Police SI caught with Rs 2-lakh bribe money
Bhawanipatna: A Sub-Inspector, Ugrasen Putel, of the Golamunda police station in Kalahandi district was arrested by Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday while he was carrying Rs 2 lakh on his bike. Vigilance DSP Satyaban Mahanand said the SI was intercepted near the bus-stop of Golamunda after he had received bribe from the complainant. Vigilance teams of Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri and Nuapada districts simultaneously raided the SI’s house under the Saintala PS of Balangir district. Further investigation was on. The SI would be forwarded to court on Thursday, the DSP informed.
BJP gheraoes K’jhar Tata Power office over tariff hike
Keonjhar: The BJP on Tuesday gheraoed the office of the Tata Power, Nesco (TPNODL) here in protest against excess tariff hike, frequent power cuts and low voltage. The agitation was led by Keonjhar Sadar MLA Mohan Charan Majhi along with party district general secretary Anubrata Behera, vice-president Ganeshwar Mahanta and executive member Kiranbala Nayak and town president Bishwajeet Tripathy, Akshay Mahanta, Vivekananda Mahanta and Saroj Sahu.
Kidnapper held; minor girl rescued in JSpur
Jagatsinghpur: A youth was arrested by police on the charge of kidnapping a minor girl from here a week ago. The alleged abductor was identified as Bijay Bhoi, a resident of Gopalpur under Raghunathpur block. Acting on a complaint lodged by the girl’s parents, police had raided Bijay’s house on Tuesday and rescued the girl. Both were produced in court after their medical examinations. The court ordered sending the accused to jail and handing over the victim to her parents.
SMILE distributed food among villagers
Sunabeda: Members of social organisation SMILE distributed dried foods, clothing and fruits to children and elderly persons of Kondra village near Semiliguda. The team led by SMILE director Sanjeev Mohanty assured the villagers that the organisation would apprise Government officials regarding the problems of the village.