Tag: Jharpada Jail

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) asked the Additional Director General (ADG), Police to take immediate steps to restrain 12 Maoists from fasting inside Jharpada Circle Jail in Bhubaneswar and Bhanjanagar Sub Jail, ADG Arun Ray on Sunday visited Jharapada jail to hold discussions with the Maoists on a hunger strike. […]

The Chief Warder of Jharpada special jail was suspended following the seizure of cannabis, mobile phones and other incriminating articles from prison cells on Saturday.

Gopalpur MLA Pradeep Panigrahi and Retired IFS officer Abhay Kant Pathak, both lodged at Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar, test positive for COVID19 on Friday. The duo has been isolated and initial treatment has begun, informed sources.

The violation of Covid guidelines by the prisoners came to light after some video clips showing their group dance and song programme went viral on social media platforms, exposing the callousness of the jail authorities to the present danger.

Bhubaneswar: Suspended IAS officer Bijay Ketan Upadhyay was sent to Jharpada jail after the end of his Vigilance remand today. As per reports, Upadhyay, who was caught by the state vigilance department on charges of taking bribe of Rs 1 Lakh for passing a bill, was taken on remand on December 31, 2019 after rejection […]

Bhubaneswar: Pradeep Sethi, the prime accused in the multi-crore Artha Tatwa chit fund scam, attempted to commit suicide again in Jharpada jail in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday. Sethi, who has been lodged in the high-security prison since May, 2013 following his arrest, tried to strangulate himself with an electric wire of an inverter inside a toilet […]

Bhubaneswar: Within a day after a youth was arrested and subsequently lodged in Jharpara Jail in Bhubaneswar, he was hospitalised after his health condition deteriorated on Thursday. According to reports, the youth was arrested along with his father and brother by the Khandagiri Police yesterday. They were produced in a court and later sent to […]

Bhubaneswar: Gopalpur MLA and expelled BJD leader Pradeep Panigrahi was sent to a 14-day Judicial Custody on Thursday after his bail plea was rejected by the Bhubaneswar SDJM court. He will be lodged at Jharpada jail. The Crime Branch had produced him before the court this evening. As per reports, the counsel appearing for the […]