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Schools closed in Odisha, sunstroke toll 19
Bhubaneswar:The Odisha government on Monday announced the closure of schools till April 20 in view of the prevailing heat wave in the state, where 19 deaths due to sun stroke have so far been reported.
Normal life continued to remain affected in Odisha as the mercury hovered above 40 degrees Celsius in most parts of the state.
A meteorological office release here said 17 places in Odisha recorded temperatures above 40 degrees while Talcher, Sundargarh and Chandbali recorded above 43 degrees.
The state capital recorded a high of 45.8 degrees, the highest for the month since 1985 when it was 45 degrees on April 23 that year.
The Met department said intense heat wave would continue for a week.
“Since there seems no respite from the heat wave, we decided that schools will remain closed till April 20. If examinations are scheduled to be held during these holidays, school authorities concerned will fix the timings in morning or evening hours,” said Special Relief Commissioner P.K. Mohapatra.
He said the situation will be reviewed after April 20.
Bhubaneswar Met centre director Sarat Sahu said the temperature will rise further if sea winds blowing towards the land do not set in early.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.
In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).
The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.
The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.
Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.
In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.
The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.