Crime News Updates

Incidents of cyber loots have increased considerably during the lockdown-shutdown period in Odisha in the last one month.

The Chief Warder of Jharpada special jail was suspended following the seizure of cannabis, mobile phones and other incriminating articles from prison cells on Saturday.

The Aul police in the district arrested a youth on Monday for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman patient admitted at the Community Health Centre (CHC) by posing as a doctor.

Crime continues unabated during the Covid-19 induced lockdown in the State Capital. In yet another instance of daylight crime, a miscreant attacked a woman with knife during a loot bid at Nayapalli VIP Colony of Bhubaneswar on Monday

The Chief Warder of Jharapada Special Jail in the Capital City was suspended on Sunday following the seizure of cannabis, mobile phones and other incriminating articles from prison cells

Days after her husband’s death, body of woman was found hanging in her home in Cherantapada village under Rajkanika block of Kendrapara district.

The Excise department has seized 24,000 litres fermented wash, 1,350 alcohol and a gun from the illegal factory.

Police on Saturday busted a huge cough syrup smuggling racket and took two persons into custody for questioning in this connection. Acting on a tip-off, police conducted inspection of vehicles in Tureikela area where they detected some unloading activities from a truck.

The matter came to the fore after the woman constable lodged a complaint in this regard at the Balasore Town Police Station on Friday.

A married woman was found hanging from the ceiling of her room at Rohigaan village here under Sadar police station in Ganjam district.

Acting on a tip off on illegal sand mining in Birupa river, a team from Mahanga tehsil headed by Herman raided the spot and found a tractor without a registration number is carrying sand illegally.

In an unfortunate incident, a forest guard on duty was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Rengalibahal under Saintala police limits in the district late on Friday night.

Odisha Police on Thursday cautioned citizens against cyber fraudsters who are duping people on the pretext of Covid-19 related help during the pandemic in the State

In a shocking incident, an eight-year-old boy was brutally hacked to death by a man in Pandaren village under Turekela police limits in Bolangir district on Thursday.

A team of Nayapalli Police in Bhubaneswar arrested three hardcore criminals near Biju Patnaik College during lockdown enforcement on Tuesday night.