Tag: Cops

Sambalpur: Days after the body of album actress Simran was found under mysterious circumstances near Sambalpur, family members of the deceased have levelled serious allegations against the in-charge officer of Jharsuguda Police Station. The family members of the deceased have alleged that Jhasketan Dhal, in-charge of Jharsuguda Police Station used foul language and misbehaved with […]

Balasore: A major loot attempt at the SBI ATM on the Balasore railway station premises on Sunday night was foiled by the district police after the bank officials in Mumbai alerted the cops about the security breach. While the police managed to nab two miscreants, five others managed to flee. As per reports, when the […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though more than 24 hours have passed, the Commissionerate Police is yet to get any leads in connection with the death of a woman, whose body was found in a car parked at Sriram Nagar of Bhubaneswar yesterday morning. Sangram Aich, husband of the deceased identified as Tanuja Aich is still absconding after […]

Cuttack: Police on Sunday seized more than 500 quintals of green gram (moong) from Seva Co-operative Society at Bilasuni village under Niali area in Cuttack district. Getting information from the locals last night, police rushed to the spot and seized the moong that was being packed in sacks for smuggling. The cops also sealed the […]

Kandhamal: Sometimes police personnel switch on to a dadagiri mode considering themselves as the final authority to act as per their whims and fancies. Some cops just proved this when they thrashed two minors accused of theft in front of a court in Baliguda of Kandhamal district here on Saturday. Sources said the two minors […]

Bhubaneswar: The Rajmahal square here today turned into a virtual battleground after the activists of Congress’ youth and Student wings clashed with police as they were prevented from proceeding towards the residence of BMC Mayor Anant Narayan Jena in demand of a CBI probe into the alleged links of city Mayor with the death of […]

There is a particularly poignant scene in Sir Richard Attenborough’s iconic 1984 film ‘Gandhi’ where a crowd of rustic looking men marches ahead with quiet determination, two at a time, to be baton-charged by policemen. A group of women in white sarees tow the men away as they collapse to the ground under the impact […]

Bolangir: Police on Monday nabbed dreaded criminal Krishna after an encounter near Tusura chhak in Bolangir yesterday. With injury on his left leg, the criminal was initially admitted to Saintala hospital and later shifted to Bolangir hospital. However, he was rushed to Burla hospital after his condition deteriorated again. Acting on a tip-off, police attempted […]

Sambalpur: Despite advisories being issued by Odisha Police, people continue to fall prey to several online frauds in the State. In one such incident, a resident of Hirakud area in Sambalpur lost more than Rs 40 lakh in a bid to claim Rs 4 crore prize money. As per reports, the victim had allegedly received […]

Raipur: Police in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district have started a school for surrendered Naxals who are now part of the force, an official said Sunday. Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg said the school, with three teachers and over 300 surrendered ultras, had started functioning about a month ago in the Police Line area in Narayanpur […]

Cuttack: Two days after police nabbed Narayan Sahu, the suspect serial killer behind the three brutal murders in Cuttack, his wife Gitanjali today met Nayagarh SP demanding justice. Refuting the allegations levelled against her husband, Gitanjali along with several villagers accused the police of falsely implicating charges against Narayan. Gitanjali further claimed that her husband […]

Sambalpur: In a major development, the SDJM court here has given permission to Sambalpur police to conduct a DNA test of the recovered skull suspected to be of Jayashree Mishra, who was murdered eight years back. The Sambalpur police had sought permission of the SDJM court to conduct the DNA test. As per reports, the […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 36 police personnel from Odisha have been selected on the eve of the Independence Day to receive police medals. The police personnel who will receive President’s Police Medal for Gallantry (PPMG) are–Prakash Kumar Karan, Sushil Das, Akash Mahapatra, Chandramani Bhoi, Shyam Dhangad Majhi, K Shiva Subramani, Dilip Kumar Danta, Jyotiranjan Pati, […]

Cuttack: Three personnel of Tangi Police Station were arrested for allegedly robbing a businessman of Rs 1.5 lakh at Nirgundi toll gate during a regular vehicle checking on Wednesday night. As per reports, a havildar and two constables posing as Special Branch members of Commissionerate Police had stopped the businessman’s four-wheeler for checking. Finding Rs […]

Bhubaneswar: Police arrested three persons today after conducting raid at an edible oil adulteration unit in Laxmisagar area of Bhubaneswar. During the raid, the cops also seized different materials used as ingredients, plastic bottles, caps, labels of different brands and 50 to 60 cans of oil. As per reports, oil and ghee of big brands […]