Tag: Police Encounter

Bhubaneswar: Notorious criminal Sajjan Khan aka Patu sustained bullet injuries on his leg in a police encounter at Khandagiri area late on Wednesday night. According to police sources, a special team of Commissionerate Police found Khan from Khandagiri area. When they tried to nab him, Khan opened three rounds of bullet at the police team. […]

Hyderabad: At least 12 Maoists were killed in a gunfight with police in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalapally district on Friday, police said. A police constable of elite anti-Maoist force Greyhounds was killed and three others were also injured. The exchange of fire occurred in the forests near Venkatapuram village on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border. Some top leaders of the […]

Berhampur: A wanted criminal Mohan Rao and two police officials of Sadar police limits were injured during an exchange of fire between them in Berhampur on Friday night. Rao was involved in several organised crimes and 17 cases are pending against him at various police stations. A pistol has been recovered from Rao’s possession. According […]

Raipur:  A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Wednesday, a senior police official said. A cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), frequently used by Naxals to target security personnel, was also recovered from the encounter spot, he said. The skirmish took place around 9 am near Tarrem […]

Raipur: Eight Naxals and two police personnel were killed in an encounter between ultras and security men in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. The gunbattle took place at a forest in Kistaram area bordering Telangana, around 500 km from here, when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Sukma’s […]

Ganjam: Continuing its crackdown on anti-social elements, Police today arrested hardcore dacoit Benu Barik after an encounter near Ramapada forest under Buguda police limits of the district. According to sources, police recieved an input that Benu and his associate were moving on a bike towards Ramapada forest early morning today. A special team of Buguda […]

Berhampur: Two dreaded criminals were arrested following a police encounter in Chamakhandi of Ganjam district late last night. As per reports, the two criminals, identified as Manoj Sahu and Biswajit Barik were injured during the encounter and later admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital. Acting on a tip-off on the movement of the criminals, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Khurda police nabbed dreaded criminal Firoz Khan after an encounter late last night. Firoz who has a history of criminal activities had been in the hit list of the police for quite some time now, informed sources. Following a tip off, a special team of the district police with Balugaon and Khurda SDPO […]

Bolangir: Operation All-out, a special drive launched by Bolangir Police against criminals has now received appreciation from people after two hardcore criminals were nabbed in quick succession of encounters. Besides, the cops were also successful in nabbing 10 more criminals during the special drive. It is pertinent to mention here that Bolangir Police had to […]

Berhampur: Notorious criminal Mohammad Imran alias Imu, the prime accused in series bomb explosions at Bhanjanagar market on February 7, was nabbed by police after an encounter near Gandisula chhak here today. During the encounter, three police personnel also sustained injuries and were rushed to hospital. Acting on an intelligence input about the movement of […]

Kendrapara: Continuing its crackdown on anti-socials, Kendrapara police today nabbed dreaded criminal and sharp shooter Bijay Nayak after an exchange of fire near Kajala area of the district. This is the fourth such encounter by police in last two months in the district. Acting on a tip-off about Bijay’s return to his ancestral house at […]

Kendrapara: Notorious criminal, Sheikh Nadeem was nabbed after an encounter with the police near Arjunpur under Patkura Police limits of Kendrapara district in the wee hours of Saturday. Nadeem sustained bullet injuries on his left leg and has been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack from Kendrapara District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). Police […]

Berhampur: After a brief lull, the Ganjam district police, in yet another breakthrough managed to arrest dreaded criminal Manoj Swain following an encounter in Khallikote in the wee hours today. Acting on tip-off about the presence of Manoj near Narayani Temple, a team of Khallikote Police conducted a raid at around 4AM today and arrested […]

Jeypore: Notorious inter-state ganja smuggler Kabul Khara was arrested following an encounter with Jeypore Police in Koraput district early this morning. Sources said, a special team of police reportedly raided Hatisala Chowk area around 4.30 AM today after getting information about the movement of Khara. However, after finding police on the spot, Khara fired two […]

Rourkela: In a major success for the district police, notorious criminal Sunil Majhi who is wanted in as many as 15 different criminal cases has been nabbed after an encounter near Siudi in Lathikata area. According to sources, the district police mobilized a special team to catch Sunil after receiving an input about his presence […]