Jajpur: A minor girl was allegedly gang raped after being kidnapped by two youths under Binjharpur police limits in the district on Saturday. As per reports, the girl on Wednesday had gone out to attend tuition classes. However, she didn’t return home following which her parents searched for her and later lodged a complaint at […]
Bhubaneswar: Sangram Aich, husband of Tanuja Aich, who was found dead inside a car parked at Sriram Nagar of Bhubaneswar, was arrested by police in Kolkata yesterday. Sangram who was absconding since Tanuja’s body was recovered on Monday, has been brought on transit remand by Commisionerate Police. Post-mortem report of Tanuja revealed that she suffered […]
Bargarh: A video of a girl being misbehaved by the owner of a Girls’ hostel in Gourpada area of Bargarh was made viral following which four people have been arrested by the police. The accused were arrested after a written complaint was registered by father of the girl at the Bargarh police station. According to […]
Baripada: A man was arrested from Chandipur in Mayurbhanj district by Khunta Police on charges of duping nearly Rs 5 crore from job aspirants. The accused has been identified as Lakshman Hansda. According to sources, Hansda took money from youths and their parents on the pretext of giving jobs and later vanished. “He was my […]
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police has finally cracked the murder case of a woman labourer, Sita Jali after arresting the accused. The accused was nabbed by the police while he was trying to sneak out of the state to escape arrest, informed sources. As per sources, the accused has also led the police to the axe which […]
Chandigarh: The Haryana Police’s Special Investigating Team (SIT) on Sunday arrested the two main accused in the Rewari gang-rape case. The accused, Pankaj and Manish, were on the run for almost two weeks. They were arrested from Satnali in Mahendragarh district. The victim, a 19-year-old school topper, was abducted and gang-raped after being drugged on […]
New Delhi: Delhi police have busted an international drug cartel and arrested three foreign nationals from capital’s Saket area. Heroin worth Rs 25 crore has been seized from the accused, police said on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Esmatullah (40), Khalilullah (22), from Afghanistan and Victor Osondu (37) from Nigeria. Deputy Commissioner of […]
Keonjhar: Two days after police arrested Debasish Patra, son of School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra, Ghasipura police and Ramachandrapur police registered two more cases against the former. As per a complaint filed by Anandpur municipality vice-chairman Suresh Sahu, police have registered a case against 15 persons along with Debashish. This apart, another […]
Hyderabad: Telangana Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested seven accused over the killing of a Dalit youth, who was hacked to death last week in a case of honour killing. The accused include a hired killer from Bihar. The police revealed that T. Maruthi Rao, the main accused, struck the deal to kill […]
Hyderabad: The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested Maoist ideologue Varavara Rao here for his alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his family members said. A police team from Pune arrested the revolutionary writer after searching his house and the houses of his family members and friends including a journalist. Varvara […]
New Delhi: A member of the Congress IT cell was arrested after a former colleague accused him of sexual harassment, police said today. He was later released on bail. Chirag Patnaik was booked earlier this month for allegedly sexually harassing a former member of the Congress IT cell.
