Maoist surrenders in Malkangiri
Malkangiri: A Maoist on Thursday surrendered before Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra. He was identified as Maka Beti (36) of Dariguda village under Gamphakonda gram panchayat in the district. He was an active member of the Kalimela Dalam of the CPI(Maoist), police sources said. Beti said he decided to quit the Maoist outfit after knowing the anti-people agenda of the ultras. He would join the mainstream of the society to start a new life.
Baripada block clerk held taking bribe
Baleswar: Vigilance police on Friday arrested Baripada block Education Office Head Clerk Santosh Biswal on the charge of demanding and accepting graft of Rs 1,000 from one Shankar Charan Putty to process his pension papers. Acting on a complaint lodged by Putty, the Vigilance police laid a trap and caught Biswal red handed while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant.
Ex-K’mal RI gets 1-yr RI for graft
Phulbani: The Special Vigilance Court here on Thursday awarded one year rigorous imprisonment to former Kandhamal district’s Balasakumpa Revenue Inspector Sarat Kumar Sahu and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him while convicting him in a bribe case. Sahu had taken Rs 200 as graft from one Sudhansu Sekhar Sahani of Pandarabadi village to forward an enquiry report to Khajuriapada Tehsildar for issuance of caste and residence certificates in favour of Sahani’s nephew Balabhadra Sahani in July 2010. Sahu would undergo three months more RI if fails to pay the fine, ordered the court.
Truck theft racket busted; 8 held in Jajpur
Jajpur: Police arrested eight truck lifters on Thursday evening on the charge of their involvement in many truck theft cases in Jajpur and other parts of the State, said Jajpur Additional Superintendent of Police Santosh Nayak on Friday. The arrested persons were identified as Kedar Senapati of Nisimala village, Chandan Dehuri of Kantigadia, Ananta Sethi of Paikarapur, Dipu Behera of Satia, Manas Mohapatra of Nishintakoili and Jayaram Bej and Akshay Mallick of Jajpur. They were also dismantling many stolen trucks and selling the parts of the trucks to scrap businessmen.