Man beaten to death in Odisha for practising sorcery
Malkangiri: A 40-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of practising sorcery in Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said on Saturday.
Two persons were arrested on Saturday in connection with the killing, they said. The incident happened at remote Orelguda village under Kalimela police station limit on Thursday night, officer- in- charge of the police station, Sasadev Behera said.
This was the second such killing in the tribal- dominated district this month, police said. The deceased has been identified as Jaga Kabasi, a resident of Orelguda village. Police said one Deba Banjami of the village was unwell for the last few days. He was admitted to hospital by his family members but he died on Thursday.
The family members of Banjami suspected that he died due to some evil spirit spell cast by Kabasi. They barged into Kabasis house, dragged him outside and thrashed him with wooden stick leading to his death, Behera said.
On the basis of a complaint lodged by the relatives of Kabasi on Friday, police detained Urga Banjami, father of the man who died due to illness, and his son Irma Banjami on Friday, he said. The father-son duo was arrested on Saturday after thorough interrogation and further investigation is in progress, he said.
Earlier, a man was killed in Urmaguda under MV-79 area of the district by villagers on August 5 on suspicion of practising sorcery, police said.
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It's Laloo Prasad Yadav vs Rohini Acharya in Bihar's Saran LS seat
Patna (PTI): RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya's bid to reclaim the Saran Lok Sabha seat, once represented by the socialist leader, for the party is being challenged by a namesake of her father.
Contestant Laloo Prasad Yadav, a local farmer from Bihar's Saran district, the 'karmabhoomi' of his famous namesake, has a penchant for contesting elections.
This time, he filed his nomination papers as a candidate of the Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party (RJP) for Saran Lok Sabha seat on April 26.
Earlier, Laloo Prasad Yadav had filed his nominations for 2022 Presidential polls as well. He had also filed his nomination papers for the 2017 Presidential polls, which was a contest between the then Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, who went on to win, and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who was a native of the soil.
However, his papers got rejected in the 2017 Presidential polls since those were not endorsed by an adequate number of proposers.
"I have been contesting Lok Sabha polls from Saran constituency for the last several terms. I had contested against former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi as well. This time, I am contesting against her daughter Rohini Acharya," Laloo Prasad Yadav told PTI over the phone.
He also exuded of "winning the election by a comfortable margin".
"I engage in agriculture for a living and also do social work. I keep trying my luck, from panchayat to Presidential polls. I am leaving no stone unturned to win this election... people of Saran are with me," Yadav said.
When asked about his opponents calling him 'dharti pakad' (one who clings on to the earth), a term associated with those who like to contest polls for the sake of thrill and publicity, and 'vote katwa' (one who divides votes), Yadav said, "I don't care about all these labels. They are my opponents and they will say such things. I contest polls only for the sake of my electorate in Saran."
According to the affidavit filed by the RJP candidate, Yadav has Rs 5 lakh cash in hand whereas his wife has 2 lakh cash. He owns movable assets worth Rs 17.60 lakh and his wife owns movable assets worth Rs 5.20 lakh.