Malkangiri: Malkangiri police has arrested two Maoists, allegedly involved in the killing of a tribal man in Kalimela area of the district two days ago. The members of the extremist group, aged around 25 years, were caught by security personnel from a forest near Sudhakunda, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police, Jagmohan Meena informed. However, he declined […]
Bhubaneswar: Seven transgenders have been arrested today for thrashing a Naga Baba in Khandagiri area of Bhubaneswar yesterday. The matter had come to light after a video of the Kinnars assaulting the Baba was circulated. Following which a case was registered at the Khandagiri police station yesterday. However, no official complaint has been lodged yet […]
Parlakhemundi: A former councillor has been arrested by the Parlakhemundi police for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill an MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly). The accused identified as G.Bijay Kumar has been forwarded to the court, informed sources. A complaint was filed by the concerned MLA based on a voice recording in which the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to senior BJP leader Jayanarayan Mishra on health grounds. Mishra was arrested on March 15 in connection with the Sohela Banabira firing case in which brother of Labour Minister of Sushant Singh was injured while his driver was killed. Soon after his arrest, the […]
Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch arrested builder, Premanand Mahapatra today for allegedly duping more than Rs 4.5 crore from several persons on the pretext of providing apartments in Tamando area of Bhubaneswar. The accused, who is the CEO of Golden View Infrastructure Limited, was brought for a medical inspection today. […]
Bolangir: In a major development in the Patnagarh wedding gift blast case, the Crime Branch (CB) officials reconstructed the crime scene along with Punjilal Meher accused in Raipur. Punjilal was taken to Raipur where he showed a live demonstration of the crime plot right from his arrival in train and subsequently how he booked […]
Cuttack: Police have arrested a youth today for recording the intimate moments with his girlfriend and posting it on social media. The accused has been identified as Debiprasad Bhoi of Salepur. According to sources, the accused had met the girl on Facebook three years back and they were in a relationship. The accused also […]
Bhubaneswar: Anjali Dehury, the teacher of Haripur Primary School was murdered for objecting to an ‘illicit relationship’ between the killer and a minor girl, police said on Saturday. This was revealed after the police arrested the killer Kunu Jena from Jatni area in Khurda district. A motorcycle and a bamboo stick which was used in […]
Sundergarh: A juvenile has been detained while two persons were arrested by police for attempting to extort money by posing as Maoists in Sundergarh district. According to reports, the trio had demanded extortion money worth Rs 50 lakh from a school headmaster. The gang had reportedly threatened the headmaster to blow up the school and […]
Jammu: Five accused in the terror attack on the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district last month have been arrested, police said on Sunday. The five include three of the perpetrators of the September 20 attack on the camp in Bannihal area of Ramban, which left one head constable of […]
Jajpur: Three persons suspected to be members of a dacoity gang have been arrested by a special squad of Jajpur police. Four pistols, seven magazines and over 80 rounds of live ammunition have been recovered from their possession. An Indigo car bearing the registration number of Rourkela has also been seized. It is suspected that […]
Bhubaneswar: Hours after his arrest in connection with Seashore chit fund scam, BJD’s Choudwar-Cuttack MLA, Prabhat Biswal termed CBI’s action as a ‘political conspiracy.’ Biswal, while coming out of the CBI court today evening cried foul and alleged injustice against him. Meanwhile, Biswal has been sent on 5-day CBI remand for further interrogation in connection […]
Bhubaneswar: Once again safety of girls in Smart City Bhubaneswar has come under scanner after two miscreants sneaked into a ladies hostel and misbehaved with inmates on Friday. The shocking incident was reported from Buddha Park area under Chandrasekharpur police limits. According to reports, two youths entered the ladies hostel, misbehaved and looted an inmate […]
Montevideo: A convicted Italian drug kingpin has been arrested in Uruguay after being on the run for over 20 years, authorities said here in a statement. Rocco Morabito, described by the authorities as a prominent member of the Calabrian Mafia, had been wanted since 1994. He was convicted in absentia for drug trafficking and organised-crime activities […]
Brajrajnagar: Police today arrested and court-forwarded four accused in connection with the gang rape of a 47-year old woman at Chichinda village under Brajrajnagar police limits in Jharsuguda district. The arrested have been identified as Surendra Mirdha, Sadanand Kulu, Gobinda Mirdha and Janeka Mirdha, all of whom belong to Chichinda. At a Press meet, Brajrajnagar […]
