Three killed

Berhampur: Three persons were killed on the spot and seven seriously injured when a private bus overturned near Janibili in Ganjam district at 11am on Monday. The driver lost control over the steering that led to the accident, police said. The bus was on its way to Sorada. 

Builder held

Bhubaneswar: A builder was arrested on charges of fraud to the tune of Rs 20 lakh on Monday. The managing director of Matrubhumi Happy Homes Pvt Ltd, Arup Samantray, had taken Rs 20 lakh from one Harihar Pati promising him a plot in 2011 but he neither provided the land nor returned the money. 

Cash looted

Keonjhar: Armed goons looted Rs 6 lakh from an employee of a liquor shop at Dhangarapada on Monday. Police said the employee was on his way to a bank when two men on a motorcycle  threatened him at gunpoint and snatched the bag containing cash.