Crime News Updates

Rayagada: The district police today arrested two persons on charges of being involved in looting a businessman near Andhra Bank branch at New Colony in Rayagada town on January 4. Briefing mediapersons, Rahul PR, SP of Rayagada said two accused Durga Das and Aulu Kali, involved in the incident have been apprehended and will be […]

Keonjhar: There seems to be no let up in the crime against women in Odisha which was again evident after a 7-year-old minor girl was allegedly subjected to sexual assualt under Rugudi area in Keonjhar district on Thursday. The matter came to light after the girl’s family found her in an unconscious condition from their […]

Nuapada: Bijeswar Panda, the ASI of Khariar Police Station was arrested by the Vigilance sleuths today while accepting bribe from one Bhabani Shankar Adha of Kuanrpada area to dispose off a criminal case. Sources said Panda was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe Rs 4000 from Adha. The ASI had demanded Adha to pay Rs […]

Cuttack: At a time when death of elephants and tigers has sparked state-wide outcry, intensifying its crackdown on illegal poaching of wild animals, forest officials busted an elephant poaching racket in Athagarh area on Wednesday. According to sources, forest officials have arrested one, Matia Swain of Badamba area and seized deer antlers and a country […]

Berhampur: Continuing crackdown on criminals across Ganjam district, police have nabbed another hardcore criminal Jitu Swain alias Badal after an encounter at Dengapadar chhak on Hinjilicut-Seragada road in the district late on Monday night. Acting on a tip off on the movement of the criminal, police set up a check post at Dengapadar chhak and […]

Berhampur: Two dreaded criminals were arrested following a police encounter in Chamakhandi of Ganjam district late last night. As per reports, the two criminals, identified as Manoj Sahu and Biswajit Barik were injured during the encounter and later admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital. Acting on a tip-off on the movement of the criminals, […]

Bhubaneswar: Continuing its crackdown on the illegal trade of drugs, Excise department sleuths today arrested a youth in Bhubaneswar for supplying and buying narcotics and seized brown sugar worth over Rs 10 lakh from his possession. Acting on a tip off, Excise sleuths conducted raids at Haladipadia which has become a safe haven for drug […]

Kendrapara: A youth was beaten to death at a birthday-party at Dhumat Mathasahi under Nikirai police limits in the district here on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Santosh Mallick. According to reports, Santosh was brutally murdered allegedly by one Sunakar who had called the former to the birthday party of his daughter yesterday. […]

Sambalpur: A former village head was killed in an attack by at least five miscreants over suspected past enmity here on Monday, sending shockwaves in the region. According to sources, ex-Sarpanch of Saleveta panchayat, Parsuram Pradhan was attacked with sharp weapons by a group of as many as four to five persons near Talasaburi under […]

Puri: Intensifying crackdown on narcotics trade in the pilgrim town, Excise officials today arrested a person on charges of possessing brown sugar worth around Rs 8 lakh at Penthakata Budanagar chhak of Puri district. Based on a tip-off on brown sugar peddling, officials of the Excise department conducted surprise raids at some houses in the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda police nabbed dreaded criminal Firoz Khan after an encounter late last night. Firoz who has a history of criminal activities had been in the hit list of the police for quite some time now, informed sources. Following a tip off, a special team of the district police with Balugaon and Khurda SDPO […]

Bhubaneswar: Officials of Excise department today seized narcotics worth over Rs 10 lakh from two separate places in Khurda district and detained three persons in connection with the cases. Acting on a tip off, the sleuths seized Brown Sugar, Ganja and Opium during multiple raids in and around Bhubaneswar. “The raids were conducted based on […]

Balasore: After yesterday’s ghastly incident in Chalipada village under Nilagiri Police limits of Balasore district where a woman, who was set afire by her husband and in-laws was rescued while running for life by passersby, police today arrested two persons in connection with the case. The accused husband and father-in-law of the victim have been […]

A little less than a year after the sensational rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Nayagarh district that had triggered a furore in the State, another minor girl met with similar fate with the police on Thursday confirming that she was raped before being murdered.

A group of 8 to 10 miscreants armed with sharp weapons like daggers, swords and sticks unleashed terror in Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar and ransacked property in the wee hours of Thursday.