Two youths die in mysterious circumstances
Angul: Two youth lost their lives at the Angul district hospital under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday. Butu Dhebar (22) and Madhu Dhebar (18) had been admitted to the hospital late on Tuesday night in serious conditions. The duo belonging to Samipali village in Pallahara block had gone to play cricket in the grounds and were then seen by villagers going to the riverside. The death might be due to poisoning, according to hospital sources. The bodies were sent for postmortem.
Domestic help found hanging in Baleswar
Baleswar: The Town police on Thursday began investigation into the incident of a 12-year-old domestic help hanging from a ceiling fan under mysterious circumstances in the house on Wednesday. The deceased Bimala Sethi was working in the house of Prahallad Chandra Das near the Kendriya Vidyalaya here.
R’rangpur widow killed being suspected a witch
Baripada: The Rairangpur police have begun investigation into a suspected murder case as a witchcraft-driven crime, in which a 65-year-old widow was killed brutally. Dulari Marndi of Damunigada village was beheaded by unknown miscreants. Her severed head was found in a bag and the body at a distance. SDPO Mohanpani Karua said, “It appears the widow was killed in suspicion of witchcraft practice. We have been interrogating the suspects.”
Odisha jawan martyred in C’garh blast
Bhubaneswar: Khandahata village in Bargarh district is grieving for its son Ranjan Das, one of the seven jawans belonging to the CRPF 230 Battalion who were killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. His body was expected to the village on Thursday. Ranjan was the youngest son of Akrura Das and working as a CRPF jawan for last one year.
Municipality staff gets jail for embezzlement
Balangir: Balangir Special Vigilance Judge sentenced Brundaban Behera, Senior Assistant of the Balangir Municipality, to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and a fine of Rs 20,000 for misappropriating Government money amounting to Rs 11.48 lakh. Behera would spend 3 months more in jail if he fails to pay the fine. He was also sentenced to RI for three years and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000, in default, RI for three months. Both the sentences will run concurrently. Behera along with 23 others of the municipality had allegedly misappropriated Rs 11.48 lakh by falsifying official records during his incumbency as Octroi Superintendent in 1997.
Rayagada Asst RI held for taking bribe
Cuttack: Rayagada district Gudari Tehsil Siriguda RI Circle Assistant Revenue Inspector Rudra Prasad Ratnalu was arrested by Vigilance officials on Wednesday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 1,500. Ratnalu had demanded bribe from Prafulla Tukuruka of Tekikona village for marking the Government land in the village of the complainant for installation of solar light. On Tukuruka’s complaint, a trap was laid and Rudra Prasad Ratnalu caught raid-handed in his office room.