Tag: Crime In Odisha

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.

Bhubaneswar: Amid the allegations of rising crime rate in the Smart city, three miscreants allegedly attacked and looted an online delivery boy near Patharabandha area in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The victim was reportedly on his way to delivery an order when the miscreants attacked him and decamped with his items. Meanwhile, police have reached the […]

Nuapada: Amid the rising cases of crimes against women in Odisha, two girls were critically injured after being stabbed multiple times by a youth in full public view at Boden Bazaar road in the district. Both the girls have been admitted to Boden hospital in a critical condition. Meanwhile, police have detained the attacker and […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 1,13,410 cases were registered in Odisha in a period of 10 months during the Covid-19 induced lockdown from March 2020 to December 2020, Minister of State for Home Dibya Shankar Mishra informed the State Assembly on Monday. A total of 51,617 persons have been arrested in connection with the cases. Besides, […]