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New Indian Express
11-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Security beefed up along Odisha coast, Paradip Port on alert
BERHAMPUR/PARADIP: Security measures have been intensified along Odisha's coastline over potential threats to vital installations and establishments amid the tension between India and Pakistan. Paradip Port authorities heightened measures with all terminals, berths, and ship anchorage areas instructed to immediately elevate their security status to International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code - Security Level 2. Stringent checks are being implemented on vessels and entry gates. Sources said, around 20-25 vessels operating in and around the Indian subcontinent and neighbouring regions have been directed to follow Security Level 2 protocols. Jagatsinghpur SP Bhabani Shankar Udgata said, security has been stepped up at Paradip Port following the rise in tension between India and Pakistan. Flag marches have been conducted across all police jurisdiction areas in Paradip. Enhanced security arrangements have been made at the port and other strategic locations. Additional personnel have been deployed at key installations, he added. Similarly, security was tightened in Ganjam district's coastal areas. Marine police stations in Arjipalli and three stations in Jagatsinghpur district are on high alert conducting intensified sea and land patrolling. 'Ganjam has a coastline of over 33 km, and we have stepped up patrols to prevent potential security breaches,' stated Ganjam SP Suvendu Patra. Since important establishments including Gopalpur Port, Indian Rare Earths Ltd, Grasim exists in coastal areas in Chhatrapur block of Ganjam, security forces have been deployed for safety of the establishments, the SP added. Leaves of CISF and police have been cancelled, with coastal security efforts being coordinated among Odisha Police, Indian Coast Guard, and Indian Navy.
Hindustan Times
27-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
27-year-old rapes, murders 4-year-old relative in Odisha; Arrested
Bhubaneswar: A 27-year-old man was arrested in Odisha's Ganjam district for allegedly raping and murdering his 4-year-old girl distant relative, whose body was recovered from an under-construction house on Saturday, Police said. 'The man, a distant relative of the girl who went missing on Friday evening, has been charged under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012,' Ganjam superintendent of police (SP) Suvendu Patra said. The accused had allegedly lured the girl with a chocolate and told her he was taking her to a festival in their village. 'But he instead took her to an isolated place and attempted to rape her. He killed her by throttling her and then dumped the body. He was under the influence of liquor,' the SP said. After a missing complaint was lodged, the police started investigating. A forensic team and dog squad with several seniors police officers visited the crime site and collected more evidence. Also Read:5-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered in Odisha: Police 'On grounds of suspicion, several people, including the accused, were called for interrogation. The accused was reported seen with the girl and the locals said that he used to often offer chips and toffees to the girl,' the SP added. According to preliminary investigation, the accused was allegedly under the influence of alcohol on April 25 evening. 'He had watched porn on his mobile phone before luring the girl. After dumping the dead body he consumed alcohol again,' the SP said. Also Read:23-year-old 'rapes' minor in Pinjore, arrested Police have sent the body to MKCG Medical College for postmortem. 'The exact cause of the death would be ascertained only after we get the autopsy report,' the SP said. 'We are investigating all angles and interrogating villagers suspected of involvement in the gruesome incident,' the SP added.
