Tag: Puri Firing

While police have launched an investigation to unravel the reason behind the firing, father of the accused has attributed the shootout to love affair. 

Puri: Puri police has detained three persons in connection with the firing at Patanaikia chhak on Puri-Bhubaneswar National Highway on June 10, which left a man dead and a woman grievously injured.

Puri: In a bizarre twist to incident of firing by miscreants initially suspected to be chain snatchers leading to the death of a man and injuries to a woman accompanying him at Patanaikia square on Puri-Bhubaneswar National Highway yesterday, the police today detained three persons, including the woman’s husband and son for interrogation in the case.

Puri: Police have nabbed notorious criminal Rashmi Ranjan Panda alias Gundu Panda after an encounter near Siddhamahabir area of Puri in the wee hours today. A special team of police chased and injured Gundu by shooting bullets on both his legs during an exchange of fire. Later, he was admitted to Puri district headquarters hospital. […]

Puri: The owner of a petrol filling station is fighting for his life after sustaining critical bullet injuries following firing by some unidentified miscreants in Sakhigopal area of the district last night. Srikanta Rath, owner of Sujata Filling Station located at Rameswar Chhak on Alagum road in Sakhigopal, sustained gunshot wounds on his stomach and […]

Puri: Tension erupted in the pilgrim city on Tuesday after two unidentified bike-borne miscreants allegedly opened fire at a student of Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya here during a loot bid. Injured Janmajeya Mantry, a second year student of the college, was rushed to hospital for treatment. While Mantry was heading towards Heragohari Street in the evening, […]