Crime News Updates

Berhampur: The Ganjam police has nabbed another dreaded criminal Jay Pradhan after an encounter at Changudidei Hill in Digapahandi block of the district late last night. Acting on a tip off about the movement of Pradhan and his associate in the area, a special team of Digapahandi police laid a trap to nab the duo. […]

Bhubaneswar: An army job aspirant from Bihar was allegedly thrashed and looted by three bike-borne miscreants near the Bhubaneswar railway station on Thursday night. According to sources, the youth was waiting at the Bhubaneswar railway station to return to Bihar after appearing the exam conducted here when the three miscreants allegedly thrashed the boy and […]

Khurda: Unidentified miscreants looted gold ornaments from a Kali temple in Gurujang area of the town late on Tuesday night. According to reports, some miscreants allegedly looted 200 grams of gold jewellery and utensils worth lakhs of rupees after breaking open the lock of the temple late yesterday night. They also decamped with the temple […]

Kandhamal: A man died after being shot at over land dispute at Kameri village under Baliguda police limits of the district late on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Ramchandra Pradhani. As per sources, a lingering land dispute between one Govind Dandsena of the village and Ramchandra Pradhani became severe last night leading […]

Angul: Police on Monday arrested three persons in connection with the alleged attack on a ‘Dhaba owner’ near Sandhagaon in Talcher of the district. The arrested persons have been identified as Jyotiranjan Patnaik and Chittaranjan Nayak of Keonjhar and Sesana Nayak of Talcher area. According to sources, four miscreants had allegedly attacked ‘dhaba’ owner Daljit […]

Berhampur: A man was axed to death over suspected past rivalry at Khairapalli village under Kabisuryanagar police limits in Ganjam district on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Suriya Nahak. According to sources, four youths including Suriya had gone to a place on Friday night and while returning there was a scuffle between […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Thursday arrested two persons from a shopping mall while the duo was shopping after robbing a house in VSS Nagar area of the city, thanks to a mobile message. According to sources, the thieves had barged into the house of an elderly woman living alone in the VSS Nagar area […]

Bhubaneswar: A ‘Pani puri’ vendor was injured after unidentified miscreants opened fire at him in Tamando area here late on Thursday night. The injured has been identified as a local resident named Rabindra Swain. According to sources, Swain was returning home after selling ‘Gupchup’ late last night when some unidentified miscreants waylaid and suddenly fired […]

Bargarh: Police have arrested two persons in connection with the murder of a minor girl, whose body was recovered from Bidhyabasini hills under Bheden police limits of the district on December 8. The accused, identified as Kailash Chandra Barik and Ramesh alias Chhotu Sahani have confessed to the murder of the girl, sources said. As per […]

Berhampur: A man allegedly killed the mother-in-law of his deceased daughter at Annapurnasahi under Buguda police limits of Ganjam district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Kanak Sahu. According to sources, the daughter of the accused was allegedly killed by her in-laws last year for dowry. Since then, her in-laws were in jail […]

Kendrapara: A woman died after being set on fire allegedly by her in-laws for dowry at Balisuan village under Marsaghai police limits in the district on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Bharati Swain. As per sources, Bharati’s mother-in-law and three sisters-in-law poured kerosene on her after tying her hands and legs. Husband of […]

Cuttack: Continuing its crackdown on anti-socials, the Commissionerate Police nabbed dreaded criminal Guru Charan Patra alias Guria after an encounter at Jagatpur in Cuttack late Sunday night. As per reports, Guria received a bullet injury in his left leg and was rushed to SCB Medical College and hospital. Guria was released from the jail a […]

Khurda: A blood-soaked body of a youth was found lying on the roadside in Jatni of Khurda district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Rajendra Kumar Nayak of Delanga, an LIC agent. Family members of the deceased alleged that Nayak was murdered after being attacked by unknown miscreants on Saturday night. “As he […]

Balasore: A minor girl hailing from West Bengal was allegedly gang raped by five youths at Bhogarai block of the district late on Friday night. Locals of Rasulpur village rescued the girl today morning in a critical condition and rushed her to the Bhogarai primary health centre hospital. Later the survivor was shifted to Jaleswar […]

Angul: Continuing its crackdown on the anti-socials, police nabbed dreaded criminal Bilu Khan after an encounter near Derjang area in Angul district late on Sunday night. Sources said Bilu received bullet injuries in his left leg and was rushed to Angul hospital. He was later rushed to SCB hospital in Cuttack while his condition is […]