Selfie injury

Dhenkanal:  Selfie mania turned dangerous as a man got seriously injured after being attacked by a wild tusker while capturing a picture in Dhenkanal on Wednesday. Sources said a herd of wild jumbos had wreaked panic at Masania village under Khadagprasad gram panchayat for the past two days. Despite the threat, a local villager, identified as Abhisekh Nayak, went to one of the wild elephants to click a selfie with it. Getting intimidated, the tusker chased Abhisekh and attacked him.   

Two killed

Koraput: A woman allegedly killed her co-wife over a family dispute and committed suicide at Aminguda village in Sadar police limits in Koraput district on Tuesday night. Police said the first wife, Mukta, hacked the second wife to death with an axe when the latter was asleep. Later, she fled away and ended her life by hanging herself from a tree. Being informed, the police and district officials reached the spot and started probe.

Suicide

Baripada: A constable of Basanda police station in Baripada town of Mayurbhanj district allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the Baisinga forest on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Ganeswar Marandi, was a resident of Badasahi Aguada village. Police are yet to ascertain the reason behind the extreme step.

Seized

Balasore: Police busted a major drug racket and arrested its kingpin in Arada Bazaar Masjid area of Balasore district during the wee hours on Wednesday. The cops seized 1.2kg brown sugar worth around Rs 1.20 crore from her possession. The police said that after bringing the narcotic item from Calcutta, the accused, Sainara Bibi, went her home in the Arada Bazaar Masjid area. Acting on a tip-off, A police team, led by Sahadevkhunta police station IIC Pragyan Mohanty, raided her house and arrested Sainara.