Tag: Crime News

Rayagada: Police have seized fake currency notes worth Rs 2.30 lakh from Tikiri area of Rayagada district and arrested one person in connection with the case. According to reports, all the currency notes are of Rs 2000 denomination. After getting a tip-off, police raided the residence of the accused Jogendra Nayak in Tikiri area and […]

Deogarh: Police arrested four persons including three members of a family on charges of killing a woman and her two children in Balinali Forest reserve under Barkote Police limits in Deogarh district. As per reports, the prime accused Bikram Kumar Pradhan used a sharp weapon to slit the throat of his wife, his 4-year-old son […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nabarangpur: The last rites of the girl allegedly gang raped and murdered in Nabarangpur was performed today in the presence of district sub-collector, Kodinga tehsildar and family members of the victim. As per reports, sub-collector Bhaskar Raita lent a shoulder to the mortal remains of the victim while it was being carried to the cremation […]

Balasore: Police today recovered blood soaked body of a man from a house in Gudipada area of Balasore district. Later, a woman claiming to be his live-in partner, surrendered before Baripada Town Police after confessing to have executed the gruesome murder. As per reports, the deceased Badha Marndi who had been working as a watchman […]

Bargarh: The body of a 20-year- old woman was recovered from a forest area near Temari village under Bargarh district on Tuesday, a police officer said. As per reports, she had gone missing on Friday evening and her family members registered a missing case on Monday, he said. “Some local residents noticed the body and […]

Bhubaneswar: A group of singers have come forward to lend their voice to a song which aims to raise awareness against the rising atrocities against women and girls across Odisha. The artistes – Rajib Lochan Mishra, Shraddha Acharya and Chelsi Behura who have been on the popular singing reality show ‘Indian Idol’ will be recording […]

Jagatsinghpur: A youth sustained critical injuries in exchange of fire between two criminal groups at Alavar village in Balikuda area of Jagatsinghpur on Friday. Two persons have been detained in connection with the case. As per reports, the firing incident took place over past enmity during which the youth Debraj Biswal suffered bullet injuries on […]

Portchefstroom (South Africa): Pacer Kartik Tyagi blew away the Australian top-order with a sensational spell to power India into the semifinals of the ICC U-19 World Cup with a comfortable 74-run win here on Tuesday. Kartik’s four wickets came after India recovered through Atharva Ankolekar’s combative half-century to reach 233 for nine, a modest total […]

Sonepur: Forest department officials on Saturday arrested two more persons for their alleged involvement in the 2019 elephant poaching case in Sonepur. The accused have been identified as Suresh Karna and Kalia Karna of Meghanand village in the district. Moreover, two tusks weighing nearly 3 kg have also been recovered from their possession. According to […]

Raigarh: In a major development in connection with the murder of a woman and her daughter in 2016, Chhattisgarh Police today revealed that former MLA and ex-BJD leader Anup Sai is the prime accused in the case and has confessed to the crime. In a press conference, Raigarh SP Santosh Kumar said that Anup had […]

Bhubaneswar: Retired army doctor Somnath Parida, who had brutally murdered his wife, Ushashree, and chopped her body into 300 pieces in 2013, was awarded life imprisonment today. As per reports, the punishment was pronounced by the Khurda sessions judge. The court also fined the accused Rs 50,000, sources said adding that Parida broke down during […]

Cuttack: Is the fear of novel coronavirus (n-CoV), mushrooming across the length and breadth of the globe, seeding superstitions in the minds of the people dwelling in remote areas? Unfortunately to a great extent, is what Wednesday night’s incident in Athagarh hints at. A priest engaged at Brahmani Dei Temple in Bandhahuda area under Narasinghpur […]

Cuttack: Though tributes and gratitude are pouring in for health workers in these times of COVID-19 pandemic, a shocking incident was reported from the State after a nurse was allegedly stabbed by her husband in broad daylight at Mahura under Sadar police limits of Cuttack district. The victim, who was posted at Mahidharpada medical, has […]