Tag: Crime Branch

Bhubaneswar: Amid a spurt in cyber crime cases, Odisha Government has decided to set up three more cyber police stations in different parts of the State. The three proposed cyber police stations will come up at Berhampur, Sambalpur and Rourkela, informed Home Department in a tweet. According to sources, all the three new cyber police […]

Paralakhemundi/Bhubaneswar: Even as one year has elapsed since the death of Paralakhemundi royal palace manager Ananga Manjari Patra and her three siblings, reason of their death is still shrouded in mystery. The Odisha Crime Branch which is probing the case is yet to make a breakthrough in the case. Dead bodies of Ananga, her sister […]

Bhubaneswar: Two rice mill owners were arrested by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Crime Branch for misappropriation of government rice worth over Rs 4 crores. The accused have been identified as Dilip Agarwal of Sabitri Industries of  Badchana in Jajpur and Pankaj Agarwal of Ganapati Industries in Bhadrak. Through a tweet, Special Director General […]

Puri: In what is being touted as the first conviction in a ‘cyber pornography’ case in Odisha, RTI Activist Jayanta Das has been awarded 6-year jail term and asked to pay Rs 9,000 fine by Puri SDJM Court for defaming a lady on internet in 2012. The accused has been convicted for sending obscene messages […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today granted conditional bail to self-styled godman Sarathi alias Santosh Raul in a case registered by Crime Branch of the Odisha Police. As per the conditions put forth by the HC, Sarathi cannot visit Barimula or Kendrapara. He is not allowed to take out a procession after being released from […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Titlagarh Additional District Judge (ADJ) court awarded life imprisonment to four accused in BJP youth leader Abhimanyu Sahu murder case, Titilagarh legislator and Abhimanyu’s wife Tukuni Sahu today stated she would meet DGP KB Singh to demand further probe to nab the mastermind behind her husband’s murder. Talking to OTV exclusively, […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development in the sensational Titlagarh youth BJD leader Abhimanyu Sahu murder case, four accused on Friday were sentenced to ‘life imprisonment’. Additional District Judge (ADJ) Court, Titlagarh while pronouncing verdict in the murder case today held four accused—Alok Das, Santosh Rana, Jagdish Bagh & Naresh Singh ‘guilty’ basing on the investigation […]

Cuttack: A one-day training program of district level officers on Operation Muskan-III was held in conference hall of Odisha Crime Branch here. The aim of the training program was to sensitize police officials about different aspects of law, procedure and handling of children, informed Crime Branch Special DGP BK Sharma in his tweet. One-day training […]

Bhubaneswar: Agents and investors from Gujarat, duped by the chit fund company Oscar, on Friday, staged a demonstration in front of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch here in Bhubaneswar demanding return of money. The agents in their protest urged for strict action against the ponzi directors and have demanded return of their […]

Cuttack: On the first day of Operation Muskan-III, as many as six children were rescued from the capital city here today. A joint team of the State Crime Branch and Commissionerate Police rescued the six children, who were working as child labourers at Khandagiri Square. They were later sent to an open shelter home at […]

Cuttack: Odisha Crime Branch (CB) has started an investigation on chit fund links of mining trader Pravanjan Mohanty. While CB is planning to take Mohanty on remand, he will be interrogated in both forgery and chit fund case informed Special DG of Crime Branch BK Sharma today. Mohanty, the managing director of JBS Mineral and […]

Cuttack: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Crime Branch (CB) today arrested mining trader Pravanjan Mohanty in connection with a Rs 4.5 crore bank fraud. The anti-corruption wing of CB on Monday arrested Mohanty, the managing director of JBS Mineral and Overseas firm, following an order from the Orissa High Court. As per […]

Berhampur: A team of Odisha Crime Branch along with two officials of Mumbai Crime Branch police today started investigation into the seizure of SIM box through which an aide of underworld criminal Chhota Rajan resorted to extortion from Hong Kong. The officials from Mumbai visited Gopalpur Police Station and discussed with the officials who had […]

Bargarh: Wildlife Cell of Odisha Crime Branch today seized illegally exported wildlife products in Bargarh town during a joint operation with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, New Delhi. As tweeted by Special DG of Crime Branch BK Sharma on his twitter handle, contraband wildlife products ivory, pangolin scales and bear nails were seized from three accused. […]

Berhampur: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch takes over probe into seizure of SIM box in Berhampur in which four persons were arrested on Saturday for alleged link-ups with underworld don Chotta Rajan. In a tweet message, Crime Branch Special DGP BK Sharma said a team of officials of STF and EOW, […]