Assam’s ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive hiding in Bhubaneswar; massive police raid underway

A joint team of Assam Police and the Commissionerate Police on Thursday launched a raid at Subhadra Apartment in the Infocity area of Bhubaneswar to arrest a fugitive accused of multi-crore financial scams.

The accused, identified as Sameer Patnaik, is on the ‘most wanted’ list of Assam Police and has a pending court warrant against him.

Fugitive Linked To Major Fraud Cases

According to sources, Patnaik has been involved in scams and fraud-related crimes worth crores of rupees in Assam. He had slipped past the Assam police’s radar and was untraceable before being located in Bhubaneswar.

Notably, he had earlier been arrested by the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police but was released on bail a few days ago. Following his release, Assam Police obtained warrants and intensified their pursuit, acting on intelligence inputs that he was hiding in the Odisha capital.

Apartment Raid In Infocity Area

On Thursday afternoon, police teams reached Subhadra Apartment under Infocity police station limits and attempted to enter a flat suspected to be Patnaik’s hideout.

The door was found locked from the inside, with no one responding to repeated knocks. Police said they have yet to confirm who is currently residing inside the flat. Security has been tightened in and around the premises, with plainclothes teams positioned nearby.

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To prevent any attempt at escape, Assam Police personnel had surrounded the apartment complex while Commissionerate Police officers were monitoring entry and exit points. As per the latest reports, when police broke into the apartment, the fugitive was not present, but an unidentified woman was there instead. Interrogation is on.