Tag: Crime Branch

Bolangir: It seems that Crime Branch is not leaving any stones unturned to secure conviction of Punjilal Meher, the mastermind of Patnagarh parcel bomb explosion that left two persons including newlywed Soumyasekhar Sahu dead in February. The owner and the staff of the concerned courier agency through which the killer parcel was sent, have identified […]

Bolangir: The Crime Branch officials are leaving no stone unturned to gather concrete evidences against Punjilal Meher-prime accused in the wedding gift blast case. The investigation agency today announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information on the auto rickshaw driver who helped Punjilal in shipping the parcel. “Although we have solid evidences against Punjilal, […]

Bhubaneswar: With the Salepur minor girl rape incident snowballing into a major controversy, the Crime Branch of Odisha Police designated it as a ‘Red Flag’ case  on Monday. “The alleged rape and strangulation case of the minor girl at Salepur has been taken very seriously and tagged under the Red Flag category. The Crime Branch […]

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: After arresting mastermind in the sensational Wedding Gift blast case Punjilal Meher (English Lecturer in Jyoti Vikash College), Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra today revealed how Punjilal meticulously planned to wipe off the family of Sanjukta (Principal of same College) and carried out the gory act single-handedly. At a presser, Bothra confirmed that Punjilal […]

Bolangir: The Crime Branch today whisked away yet another person for interrogation in connection with the mysterious Patnagarh wedding gift blast incident that killed two and left one grievously injured. Baibhasuta Bindhani, a local was taken to the Circuit House in Bolangir where two others – Skyking Courier owner Dilip Das and courier delivery boy […]

Cuttack: The special investigation team (SIT) of Crime Branch will crack the Patnagarh parcel bomb explosion case soon, informed Odisha DGP, RP Sharma today. Talking to media persons in connection with the case, Sharma said Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra is personally monitoring the case. “Crime Branch officials including IG Arun Bothra is camping at […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: Newly-wed Reema Rani Sahu, the survivor in the wedding gift blast in which her husband Soumyasekhar Sahu and his grandmother were killed is likely to get discharged from the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack today, informed sources. Reema Rani has been undergoing treatment at the SCB medical since the fateful incident on […]

Angul: The State Crime Branch today informed about a possible link of inter-state robbers with the series bank loot incidents in Angul. “We think there may be an inter-state dacoit gang link behind the loot incidents at Angul but in case of Nayagarh incident, local criminals are involved. A probe is underway with SP, DIG […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Crime Branch today released a press statement on allegations of deviating from the direction of the investigation into the gang rape and suicide of a minor girl of Kunduli and attempting to throttle and harass media for carrying out its duties. As per the press release from the Crime Branch authorities, three journalists […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though six months have passed since the minor girl of Kunduli alleged gang rape by four persons in uniform and two-and-a-half months have elapsed since her tragic suicide, the investigating agencies probing the matter are still clueless. The family of the victim claimed that they are losing all hope given the tardy pace […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch which is yet to make any headway in the Kunduli gang rape and suicide incident seems to be deviating from its course of investigation and using pressure tactics on media by questioning and seeking information about its sources. On January 25, OTV telecasted a report of the State Forensic Science […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the woman who was earlier seen with deceased Unmay Padhi in a viral sex video clip, today approached the Crime Branch urging them to delete the video that is allegedly being circulated by people. The woman requested the cyber cell of the Crime Branch to damage the video completely and […]

Bhubaneswar: With mystery still shrouding the parcel bomb explosion which killed two persons in Bolangir, the special investigation team (SIT) of Crime Branch claimed to have got vital leads in connection with the case on Tuesday. Senior Crime Branch officials today claimed that the sender of the killer parcel is an Odia. The development assumes […]

Bolangir: A four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Crime Branch today reached Patnagarh in Bolangir to probe the mysterious parcel bomb explosion in which two persons including newly-wed Soumyasekhar Sahu and his grandmother were killed last month. The team met the Bolangir SP and the IIC of Patnagarh Police station. The Crime Branch SIT will […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday ordered a Crime Branch probe into the Patnagarh wedding gift blast incident, in which two persons including newly-wed Soumyasekhar Sahu and his grandmother were killed last month. Naveen’s directive came a day after deceased Soumyasekhar’s wife Reema, who survived the blast, appealed the CM to expedite investigation and […]