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Two Detained For Selling Monitor Lizard Meat In Bhubaneswar, 5 Reptiles Rescued
Two Detained For Selling Monitor Lizard Meat In Bhubaneswar, 5 Reptiles Rescued

During patrolling, the Laxmi Sagar police came across a large gathering in the slum and went to the spot to ascertain the reason behind the crowding during lockdown. During the course of inquiry, police unearthed the trade of the reptile's meat

Minor Girl Sold In Odisha
Unable To Repay Debt, Father 'Sells' Minor Girl In Odisha

The horrific incident came to light after the grandfather of the minor girl lodged an FIR against the accused and his son

Murder
Father-Son Duo Killed Over Sorcery In Gajapati

In a gruesome incident, a man and his son were allegedly killed by some fellow villagers on suspicion of practicing sorcery at Muthaguda village under Adaba police limits

Fake Medicine Racket: Odisha Health Minister Warns Of Stern Action
Fake Medicine Racket: Odisha Health Minister Warns Of Stern Action

Drugs Controller and Police are taking appropriate measures to put a check on such incidents and raids are underway in different parts of the State.

  • Sunday, 13 June 2021
Hawala Operator
Karnataka Police Busts Rs 290 Crore Scam With Suspected Links To Chinese 'Hawala' Operators

Karnataka police said they have busted a Rs 290 crore plus scam that involved duping people through a mobile app after promising attractive interest on investment and two Chinese nationals were among the nine arrested.

Murder in Bhubaneswar
Man Bludgeoned To Death In Bhubaneswar, One Detained

The gory 'murder' reportedly took place after the victim went into a heated argument with some unidentified people

Ganja Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized From Oxygen Laden Truck
Ganja Worth Over Rs 1 Crore Seized From Oxygen Cylinder Laden Truck In Odisha

The Oxygen cylinders had arrived from Vietnam and were being transported to Delhi from Visakhapatnam port. The Ganja was loaded into the truck from some place in Koraput district.

Man Attacks Family
Man Attacks Wife, 4 Children, One Daughter Dead

In a gruesome incident of inhumanity that has sent shockwaves everywhere, a man allegedly murdered his daughter and also attacked his wife and three other children before attempting to kill himself in Kuchinda area of the district. 

Fake Army Officer Arrested In Bhubaneswar
Fake Army Officer Arrested During Lockdown In Bhubaneswar; Suv Seized

It appears that the accused, who is workings in a finance company, impersonated with an intention to commit some fraud. The accused was using SUV which is registered in the name of another person.

  • Saturday, 12 June 2021
Maoist Killed
Maoist Gunned Down In Bargarh Was DCM Rank Rebel, Carried Rs 5 Lakh On Head: IG

The Maoist ultra who was gunned down by security forces during an encounter at Padampur in the district on Thursday was a DCM (Divisional Committee Member) rank rebel who was carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.

DCP
Special Cell To Deal With Minor Kidnapping And Missing Cases In Bhubaneswar

The Commissionerate Police has launched a special cell in the Capital city-Minor Kidnapping and Missing Cell- to deal with the cases related to missing and abduction of minor children.

Tainted Odisha Doctor Bachaspati Dash Dismissed From Service For Female Foeticide
Tainted Odisha Doctor Bachaspati Dash Dismissed From Service For Female Foeticide

On May 10, Dash was transferred to the Bolangir district headquarters and a departmental inquiry was also initiated against him for a video purportedly showing the Patnagarh SDMO Bachaspati seeking Rs 20000 as bribe to carry out an operation on a patient at the Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital (BBMCH), went viral in social media.

DGP Abhay
Odisha Govt Approves Dedicated Anti-Drug Trafficking Unit, 27 New Posts In STF

Odisha Government has approved as many as 27 new posts including a post of SP and three DSPs in the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police and sanctioned to set up a dedicated unit within STF to only target drug trafficking, informed DGP Abhay

laxmi sagar police
Youth 'Murdered Over Rash Driving' In Bhubaneswar

A youth was brutally killed by unidentified miscreants at Laxmi Sagar area in the Capital city on Monday night. The killing is suspected to have taken place following a trivial matter related to rash driving.

Brown Sugar Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized In Cuttack, 3 Arrested
Brown Sugar Worth Rs 1 Crore Seized In Cuttack, 3 Arrested

Acting on a tip off about the smuggling of the contraband, a team from Markat Nagar Phase-2 police station and the Special Squad conducted searches on Madhusudan Setu and seized the brown sugar.

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