Tag: Economic Offences Wing

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Golden Baba's arrest: EOW probe begins into financial fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police Crime Branch has begun its probe into the financial fraud allegations against Jyoti Ranjan Beura alias ‘Golden Baba.’ Speaking about the probe, Crime Branch ADG Santosh Kumar Upadhyay said “Beura has defrauded one person of Rs 12.04 crore, whereas another fraud of Rs 4.05 crore […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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Crime Branch EOW to probe financial fraud by Golden Baba

Bhubaneswar: Tightening its noose around Jyoti Ranjan Beura alias ‘Golden Baba’, the Commissionerate Police has recommended the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch to investigate alleged financial fraud against his name. The Twin City police has written the Crime Branch to probe into all angles of the financial fraud committed by Beura. The […]

  • Friday, 30 July 2021
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CB arrests 4 persons for misappropriating Rs 2 crore from rural bank

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch of Odisha Police today arrested four persons including a woman on charges of misappropriating Rs 2 crore from a regional rural bank. Police informed that the arrests were made based on a complaint lodged by the regional manager of the rural bank, Odisha Gramya Bank […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Banned notes used to buy land by co-op society members

Bhubaneswar: In what is touted as a big scam in cooperative societies, a conspiracy was allegedly hatched to regularize banned currency to the tune of Rs 32 lakh and grab valuable piece of land at Ragunathpur Jaili in Bhubaneswar during the demonetization period in 2016. The scam which allegedly involves some officials of Capital Cooperative […]

  • Saturday, 24 July 2021
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EOW to take over 4 cases against arrested contractor Banti

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch will take over four out of 19 cases registered against arrested Bhawanipatna-based blacklisted superclass contractor Banti Agarwal and his family. The rest 15 will be considered as special cases and will be investigated with assistance of the EOW, said sources. Nuapada SP Parmar Smit […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Odisha CM lays foundation stone for Haj House in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today laid the foundation stone for construction of a Haj House at Pokhariput here for Haj pilgrims. The Haj House that would provide short stay facilities to pilgrims of the minority community will be constructed at a cost of Rs 2.39 crore. Besides, Patnaik inaugurated and laid foundation stones for […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Woman Director Of Real Estate Firm Arrested For Rs 7.31 Crore Fraud
EOW arrests IOB DGM for Rs 1.8 cr loan fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) today arrested Deputy General Manager (DGM) of India Overseas Bank (IOB) on charges sanctioning loans to the tune of Rs 1.8 crore with help of fake documents. The accused has been identified as a Bimbhadhara Swain who reportedly served as branch manager in 2010 at an IOB branch located […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Ex-BJD MLA arrested by EOW

Deogarh: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) today arrested former BJD MLA of Deogarh, Sanjeev Kumar Pradhan on charges of misappropriation of money meant for compensation to the villagers displaced by the Rengali dam project. According to sources, crores of rupees were sanctioned for the villagers who lost their homes and land due to the Rengali […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Woman Director Of Real Estate Firm Arrested For Rs 7.31 Crore Fraud
Woman arrested for Rs 2 crore fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Saturday arrested Rojalin Mallick, one of the directors of Surya Nirman Resources Pvt Limited for allegedly duping investors to the tune of Rs 2 crore. Rojalin’s husband Chinmay Mallick was earlier arrested in June in connection with the fraud. According to reports, both Rojalin and her husband had […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
EOW nabs woman over Rs 3cr loan fraud

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch today nabbed a woman in Bhubaneswar in connection with a loan fraud to the tune of Rs 3 crore. The woman, identified as Sanghamitra Gouda, had taken separate loans from three different sources by mortgaging a single piece of land. According to sources, the woman […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
EOW arrests founder of Sai Pragati chit fund firm

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch (CB) on Tuesday arrested Kamalakant Pattnaik, founder of chit fund company Sai Pragati, accused of duping investors of crores of rupees. Pattnaik, who works as a traffic inspector in Transport Department was arrested from Bhubaneswar today. According to sources, the EOW took up the probe after […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
EOW seeks Finance department nod for confiscation of Hi-Tech properties

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch today moved the Finance department for attachment of Rs 63.55 crore, the amount the Hi-Tech Group had deposited in its bid to get conditional bail in connection with land fraud case. As per an order of the Supreme Court the Managing Director and Directors […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Oscar chit fund scam: Agents, investors from Gujarat stage demonstration

Bhubaneswar: Agents and investors from Gujarat, duped by the chit fund company Oscar, on Friday, staged a demonstration in front of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch here in Bhubaneswar demanding return of money. The agents in their protest urged for strict action against the ponzi directors and have demanded return of their […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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EOW arrests mining trader for Rs 4.5 crore bank fraud

Cuttack: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch (CB) today arrested mining trader Pravanjan Mohanty in connection with a Rs 4.5 crore bank fraud. The anti-corruption wing of CB on Monday arrested Mohanty, the managing director of JBS Mineral and Overseas firm, following an order from the Orissa High Court. As per […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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31 IPS officers transferred in major reshuffle in Odisha

 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 […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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