Tag: Dgp Rp Sharma

Koraput: The encounter in Narayanpatna of Koraput district in which four women Maoists were killed is a major achievement for the police since the Sunki landmine blast, said DGP RP Sharma after a review meeting on anti-Naxal operations held in Koraput SP headquarters today. “The operation which took place on the intervening night of March […]

Cuttack: In what could possibly bring a transparency and faster access to all cases and files, Odisha Director General of Police RP Sharma on Monday inaugurated the state’s first e-office at the police headquarters in Cuttack. Soon after the launch, Sharma addressing the media said, “Today we entered in the era of e-Office at police […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Director General of Police (DG) RP Sharma inaugurated the 60th Senior Police Officers’ Conference of the Odisha Police at the Police Bhawan here on Tuesday. Addressing the conference Sharma stressed on strengthening police-public relationship. He said it is the primary responsibility of police to bring back the misguided youth, who have joined naxal […]

Bhubaneswar: DGP RP Sharma took the salute at the passing out parade of the first batch of DSP-rank officers at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (BPSPA) here on Wednesday. As many as 13 DSPs and 97 SIs, passing out of the academy, took oath to serve the nation till their last breath. “The passing […]

Berhampur: Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma inaugurated a newly constructed cyber police station at Bada Bazar and a new office building of SDPO at Bhapur in the city today on the first day of his two-day tour to Ganjam district. He also dedicated a new building of Baidyanathpur police station to […]

Bhubaneswar: Cannabis or ganja cultivated on 4,407.73 acres in nine districts of Odisha has been destroyed in the 2017-18 season, as against a target of 3,050 acres, informed DGP RP Sharma today. The amount of ganja destroyed is more than 50 percent of the amount destroyed in the previous year, he added. During 2015-16 and […]

Bhubaneswar: With instances of crime committed by students on rise, Odisha police on Tuesday decided to act tough on such offenders to make educational institutions a ‘crime free’ zone in the State. Be it rape, murder, criminal assault, eve-teasing or incidents of drug abuse, students are now found involved in several other crimes which has […]

Bhubaneswar: DGP RP Sharma today clarified that the Chief Minister has not directed him to probe into chit fund accused Subhankar Nayak’s presence in the BCCI Box of Barabati Stadium during India-Sri Lanka T20 match on December 20. Sharma told mediapersons, “The chief minister has not given any directive to undertake a probe into the […]

Cuttack: Ahead of the first T20 international match of the ongoing series at Barabati stadium on December 20, both India and Sri Lanka cricket teams arrived to a rousing reception at Bhubaneswar here on Monday. Both the teams reached Biju Patnaik International Airport in a special plane from Visakhapatnam in the afternoon and were escorted […]

Cuttack: Odisha Police DG RP Sharma today said the new Cyber crime forensic laboratory coming up at the state science laboratory will begin functioning soon. Besides three cyber police stations approved by the state government are also on the verge of opening while a proposal to set up three more cyber cells is also on […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for residents as Rourkela police has launched a mobile app to provide emergency services and important information to the citizens on smartphones. From calling the police control room directly to getting latest news and updates of Rourkela police, a user can have all information at their fingertips. The citizen connect mobile app […]

Bhubaneswar: Political parties’ beware as criminal cases will be registered against persons for staging ‘Rail Roko’ agitation in Odisha as per a decision taken at the first meeting of the State Level Security Committee for Railways chaired by DGP RP Sharma today. RPF IG Atul Pathak while addressing the meeting directed officials to criminally prosecute […]

Bhubaneswar: A high-level meeting in connection with suspected Maoist movement in Satkosia forests, which spreads from Narasinghpur in Cuttack to Angul, was held today in Bhubaneswar under the chairmanship of DGP RP Sharma. A blueprint on joint combing operations by District Voluntary Force (DVF), Special Operation Group (SOG) and other security forces was prepared in […]

Pipili: Odisha DGP RP Sharma today reappointed former Pipli IIC Amulya Champatiray, who was dismissed in connection with the sensational Pipli gang rape case, following an order of the Supreme Court. The DGP deputed Champatiray at the police headquarters here. Advocate Ashok Kumar Das said upholding the High Court’s order quashing the dismissal of the […]

Bhubaneswar:  After tagging it as a ‘Red Flag’ category case, Odisha Police on Thursday formed special teams to conduct a detailed investigation into the gang rape of a minor girl allegedly by ‘men in uniform’ at Pottangi in Koraput district. DGP RP Sharma informed that five police teams are on the job while investigation into […]