Tag: Odisha Police

Bhubaneswar: With four more persons having travel history to Kolkata testing positive for COVID-19 in the state, Odisha Police on Wednesday sealed roads along the West Bengal border. The roads were sealed and additional force deployment was made a day after DGP Abhaya visited the border check gates. The travel history of the four COVID-19 […]

Malkangiri: A woman working at a police canteen in Malkangiri died on Monday, four days after she was admitted to the hospital with critical injuries. The woman’s husband, who reportedly found her in critical condition on May 7 and later admitted her to Malkangiri hospital, alleged that she was raped. The woman was admitted for […]

Puri: The Puri district administration has put 30 staff of Kumbharpada police station under institutional quarantine after an arrested accused brought to the police station tested positive for COVID-19. The 30 police personnel including the inspector in-charge (IIC) of the police station have been quarantined at a hotel as a precautionary measure, informed Puri SP […]

Bhubaneswar: Deliver justice to people and provide people-friendly service in the best possible way – Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had directed the State police a couple of years ago. However, allegations of police brutality continue to crop up in the State. In a recent incident, a lady police officer has been accused of brutally […]

Bhubaneswar: With social distancing and use of face masks seem to be the only effective way to keep COVID-19 at bay, Odisha Police is now gearing up to ensure people strictly wear masks whenever they step out of their homes. Any kind of violation will attract strict action as Odisha government has increased penalties for […]

Berhampur: Mutilated body of a woman was recovered from the railway tracks near Gopalpur flyover today. The deceased has been identified as Sushma Pradhan, wife of Anil Kumar Pradhan, who is posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) of Gajapati district. As per reports, Sushma had reportedly left home to visit a temple in the […]

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 […]

Cuttack: A deputy superintendent of police (DSP)-rank officer on Monday tested positive for COVID-19 apart from five other staff of a police station under Athagarh sub-division. Earlier yesterday, the inspector-in-charge of the police station in Athagarh under Cuttack Rural Police District had tested positive for COVID-19. As per sources, the IIC was not well for […]

Kandhamal: Odisha police scored a major success in their anti-Naxal operations during which a total of 5 CPI (Maoist) cadres were gunned down in Kandhamal district on Sunday. A recent statement by the Odisha Police confirmed that for the first time multiple Top Maoist cadres have been eliminated in a single operation. Among them was […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government effected a major reshuffle in IPS cadre on Tuesday. Puri SP Umashankar Dash will now head the police unit in the State Capital city. He has been posted as the Bhubaneswar DCP. Senior IPS of 1988 cadre & Director of Intelligence Satyajit Mohanty has been named as the DG of Fire Services. […]

Bhubaneswar: A constable attached to the accounts section of Commissionerate Police was arrested by Vigilance department on charges of corruption. The accused constable, Suresh Chandra Das was nabbed while accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 from another police official, who is presently working as OAPF at Balipatna Police Station. The complainant Ratnakar Pedenti of Rayagada […]

Bhubaneswar: A group of people reportedly thrashed a cop of Khurda Industrial police outpost for allegedly demanding bribe from commuters in late hours of Friday. According to sources, the policeman was allegedly asking for bribe from commuters at Totapada square. Later, an altercation broke out between him and a few people who opposed the police […]

Berhampur: Even as the epidemic is growing rapidly, the government trusted its citizens to behave responsibly, at least until a vaccine is developed or the coronavirus crisis sees a downward trend. While the message ‘distance yourself from humans, not humanity’ has been loud and clear, people’s response to the pandemic, in fear of getting infected […]

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 […]

Nayagarh: Odisha Police has come under harsh criticism as all the efforts to nab the accused behind the alleged kidnapping and brutal murder of a minor girl in Jadupur village of Nayagarh district have not yet yielded results even after 14 days of the incident. As per reports, frantic search and raids by police in […]