Tag: Crime News

Kandhamal: Commissionerate Police today arrested a youth for allegedly cheating several women on the pretext of marriage. The accused has been identified as Priyaranjan Naik from Daringbadi area of Kandhamal. According to reports, Priyaranjan used to lure women by introducing himself as doctor, bank manager and government employee. After establishing physical relationship, the accused allegedly […]

Cuttack/Bhubaneswar: In the past few days, armed miscreants have created havoc in different places of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. Amid rising crime in twin city, Cuttack-Bhubaneswar Commissionerate Police today informed that cops will carry loaded firearms in PCR vans to combat armed miscreants. Police Commissioner, Satyajit Mohanty stated, “Well-trained cops in PCR vans will carry pistol […]

Sundergarh: Miscreants looted Rs 1.5 lakh after terrorising staff of a petrol pump at Gadiajor village in Sundergarh district on Friday night. It is for the second time in past one month that miscreants have targeted a filling station in the district. Earlier, bike-borne miscreants had looted Rs 60,000 at gunpoint from a fuel filling […]

Chicago: Two people were killed and another critically injured in a shooting on a street near downtown Chicago, local media reported, citing police. According to preliminary information from Chicago police, the shooting happened around 9:53 a.m. local time in the 3400 block of West Ohio Street on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported. Two people were […]

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 […]

Patna: In a horror of an incident a teenager in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district was bathed with acid after she resisted an attempt to gang rape by a group of four youths, police said on Saturday. The 16-year-old Class 11 student is battling for her life in a hospital. The police have arrested two suspects in […]

Bolangir: A man was allegedly killed over past enmity at Jharabahali village under Saintala Police limits of Bolangir district last night. The deceased has been identified as Jagadish Manhira. While the exact reason behind Manhira’s death is yet to be ascertained, his relatives have alleged that he has been killed by a co-villager over some […]

New Delhi: With over 120 crore account takeover attacks in 2018, India came only second to the US among top destinations for hacking attempts in the world, says a new report. Each attack represented an attempt by a person or computer to log in to an account with a stolen or generated username and password, […]

Puri: Suspecting foul play in the death of a man whose body was found under mysterious circumstances, local residents blocked Nimapada Kakatpur road for over two hours on Wednesday. The locals were enraged as an unnatural death case was registered while they demanded that cops should probe it as a murder case. Earlier, the body […]

Jajpur: A minor girl was allegedly gang raped by two youths, including a relative of a local politician under Sukinda Police limits of Jajpur district on Wednesday evening. Soon after the incident came to fore, locals from the girl’s village gheraoed the Sukinda Police Station yesterday night demanding immediate arrest of the accused youths. A […]

Bhubaneswar: Selling a two-wheeler on platforms like OLX is considered a hassle-free, transparent and safe process, but it may not be the same anymore as miscreants are using such platforms to commit thefts. Recently, police arrested a man identified as S Amit Patra, a resident of Ganjam, for stealing two-wheelers from sellers after meeting them […]

Mumbai: Television actor and singer Karan Oberoi was arrested by Mumbai Police for the alleged rape and blackmail of a woman in 2017, official sources said here. A complaint was lodged with the Oshiwara Police late on Sunday and charges under the Indian Penal Code Sections 376 (rape) and 384 (extortion) were slapped against him. […]

Balasore: In a bizarre incident, a minor boy was detained and beaten black and blue by locals of Soro on suspicion of being a thief. The incident reportedly took place near Uttareswar market on Monday. A few days back, the villagers of Singakhunta had lodged a complaint with police regarding theft of money and cycle […]

Koraput: In a shocking incident, a boy set his girl classmate on fire after she turned down his love proposal. After the incident, which happened on Friday, the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital with severe burn injuries and has subsequently been transferred to MKCG hospital, while the accused boy is absconding. Both the […]

Cuttack: A criminal Tapan Nayak, who was critically injured after being allegedly stabbed with a knife by another criminal at Matia Mangala Sahi here on Sunday, today succumbed to the injuries at SCB Medical College and Hospital. Family members of Tapan alleged that he has been murdered by a criminal named Happy Mohanty over a […]