Brown sugar
Bhubaneswar: The quick action team of police on Friday seized brown sugar weighing 69 grams from Haldi Padia slum in Lakshmisagar police station limits and arrested one person in this connection.
The accused has been identified as Sribasta Paramguru, 40, and police said that he had been selling the contraband for past few months. The cops police said that the value of seized contraband would be around
Rs 7 lakh. They are further interrogating Paranguru to ascertain the source of procurement of the narcotic substance.
Baby branded
Sambalpur: An eight-day-old baby was admitted to sick newborn care unit of Bargarh district headquarter hospital late on Thursday night after being branded in his abdomen. The baby, son of Sutanu Barik and Arati Barik of Badipali in the Sohela police station limits in Bargarh, looked yellowish after birth. The branding of the child has resulted in septicemia in the child and his condition is serious, said an attending doctor.
Bear attack
Balasore: Two persons are undergoing treatment at the district headquarter hospital after being attacked by bear. They are identified as Samrai Soren, 45, of Nuabania village and Purnachandra Mahanta, 55, of Laxmankhunta village.
TI parade
Cuttack: A witness has identified one of the accused in the 2014 Malgodown-based trader Md. Farooq Tayab murder case during a test identification parade at Choudwar jail on Friday. Police said the witness identified Arif Khan, the driver-cum-sharpshooter of the gangster siblings Sushant and Sushil Dhal Samant.
Expedition
Bhubaneswar: A group of seven mountaineers, led by Mt. Everest climber Jogabyasa Bhoi, left on an expedition to Mt. Indrasan on Friday. The journey was flagged off by culture minister Ashok Panda. During the journey, they will also conduct a cleanliness campaign.
Arrest
Bhubaneswar: Hina Sahu, the accused involved in the firing on BJD leader Prafulla Kumar Bisoi in Ganjam district, was arrested by Hinjli police. The cops seized one pistol and two live bullets from his possession.
