Overview
- Bhadrak police arrested a prime suspect, identified in reports as Satyabrata Das, after a 10-year-old was found dead with signs of sexual assault near Baligaon under Chandbali limits.
- Forensic teams and a doctor panel were engaged for evidence collection and post-mortem, as security forces contained protests and a mob demolition of an accused’s house in Rampalli.
- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for the child’s family and directed a thorough probe with the strictest legal action.
- BJD and Congress called a Chandbali bandh, while local officials moved to evict illegal roadside shops and crack down on alleged illicit liquor sales flagged by residents.
- In Sambalpur, police arrested six after migrant worker Jewel Sheikh died from a beating; co-workers allege xenophobic targeting over immigration suspicions, while police cite a bidi dispute and prior familiarity among the men.