Tag: Cuttack Dcp

Cuttack DCP Pinak Mishra informed that the seized drugs sold in the brand name of Telma-40 have been found to be fake following lab examination. 

Security has been heightened in the millennium city ahead of Dussehra festivities. As many as 32 platoons of police forces have been deployed in Cuttack to ensure strict adherence to Covid-19 guidelines during Durga Puja celebrations.

Body of 19-year-old Tusharkanta Sahu was found at the Jobra Barrage in Mahanadi river on Thursday.

Cuttack: Students of Ravenshaw University today staged demonstration in front of the Vice-Chancellor (VC) and Cuttack DCP office protesting the arrest of one fellow student by police on charges of beating up a youth here on Monday. The students claimed police have arrested an innocent student, a Plus III second year student Anshuman Mohanty, who […]

 Bhubaneswar: In a major reshuffle, the Odisha government today effected a major reshuffle of 31 IPS officers with immediate effect. Anupama James will now be the DCP of Bhubaneswar. Akhileswar Singh has been made DCP of Cuttack. Manoj Chhabra and SM Narbane have been made ADG, Training and ADG, Odisha Human Rights commission respectively. While […]

Cuttack: Dreaded criminal Seikh Miraj Ali was arrested by police from his Sutahata house yesterday night. According to sources, a 9mm pistol and 2 rounds of ammunition have been seized from his possession. While recently Miraj was involved in blank firing at Dargah Bazaar on November 12 night, several cases are pending against him at […]

The traders admitted that they had been regularly commuting to Cuttack to sell gold ornaments

Exuding confidence that he is prepared to face any policing challenges in Cuttack, Sanjib Arora, a 2005-batch IPS officer, on Wednesday took charge as the new DCP of the city here under the urban police department (UPD)

Cuttack: What would you do on finding a bag containing cash and ornaments? Well, many might think of keeping it but a couple has now become the talk of the town for returning baggage to its rightful owner. One Bijayananda Mohanty and his wife Pratibha Mohanty of Bramhana Khandi village under Nischintakoili block of Cuttack […]

Cuttack: A probe following seizure of thousands of litres of adulterated edible oil in Cuttack has revealed that the racket is an inter-state one with links that can reportedly be traced to Rajasthan & West Bengal (WB). Launching a probe into the matter, the Commissionerate Police raided the Malgodown area in Cuttack today and found […]

Cuttack: A day after notorious criminal Ajay Sahu alias Jitu, one of the accused in recent Gurudijhatia loot and murder case, was nabbed during an encounter by Choudwar Police and Special Squad, police today arrested four more persons including Ajay’s girlfriend and mother in connection with the incident. On September 24, a gang of robbers […]

Cuttack: Cops have arrested son of a retired Additional Superintendent of Police on charges of ramming his car into an auto rickshaw leaving six persons injured including two children. The incident reportedly took place late on Sunday night when the accused Ankit Parida, a resident of Kalyan Nagar area of Cuttack, was driving a four-wheeler […]

Cuttack: The Commissionerate Police foiled a dacoity bid at a petrol pump and arrested four persons in this connection from Chauliaganj area here. According to sources, the four accused were hatching a plan to loot a petrol pump on National Highway when the police conducted a raid and arrested them. The accused have been identified […]

Cuttack: Keeping in view the pandemic situation, the Commissionerate Police on Monday announced special measures for the smooth conduct of Kali Puja in Cuttack. City DCP Prateek Singh informed that all the COVID-19 restrictions which were in place for Durga Puja will remain in force also during Kali Puja. Addressing a presser, Singh said the […]

Cuttack: If you think you can move around without wearing face mask just because the Covid-19 vaccine is round the corner or the pandemic restrictions have been relaxed, think again. The cops are still keeping a close watch on violators as the virus is still in the air. The police in Cuttack has been on […]