Inbrief

Brahma fiasco: BJP stages demo in J’suguda 

Jharsuguda: Demanding a judicial probe into the Brahma Parivartan fiasco at the Puri Jagannath Temple, Jharsuguda district BJP staged a dharna before the Collectorate here on Wednesday. Hundreds of party workers and leaders submitted a memorandum addressed to the Governor demanding action against the erring temple administration and Daita servitors. Brajrajnagar BJP MlA Radharani Panda alleged that the temple administration and the State Government are paying a deaf ear to the crores of Jagannath devotees. Senior party leader Dinesh Kumar  Jain, Govinda Agarwal, Naresh Naik, Netaji Patnaik and District Youth BJP president Bimlendu Bhol were present.

J’suguda youth gets 7-yr RI for kidnapping 

Jharsuguda: Jharsuguda Additional District Judge (ADJ) SR Bohidar on Tuesday awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment to a 24-year-old youth for kidnapping a minor girl. According to the prosecution, one Satyaendra Bahadur of Jharsuguda district had kidnapped the 11-year-old minor girl on March 16, 2013 from her house by showing a knife to her mother. He took her to a nearby forest and attempted to rape her. But the girl fortunately managed to escape from Satyendra’s grip.

Asst RI held taking bribe in Gajapati

Brahmapur: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested Assistant Revenue Inspector (RI) of Chandragiri RI Circle K Dhana Sethi for demanding and accepting bribe of `1,000. On Monday, Sethi had demanded the bribe from Kailash Mandal of Bahalpada village under Mohana police station in Gajapati district to issue two RoRs in the latter’s favour. later, a trap was laid and Sethi was caught red-handed while he was accepting the bribe from Mandal at his office. 

Four held for trafficking cow skin in S’garh

Rourkela: The Talsara police arrested four persons on Tuesday for trafficking cow skins and seized a pickup van, in which the cow skins were being trafficked. locals of Deobahal detained the van and informed the police about the incident, following which the police rushed to spot and nabbed the accused. The four arrested identified as Bablu Ansari, Michel lakra, Pascal Kerketta and Biraj Kerketta were taking the cow skin to Kutra area from Deobahal Katharpada. Around 60 cow skins were inside the van, said Talsara PS IIC l Bhoi.

man gets life for killing elder brother  

Phulbani: District and Sessions Judge Hiranmata Besoi on Wednesday awarded life time imprisonment to Damodar Khatua of Bandapipili under Kotagarh police station in Kandhamal district for killing his elder brother Somanth Khatua on April 10, 2010. The Judge also imposed a fine of `1,000 on Khatua, who would spend six months more in jail if he fails to pay the fine amount. Besides, he was also sentenced to one year jail term and a fine `500 for destroying evidences. Another accused Subas Jena in this case is still absconding.