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It is learnt that one among the 10 accused is a relative of a minister of Odisha.  

A massive haul of brown sugar weighing around 10.6 kg was seized from Phuladi area in Balasore on Friday.

As many as six persons, including the kingpin from Madhya Pradesh were arrested.

Five Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs), 12 Inspectors, one Sub-Inspector, 11 ASIs and other staff including the constables carried out the raids in Khordha, Sambalpur and Bargarh.

In a bizarre incident, a woman was allegedly beaten to death on the suspicion of practicing sorcery at Madhiapalli in Kabisurya Nagar in Ganjam district.

While the incident occurred during Diwali, the matter came to the fore after a few members of the International Human Rights Commission lodged a complaint in this connection with the Capital Police.

Two separate FIRs were registered against Archana Nag with Nayapalli and Khandagiri police.

Tension ran high in Balianta area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Thursday after family members of a woman from Sareikela area of Jharkhand gheraoed the local police station alleging that she was murdered by her in-laws at Ranga Bazaar in Balianta.

The incident occurred on Wednesday night at the wedding ceremony of Mohalla Shaikhan resident Usman's daughters, the police said.

Police have detained as many as 50 women and some men from the village in this connection. Two platoons of police personnel have been deployed at the village to maintain law and order situation.

The case was registered against Azam Khan in Rampur in April 2019, for allegedly making provocative remarks against Adityanath and Aunjaneya Kumar Singh, then District Magistrate of Rampur.

The bereaved family members along with hundreds of villagers and members of Utkal Janai Sangha took out a rally today morning and marched towards the police station. After arriving at the police station, they staged a demonstration demanding action against the in-laws of the deceased.  

Dhaliwal had made headlines when the obtained a religious exemption in 2015 to wear a turban as part of his uniform as a deputy for Harris County sheriff.

Further investigation revealed that he was also performing operations at his clinic without any necessary qualifications. He was running the clinic on false certificates. 

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