12 Held for Murder over Sorcery Suspicion in Rayagada

12 held for murder over sorcery suspicion in Rayagada

Rayagada murder: Police arrest 12 in Kakitra village for killing 39-year-old Matia Patika over sorcery suspicion; body found Sept 3, weapons and phones seized.

Odisha court sentences 12 to life imprisonment for 2021 double murder

Paralakhemundi: A court in Gajapati district has sentenced 12 persons to life imprisonment after convicting them in a 2021 double murder case registered under Adaba police limits. Additional District Judge Har Prasad Patnaik of the Paralakhemundi court pronounced the sentence after considering the statements of 23 witnesses and 27 pieces of evidence presented during the trial. Public Prosecutor Rajesh Kumar Mishra informed about the judgment. Ac…