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 […]
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police arrested dreaded ATM looter Sambhab Acharya and forwarded him to court on Saturday, informed Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrata Bhoi. According to source, police has seized Rs 16,000 in cash from Acharya’s possession. Also read: Dreaded criminal injured in police encounter; bombs, gun seized As many as 17 cases- eight at Purighat police station, […]
Bhubaneswar: SUM hospital owner Manoj Nayak was arrested by Khandagiri police on Thursday after he surrendered before it in connection with the fire mishap at the privately-run hospital which claimed 21 lives on Monday evening. According to sources, Police has registered cases under Sections 304, 308, 285 and 34 of the IPC against Nayak. Manoj is […]
Puri: Police today arrested Kasinath Khuntia, a senior servitor of Shri Jagannath Temple on the charge of assaulting media persons and delay in the rituals of the Lords during Niladri Bije in June this year. Reports said the Simhadwara Police arrested Khuntia following a tip-off about his presence in the pilgrim town. Notably, Khuntia was […]
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Friday night arrested a professional ATM looter from Salia Sahi slum under Nayapalli police limits. The arrested has been identified as Madhav Acharya. Speaking to media persons, Bhubaneswar DCP Satyabrata Bhoi said cash worth Rs 35,000 has been seized from Madhav. Talking about the modus operandi, the DCP said the accused […]
Bargarh: In a major breakthrough, the Bargarh Town police today arrested five persons including three women in connection with the burglary of Bank of Baroda (BoB)’s Bhatli branch in Bargarh district in the late night on September 19. Talking to media persons today, DIG Pratik Mohanty said the Bargarh police had registered a complaint by […]
Angul: The woman, who killed her three sons after jumping into a well along with them yesterday, was arrested from a temple at Gurujanga under Kishore Nagar police limits in the district. Shobagini Behera, after being rescued alive from the well, had fled the spot. Police were on a look out to arrest her. Behera […]
Bhubaneswar/Puri: Seven days after the sensational heist in which 7 dacoits had looted cash and ornaments from the locker of Andhra Bank’s branch at Kaushalyagang on the outskirts of the capital city, a joint team of Pipili police and a special squad today nabbed eight persons including two prime accused. Police seized cash worth Rs […]
Cuttack: Three youths, stated to be members of a gang, were arrested from a residential area of Cuttack late last night. DCP Sanjeev Arora said all the arrested persons are key associates of Kendrapada-based gangster Tito alias Sk Usman Ali. After the arrest of Dhalasamant brothers (Sushant and Sushil) in January this year, members of […]