Kendrapada: Women and children of villages under Osakana, Anantapur and Kusupur gram panchayats in Jagatsinghpur district blocked the main road in Ana.
A 60-year-old woman was found dead in Kendrapada district. Police suspect murder and robbery. Autopsy and forensic examinations will determine if sexual assault occurred.
Kendrapada: Forest officials on Sunday night arrested four alleged poachers in Mahisamara forest block, Bhitarkanika National Park, and seized a spott.
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl in Kendrapada. The court has also imposed a fine on the convict and directed the Odisha State Legal Services Authority to pay compensation to the survivor.