An accused wanted in a firing case escaped after letting loose his four pet dogs on the police at Subbarao chowk in Berhampur on Saturday night. The accused was identified as Sandip Sahu alias Mogli.

In Berhampur constituency, the 2019 elections were fiercely contested. BJD's Chandra Sekhar Sahu emerged victorious with 4,84,814 votes, while BJP's Bhrugu Baxipatra secured 3,89,180 votes.