26 handmade bombs seized; two held in Jajpur
Jajpur: The police seized 26 live handmade bombs at Sahapur Chhack on NH-5 under the Panikoil police station on Thursday and arrested two persons in this connection. The accused were carrying the bombs on a motorbike. They are Sitad Khan (38) and Subash Chandra Behera (34) of village Madhapur under the Mahanga police station. They were carrying the bombs from Mahanga to Jajpur Road. The police also seized two mobile phones and the motorbike from them. later, the police defused all the bombs. The accused were produced in the local court. The court rejected their bail applications and remanded them to jail custody.
Domestic help ‘tortured’ by B’swar couple
Baleswar: Chandipur police here have registered a case against an
elderly couple on the complaint of a minor domestic help. The minor girl (13), who is a native of West Bengal, after deserting the couple a few days ago being unable to bear their torture, filed a case at Chandipur police station and alleged that the couple subjected her to physical, mental and sexual harassment. While Madhusudan Behera (65) is facing sexual harassment charge, his wife Meera Behera (60) is alleged to have inflicted physical torture on the girl. Sources said the minor girl was rescued by the locals and lodged in a short stay home with the help of several voluntary organisations.
9th lok Adalat held at Ali
Ali: The 9th lok Adalat was held in the Civil Court premises here on Wednesday being headed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Sanghamitra Dash. At the Adalat, Rs 2,600 was realised in 23 cases. Bikram Samal, Chandrasekhar lenka, court staff Puspita Nayak, Pramod Kumar Ray, Prabhat Kumar Dikshit, Kshirod Kumar Parida and advocate Jitendra Kumar Mohanty were present.
HP Q&Q service launched in B’swar
Baleswar: The Hindustan Petroleum has launched ‘Q & Q’ service facilities here in a fuel outlet at Sergarh. On the occasion, company’s regional manager Arnob Saha, manger (retail) RK Burman, sales officer Debroop Dutta and managing director Jagannath Service Station laxminarayan Mohanty were present. The service is launched for the first time in Odisha in the outlet. Under the facility, any customer can check quality and quantity of the products he or she buys from the outlet. The service is available round the clock. Several lorry drivers and vehicle owners were present.
1 electrocuted, 1 killed in lightning in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: Golekh Parija, a septuagenarian of Baradia village under Baisimouza area was electrocuted on Wednesday. He had gone to a paddy field for collecting grass but there he came in contact with live electric wire lying on earth. Residents rescued him from the spot and sent him to a hospital. However, the doctor declared him brought dead. In another incident, a middle aged farmer Raghu Mandal hailing from Padmapur village under Erasama block died on spot when lightning struck him while he was working in a paddy field.