Puri: Continuing its crackdown on anti-social elements, Puri police on Friday nabbed a dreaded criminal Rabi Pradhan alias Aba following an encounter near Kadua bridge under Gop police limits. It is the second shootout to be reported in the past one week as earlier Gora Mallick was arrested after a similar encounter near Delanga on […]
Kendrapara: Forest personnel have taken a father-son duointo custody on charge of causing destruction to mangrove species and felling forest species in protected forest areas in Kendrapara district. The intruders were intercepted inside Batighar reserve forest areas under Mahakalpada block while they were pulling down standing mangrove and other classified forest species. Implements used by […]
Kendrapara: In the latest crackdown on illegal sea fishing in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, forest personnel have taken into custody ten sea-going fishermen on the charge of violating enforced ban on such activity. Two motorized boats used by the intruders for fishing along the prohibited sanctuary area were seized by the patrolling unit of the forest […]
Lahore: Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Shahbaz Sharif on Friday claimed that the suspects involved in planning and carrying out the February 13 suicide bombing on a protest at Lahore’s Charing Cross belonged to Afghanistan. Sharif announced the arrest of an alleged facilitator of the attacker, who he said belonged to FATA’s Bajaur Agency, […]
Bhubaneswar: Khandagiri police on Tuesday arrested driver Maheshwar Behera in connection with the death of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) student Suchismita Biswal, who died after being hit by a Tata Safari SUV, near Siripur-Fire Station road on Saturday night. Maheswar is a resident of Badamba area. The Commissionerate police on Monday night […]
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police arrested three burglars including a minor on Saturday. According to sources, police has seized 250 gms of gold, pearl chain, 100 foreign coins and an auto rickshaw from their possession. The police is interrogating the trio at Khanadagiri police station, sources added. More details are awaited.
Bhubaneswar: Police on Sunday arrested three persons in connection with harassing three girls at Nandankanan road here on Friday, said Police Commissioner YB Khurania. Informing this to the media, Khurania said, the arrested persons have been identified as Madhab Kumar Rout (22), Mrutyunjay Patra (22) and Biswaranjan Pradhan (21). “While Madhab and Mrutyunjay are resident […]
Bhubaneswar: Khandagiri police on Saturday arrested four highway looters including two engineering students from Sarakantara area near Dumduma on Saturday. The arrested persons have been identified as Bisweswara Sarangi, Kartikeswara Sarangi, Asish Kumar Prashan and Gyana Ranjan Barik of Khandagiri area. 63 costly mobile phones and two bikes are seized from the possession of the […]
Nayagarh: Nayagarh police on Friday arrested Maosit Sanotsh Majhi in connection with Chhamundia Beat House torching case. Majhi, who is a resident of Sagadabhanga village under Gania police limits, was arrested from Seneperi forest, informed Nayagarh additional SP Sridhara Pani. Police also seized some Maoist posters and medicines from Majhi’ possession, sources added. More details […]
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: An Odia plumber has been arrested for the brutal murder of his live-in partner of eight years in south-east Delhi and then hacking the body into two parts and dumping them in separate places, as he suspected her of being unfaithful to him. The accused, Balram Prusty, a resident of Pattamundai area in […]
Dhenkanal: A day after rescuing a rape victim in critical condition from a forest near Dhenkanal bypass road, police arrested the accused today. The cops are questioning the accused identified as Sibashis Mohanty, who belongs to Gandia area in the district. According to the victim woman, the accused was her lover. On the other hand, […]
Sambalpur: The Vigilance sleuths on Thursday arrested Saroj Kumar Sethi, an associate professor of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla, while he was taking a bribe from a patient. According to sources, the anti-corruption wing of Odisha Police caught Sethi red-handed while he was taking a bribe of Rs […]
Bhubaneswar: The Badagada police arrested four persons and forwarded them to court for allegedly selling a plot by producing fake documents. The four accused were Arun Kumar Sahu of Palla village of Khurdha district, Ashok Mishra of Kabisuryanagar in Ganjam district, Dipak Singh of Nayapalli IRC Village here and Dillip Debarta of Gandhinagar in Rayagada […]
Bhubaneswar: Chandresekharpur police today arrested a youth after he stabbed a lady staff of a jewellery showroom. According to reports, the lady staff was having her lunch in the canteen of the jewellery showroom when one Nikhil Jena, a worker of the canteen, suddenly stabbed her from behind. The seriously injured woman was rushed to […]