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Mutilated body of jeweller found

Jamshedpur: The mutilated body of 27-year-old jeweller Santosh Kumar Verma, was found lying at a lone place known as Pakipani under Bodam police station area of Patamda on Friday. The body was later identified as that of the owner of Alankaar Jewellers of Mango.

Officer-in-charge, Bodam police station NK Mandal confirmed it to be a murder and said that they have recovered the body and sent it to the MGM Medical College mortuary for post-mortem. “It is too early to comment as to what led to the murder. There was a missing report lodged with the Mango police station late last night, the Bodam police informed the Mango police which subsequently got the body identified,” he noted. Sources informed that the police are scanning his cell phone so to find a clue related to the gruesome murder.

DC reviews revenue collection status

Hazaribagh: DC Sunil Kumar reviewed the revenue collection position in the district and instructed the officials to increase the pace of revenue collection so that the target could be achieved.In this meeting, DC Sunil Kumar instructed the executive officer of municipal council to submit a report on the apartments being made or under construction in his area. He ordered to mention it that whether the builder has got the drawing and design of the apartment passed through council or not and how many flats he has made or going to make in the apartment. He has ordered to submit the report within a week with the names of project and the owners of project. DC also instructed the officials of mines department to lodge FIR against illegal stone crusher owners and to give the information to the superintendant of police too so that strong action can be taken against them.

Shop rents to increase by 50 per cent

lohardaga: A meeting of Municipal Corporation Board was called in the chairmanship of MC chairperson Pawan Ekka. A decision to increase the shop rent by 50 per cent was also taken here. A direction was given to pay the beneficiaries of Ambedkar Aawas within three days. It was told to look into the matter again before deciding the holding tax. The process of construction of Market Complex at Somar Bazaar would be started. The poor people of the urban areas would be provided 25 blankets in each ward. Town Development Department would provide 100 rickshaws. Drinking water facility will be mended. The contractual employees would be given increment to 50% in their remuneration. Three more persons will be posted at monthly salary. Wards chancellors were given the instructions to take the sought of the situations of their wards.

‘Sewadar’ held for stealing `2.5 lakh

Bokaro: The district police on Friday arrested a ‘Sewadar’ for allegedly stealing 2.5 lakhs rupees from Chas Gurudwara on Wednesday night. An FIR has been lodged at Chas police station on Thursday. Earlier Satendra was working as a sewadar at Chas Gurudwar. Two months earlier he left Chas Gurudwar and joined Sector -2 Gurudwara as Sewadar. On Wednesday Singh rushed to Chas Gurudwara and stayed there in the night, said R N Sharma, DSP Chas. Singh was aware with all at Chas Gurudwara as he worked earlier. In the mid-night he broke open a donation box and steal the cash, Sharma said.