Lender asks
Rs 2L from borrower,
set on fire
Bhawanipatna (Odisha), Nov 16 : A borrower allegedly poured petrol on a 55-year-old man and set him on fire after he demanded the repayment of Rs 2 lakh loan in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, police said on Thursday.The victim has suffered 60 per cent burn injuries and is undergoing treatment at VSS Medical College and Hospital in Burla. The incident took place when the accused, after initially refusing to repay the borrowed money, called up the victim on Wednesday night and asked him to come to a location on the outskirts of Bhawanipatna town, promising him repayment of the loan amount, a police officer said. However, when the victim reached the spot, the accused, along with another associate, allegedly poured petrol on him and set him ablaze, Bhawanipatna Sadar police station inspector-in-charge Naresh Pradhan said, adding further details are awaited. Police have initiated an investigation and launched a manhunt to nab the accused. (PTI)
Jammu zoo to
get two Royal Bengal Tigers
Jammu, Nov 16: A pair of Royal Bengal Tigers aged nine years has reached the Jambu Zoo at Nagrota in Jammu district from the Aringar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai, an official statement said on Thursday. The tiger pair has been brought here in exchange of a pair of Himalayan black bear from the Jambu Zoo as part of an animal exchange programme. Notably the Royal Bengal Tiger is one of the largest, fiercest, and most powerful members of the Big Cat family. However, every tiger has a distinct stripe pattern which makes them different from other tigers and makes it easy in counting them during tiger census. It may be mentioned that there are around 3,167 tigers in India’s forests, which is more than 75 per cent of the global tiger population as per the 2023 census.“The tiger pair will be housed in a naturalistic and enriched enclosure spanning more than 4,500 sq mt as per the Central Zoo Authority’s norms. “The tigers will will be kept under quarantine for a week after which they will be released in the paddock for public display,” the statement said. (IANS)