DCP Bhubaneswar, Umashankar Dash said that Rout had splashed acid on his wife following a scuffle on August 11. Later, top evade arrest he went to Gujarat where he picked up odd jobs to eke out a living.
Bhadrak: In yet another major success for the State police, an acid attacker from Bhadrak who had been elusive for the cops in the last 19 years has finally landed in the police net. Dhusuri Police on Wednesday arrested a man named Subash Behera on charges of attacking his neighbour with acid around 19 years […]
Patna: A man in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district bet his wife and lost her while gambling. He then forced her to have sex with his gambler friends and poured acid on her when she refused to continue sexual relations. The 30-year-old victim refused to have sexual relations with other men after two or three times and […]
Muzaffarnagar: In another incident of crime against women, a woman was attacked with acid by four men in Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnagar for refusing to withdraw her complaint of rape against them. The 30-year-old woman suffered 30 per cent burns and is undergoing treatment at a Meerut hospital. Circle Officer Girja Shanker Tripathi of Shahpur police […]
Cuttack: In what could be termed as a countertrend, a girl allegedly threw acid on a youth reportedly over a failed relationship with him in Jagatpur area of Cuttack late last night. Sustaining burn injuries on his face and chest, the youth whose identity hasn’t been disclosed was immediately rushed to SCB Medical College and […]
By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha has reported 70 cases of acid attack between 2011 and 2019, according to an NGO engaged in helping acid attack survivors. Both government and the civil society need to take these statistics seriously because victims invariably are women, especially young women who are left with permanent scars on their bodies […]
Bhubaneswar: Seventy cases of acid attacks were reported in Odisha between 2011 and 2019, an NGO providing relief to the survivors said. The data was presented at a symposium on “Eradication of Acid Violence” organised here on Saturday by the Acid Survivors and Women Welfare Foundation (ASWWF). ASWWF’s Odisha chapter resident representative T N Panda […]
Patna: In a horror of an incident a teenager in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district was bathed with acid after she resisted an attempt to gang rape by a group of four youths, police said on Saturday. The 16-year-old Class 11 student is battling for her life in a hospital. The police have arrested two suspects in […]
Rourkela: A woman on Wednesday threw acid at another woman suspecting her to be lover of her husband.The incident has become the talk of the town in Bondamunda area of the city. As per reports, a woman living in the area has been opposing her husband’s extra marital relationship with another woman due to which […]
Sundergarh: Their pursuit for livelihood has taken them far away from their homeland, but their travails have only earned them brutality and exploitation. Odisha labourers who have managed to escape from a brick kiln in Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh have alleged that the kiln owner threw acid on a labourer and also chopped another’s finger […]
Kendrapara: In a shocking incident, three persons have been critically injured after unidentified miscreants threw acid at them in Mahakalpara area of the district here late on Tuesday night. According to information, one Himansu Barik, his wife Namita Barik and their two-year-old girl Subhashree sustained severe injuries after some unidentified miscreants attacked them with acid […]
Balasore: In a major twist to the “acid attack” incident that took place yesterday in Balasore town, police on Monday revealed that the 28-year- old woman received burn injuries not because of “acid” but due to fire. Based on preliminary investigation, the Sahadevkhuta police confirmed that the woman received injuries while trying to set afire […]
Bhubaneswar: With an objective to create awareness among the people against the heinous crime of acid attack on girls and women, a marathon ‘STOP-A-THON’ was organised at Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Women and Child Development (W&CD) Minister Prafulla Samal flagged off the marathon at Kalinga Stadium which covered nearly 4 kms in the city. DGP RP […]
Berhampur: Around five months after a student of MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur was attacked with acid on the campus allegedly by her husband, police arrested the accused from Vashi Gaon in Navi Mumbai today. With the help of Crime Branch experts, a three-member team of the Berhampur police nabbed Niranjan Pradhan, who […]
Jagatsinghpur: Family feud turned ugly when a man threw acid on his mother-in-law and daughter injuring them seriously at Bhaliapatna village under Tirtol police limits of Jagatsinghpur on Friday night. According to information, one, Manas Kumar Swain of Olanga village of Kakatpur in Puri district had married to the daughter of Santilata and Banamali Samal […]
New Delhi: People with autism, mental illnesses, intellectual disability and victims of acid attacks will now get quota in central government jobs, an official order said. In case of direct recruitment, four per cent of the total number of vacancies, up from the existing three per cent, in groups A, B and C shall be […]
Jajpur: A man allegedly hurled acid at his wife suspecting her fidelity in Jajpur district, police said today. The woman, aged around 40 years, received serious burn injuries on her face and back in the incident on Saturday evening at Malapada village, they said. The woman was rescued by neighbours who admitted her to the […]
Cuttack: Acid attack survivors of Berhampur and Kalahandi, who are yet to come to terms with the brutality meted out to them, are still grappling with the violence of their tormentors. These survivors, still undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College in Cuttack, are putting up with threats from their tormentors who are roaming free. “My […]
Kalahandi: Despite awareness campaigns, there seems to be no end to atrocities against women with one more girl becoming target of acid attack in Odisha. This time the shocking incident has been reported from Kalahandi district. According to reports, the girl has been critically injured after a youth allegedly threw acid suspectedly over unrequited love […]
Bhubaneswar: Hope of justice has finally come alive for Pramodini Roul as Odisha Police have managed to arrest two persons including the prime accused Santosh Bedanta in connection with the 2009 acid attack case. Santosh, an Indian Army Jawan posted at Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by a special team of Jagatsinghpur police […]
Berhampur: In a ghastly incident, a student of MKCG Medical College in Berhampur was attacked with acid on the campus allegedly by her husband. The student studying in the third year Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology (DMLT) has sustained burn injuries and been admitted to the hospital. The incident occurred at around 10.30 am this […]
Bhubaneswar: Bollywood actress Tisca Chopra was in Bhubaneswar to attend the Kiah Fashion Show on Tuesday where acid attack survivors walked the ramp. In an exclusive chat with odishatv.in, she spoke about the recent controversy over her remark on ‘Me Too’ campaign and also talked about her journey. Excerpts from the interview… On attending […]
Bhubaneswar: Overcoming the challenges of life, acid attack survivors from all across India participated in the second edition of Kiah Fashion Show organised by philanthropic organisation Parichay Foundation in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Braving hardships, the survivors of acid attack walked the ramp to raise money for education of girls from poor families who dropped out […]
London: Six people were injured in a suspected acid attack in London, according to the Metropolitan Police. The police were called to Stratford Centre at 8 p.m. on Saturday following an “altercation” between two groups of males where a noxious substance was thrown, reports the BBC. The injuries were “not life threatening or life changing”, […]
Lucknow: A woman who was promised round-the-clock security by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath after an acid attack in March was in a hospital here on Sunday after suffering another acid attack, police said. The victim sustained burn injuries on the right side of her face and shoulder when unidentified miscreants hurled acid at […]
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