Crime News Updates

Sambalpur: When police arrested him a few days ago for his alleged involvement in illegal sale of Corex cough syrup, no one had thought that he was more than just an illegal trader. A team of the Sambalpur police today raided the house of Ranjan Maharana, who is lodged in jail, and to their surprise […]

Sambalpur: A few days after unidentified miscreants robbed a man of Rs 3.3 lakh inside the Union Bank in front of Puri Town Police station, another such bizarre crime was reported from Ainthapalli in Sambalpur district where a man was distracted by a robber and looted of over Rs 3.5 lakh on Thursday in a […]

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its crackdown on illegal drugs trade, officials of Excise Department seized nearly 45 gms of brown sugar following a raid in Bhubaneswar today. The price of the seized contraband item is yet to be ascertained. Acting on a tip off about a drug racket operating in Samantarapur area of the city, a special […]

Angul: Police have arrested a man today for allegedly killing his 13-day-old daughter by throwing her in a well in Chhanchunia village of Angul district. The matter came to light on July 6 when the infant had suddenly gone missing. Initially, a fake story of the baby being taken away by dogs was spread across […]

Berhampur: Police on Monday busted an illegal gutkha manufacturing unit at Baunsiapali under Sadar police limits in Berhampur and arrested three persons in this connection. Acting on a tipoff, a police team along with the Ganjam district Collector and local Tehsildar raided the factory and seized huge quantity of gutkha. Fake packets, machines used for […]

Balasore: A differently-abled youth was arrested by police on charges of stealing a bus in the city today. Sources said the accused, believed to be a resident of Jagatsinghpur had stolen a private bus named Jhadeswar from the city bus stand late Monday night by using fake keys. While he tried to drive away the […]

Balasore: A man was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a 13-year-old girl at Pakhara village under Soro police limits in Balasore district on Monday evening. The accused has been identified as Subash Das of the same village. Though the incident occurred in the night of July 8, the matter came to fore after the […]

Cuttack/Balasore: An 11-year-old girl was rescued from the house of a sales tax officer in Cuttack today after it was alleged that the minor was sold off by a woman for Rs 50000. One social activist from Balasore, Biswajeet Ghosh alleged that the minor girl is the daughter of one Baidhar Singh of Sambalpur and […]

Puri: Police today detained six persons in connection with the bomb hurling incident that took place near Lanjipalli Chhak in Berhampur on Sunday. Based on the footage of the CCTV camera installed near the spot, police have detained the six persons and are interrogating them, sources said. Reportedly, three bike-borne miscreants intercepted a car near […]

Kendrapara: As the five-day remand period of notorious gangster Sayed Usman Ali alias Tito ended today, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police will produce Tito before the Kendrapara SDJM Court. Sources said the CB officials are considering taking him on remand for three more days for further interrogation on his crime network, business network and […]

Berhampur: The Commissionerate Police Sunday busted a fake currency note factory at Berhampur and arrested five persons including two masterminds in connection with the incident. The arrested were identified as masterminds Rameshwar Maharana (43) and K Ramesh (53) of Berhampur and their associates Pranam Bhoi (19), Dilip Bhoi (23) and Sarat Sahu of Khurda district. […]

Boudh: A man allegedly hacked his younger brother to death over some property dispute at Jiral village under Purunakatak area in Boudh district on Saturday late night. The deceased has been identified as Bibhisan Swain. According to reports, Bibhisan was attacked by his elder brother Ananda Swain at around 7 pm yesterday. Following the incident, […]

Berhampur: Police on Sunday intensified probe after four persons were reportedly injured after miscreants targeted their car with crude bombs near Lanjipalli chhak in Berhampur. The incident occurred when Sushant Bisoi along with four others was on their way to a police station. According to reports, three motorcycle borne miscreants intercepted the car and hurled […]

Sundergarh: In yet another shocking incident of witch branding, an elderly woman was killed at Jagdishpur village under Kuanrmunda block in Sundergarh district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Birasi Birla (70). Birla was beaten to death by a youth identified as Ghanshyam Ekka of the same village yesterday. According to reports, Ghanshyam […]

Khurda: The Khurda district police today nabbed four robbers from a house in Khurda Housing Board Colony while they were allegedly hatching a plot to execute a robbery. Acting on a tip-off, the cops arrested Pintu Majhi, Biswaranjan Samantsinghar, Anil Martha and Jaminikanta Sunderray. Besides a gun, two rounds of bullets, three motorcycles and mobile […]