The incident triggered protests in the area, with Opposition leaders alleging political links to the main accused, claims denied by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).

A small aircraft with nine passengers crashed near Jagada block by Rourkela airstrip in Odisha while trying to take off for Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

A war of words has ensued between the BJP and AIMIM over Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s remark that a woman wearing a hijab would become the prime minister of India.