Komna JE comes under Vigilance scanner
Nuapada: On the allegation of acquisition and possession of disproportionate assets by Maheswar Das, Junior Engineer (JE), Komna block in Nuapada district, his and parental houses at Komna and in Jagatsinghpur district and his office room were simultaneously searched by Vigilance officers on Saturday. During the search, the total value of the movable and immovable assets in his name and in the names of his family members so far was calculated at `80.90l.
30 migrant workers rescued in N’pada
Bhubaneswar: A total of 30 migrant labourers were rescued on Friday by the Nuapada police while being trafficked to Karimnagar of Andhra Pradesh to work in brick kilns. The labourers, including women and children, were kept in a house of an agent at Simelpalli under the Komna police limits. Acting on a tipoff, cops raided the house and rescued the workers who hail from Bargarh district, said sources. A case has been registered regarding this with the Komna police. However, the agent has been on the run.
Man held for killing another driver in Koira
Rourkela: The Koira police on Saturday arrested the driver of a 10-wheeler vehicle, Sushanta Rout (35), for allegedly killing another driver of a dumper on late Friday night. Deceased Himansu Sekhar Barik (17) had some war of words with Rout over parking of their vehicles on the NH-215 at Kukudajharan. In a fit of rage, Rout stabbed Barik to death with a knife. later, some commuters nabbed Rout and informed the police. “The police have seized both the vehicles and Rout will be forwarded to court on Sunday,” said Koira PS IIC HK Naik.