Rs 1l looted from finance firm woman staff
Baleswar: Three bike-borne unidentified miscreants looted more than Rs 1 lakh cash from a 22-year-old woman Sanjulata Behera, who is working in a private finance company, near the Khantapara police station on Friday. Sources said while she was on the way after collecting cash from the Self Help Groups (SHGs), the trio followed her and after snatching the bag fled away before she could react. It may be recalled that two-days ago in the same stretch under the Khantapara police station a petrol pump worker was looted around Rs 2.75 lakh.
Gold loan firm raided in Baleswar
Baleswar: The Baripada town police with the help of their Baleswar counterparts on Friday raided a private financing company, which provides loan through gold deposits, and seized about 128 grams of gold ornaments. The raid was conducted after two snatchers had confessed to their crimes before the police following their arrest. The arrestees Rabindra Nayak and Kanhu Das of Basta had committed several snatchings and loots in Baleswar and Mayurbhanj districts and deposited the looted gold in the company. The private firm, however, claimed that it had accepted the gold under the prescribed guidelines.
Man electrocuted in Balikuda
Jagatsinghpur: A 32-year-old man was electrocuted at Baramunduli village in the Balikuda area on Friday. The deceased was identified as Saroj Kumar Rout, who was repairing an electric home appliance when he came in contact with a live electric wire and became unconscious. He was sent to the Balikuda hospital, where he was declared brought dead.