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Gold Seized At Surat Airport
Smuggling racket at Surat Airport: Rs 25 crore gold seized, 4 including airport official arrested

 What is more surprising is the fact that an official of the airport is involved in the racket. Further investigation to find out involvement of other persons including officials at the airport is being carried out.

  • Monday, 10 July 2023
STF seizes brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore in Odisha; 1 held 
STF seizes brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore in Odisha; 1 held 

During the investigation, the Crime Branch came to know that Suresh used to go to Murshidabad to procure brown sugar.

Criminals arrested in Sambalpur
Crackdown on illegal firearms; 6 criminals nabbed in Sambalpur, 8 weapons seized

Sambalpur SP, Mukesh Bhamoo informed that a detailed investigation is being conducted to ascertain the source of procurement of the weapons.

  • Sunday, 09 July 2023
cryptocurrency fraud
Cyber crime: 2 Cuttack engineers lose Rs 43 lakh in cryptocurrency fraud

The victims have now lodged a complaint in connection with the fraud with the cyber police station. Sources said that the victims had initially received a message on their WhatsApp.

  • Sunday, 09 July 2023
Acharya Sri Kamakumara Nandi Maharaj,
Jain monk murdered, his limbs cut off into pieces in Karnataka; CM orders thorough probe into shocking crime

The victim, Acharya Sri Kamakumara Nandi Maharaj, was staying at Nandi Parvata Jain Basadi for the past 15 years, police said.

  • Sunday, 09 July 2023
OTP Sharing With Pakistan Intelligence Operatives
OTP sharing with Pakistan Intelligence operatives: NIA, Mumbai ATS to quiz accused in Bhubaneswar

The development assumes significance as the top agencies will try to ascertain more information from the accused regarding his links with Pakistani Intelligence/ Pakistani Army Intelligence Officials.

  • Sunday, 09 July 2023
Crime Branch STF seizes brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore in Odisha 
Crime Branch STF seizes brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore in Odisha 

The STF personnel nabbed Suresh when he went to Baghmari area in Khordha district. Besides the contraband, a motorcycle was also seized from his possession. 

Bahanaga train tragedy: CBI interrogates 3 arrested railway employees 
Manual error or conspiracy in Bahanaga train tragedy? Arrested railway staff grilled; check updates 

The SP and DIG rank officers interrogated the arrested trio including senior section engineer (signal) Arun Kumar Mahanta, section engineer Mohammed Amir Khan and technician Pappu Kumar at Chandaka Police Station in Bhubaneswar.

  • Saturday, 08 July 2023
  • CBI
Income Tax raids on DN Group: IT officials interrogate group chief Jagdish Nayak 
Income Tax raids on DN Group: IT officials interrogate group chief Jagdish Nayak 

Income Tax department raids continued on the premises of DN Group for the fourth day on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 08 July 2023
QR Code Manipulating Scam
Odisha EOW detects 'biggest' QR code manipulation scam of Rs 14 crore

As per reports, the EOW had registered a case based on the complaint filed by Sanjib Kumar Parida, Chief Technology Officer of ‘IServeU Technology Pvt Ltd’, a Bhubaneswar-based Fintech Company.

  • Saturday, 08 July 2023
Rented House Of Excise Inspector
Thieves target cop’s house in Dhenkanal, decamp with cash & gold

As per reports, Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, posted as the Inspector of Excise at Kamakhyanagar, was out of the town for some personal work when the thieves targeted his house.

  • Friday, 07 July 2023
Gang rape & forced conversion of minor girl in UP, 2 accused arrested
Gang rape & forced conversion of minor girl in UP, 2 accused arrested

The accused, Lucky Khan, 19 and his friend are residents of the Nawabad locality in Jhansi.

  • Friday, 07 July 2023
Dacoit gang busted
Dacoit gang involved in NH loot cases busted in Khordha

Khordha SP, Siddharth Kataria said the dacoity gang was arrested from Tangi area. Mainly the gang was active in Nirakarpur, and Tangi areas and they used to snatch gold chains and other valuables from people mainly on the National Highway.

  • Wednesday, 05 July 2023
Odisha EOW
Morphed pics of Amitabh Bachchan, Mukesh Ambani used in online ponzi scam; EOW freezes Rs 75 lakh

Senior EOW officials said the scammers are using the morphed photographs of big celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, Sachin Tendulkar, and Technical Guruji ( famous You Tuber) in the fresh case

  • Wednesday, 05 July 2023
Union Bank Dacoity Case
Balasore Union Bank dacoity case cracked; gang operated like ‘corporate entity’, say police

“The gang was operating like a corporate entity. One group was doing the planning and execution, another group used to collect local intelligence and another group used to provide vehicles and other logistics and arms,” said Nath.

  • Wednesday, 05 July 2023
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