Poacher dies of electrocution in Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda: A boar poacher died of electrocution after he came in contact with electrical wires at Sukhabandh village under Lakhanpur block in the district on Wednesday. Sudam Sidar (45), a resident of Bhikampali village, died as he came in contact with GI electrical wires that he had laid in the forest near Sukhabandh on Tuesday night to hunt boars. Locals spotted his body in the morning on Wednesday. Police recovered the body and removed the electrical wires from the spot.
Man robbed of Rs 2L in Rourkela
Rourkela: Two miscreants allegedly snatched Rs 2 lakh from a man on Tuesday afternoon here while he was pillion riding a bike. Police are now investigating the case. One Banamali Swain of Sector-17 area after withdrawing Rs 2 lakh from the SBI, Sector-19 branch, was riding pillion with his brother in a bike when the miscreants in a Bajaj Pulsar bike suddenly snatched a bag containing the cash from him and fled.
B’pur cops hold mock safety drills in banks
Brahmapur: Police on Tuesday conducted mock drills in different banks in the city under leadership of Brahmapur ASP Pravat Routray to verify the security aspects in the banks and make people aware about their safety. The Inspectors-in-Charge and other officers of all police stations checked the security aspects and scrutinised the CCTV cameras and the functioning of the emergency siren systems in the banks. The cops also made customers aware about their safety and held discussions with the bank officials about the standard operational procedures to enhance the banks’ security.
Police Martyr’s Day observed in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: The 59th Police Martyr’s Day was observed at the Reserve Police parade ground here on Sunday. Chief guest Jagatsinghpur SP Prakash R unfurled the flag and took salute of a ceremonial parade. Two martyrs Muralidhar Bastia and Harekrushna Prusty killed in Maoist attack were paid tributes and their families were felicitated. Among others, DSP Bamadev Singh, SDPO Sujogya Mishra, senior police officials Anirudha Routray, SN Patnaik and Rajanikanta Misra were present.
Paradip truckers’ body office bearers elected
Jagatsinghpur: The Paradip Truck Owners’ Association’s elections were held here on Monday for seven posts for which about 15 aspirants contested. Sumanta Kumar Biswal was elected as president, Biranchi Narayan Parida as general secretary, SP Rout and Salila Kumar Das as VPs, AK Swain and Pratap Chandra Das as assistant secretaries and Khageswar Lenka as treasurer for next two years.