Tag: Encounter

Puri: Two notorious criminals were arrested after being injured in an encounter by police at Kaji Patana near Mangalpur in Puri district on Thursday night. The criminals, identified as Subash Pradhan and Amar Omkar were admitted to Pipili health centre and later shifted to Cuttack after primary treatment. Both of them suffered bullet injuries on […]

Bhubaneswar: Two dreaded criminals were nabbed after an encounter by Commissionerate police at Balianta on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar today. The criminals, identified as Harihar Samal aka Hari Mental and Lipu sustained bullet injuries on their legs and were shifted to Capital hospital. Two pistols and two live bullets were recovered from their possession. Senior […]

Cuttack: A notorious criminal was arrested by Commissionerate Police following an encounter at Gopalpur area under Sadar police station in Cuttack on Thursday. The accused, identified as Trilochan Nayak alias Budhia of Sarankul area in Nayagarh district sustained bullet injuries on right leg in the shootout. He has been admitted to SCB Medical College and […]

Gop: Notorious criminal Anant Behera was injured in encounter by police here in Puri district on late Tuesday night. Police tried to arrest him while he was roaming in the market. He hurled a bomb to escape, retaliating which police opened fire at him. He sustained injuries on his left leg following which he was […]

Kandhamal: A woman Maoist cadre was killed and a Special Operations Group (SOG) Jawan injured in an exchange of fire in a forest near Badakhama in Kandhamal district on Sunday. The deceased was a member of Kalahandi Kandhamal Boudh Nayagarh (KKBN) division of outlawed CPI (Maoist) organization. The police recovered a .303 rifle and 13 […]

Cuttack: Further intensifying its crackdown on anti-socials ahead of the festive season, Commissionerate Police on Tuesday nabbed dreaded criminal Sk Rahul in an encounter in Cuttack. Sk Rahul aka Sabir (21) of Dargha Bazar was arrested this evening after a brief encounter near Chahata area in Cuttack. According to sources, Rahul works for Md Shakil […]

Malkangiri: Body of slain Maoist leader Chinnabai, killed in a recent police-naxal encounter, was handed over to his family today after completion of necessary formalities. The family of Chinnabai that hails from Andhra Pradesh had met the Malkangiri SP today to collect his body after which they were asked for identification of the same. The […]

Sundergarh: An exchange of fire took place between security forces and Maoists inside Lunga forest under Mahulapada police limits in Sundergarh district here on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of state police officials and special operations group (SOG) jawans led by Rourkela Superintendant of Police Anirudh Singh conducted raids inside the forest […]

Ganjam: Police on Sunday arrested a criminal after a brief encounter near a cashew forest at Bhaliapali under Soroda block in the district. Sources said, the accused, Lambu Tarini, was nabbed following a joint operation by Soroda and Gangapur police. Acting on a tip-off, a team of police intercepted Tarini and two of his accomplices […]

Rayagada: A Maoist camp has  reportedly been destroyed by security forces in Ambadala forests on Rayagada-Kandhamal border. The incident happened during a joint combing operation by jawans, District Voluntary Forces (DVF) and police late on Thursday night. Sources said, the maoist camp was destroyed following a fierce exchange of fire between security forces and the […]

Puri: Continuing its crackdown on anti-social elements, Puri police on Friday nabbed a dreaded criminal Rabi Pradhan alias Aba following an encounter near Kadua bridge under Gop police limits. It is the second shootout to be reported in the past one week as earlier Gora Mallick was arrested after a similar encounter near Delanga on […]

Cuttack: A notorious criminal was injured in an exchange of fire between him and police here at Hadipatha area in the city late last night. Critically injured Shaikh Babu was admitted to hospital, said Cuttack DCP Sanjeev Arora. “We were tipped-off about the hideout of Sheikh at Hadiapatha in the city and accordingly we carried […]

Malkangiri: A woman Maoist, who was injured in the recent encounter in the cut off areas in Malkangiri district, surrendered before the police today. The Maoist identified as Dhanmati Bhaja of Dabuguda village in the district surrendered before the Malkangiri SP. She was working for Kudumulugumma committee. Earlier on October 31, a woman Maoist cadre […]

Bhopal: All the eight terrorists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who escaped from Bhopal Central Jail were killed in a gunfight on the outskirts of the city, police said on Monday. “All eight SIMI terrorists were killed in an encounter near Manikhedi Pathar village,” a senior police officer said. “We located […]

Malkangiri: Odisha Police on Sunday buried bodies of 12 unidentified Maoists who were killed in an encounter at Bhejing forest under Panasput gram panchayat in the district on October 24. Besides, the police handed over 16 bodies of the ultras to their family members and returned two bodies to Andhra Pradesh police. Muna, son of […]