Cuttack: Police officials on duty were attacked by villagers while they were conducting raids at Nuapada village under Sadar police limits to crack down on liquor mafias on Saturday night. Two officials injured in the attack have been admitted to hospital. Sub-inspector Krupasindhu Barala and assistant sub-inspector Ashok Patra were in civil dress while conducting […]
Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Monday said it will probe why a lady police officer went to the house of Pankaj Mahakud, son of Champua legislator Sanatan Makhakud, to record his statement in connection with a torture case filed by woman claiming to be Pankaj’s wife. A few days back, lady police officer Bijayini Malla […]
Cuttack: In an attempt curb the rising cyber crimes in the state, a special training programme for police officials will be held at the headquarters of State Crime Branch here today. According to sources, the police officials will be given training on hacking, crimes related to social media, online fraud, fraud through phone calls. Besides, […]
Bhubaneswar: Even as the hunger strike launched by top Maoist leader Azad entered the sixth day on Monday, his lawyer claimed a conspiracy was hatched by the Odisha police and its Andhra Pradesh counterpart to put Azad behind bars for a long period. “We have filed a criminal case against the police, who said that […]
Berhampur: Berhampur police on Saturday registered one more case of land grab against former Sanakhemundi Congress MLA Ramesh Jena. Talking to media persons, Berhampur SP Ashish Singh said the police has registered a new case (No 54/16) relating to a land garb. “Along with Ramesh Jena, police has registered cases against R Murali Mohan, corporator […]
Puri: Kumbharapada police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly duping lakhs of rupees by identifying himself as a CBI official. The accused has been identified as Rashmi Ranjan Das. According to sources, Das has duped people worth lakhs of rupees after promising them jobs and helping them with some works at the tehsildar office […]
Bhubaneswar: In a major twist to the tale of rescued of Kyrgyzstan sex worker, the lady on Tuesday attempted to hurt herself with blades. According to sources, the sex worker tried to hurt herself by keeping two blades inside her mouth. However all her efforts went in vein after the Ruchika officials seized the two […]
Berhampur: Police on Sunday took Santosh Behera on a five-day remand for further interrogation for his alleged link with former Congress MLA Ramesh Jena. According to police sources, Behera will be interrogated about the illegal gun trade during the remand period. Police had prayed the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court to take Behera on […]
Berhampur: Arrested ex-Congress MLA from Sanakhemundi Ramesh Jena was produced before the Aska Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) here on Wednesday in connection with a tender fixing case. According to sources, police prayed the court to take Jena on five-day remand for further interrogation. The ex-legislator was implicated in a tender fixing case filed against […]
Cuttack: Exactly twenty two days after seizing a Scorpio vehicle registered in the name of Bhola Bhagat from here, the Commissionerate police on Tuesday confirmed that the vehicle was used to transport the bodies of Om and Dipu, the erstwhile henchmen of gangster brothers Sushant and Sunil Dhalasamanta. This confirmation from the investigating officials came […]
Berhampur: Arrested former Congress MLA Ramesh Jena will be produced before the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court here on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in illegal guthka business, both in Vizag and in the Silk City. According to sources, police is likely to pray to the court to take Jena on a fresh remand […]
Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, the Commissionerate Police on Saturday arrested Bhola Bhagat, a close associate of gangster brothers Sushant and Sushil Dhalasamanta from Kanpur. Informing the media about the arrest here this evening, Police Commissioner YB Khurania said; “We tracked him down (Bhagat) while he was moving from Howrah to Kanpur in a train,” […]
Berhampur: More skeletons are tumbling out of the closets of former Congress MLA Ramesh Jena in connection with his criminal activities in and around the silk city. On Friday, city police registered a case against the ex-Sanakhemundi legislator and five others, including his father, for their alleged involvement in guthka business, both in Vizag and […]
Bhubaneswar: Mahila police here on Friday sent a notice to Pankaj Mahakud, son of independent MLA from Champua Sanatan Mahakud, asking him to record his statement in connection with a torture case filed by a lady claiming to be his wife. Pankaj has been asked by the police to appear physically and record his statement […]
Cuttack: It was a busy day for the Commissionerate police on Saturday. In the morning, they arrested Subas Behera, an aide of D brothers – Sushil and Sushat Dhalasamanta – from Kalyani Nagar area. In the evening, they interrogated Sambit Behera, an office bearer of Cuttack Nagar Yuvak Sangh for his suspected links with the […]