Crime News Updates

A married woman was found dead at her residence in Bhubaneswar. Another man was also rescued in a critical condition from the spot.

Around 40 tribal families residing in a forest on Kalahandi-Nabarangpur border were allegedly beaten up and looted by a group of people from the neighbouring village in the district.

In a clear case of ‘fence eating crops’, a Public Prosecutor appearing for the State Vigilance Department was caught while he was accepting a bribe from an accused to hush up a case in the vigilance court on Saturday.

A man allegedly died by suicide after carrying out a murderous attack on his own family that led to death of his daughter and left his wife battling for life in Odisha’s Jagatsighpur. 

A lady teacher in the Capital City was duped to the tune of Rs 60,000 by cyber fraudsters recently. The miscreants looted her under the pretext of getting an online KYC updated

Covid-induced lockdown and the increase in online transactions are believed to be the reasons behind the rise in cyber frauds in Odisha

Nayagarh: Police on Saturday detained an Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) on allegations of raping and impregnating his niece, a minor girl, in Fatehgarh area in Nayagarh district. The accused Brajabandhu Mallik was posted at Dasapalla police station here. As per reports, the minor girl had been staying alone with her mentally challenged father. Taking advantage of […]

Jajpur: Despite all claims of the government, crime against women continues unabated with one more case of gang rape being reported from Odisha on Sunday. The incident was reported from Korei block in Jajpur district where a 35-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped by three youths. As per reports, the trio brought the woman to […]

A youth was critically injured after he was fired at by another youth at Badakantakula village under Bantala police station in the district on Wednesday

Following the allegations of rape of a woman doctor, OMCA has demanded full protection of doctors and medical staff

Jajpur: A woman was allegedly raped by a political leader in Dasarathpur block of Jajpur district. The accused, Damodar Rout has been identified as husband of a Zilla Parishad member of the district. The woman alleged that she was abducted and raped by Rout on January 24 following which she had lodged an FIR at […]

Kandhamal: In another shameful incident which has raised questions on the security of girls in Odisha, a Class VII student was allegedly raped by a college going youth of her locality under Belghar police limits in Kandhamal district. The matter came to light after the family members of the girl lodged an FIR at police […]

Sundergarh: A day after five members of a family were brutally murdered at Indupur village, police today detained two more persons in connection with the incident. Earlier, four persons mostly neighbours of the deceased Mangiri Munda were detained for interrogation. According to sources, the four persons confessed to have killed Mangiri and her four children […]

A case in this regard has been lodged at the Nemalo Police Station by Panda following which an investigation has been initiated into the matter.

As the livelihood of transgenders has been affected due to Covid lockdown, they are suspected to have been resorting to such unlawful activities to make ends meet.