Farmer beaten to death in Jajpur
Jajpur: A 55-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death at Dahanibar village in Jajpur district over a property issue on Tuesday. Kusadhwaja Sahu was ploughing his agricultural field with a tractor when a group of people of the village barged into the land under his possession, picked up a quarrel with him and asked him to stay away from the land. When Sahu refused, the villagers thrashed him with sticks and other weapons. Sahu sustained severe injuries and was rushed to the Mashuban Community Health Centre, where he died.
Metrology Inspector held taking bribe
Cuttack: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested Phulbali Metrology Inspector Kali Prasad Nageswar Sahoo on the charge of demanding and accepting bribe of `2,000 from Sitaram Panda of Peonpada village to provide relief to him in non-mentioning of expiry date on food packets case. Sahoo had asked Panda to pay `2,000 as penalty and `2,000 as bribe. He was caught-red handed while taking bribe of `2,000 from Panda. The investigation was in progress, a release said.
4-yr-old girl sexually abused at P’khemundi
Paralakhemudi: Sexual abuse of a minor girl from Parlakhemundi has come to the fore after the four-year-old reported to her mother about the crime allegedly committed by one 55-year-old Sirapa Gandhi of Seri Street. The accused, a neighbour of the victim’s family, had called the girl when she was playing in the street and made a plan to play with her but ended up sexually exploiting her October 28. The girl was afraid of telling about it to her parents, but due to severe pain in her body she disclosed the fact to her mother. Her father lodged an FIR at the police station here on November 3. The case has been forwarded to court.