Tag: Crime Branch

Bhubaneswar: The probe into the gang rape allegations in the Capital city took a new turn today after the case, which was being investigated by the Commissionerate Police, was transferred to the Crime Branch. Even though a PIL has already been filed in the Orissa High Court seeking CBI or a SIT probe into the […]

Sambalpur/Sonepur: In a major breakthrough, Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch arrested a smuggler with a leopard skin near Sambalpur-Sonepur border on Tuesday. According to reports, the STF conducted raid in Sambalpur-Sonepur border area and seized the leopard skin meant for illegal selling. On the other hand, an STF official stated, “we had intelligence […]

Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the festive season, the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Police Crime Branch busted an illegal weapon-supply racket on Friday by arresting two dealers from the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. Eight firearms including two pistols, five revolvers (country-made) and a rifle and 12 rounds of live ammunition were seized from the two […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch personnel on Saturday called off their scheduled visit to OTV office in connection with a notice served to the company’s MD. The Crime Branch had sent a notice to OTV (MD) in connection with the alleged minor gang rape case. In response to the notice, the OTV MD had urged […]

Bhubaneswar: Crime Branch STF Seizes Brown Sugar Worth Rs 1 Crore, 1 Held Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch seized brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore during a raid near Baramunda bus stand area here in the capital city late on Friday night. According to sources, one person identified as SK […]

Bhubaneswar: Tightening the noose around the drug peddlers, the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch, Odisha claims to have marked a significant achievement in the seizure of contrabands in a single year. Former officials have however raised concerns over CB not reaching the endpoint of the investigations. So far in 2020, the STF has […]

Bhubaneswar: Top political leaders cutting across party lines have condemned the repeated vindictive attacks and action against OTV and its employees by sets of law enforcement agencies and administrative officials allegedly at the behest of Odisha government. Leaders from major opposition parties including Congress and BJP slammed the Odisha government and the Odisha Crime Branch […]

Bhubaneswar: The arrest of Manoranjan Sarangi, Odisha Television Limited’s (OTV) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) hours after he was forcibly picked up by the Crime Branch from his residence without any notice in the wee hours of Sunday is a sign of the Odisha government’s vendetta against the channel. Litisha Mangat, OTV’s Operating Officer said, “It […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Television Limited (OTV) on Thursday has welcomed the decision of the Odisha Crime Branch to handover the Sarua land probe to the Income Tax department, while stating that the police had resorted to filing a string of fake cases to harass OTV and its’ group companies, including the Odisha Infratech Private Limited […]

Cuttack: The State Crime Branch submitted the status report on the investigation into the death of social activist Aditya Dash before the Orissa High Court here on Wednesday. In its report, the investigating agency stated that they were still to get any evidence to suggest that the social activist had been murdered. The Crime Branch […]

Bhubaneswar: The court of the District and Sessions judge, Khordha on Wednesday granted bail to former director of Odisha Infratech Private Limited, Manoranjan Sarangi, who was arrested in connection with the Sarua land issue. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch, probing the case, had picked up Sarangi from his house in Bhubaneswar […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch arrested two arms smugglers following a raid near Sikharghat bridge under Niali police limits in Cuttack district on Friday. The…

Bhubaneswar: The head of the Human Resources Department of Odisha Television Ltd (OTV), Partha Nandy on Monday said that the sudden resignation of channel’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Nihar Ranjan Bhuyan was on account of the pressure exerted on the latter at the behest of the Odisha government. Terming the senior employee’s exit as another […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development in the abduction and murder of a 5-year-old girl in Nayagarh district, Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra today informed the Assembly that the case has been handed over to the State Crime Branch for further investigation. READ | Pari Murder Case: Kingpin Involved In Kidnapping Children For […]

Koraput: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth over Rs 3 lakh following raids at two places in Koraput district on Wednesday morning. Acting on a tip-off on illegal trade of fake currency notes about to take place, a team from the STF raided two places […]