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NHRC seeks report over discontinuation of sea patrolling along Odisha coast

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Bhubaneswar: The NHRC has sought a report from the Indian Coast Guard and the Odisha government over discontinuation of sea patrolling along the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal.

Acting on a petition filed by social activist Akhand, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the director general of Indian Coast Guard and the Odisha chief secretary to file a report within four weeks.

“Although there were intelligence reports regarding possible threat to the Jagannath temple in Puri from few terrorist groups, the sea patrolling has been stopped without any valid reason endangering the security of the nation,” alleged Akhand.

He said marine police, marine fisheries and forest departments with Indian Coast Guard had initiated sea patrolling near the city after a group of terrorists launched an attack on Mumbai in 2008.

The sea patrolling was, however, discontinued from third week of September, he said.

Thousands of trawlers and mechanized boats, including many from neighbouring states and a few even from Bangladesh, regularly undertake fishing activities near the coast of Puri.

“On several occasions, trawlers from neighbouring states and also those from Bangladesh enter within two-three kilometers off Odisha coast in violation of a state government order, which prohibits the fishing of other state or country trawlers within five km off the coast,” the petitioner said.

He prayed the NHRC to issue an order to the state government and the Indian Coast Guard to make full fledged arrangement for sea patrolling.

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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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