were reported in 2024.
Besides, 1,095 riot cases were registered at various police stations of Odisha in 2025, the document showed.
The police filed chargesheets in 498 riot cases, while it might be filed in 548 more such cases, which are under investigation.
"The communal tension which erupted in Cuttack city during the last Dussehra was successfully tackled by coordinated intelligence inputs and police deployment," it said.
During last year's Rath Yatra in Puri, due to huge crowds, "a stampede-like situation was created near the Gundicha temple, but the situation was brought under control due to the prompt action of the state government and the police," according to the White Paper.
In order to maintain communal harmony in Odisha, the government has constituted a "state-level communal coordination committee".
It reviews the situation from time to time and takes appropriate steps, the home department said in the report.
In addition, "a manual with detailed guidelines on controlling communal violence and promoting harmony has been issued to all authorities who are engaged to maintain law and order," it said.
The state government also claimed that significant improvement was noticed in the overall Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation during 2025.
"Minor Maoist activities" were noticed in nine police districts, including Kandhamal, Boudh, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nuapada, Bolangir, Malkangiri, and Koraput, it said.
In 2025, the state police registered a total of 2,29,881 cases of cognisable offences, including 1,304 murder cases and 2,994 rape cases, the document showed, adding that 2,803 cyber crimes were reported during the period.