Tag: Dgp Abhay

Bhubaneswar: The Director General of Police(DGP) of Odisha, Abhay Kumar, today ordered a high level probe into the self-immolation and death of the BJD women wing leader Meenakshi Mishra. As per reports, the enquiry will be conducted by IG (Modernisation) Rekha Lohani. The investigation will be conducted to ascertain under what circumstances Meenakshi attempted self-immolation […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay has directed all district superintendents of police (SsP) and deputy commissioners of police (DCsP) to ensure proper rest for all the police personnel engaged in duty during the lockdown period. The DGP issued the order while reviewing the enforcement of Coronavirus lockdown across the State with district […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy on Friday announced that a complete shutdown will be imposed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Bhadrak town for 48 hours from 8 PM today till 8 PM on Sunday as a precautionary measure to prevent any community transmission of COVID-19. The Chief Secretary has warned that strict action will be […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha police has issued a directive asking all police officials except those posted in Puri district and those deputed for law and order duty by State Police Headquarters not to visit the pilgrim town till July 4. “Possibility of some officer alone or with family reaching Puri on pretext of official work or […]

Sundergarh: Odisha Director General of Police, Abhay on Wednesday dismissed former Biramitrapur police station in-charge Ananda Chandra Majhi for his alleged involvement in rape and forced pregnancy termination of a minor girl. The cop was traced and arrested later in the day. DGP Abhay in a tweet informed about the dismissal of the officer from […]

Bhubaneswar: Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay has directed police officials to strengthen the phone based system for redressal of public grievances in the times of Covid-19. “In view of continuing COVID pandemic, there is need to evolve safe working practice in police offices for public grievance redressal,” the DGP said in a circular. The […]

Not many people had an idea that the city of temples Bhubaneswar is also infamous outside as an epicentre of drug peddling. This is what national media reports hint at. While the central probe agencies are looking into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Times Now stumbled upon some startling chat messages of […]

Cuttack: Odisha DGP on Thursday categorically ruled out links of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in drugs trade in the State. Following the seizure of over 4 kg of brown sugar, Abhay informed that one person has been arrested under Jaleswar Police Station limits on Odisha-West Bengal border last night. The top cop said the Special […]

Koraput: Odisha police chief Abhay appreciated the anti-Maoist and anti-cannabis initiatives of Koraput police during his visit to the district on Saturday. Abhay, who is the Director General of Police (DGP), accompanied by other senior officers of State Police reviewed the LWE scenario, anti-Naxal Operations in the district, anti-Cannabis initiatives of the district police and […]

Tirtol/Balasore: As the polling date of By-Elections for Tirtol and Balasore Sadar Assembly seats nears, Odisha Police has made security arrangements for the polls in both the constituencies. Odisha DGP, Abhay on Friday reviewed the security arrangements for the bypolls. Senior police officials informed that 200 officers, 10 senior Additional SPs and DSPs, 22 Inspectors, […]

Mayurbhanj: Amidst outrage after the assault on the superintendent of Baripada PRM Medical College & Hospital over alleged medical negligence, the police swung into action and arrested four persons in this connection. A minor girl from Syamakhunta block in Mayurbhanj was admitted to the hospital on October 30 reportedly for treatment of sickle cell anemia. […]

Bhubaneswar: Former Odisha Director General Of Police (DGP) SK Chatterjee passed away following pro-longed illness in Delhi late on Saturday night. DGP Abhay informed the demise of his predecessor through tweet. The DGP expressed his heartfelt condolences over the death of Chatterjee. A former IPS officer of 1966 batch, Chatterjee served as head of the […]

Malkangiri: The Inspector General (IG) of Border Security Force (BSF)- Madhusudan Sharma – on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey in Maoist-hit areas in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri and assessed the security scenario. He reviewed the security situation at Hantalguda, Kartanpali, and Temrupali areas in Swabhiman Anchal, which were earlier cut-off from mainland. Later, the IG […]

Malkangiri: A Maoist cadre was shot dead and another sustained injuries during an exchange of fire with security forces in a dense forest in Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Thursday, police said. There are no reports of any casualty or injury to police personnel during the firing. Acting on a tip-off, a team of security personnel […]

New Delhi: Four central police organisations are functioning without regular heads for varied lengths of time as the government has not appointed their full-time chiefs. The latest organisation to come under this category is the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as its chief Rajesh Ranjan is set to retire this month-end and the Union home […]