Overview
- Bhadrak police said the main accused, Satyabrata Das, was detained in Jagatsinghpur after a 10-year-old girl was found dead with signs of sexual assault near Baligaon.
- Locals in Chandbali blockaded roads, gheraoed the police station, and later demolished a suspect’s house, prompting heavy security deployment to restore order.
- Forensic examination and evidence collection are underway in the Bhadrak case, as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia and directed the strictest legal action.
- In Sambalpur, migrant labourer Jewel Sheikh from Murshidabad died after an assault near a tea stall, with police arresting six suspects and treating two injured co-workers.
- Co-workers and family alleged the Sambalpur attack followed suspicion of the victim being Bangladeshi, while Odisha Police rejected an identity motive and described a dispute that escalated.