Man kills three of his family , injures mother in Kendrapara district
Kendrapara, Nov 18: A 36-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing three of his family members and injuring his mother at a village in Odisha's Kendrapara district.
Bikram Das, who allegedly committed the crime in an inebriated state on Saturday midnight and had fled from the crime spot, was arrested from Marshaghai area, Kendrapara Superintendent of Police, Niti Sekhar, said.
The incident had taken place at Madhusudanpur village under the jurisdiction of Patkura Police Station.
The accused Bikram Das, who is a truck driver, had returned home in an inebriated state and when his family members protested, he reacted violently and dealt lethal blows on his grandparents Dhruba Das (80), Saraswati Das (65) and paternal aunt Pratima Das.
The victims who had sustained multiple wounds were rushed to the Kendrapara district headquarters hospital here where they were declared dead, the police said.
Ketaki Das, mother of the accused, is in hospital and at present she is out of danger.
The accused has confessed to the crime, the police added.
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Karnataka: Mobile Passport Seva van to operate in Kodagu from Apr 8 to 10
Bengaluru (PTI): A Mobile Passport Seva van will operate in Madikeri town of Kodagu district from April 8 to 10, offering on-the-spot passport services to applicants.
The van will operate at Gandhi Bhavana in Madikeri town under an initiative launched by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to take passport services to people in underserved areas by facilitating document verification and biometric data collection closer to their homes, the Regional Passport Office, Bengaluru, said in a statement.
Applicants may book appointments online at the Passport Seva portal under the normal scheme. After payment, they should select the 'mobile van' option while scheduling the appointment, it said.
