Tag: Crime Branch

The cyber cell of the Crime Branch of Odisha Police today arrested a 26-year-old youth on charge of fradulently withdrawing cash from the bank account of a Congress leader by using a stolen ATM card

A 20-member team of Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch police raided three places including office premises of Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) in the city on Saturday

Mayurbhanj: Continuing its crackdown on illegal wildlife trade, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Monday night arrested six more persons in connection with the pangolin smuggling case at Ambadiha village under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj district. Among the six accused, Agnisar Nayak (50), Lalmohan Nayak (45) and Pratap Nayak […]

Mayurbhanj: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch busted a pangolin smuggling racket by arresting four persons from Ambadiha village under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj district on Friday night. Two pangolins including a female and a baby pangolin weighing around 13 kgs from their possession, informed CB SP Satyajit Nayak in a presser […]

Rayagada: The Crime Branch on Tuesday began investigation into the attack on Utkal Bharat party chief and former MP Kharabela Swain during a public meeting at Kashipur in Rayagada district on November 24. According to sources, a three-member team of the investigation agency led by Inspector Saroj Kumar Mohanty reached Kashipur today. The officials are […]

Bargarh: The Forest department has arrested 3 persons in connection with the death of a leopard whose decomposed carcass was recovered from Damodarpada forest under Bhatli Forest Range in October. The officials have also seized leopard’s claws from the possession of the arrested persons, who could be a part of a poaching racket from outside […]

Bhubaneswar/Dhenkanal: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday ordered a Crime Branch probe into the death of seven elephants due to electrocution near Kamalanga village under Sadar range in Dhenkanal district late on Friday night. Expressing deep concern over the incident, the CM further ordered the concerned authorities to take appropriate action in case of any […]

Cuttack: The Jagatpur police today took arrested gangster Syed Usman Ali alias Tito on two days remand in connection with firing on contractor Mohammad Tahir Ali Khan in Cuttack on March 28. The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court in Salepur allowed Jagatpur police to take Tito on remand. The gangster will be produced in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch on Friday arrested Jamshed, one of the key accused in the pangolin smuggling racket in Odisha. Wanted in two cases in Madhya Pradesh, Jamshed was arrested from Berhampur. STF IG Yatindra Koyal informed that Jamshed also used to finance the illegal wildlife racket and has links […]

Cuttack: Hearing on the much-awaited police-lawyer spat was deferred as State CID, Crime Branch failed to submit a full-fledged charge sheet before the Orissa High Court here on Friday. Earlier, the court had directed the investigating agency to submit a report after completing the pending investigation in connection with the incident by November 9. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Most wanted criminal Madhav Khuntia alleged a conspiracy by Niali MLA Pramod Mallick behind his arrest. Khuntia made such startling revelation while he was being taken to be produced before court by the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch. Khuntia was arrested by the STF yesterday over his links with several gangsters and […]

Jagatsinghpur: Continuing with its crackdown on gangster Tito links, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch today conducted simultaneous raids on the residence of one Diptiranjan Das at Mukundapur in Jagatsinghpur and Bhubaneswar. The raid was conducted by STF team led by DSP Ramchandra Thamba. One pistol, 12 rounds of live ammunition and […]

Bhubaneswar: Apart from a well organised crime syndicate, arrested gangster Syed Usman Ali alias Tito was also behind a major illegal cattle trafficking racket that has its roots spread to Bangladesh, revealed senior officials of the special task force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch. The links were exposed after the STF arrested gangster Tito’s […]

A special team of the Odisha police has just returned from Andhra Pradesh after interrogating surrendered Maoist leader of Chhattisgarh Jane Salem, one of the alleged masterminds in the killing of the then ruling BJD MLA of Umerkote......

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police's Crime Branch today arrested three persons in connection with a land scam worth about Rs 150 crore in the capital city jurisdiction, police said