Tag: Crime In Odisha

Jagatsinghpur: The Jagatsinghpur Police has claimed to have cracked the murder case of a missing youth, whose decomposed body was recovered from a pond near Katara village under Tirtol Police limits the district on October 24. The deceased Rashmi Ranjan Swain alias Dipa of Jajanga village was missing since October 22. Police have arrested two […]

Khurda: Unidentified miscreants allegedly looted a cigarette-laden truck at gunpoint near Ugratara chhak under Tangi Police limits in Khurda district late last night. As per reports, the truck was en-route to Kolkata from Hyderabad when a group of armed miscreants waylaid the vehicle and brandished gun at the driver. They later tied the hands and […]

Koraput: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth of her village under Borigumma block of Koraput district on Wednesday. The matter came to the fore after the family members of the minor girl lodged a complaint at Borigumma Police Station on Thursday, said reports. As per the complaint, a youth identified as Dambaru […]

Rourkela: An Odisha Special Armed Police (OSAP) constable was arrested on Sunday evening for allegedly misbehaving with two college girls inside the OSAP 4th Battalion campus in Rourkela on Saturday. The matter came to fore after a complaint was lodged in connection with the incident at Plant Site Police Station on Sunday. Sources said that […]

Ganjam: A man was brutally hacked to death and his body cut into pieces allegedly by his wife & brother-in-law at Patadhar village under Jagannath Prasad Police limits in Ganjam district on Wednesday night. The matter came to the fore after the brother-sister duo surrendered at the police station today. As per reports, the man […]

Bolangir: Police claimed to have cracked the murder case of a youth, Satyanarayan Purohit at Dharpagarh village under Saintala Police limits in Bolangir district on October 25 following the arrest of one Jabananda Kanhar in connection with the case on Sunday. Police officials said Purohit was a businessman by profession and killed by Kanhar for […]

Rayagada: Rayagada Town Police today nabbed a dreaded criminal H Siva following an encounter in the area. Police said Siva, against whom as many as 50 criminal cases are pending in various police stations of Rayagada and other nearby districts, sustained bullet injuries in the exchange of fire during a raid. Two police personnel have […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Sunday busted a sex racket which was operating from a hotel at AIIMS Nagar under Khandagiri police limits in Bhubaneswar. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of Commissionerate raided the hotel and arrested six persons including two middlemen and four customers. Six girls, who reportedly hail from West Bengal, have […]

Cuttack: The kingpin of an inter-state gang of looters, Sachin Pawar alias Bablu was arrested following an exchange of fire with police in Naraj Bazaar area of Cuttack district Tuesday late night. Bablu sustained bullet injuries on his right leg during the police encounter and has been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital for […]

Sundergarh: Police today recovered the mutilated body of a youth from a forest near a sponge iron factory at Kendrikala village under Bonai Police limits in Sundergarh district. This morning, when locals spotted the body of the youth with his throat slit and grievous injuries on other parts of the body, they immediately informed police […]

Khurda: The district police today released a photo of the suspect involved in the firing on two persons including a paediatrician, Manas Das at Badashakha market in Khurda Town on December 15. Addressing a presser, Khurda SP Ajay Pratap Swain also announced provision of cash reward for those who can give information on the killer. […]

Berhampur: The minor girl who reportedly went missing on January 10 from Sonapur area was found unconscious near a pond by some locals in Marine Police limits of Ganjam district on Saturday. She was rushed to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition and is currently undergoing treatment, police said. As per latest […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Thursday arrested one more person in connection with the Infocity accidental shooting case in which a girl student was injured on Monday. The arrested accused has been identified as Pradeep Agasti. Earlier, police had arrested the victim’s male friend Ashish Nayak in connection with the incident. As per reports, Agasti […]

Jajpur: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch busted a fake chewing tobacco (zarda) manufacturing unit in Jajpur district on Friday and seized a huge cache of tobacco products and equipment and machines used in the manufacture. Acting on a tip-off, the STF conducted a raid on the illegal tobacco manufacturing unit in […]

Sambalpur: At least three persons of a family were allegedly hacked to death in Napada Village under Mahulapali Police limits of Sambalpur district. The trio was allegedly killed by their neighbour’s family with an axe following a dispute over land.