Anandpur RI gets two-year RI
Cuttack: The Bhawanipatna Vigilance Special Court on Wednesday awarded two years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to Keonjhar district’s Anandpur Revenue Inspector Narahari Ojha and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him while convicting him in a bribe case he committed during his earlier posting in Nuapada district’s Pendragaon Circle. Ojha would undergo another two months of RI if fails to pay the fine amount. He had taken Rs 17,500 from one Iton Majhi of Nuapda district’s Pandra Bandha village to process his second installment of Rs 12,50,000 towards rehabilitation compensation.
Phulbani ISKCON devotees hold Krishna Utsav
Phulbani: ISKCON devotees from Bhubaneswar including some foreigner devotees organised a three-day Krishna Utshav beginning from Tuesday to mark the 20th death anniversary of Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja. Prabachan, drama, Bhakti dance, etc, will be performed during the event.
Man held for stealing bike in Phulbani
Phulbani: Acting on an FIR, police on Tuesday arrested one Satya Narayan Pradhan for stealing a bike from a hotel during a function. The police identified the accused from the CCTV footage of hotel.
3 of K’jhar family die in strange circumstances
Bhubaneswar: Three members of a family died in suspicious circumstances in a village in Keonjhar district on Tuesday night. The police recovered their bodies on Wednesday morning and sent them for post-mortem. The deceased were identified as Dasha Gop his wife Ramani Ho and sister Madhabi Ho of Mayurnacha village under the Soso police station. According to reports, Dasha’s house was closed from inside for several hours in the morning which created suspicion among neighbours. later locals informed the police about the incident. Police rushed to the spot and found the trio dead in the house. The police also found a bottle with poison near the bodies. The bodies were sent to Anandpur Hospital for postmortem. Neighbours of Dasha said the family took rest after having the dinner, but they didn’t open the door unlike normal days.