Tag: Crime Branch

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, […]

Koraput: The Crime Branch today arrested a hardcore maoist involved in land mine blasts near Sunki Ghat of Koraput district that killed eight police personnel and injured five others in February this year. The arrested has been identified as Madabi Bandi of Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. The Pottangi police had registered case against five Maoists […]

Cuttack: Odisha Crime Branch (CB) today arrested seven inter-state criminals from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in connection with an Rs 5.5 lakh insurance fraud case. The CB has also seized Rs 44,11,420 cash, mobile phones, SIM cards, identity proofs, debit and credit cards from their possession. The accused were identified as Ritesh Singh, Akash […]

Bhubaneswar: In a success for the Crime Branch, two persons have been convicted in connection with misappropriation of government funds to the tune of Rs 1.9 crore in Jajpur District Panchayat Office here on Tuesday. Official sources said, former Panchayat Officer Brajaraj Biswal and cashier Bichitrananda Mohanty have been convicted to undergo 7 years imprisonment […]

Bhubaneswar :The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch on Thursday arrested Chinmay Kumar Mallik, managing director of M/s Surya Nirman Resources Private Limited in connection with land fraud. Official sources said, Mallik had allegedly duped over 100 investors by falsely promising them land. “The accused Chinmay Kr Mallik was running an office at Bomikhal, […]

Bhubaneswar: Cyber Police of Odisha Crime Branch, on Tuesday, arrested two persons for allegedly duping a person on the pretext of providing LPG dealership under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Ujjwala Yojna. The accused have been identified as Rajesh Patel of Nalanda and Kanhaiya Sahani of Vaishali in Bihar. They had allegedly cheated one Rabi Narayan […]