Another K’pada man injured in wild boar attack
Kendrapada: One Ganesh Mandal (35) of Krushanpriyapur under Rajnagar block was severely injured as a wild boar attacked him while he was going to his farmland on Thursday. Ganesh was first rushed to the Rajnagar CHC for treatment but doctors there referred him to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). An assistance of Rs 8,000 has been provided to him for medical treatment, said Forest Ranger Binod Acharya. Forest personnel suspect that the boar, frightened by an attempted attack by a group of people, went wild and assaulted Ganesh finding him alone. Notably, the boar had attacked a 70-year-old man of Suniti village on Saturday.
Illegal liquor trader held in Gajapati
Mohana: A special police team on Wednesday evening seized 40 bottles of beer and 40 bottles of whisky from one Susant Kumar Patnaik and arrested him while conducting a raid on his house in Chandragiri village under Mohana police station in Gajapati district. The team formed by SP Satyajit Nayak also conducted raids at various places at Adava and Mohana. While there are allegations that licenced liquor vendors are refilling imported liquor bottles and selling them through unauthorized sellers, the district Excise wing is yet to take steps to check the illegal act, alleged locals.