An undertrial prisoner from Kandhamal’s Phulbani Circle Jail passed away while receiving treatment at MKCG Medical College in Berhampur. The deceased has been identified as Yashobant Amat, a resident of Komdarkamba village under Kealapada panchayat in Phiringia police station limits.

Amat was arrested in connection with a ganja smuggling case and had been lodged in the Phulbani sub-jail since his apprehension. According to police sources, on September 5, during a routine patrol near the Shani Temple in Baliguda main road under Phiringia, officers intercepted Amat and his wife, Ambika. A search yielded approximately 21 kilograms of ganja in their possession. Both were promptly arrested, produced in court, and remanded to judicial custody after their bail applications were rejected.

Amat’s

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