Tag: Crime In Odisha

Baripada: Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly beating his wife to death in his house at Chaturisahi village under Kaptipada police limits of Mayurbhanj district. As per reports, the incident happened on Thursday after a feud ensued between Hadia Khilar and his wife Suni. Police said Hadia attacked her with an wooden plank […]

Jagatsinghpur: A youth was hospitalised after being thrashed by locals for allegedly firing at another youth for extortion near Kania village under Balikuda police limits in the district late Wednesday night. However, no one was injured in the firing. As per reports, Sagar Mallick and Rakesh Das of Olabhar village along with two of their […]

Mayurbhanj: A regular family feud turned fatal in Mahulapankha village under Kaptipada police limits of the district after a man was stoned to death by his wife in their house on Tuesday. As per sources, deceased Tuna Besra had a heated argument with his wife Champa last evening. The quarrel soon took an ugly turn […]

Mayurbhanj: Police today arrested a man for allegedly killing his mother at Dhalpur village under Jamda Police limits in Mayurbhanj district. The woman, Kunti Alada, was reportedly beaten to death with an wooden stick allegedly by her son Jerei following an argument over family issue, police said.Though the incident took place on Monday, the matter […]

Nayagarh: It may sound harsh and seem as a sweeping statement, but unfortunately, a family of Kotagarh village in Nayagarh district of Odisha is allegedly paying the price of police inefficiency. On May 18, a robbery took place in one of the houses at Kotagarh village following which a complaint was lodged by the villagers […]

Bhubaneswar: Mystery shrouds the death of a youth who was found hanging from the ceiling of a room inside a Gurudwara at Kharabela Nagar in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. As per reports, the deceased youth, Subash Nayak of Champagarh area in Nayagarh district, had been working in the Gurudwara for the past one year. A security […]

Bhubaneswar: There are always two sides of a coin. If on one face the Capital City is claimed as the smartest of the smart cities in the State, it also has an ugly side- the attacks, loots, murders, theft taking place every now and then. Bhubaneswar has witnessed numerous attacks on senior residents in recent […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded seven rapes a day, a shocking increase in the number of cases in 2018 compared to previous year, as per the White Paper tabled by State Government’s Home Department in the Odisha Assembly on Saturday. While the total number of rape cases in 2017 was 2,221, it increased to 2,502 in 2018. […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though two days have passed since a series of loots rocked the Capital City, Commissionerate Police, despite intensifying blocking and checking at key points of Bhubaneswar, is yet to make headway in the case. In order to nab the criminals, police have adopted newer measures including a ‘fingerprint scanning system’ at check points […]

Sambalpur: Burla Police on Friday arrested three transgenders for allegedly brandishing a gun with the intent to threaten a youth near Bural Railway station. Though the matter came to light yesterday, the transgenders had reportedly threatened Rajesh Dey of Sambalpur and even fired a few shots in the air on August 7. Based on the […]

Jharsuguda: A youth died after being allegedly pushed by two of his friends off the terrace of Durlaga gram panchayat office under Talapatia Police limits in Jharsuguda district last night. Talapatia police recovered the body of Tapan Sahu today morning and sent it for postmortem. Cops also detained one of the accused, while efforts are […]

Bhubaneswar/Khurda: Two dreaded criminals were nabbed following separate police encounters in Bhubaneswar and Khurda late last night. The Commissionerate Police arrested notorious criminal Sushant Majhi after an encounter in K7 area at Kalinga Nagar in the capital city. Majhi was wanted in several cases of murder and loot in the State. He was also reportedly […]

Keonjhar: Throwing open challenge to the police department, dacoits went on a loot rampage in Keonjhar late last night. As per reports, armed miscreants looted gold ornaments and cash from the house of a couple at gun point in Tikarpada village under Sadar Police Station on Saturday. Sources said, around eight miscreants with guns barged […]

Dhenkanal: A man sustained critical injuries on his chest after allegedly being shot at by his elder brother over some family dispute at Beltikiri village under Sadar Police limits of Dhenkanal district on Saturday night. The injured, Bibhu Behera has been admitted to District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for treatment. According to reports, an altercation erupted […]

Cuttack: A man was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Madhupalli under Baidyapur Police Station in the district late last night. The deceased Arjun Baliarsingh, who is suspected to be murdered over past enmity, was a resident of Manipur village under Fatehgarh police limits of Nayagarh district. As per reports, some bike-borne miscreants allegedly took […]