Tag: Tribal Leader

Rayagada: Tribal leader Jitu Jakasika targeted the ruling-Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today and accused the party of using him by appointing him the member of the Special Development Council (SDC) in Rayagada. “BJD has used me to gain political mileage ahead of the general elections,” Jitu said. Jitu’s statement came after he stepped down as […]

Phulbani: The District Sessions Court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to one person and three-year imprisonment to 31 in connection with the brutal murder of a tribal of Gadamaha village under Brahmanigan police station limits in April, 2010, suspecting him of practising sorcery. The court, in its verdict, awarded life imprisonment to prime accused Mathu […]

Berhampur: In a major breakthrough, Odisha police today arrested the son of eminent tribal leader Edunga Gamang, who was murdered by unidentified assailant over two weeks ago. Gamang (55), a front-ranking leader of Lok Sangram Manch (LSM), a local tribal outfit, was allegedly killed on May 23 by his 30-year-old son Bishal Gamang at Kumarabandh […]

Berhampur (Odisha): A prominent adivasi leader and former president of Lok Sangram Manch’s Ganjam district unit was today found murdered in front of his house in Kumarabandh village here. The police recovered the body of Edunga Gamamgo (55) lying in a pool of blood and sent it for postmortem. The cause of the death would […]