Tag: Crime News

Bhubaneswar: One person was injured after unidentified assailants hurled bombs on a restaurant at Bapuji Nagar here late Monday night. An employee of the restaurant injured in the incident was immediately rushed to a hospital. According to sources, four bike-borne miscreants came near the main gate of the restaurant, threw two country-made bombs and fled […]

Berhampur: Tension prevailed at Gate Bazar in Berhampur after locals thrashed seven persons suspecting them to be child lifters. According to sources, six people from Tamil Nadu were initially detained while they were roaming around in Gate Bazar area under Town Police Station on Saturday night. On finding them suspiciously moving around in the area, […]

Phulbani: A half-burnt body of a youth was recovered under mysterious circumstances from an isolated place near a petrol pump at Baliguda in Kandhamal district on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Tapan Behera of Baragada village in Muniguda. Though the exact reason behind Tapan’s death is still unclear, it is suspected that he […]

  Parlakhemundi: A former councillor has been arrested by the Parlakhemundi police for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill an MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly). The accused identified as G.Bijay Kumar has been forwarded to the court, informed sources. A complaint was filed by the concerned MLA based on a voice recording in which the […]

Nayagarh/ Balasore: Incidents of sexual assault on minor girls continue unabated in Odisha after rape of two more minor girls, including a divyang, was reported from two separate places in the State. A differently-abled minor girl was allegedly raped and impregnated by a youth at Itamati village of Nayagarh district. The accused, Brajabandhu Sahoo of […]

Ganjam/Jagatsinghpur: Vigilance sleuths Wednesday conducted raids on residences and offices of two government officials- the Block Education Officer (BEO) of Dharakote in Ganjam and an Assistant Engineer of Roads & Building Division in Jagatsinghpur on charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income. A three-member team of Berhampur division vigilance simultaneously searched […]

Keonjhar: A youth sustained critical injuries after being hit by an arrow at Chandaposi village of Harichandanpur block in Keonjhar district over a family dispute. The incident took place last evening after a verbal duel ensued between Binjhar Majhi and his brother Bira Majhi yesterday. The situation worsened after Bira shot an arrow at Binjhar’s […]

Balasore: The district police seized ganja weighing 2 quintals from a car at Seragada toll plaza in Balasore district late last night. Two persons -including driver of the vehicle Muktikanta Nayak and his associate Rehman Khan have been arrested in this connection. Acting on a tip-off, Khantapada police intercepted an Innova car heading towards Balasore […]

Koraput: A huge cache of explosives was seized from separate crusher units in Borigumma area of Koraput district. Police have arrested three persons in connection with the seizure. Acting on a tipoff, police conducted raids in Jayantgiri and Jamunda areas in Jeypore yesterday night and arrested three persons for running illegal stone crusher units in […]

Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths on Thursday seized ganja weighing nearly one tonne with a market value of more than Rs 2 crore while being illegal smuggled into the city. Acting on a tip-off that narcotics substance was being illegally transported in a truck, the officials of DRI intercepted the vehicle near […]

Mayurbhanj: Unidentified miscreants today shot dead a ‘Gaon Sathi’ at Suleipat village near Badampahar of the district. The deceased has been identified as Jyotindranath Giri. According to reports, some youths reached Giri’s house and asked him to accompany them to the nearby Suleipat dam. Later, his bullet-ridden body was recovered from the spot. Although the […]

Balasore: The Balasore police today nabbed a man while trying to deposit fake notes amounting to Rs 44,000 at the Khirikana Cooperative Society in Soro. The accused, identified as Bishnu Nayak of Biranchipur village in the district, was trying to deposit 22 counterfeit notes of Rs 2000 denominations. Nayak was arrested after the Secretary of […]

Nayagarh: A video showing Block Education Officer (BEO) of Khandapada block demanding bribe from a group of Gana Sikshaks has gone viral in Nayagarh district. Basing on the video evidence, teachers in the district have demanded action against him. In the video, the BEO identified as Suresh Kumar Dash is seen demanding bribe money from […]

Cuttack: Tension prevailed following a scuffle between police and locals at Govindpur area in Cuttack on Friday. A police team was reportedly manhandled by agitating locals, who were staging a demonstration over a youth’s murder. According to reports, the deceased Kandura Bhoi of Kajalpur village was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants late on Thursday […]

Sambalpur: Tension continued to prevail in Sambalpur today after locals staged a road blockade at Modipada square in Thelakopada area protesting detention of three persons in connection with the double murder on April 2. The district police rushed to the spot to arrest any likely flare-up simmering between the two groups since the double murder […]