A 7-year-old boy, who was allegedly taken for human sacrifice by his parents, was rescued by police in Nudadiha panchayat under Kaptipada police station limits in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday night.
Three labourers hired to illegally dig pits for mining died of asphyxiation in Devpara village of Surendranagar’s Muli taluka on Thursday. The deceased were natives of Rajasthan and the police were working to establish their identities.