Crime News Updates

Ganjam: Notorious criminal Dilip Das was left critically injured in an encounter with police at Pushtapur near Khalikote in wee hours today. Das, who suffered bullet injuries on his right leg, was rushed to Khallikote hospital and later shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur after preliminary treatment. Acting on a tipoff, a […]

Balasore: In yet another incident of sexual assault against minor girls, a Plus II girl student of Gopalpur College here was allegedly drugged and raped by a man at Digbhanra village under Khandapada police limits in Balasore district. The accused identified as Kanhucharan Jena of the village is absconding. Though the incident had taken place […]

The accused fraudulently uploaded in the portal of Direct Benefit Transport (DBT) to have supplied 281 Rice Transplanter machines to farmers of Sambalpur, Sonepur, Bargarh Districts and misappropriated to Rs.3.5 Crores which is the subsidy amount

Currently, Iqbal, who is lodged in Thane Jail for extortion cases, is being interrogated at the NCB Mumbai office, after his name allegedly cropped up during investigations into various drugs cases being probed by the central agency in the past one year.

Puri: A journalist sustained grievous injuries after being attacked by ‘unidentified’ miscreants near Beleswarpatna area in Puri district on Friday. The victim, identified as Bikram Acharya, was reportedly attacked when he had gone to the spot to report an accident. According to eye witnesses Bikram was attacked while clicking photographs of the damaged vehicles on […]

Balasore: The ongoing dispute between two groups over sand and soil mining in the region led to the attack on a youth, alleged local residents today. The youth, identified as Biranchi Das of Kantabania sustained grievous injuries after being shot at by miscreants yesterday. According to reports, there is a dispute between two groups of […]

Bhubaneswar: Reminiscent of the shoplifting by a lady doctor and her daughter in 2015, another girl was caught on the camera while shoplifting from a jewellery shop in the capital city of Bhubaneswar. The girl was caught on cam while stealing gold ornaments worth Rs 60,000 from a jewellery shop at busy Rajmahal Square recently. […]

Angul: An elderly man has been detained for allegedly allegedly attempting to rape a five-year-old girl at Bantala  area in the district yesterday. According to reports, the accused allegedly took the minor to an under construction house and attempted to rape her. According to reports,  the minor was playing with her friends when the accused […]

Puri: Speaking volumes about the law and order situation, a youth was chased and brutally hacked to death at Thentapur village under Chandanpur Police limits of Puri district today. The deceased has been identified as Jaykrushna Pradhan. According to reports, Jaykrushna and his sister-in-law were injured in a road mishap a few days back. Jaykrushna […]

Cuttack: Dreaded criminal Bibekananda Sahu alias Chaga has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA), informed Superintendent of Police (Cuttack Rural) Madhav Chandra Sahu. As per directions of the district collector, Chaga has been lodged at Choudwar jail. After being on the run, Chaga, who was wanted in several criminal cases, was arrested on […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, officials of the Excise Department today seized brown sugar worth Rs 38 lakh from Chintamaniswar and Haldipadia area in Bhubaneswar. Three persons including two women have been arrested while further investigation in this connection is on, said inspector-in-charge of Excise department flying squad (Cuttack), Sarat Chandra Bhanja. The accused have […]

Nayagarh: In an ugly turn of events, a student was stabbed by another student over some trivial matter at Trinath Chhak in Nayagarh district today. The injured Prakash Behera sustained critical stomach injury and was shifted to Bhubaneswar after preliminary treatment at Nayagarh hospital. According to sources one Papu Behera attacked Prakash with a knife […]

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of a massive lawyers’ agitation in Cuttack, there seems to be growing apprehension over inordinate delay on the part of Commissionerate Police to nab the miscreants involved in the assault of a lawyer in Bhubaneswar. The injured lawyer Sanjay Narayan Swain has alleged that the investigation has slowed down due […]

Cuttack:  Prompt action on the part of Govindpur Police thwarted a bank dacoity bid by an inter-district robbery gang as the cops managed to nab six members of the group. The breakthrough came after a police team raided an isolated place after a tip-off regarding the presence of some anti-socials. Senior police officials said, the […]

Jajpur: Cracking its whip on smuggling of minor minerals, Jajpur Police detained seven trucks allegedly engaged in illegal transportation of stone chips at Vyasanagar area. According to reports, the vehicles were detained during patrolling on Sunday night. Police sources said, as the concerned truck drivers could not produce any relevant documents regarding loading and transportation […]