Miscreants Hurl Bombs Near Mosque At Paradip
Paradip: Two unidentified motorcycle-borne youths hurled two bombs near the Jama mosque at Madhuban here in broad daylight on Saturday. However, no case of causality was reported in the incident. After the blast, the two culprits fled from the spot. The Paradip local police were unable to say anything on the matter as they didn’t have any clue about the incident, which points the slackness of the police. However, it is generally suspected that the bombs were set off by some rival groups in tendering business of the Paradip Port.
Cops Keep Watch On Commuters To Tito’s House
Kendrapada: In order to curb crime and keep a close watch on the activities of hardcore gangster Tito, the Kendrapada Town police on Saturday carried out a vehicle checking drive and collected names and address of persons going to Tito’s house. A couple of police teams were engaged to check the vehicles going through the Dilwarpur road and to collect the details of persons going to meet Tito. The drive was undertaken to nab criminals and to keep a tab on the activities of Tito, police sources said.
Panchayat Functionaries Get Jail For Embezzlement
Nuapada: The ex-sarpanch and executive officer of Mundapala gram panchayat under Komna block of Nuapada district have been convicted by Nuapada CJM Balakrushna Choudhury for misappropriating public fund. A case of embezzlement of Rs 3.25 lakh of SJRY fund had been lodged against the two at the Nuapada police station by the Nuapada Gram Panchayat Officer in 2007. The case was under trial for last eight years in the court after it was forwarded by the police. The CJM has ordered two years of jail term and a fine of Rs 10,000 to each convict.
Soil Conservation Overseer Held Taking Bribe
Sambalpur: Rabiratna Kariali, Soil Conservation Overseer, lahunipara at Samardari was forwarded to the Court of Special. Judge, Vigilance, Sambalpur on Sunday after being arrested by Vigilance police on Saturday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 30,000 from one Dibakar Mahanta of village Deoposh, lahunipara PS in Sundargarah district, for passing of final payment of his contract work. A trap had been laid and Kariali was caught red-handed by a Vigilance team while demanding and accepting the bribe.
Rs80.41l Assets Detected From Bargaon Chc Attendant
Sambalpur: Acting on a disproportionate assets plaint, Vigilance police on Friday conducted simultaneous searches in houses and office room of Sundargarh district’s Bargaon CHC Attendant Bhagirathi Sahu and detected total movable and immovable assets worth Rs 80,41,313 in his name and name of his family members. Sahu’s residential house at Bhoipali and his office room located at Bargaon were searched. The unearthed assets include a double storied building at Bhoipali worth 52,73,000. Besides the above, seven plots purchased by Sahu at village Ekma and Bhoipali are still under verification.