Tag: Commissionerate Police

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police Wednesday raided a Spa under Kharabela Nagar police limits of Bhubaneswar and arrested five persons for their alleged involvement in a sex racket. Besides, three women engaged in the flesh trade were also rescued by police from the Spa. Acting on a tip-off, the Quick Action Team (QAT) of Commissionerate Police […]

Berhampur: The Commissionerate Police Sunday busted a fake currency note factory at Berhampur and arrested five persons including two masterminds in connection with the incident. The arrested were identified as masterminds Rameshwar Maharana (43) and K Ramesh (53) of Berhampur and their associates Pranam Bhoi (19), Dilip Bhoi (23) and Sarat Sahu of Khurda district. […]

Cuttack: Chauliaganj police on Friday arrested two more accused on the charges issuing threats to several key witnesses in sensational Dipu alias Manoj Mallick murder case which earlier led to the arrest of gangster brothers–Sushil and Sushant Dhalasamant. The accused have been identified as Samir Das and Rajesh Barik. Senior police officials informed that seven […]

Bhubaneswar: While the admission process at various private and government medical colleges across the State kicked off today, the Commissionerate Police arrested a middleman on charges of defrauding people of Rs 30 lakh on pretext of facilitating admission into MBBS course. The arrested person, identified as Sunil Samantray was held for reportedly cheating aspirants of […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police disposed of a whopping 618 non-bailable warrants issued against several criminals within seven days in the twin city of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. Sources said the special drive was launched from June 17 to June 24 while 72 habitual offenders and criminals were also booked under 110 CrPC. Keeping in view the success, […]

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view the upcoming men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, Commissionerate Police is contemplating a massive makeover and upgradation of its police control room. Police Commissioner YB Khurania informed that a number of measures for security and traffic management are being planned along with several new additions to the Dial 100 facility. Already […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate police on Wednesday directed Nigerian tourist Godnes Thomson, whose visa and passport had become invalid for over six months, to leave India at the earliest. The Nigerian was earlier detained after cops suspected foul play when he had lodged a complaint with Kharavel Nagar police station about loss of his passport. Bhubaneswar DCP […]

Cuttack: In fresh trouble for gangster brothers Sushant and Sushil Dhalasamant (D-brothers), the SJDM Court today accepted Commissionerate Police’s plea to make Sushant accused in the 2009 double murder at Nayabazar area. As per sources, two contractors-Lichua alias Kameswar Sethy (38) and his relative Titua alias Anirudha Sethy (40) of Chauliaganj area were shot dead […]

Bhubaneswar: There seems to be no end to the incidents of sexual abuse of minor girls despite extensive awareness campaigns as two more minor girl rape cases were reported in Odisha today. While 12-year-old girl was allegedly subjected to torture and rape multiple times by an elderly man in Bhubaneswar, another minor girl was raped […]

Bhubaneswar: The eight Thai women, detained by Commissionerate Police for operating a high-profile sex racket in a Spa centre in Bhubaneswar on May 20, left Odisha today after being served a notice to “quit India” by this evening. The notice was issued as the women, by getting engaged in flesh trade, had violated the Visa […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police launched a two-day workshop at its headquarters in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday in collaboration with UNICEF to provide training to its staff on cracking cyber crime cases. The two-day workshop – ‘Training on Cyber Crime Investigation for Police Officers’- aims to provide training to police personnel of all police stations and outposts […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after the authorities of Biju Patnaik International Airport lodged a complaint with Commissionerate Police regarding repeated harassment by ‘an unidentified caller’, Airfield police on Friday arrested the accused Basant Prusty from Nayagarh. Sources said, Prusty is beleived to have lost his mental stability after his wife deserted him. As a result, he […]

Bhubaneswar: Four days after busting a high-profile sex racket running at the H2O Spa centre in Bapuji Nagar area in Bhubaneswar, the Commissionerate Police today busted another prostitution racket running at a Spa centre in Nayapalli area here. Acting a tip-off, police raided the spa centre reportedly running from a rented house and rescued three […]

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on Thursday lodged a complaint at Airfield Police Station regarding a ‘threat call.’ Official sources said an ‘unidentified caller’ abused officials of the airport over phone. Though the exact reason is still unclear, it is suspected that the caller was drunk and wanted to get his […]

Bhubaneswar: While the Commissionerate Police is set to wind-up the death case of Unmay Padhi, whose half-burnt body was recovered from Kuakhai area on the outskirts of the city, after terming it a suicide; the family members of the deceased today challenged the suicide theory and alleging foul play, said that they would seek re-investigation […]