Tag: Child Theft

Police on Tuesday detained a couple in connection with alleged theft of a newborn baby girl. The infant was allegedly stolen from the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of SCB Medical College and Hospital on Monday.

A woman from Chandanpur in Puri had given birth to twins at the premier government hospital. But one of the twins developed jaundice after which the baby was shifted to SNCU for treatment from where it is said to have been stolen

Two persons, including a woman were arrested by the Kamakhyanagar Police on Monday for allegedly stealing a nine-month-old child from his parents in Jiridimali village under Kanapura Gram Panchayat in Dhenkanal district.

Later on Sunday (November 21), the police rescued the baby girl who was found abandoned by the side of a road. The police suspected the involvement of a close relative in the abduction plot and had intensified the probe by summoning them for questioning. 

Rourkela: In a shocking revelation, the woman, who was reportedly beaten up by a group of people over child theft suspicion at Indira colony here last week, on Sunday alleged that she was beaten up for resisting a rape bid. In her complaint filed at Plant Site police station, the woman labourer alleged that she […]

Angul: Even though the Odisha police has issued an advisory on child-theft suspicion asking people not to take law into their hands, an unidentified man was mercilessly beaten by locals at Lingaraj Munda Basti under Kaliari police station in Angul district suspecting him to be a child lifter on Sunday. According to reports, while the […]

Bolangir/Sonepur: Even as rumours of child theft are making rounds on social media, two minor boys from Odisha’s Nuapada district outsmarted their abductors and managed to escape from their clutches. They were rescued by Bolangir police today. As per their statement given to Police, a few unidentified persons kidnapped them from Nuapada in Sonepur district […]

Cuttack: An advisory to check mob attacks on innocent people in several parts of the State over child-theft suspicion was issued by Odisha Police DG, RP Sharma today. Police have identified a few persons who are spreading the rumours on social media and stringent action will be taken against them, Sharma said. In a seven-point […]

Rayagada: As mob fury continues to take place in several parts of the state over rumours of child theft incidents, police today detained as many as 19 people for taking law into their own hands and resorting to violence. According to sources, Ambadala police today arrested 16 people of Peruguda village in Rayagada for thrashing […]

Bhubaneswar: At least four persons, including a woman and a mentally-challenged man, were thrashed by locals on suspicion of child-theft in three separate incidents in Kendrapara, Balasore and Ganjam districts today. In Kendrapara, locals tied a mentally-challenged man to a tree and thrashed him on suspicion of being a child lifter at Balia village under […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha DGP RP Sharma today rubbished the social media rumours about “child lifting gangs” that have triggered mob frenzy across the state. Briefing media persons, Sharma said, “There are no such gangs and no cases of child theft have been reported anywhere.” He appealed the citizens to restrain from spreading such rumours and stop […]

Rayagada: Locals in Rayagada on Monday, rounded up and thrashed six persons suspecting them to be child lifters. The accused were later handed over to the police. Sources said, the accused were roaming in the locality suspiciously following which locals caught hold of them. On questioning, the men failed to give any satisfying answer. Moreover, […]

Balasore: An unidentified woman allegedly stole a four-month-old baby boy near Anand Bazaar Square at Sahadevkhunta in Balasore district today in presence of the mother. The baby’s mother, identified as Gouri Dalei of Saragan village in Padmapur, has lodged a complaint at Chandipur police station in this regard. As per the complaint, Gouri was having […]

Baripada: Two mentally unstable youths were beaten up ruthlessly by locals in the Laxmiposi Chhak area of the town suspecting child theft. The two youths, one of whom is a minor, are critical. Both the youths hail from Bhurudakata village and had been to Shankabhanga village on a trip with two children, as per sources. […]

Mayurbhanj: Amid a flurry of child theft reports of late, another such case triggered violent outrage in Mayurbhanj district after 3 persons who stole a child were apprehended by the locals and beaten black and blue. The incident was reported from Gangaraj village under Kuliana police limits in the district. Sources said, local residents caught […]