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Youth Murdered
Youth murdered over theft suspicion in Dhenkanal, another critical

The deceased has been identified as Akshay Panda while the injured Lipu is undergoing treatment at the hospital. Police have detained two suspects and further investigation in connection with the case is underway.

Man beaten to death
Man tied to pole and beaten to death in Odisha’s Ganjam; 7 arrested

The matter came to light after a video of the brutal torture and assault went viral on social media. Such brutality happened in the presence of several children and the incident has now sent shockwaves across the state. The deceased has been identified as Bahuda Sahoo of Puri district.

  • Sunday, 21 May 2023
OTP Sharing Racket
OTP sharing with Pakistani agents: STF detains 2 associates of mastermind

STF officials said that Lenka will be brought on a five-day remand from Monday. This assumes significance as the STF wants to ascertain more information from the accused in connection with the sensitive case.

  • Sunday, 21 May 2023
Sextortion case: NBW issued against Archana Nag’s aide Shradhanjali
Sextortion case: NBW issued against Archana Nag’s aide Shradhanjali

Archana Nag’s close associate, Shradhanjali Behera, has been named as an accused in the honeytrap case.

  • Saturday, 20 May 2023
Youth held for killing brother
Odisha youth chops brother’s body into 8 pieces, arrested

Police on Saturday arrested deceased Rinku’s brother Shankar Bhawani Meher on the charges of murder and chopping his body into eight pieces.

Noida student kills self after shooting girlfriend to death
‘Was cheating with mess worker,’ Noida student kills self after shooting girlfriend to death

Anuj Kumar had recorded a ‘My suicide note’ video before the incident and uploaded the video on Google Drive and then shared it with his friends and university group.

  • Saturday, 20 May 2023
Union Minister Teni acquitted in 23-year-old murder case
Union Minister Teni acquitted in 23-year-old murder case

The case dates back to 2000 when student leader Gupta was shot dead near Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni's house in Tikonia in Lakhimpur Kheri.

  • Friday, 19 May 2023
OTP Sharing Accused & Mastermind
OTP sharing with Pakistani agents: Odisha STF to invoke NSA against mastermind

The decision has been taken by the STF after Lenka’s links with Pakistani intelligence agents have been established. To dig deeper into the case, the STF has reportedly taken the telecom service providers under scanner as well.

Shocking! 65 women receive ‘used condoms’ in mails with threatening messages
Shocking! 65 women receive ‘used condoms’ in mails with threatening messages

Interestingly, all the victims are linked and went to the same college, an independent Catholic school for girls.

Student Ends Life By Hanging
Student in Bhubaneswar 'ends life' over suspected substance abuse

The deceased has been identified as Satya Swarup Panda who was residing in a mess at Niladri Vihar Sector-5 in the Smart City.

From WhatsApp to Telegram, how fraudsters are still conning Indian users
From WhatsApp to Telegram, how fraudsters are still conning Indian users

Although international spam calls have reduced in the past few days, people are still losing money via spam text messages on WhatsApp which has more than 500 million users in the country.

Woman worker alleges rape by supervisor at Cuttack SCB hospital, probe on
Woman worker alleges rape by supervisor at Cuttack SCB hospital, probe on

She finally lodged a written complaint with Mangalabag police station after the agency did not take any action in this regard.

Pangolins rescued
Crackdown on illegal wildlife trade, 2 criminals arrested; 2 Pangolins rescued

The accused have been identified as Bedabyasa Dharua (41) and Nabadeep Dharua (29) of Jhankarpali village under Lachhipur police limits.

  • Wednesday, 17 May 2023
Jajpur jewellery showroom loot
Jajpur jewellery showroom loot: Police release pictures of 3 robbers

Around seven robbers had allegedly looted ornaments worth over Rs 12 crore in a major dacoity at the concerned showroom located at Vyasanagar on Monday.

  • Tuesday, 16 May 2023
  • Loot
EOW arrests
Odisha EOW arrests real estate firm's MD for duping investors of Rs 15 crore

As per reports, the accused had duped investors to the tune of over Rs 15 crore. Mishra was arrested based on the complaint filed by one Swadesh Ray Chaudhury of Rasulgarh area in Bhubaneswar.

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