Crime News Updates

Keonjhar: Police today detained a youth for allegedly killing his father over some family feud at Gohitangiri village under Pandapada police limits of Keonjhar district. The deceased has been identified as Rabi Nayak. Sources said that accused Rasanand Nayak attacked his father with a stick after an altercation on Tuesday night. However, the matter came […]

Bhubaneswar: Planning to earn through Forex trading? Beware as Commissionerate Police on Monday busted a criminal gang for duping several people by promising them high returns on investments. The gang used to trick gullible investors by luring them to invest in foreign currencies and International stock markets. Four members of the gang were arrested based […]

Keonjhar: Despite rigorous campaigns, brutal killings over superstition and blind beliefs continue unabated in rural parts of Odisha. In one such incident, a youth was allegedly beaten to death over suspicion of practising witchcraft at Pidhapokhari village under Bamebari police limits of Keonjhar district. The deceased identified as Sudam Munda was beaten to death by […]

Rayagada: After finding guilty of indulging in ‘unnatural sexual act’ with a minor boy student, a local court in Rayagada on Monday sentenced the accused teacher to undergo life imprisonment. The Additional District and Sessions Judge also imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh on the accused teacher identified as M Uday Kumar. Public prosecutor […]

Sambalpur: Once again throwing up a challenge to Odisha Police, miscreants looted over Rs 10 lakh at gunpoint from a branch of Andhra Bank located at Jamankira under Kuchinda block of Sambalpur district. According to reports, three masked men looted cash from the bank after taking five persons including two bank officials hostage. The incident […]

Cuttack: It seems that Cuttack is emerging as a hub for adulteration of various commodities as Commissionerate Police on Thursday busted a duplicate cement manufacturing unit in the city. Six persons have been detained from the spot while the owner of the unit is absconding, sources said. Preliminary investigation reveals that the fake cement unit […]

Apart from the home delivery fraud, the Commissionerate Police has also advised people to beware of the fake advertisements.

A man sleeping in footpath was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at the College Square area in the city

A newborn boy allegedly sold by his father for Rs 10,000 was rescued by Commissionerate police and Childline officials in the Capital City

The accused were illegally procuring such non-duty paid liquor from various sources via Bokaro and Ranchi. The consignment was being smuggled in a various fruit or grocery laden vehicles in a clandestine manner.

Berhampur: Irate after being spurned, a youth hacked his lover’s brother in Brahmanipali area of Ganjam district following which he was arrested by police today. According to sources, Lingaraj Sethi was in love with a girl from Gurunthi. However, the girl turned him down. Consumed by rage following rejection, the youth allegedly kidnapped the younger […]

Bhubaneswar: Youth who was critically injured after being shot at near Puri Gundicha Temple early in the morning on Tuesday succumbed to his injuries later in the night. According to sources, the youth, Sanjay Behera alias Para, was critically injured after four miscreants chased and fired three rounds of bullets at him near Nakachana gate of […]

Bhadrak: Incidents of loot at temples continue to rise across Odisha leading to public resentment. Unidentified miscreants decamped with ornaments and valuables worth lakhs of rupees from two temples at different places in the State on Monday night. In Bhadrak, some anti-socials barged into the Chandbali NAC Durga temple after breaking open the gate of […]

Puri: A youth was shot at by unidentified assailants in full public glare near Gundicha Temple here today morning triggering panic in the area. According to sources, as many as four miscreants chased and fired three rounds of bullets at one Sanjay Behera alias Para in front of the Nakachana gate of the Gundicha Temple […]

Bargarh: An extra-marital affair was the motive behind the brutal attack on a family in which a woman was killed on December 5, Bargarh police claimed on Sunday. Moreover, five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident and further investigation is on. It is pertinent to mention here that unidentified miscreants had barged […]