New Delhi, April 27 -- A court in Odisha's Nayagarh district on Friday sentenced a person to death for killing two persons including an elderly woman in Odagaon area of the district in 2019. The convict was identified as Niranjan Mallik of Kushadhipa village in Nayagarh district. Niranjan, who was addicted to alcohol and other psychotropic substances, used to engage in violent acts against women in his village and other nearby areas, an official said.
"On January 17, 2019, Niranjan killed a night watchman, Lochan Sethi, who was on duty at Odagaon vegetable market and a 70-year-old woman, Badani Pradhan inside her house. Three other persons including the deceased Pradhan's daughter also sustained grievous injuries in the attack," said Indub...