Car looted at gunpoint in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Two motorbike-borne miscreants on Friday midnight looted an Indigo car from Santosh Sahu of Gopa chowk area at Kharianta chowk on Saantasahi-Alava lock road at gunpoint. Sahu lodged an FIR at the Pattamundai police station in this regard. No arrested has been made and haunt is on to nab the accused. Sahu was going to his brother-in-law’s house when the incident occurred, said CDPO Kedarnath Sahu.
Three timber mafia held in Kendrapada
Kendrapada: Forests personnel on Saturday morning arrested three persons for cutting trees illegally and seized a timber-laden vehicle from them at Raghudeipur village on Kendrapara -Derabish road. Traditional timbers of 39.04 cubic feet were seized, informed Kenddpada Forest Ranger HS Muduli. The arrested were identified as Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, owner of the lorry, Karunakar Moharana, a carpenter, and Kanhu Charan Mohanty, all of Jamara village under the Nikirai police station. They were later forwarded to court and then sent to jail custody.
3.5 quintal ganja seized, 5 held in Kandhamal
Phulbani: Police on Friday arrested five persons and seized about 3.25 quintals of ganja, two cars and four motorbikes from them at Phiringia in Kandhamal district. The arrested were identified as Subash Chandra Chandan of Melupada and Haribandhu Kanhar of Rabingia under Phiringia block, Jagdish Sahani of Mallikpada under Khajuripada area and Pratap Kumar Swain and Sagar Swain of Rampali village in Ganjam district. from Bairikumpa Chhack, Phiringia.