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Law and order in Odisha under control: CM

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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said the law and order situation in his state was peaceful barring a few stray incidents.

“There has been progressive improvement in the overall left wing extremism (LWE) in the state in terms of decline in the intensity of Maoist activity and violence,” the chief minister told the assembly, while replying to an adjournment motion on law and order moved by the opposition.

He said Maoist activities were taking place in the three districts of Malkangiri, Koraput and Nuapada, even though the situation was stable and under control in 11 districts.

Patnaik, who also holds the home portfolio, said the government has identified 253 locations to install mobile towers to improve mobile connectivity in Maoist-infested areas.

The chief minister also said construction work has started for the much awaited Gurupriya Bridge that would connect over 100 villages.

Till June this year, he said, “50,595 cognizable cases have been reported. A number of steps have been taken to expedite the investigation of cases”.

The crime branch has identified “121 sensational cases of crime against women”, which were being regularly monitored by police superintendents of the concerned districts for expeditious trials ending in conviction, he said.

Patnaik also took potshots at the central government for slashing funds under the police modernisation scheme.

He said the state government was committed to ensure funding from the state budget in order to keep police fully prepared to meet the challenge of maintaining law and order.

However, the opposition members refused to buy this, saying crime figures have touched new highs in the state due to the deteriorating law and order situation.

Leader of Opposition Narasingh Mishra said Patnaik was “ignorant of the ground reality”, and spoke about several incidents of alleged police atrocities in Kendrapara, Belabahali and Phulbani.

 

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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May 5, 2022

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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