Tag: Murder

Bhubaneswar: While one succumbed, the other managed to survive not knowing whether she will be able to speak again or not. This is the tale of two minor girls who have gone on to bear the debilitating consequences of gender violence. The minor girl, who was set on fire by two youths for protesting eve-teasing […]

Pallahara: Police arrested two persons in connection with murder of Bandhabhoi Girls’ High School lady teacher Muni Soy and forwarded them to court today. The two arrested were Jagannath Dhibar and Tapan Pendoi. Sources said they killed the teacher due to past rivalry. Sources said main accused Jagannath Dhibar’s sister had love relationship with the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police would launch a special drive to curb drug peddling and illegal firearms trade in the state capital. Apart from this emphasis would be given traffic control and protection to women and senior citizens, said Police Commissioner YB Khurania today. Giving a detailed account of the annual crime rate in the twin […]

Puri: Police have detained 5 persons in connection with the murder of a lodge owner in Puri. Notably, Chandan Behera was murdered on the lodge premises situated under Sea Beach Police limits yesterday. Chandan was attacked by 2 miscreants while entering the lodge premises on a scooter along with his friend Krushna Chandra Pradhan. The […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bizarre incident, a man was arrested by the Khandagiri Police for beating his wife to death in a house situated in the Dumduma Housing Board Colony here today. Though the motive behind the murder is not known yet, a family quarrel is suspected to be the cause of the crime committed by […]

Jajpur: In a shocking incident, a man committed suicide after killing his wife at Jhikiria village under Binjharpur police station in the district on Friday morning. According to sources, the accused identified as Goura Mallick took the extreme step over family feud. Mallick first killed his wife Jharana by slitting her throat with a chopper […]

Pallahara (Angul): 17 days since going missing, the decomposed body of the lady teacher of Bandhabhuin Girls’ High School in Jamardiha village was recovered today. The deceased Muni Sae’s (33) body was recovered from brick stack on the riverbed near Atanaka village. Four days earlier, the local police had seized an Activa scooter, shoes, vanity […]

Berhampur: A peon of a gram panchayat at K.Nuagaon in Odisha’s Ganjam district was hacked to death by miscreants, police said today. The body was identified as Trinath Patra(58) and it was recovered from a canal at the outskirts of the village, police said. Trinath along with his son Shankar was sleeping in the panchayat […]

Bhubaneswar: The Paradip Police today put the scheduled remand of industrialist Mahima Mishra on hold on health grounds. Mishra and his aide Basant Bal were scheduled to be taken on a four-day police remand from today for interrogation into the murder of Seaways shipping company manager Mahendra Swain. Earlier on Thursday, Mishra was taken back […]

Bhubaneswar: Deceased Rishi Mohanty’s friend, who had claimed yesterday there is a ‘link’ between the sex clip and the death of Rishi, on Monday said that his life is at risk. He had revealed to media that his friend’s death is ‘directly’ linked to the video which was uploaded by a news website and got […]

Bhubaneswar: Police on Friday arrested one Susant Sethy, another accused in the sensational murder of Mahendra Swain, the general manager of Seaways Shipping and Logistics Private Limited (SSPL), from New Delhi. Jagatsingpur SP Jaynarayan Pankaj informed this to media today afternoon. “Susant was arrested from New Delhi airport. He is being brought to Odihsa on […]

Bhubaneswar: In a twist to the controversy surrounding city Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena for his alleged involvement in the sex scandal video clip and murder of engineering student Asutosh Mohanty alias Rishi, family members of the deceased today demanded re-investigation of the murder case. Besides, the mother of Rishi demanded an inquiry into the links […]

Koraput: A top Maoist leader with Rs 20 lakh bounty on his head was found dead in Uparakanti hill under Semiliguda police limits in Korapurt district on Thursday evening. The deceased has been identified as T. Anil Kumar aka Chandu, a resident of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, Chandu, who was working for special […]

Baripada: A couple was crushed to death with a stone at Changu Sahi under Raruan Police limits of Mayurbhanj district today. The deceased have been identified as Madhu Kala and his wife Somabari Kala. The couple is survived by three small daughters and a son. The bodies were discovered by villagers today from a field […]

Bhubaneswar: Police raided the houses of industrialist Mahimananda Mishra at Baramunda here and Paradip simultaneously in the morning on Wednesday in connection with the murder of General Manager of Seaways Shipping and Logistics Private Limited (SSPL) Police were tipped off about the presence of Mishra in Bhubaneswar. “Ä team of police from Paradip searched his […]