Tag: Special Task Force

Bhubaneswar: Apart from a well organised crime syndicate, arrested gangster Syed Usman Ali alias Tito was also behind a major illegal cattle trafficking racket that has its roots spread to Bangladesh, revealed senior officials of the special task force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch. The links were exposed after the STF arrested gangster Tito’s […]

Bhopal: Death of one more person connected with Vyapam scam came to light as the Special Task Force probing the scam presented the death certificate of one of the accused-turned-witness to a court here. Sanjay Yadav of Balia district in Uttar Pradesh was accused of getting three people from Hamirpur fraudulently recruited as constables in […]

Bhubaneswar: After recovering two antique ‘Astadhatu’ idols, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch has now got some vital leads regarding the inter-State idol theft and trafficking racket having links to Nepal. This was revealed during verification of the mobile phone of the accused Sayed Zilnoor, who was arrested from Jadupur area on […]

Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata police seized huge quantity of explosive substances from a goods vehicle in Chitpur area in the city and arrested two youths of Odisha in connection with the incident in the wee hours of Saturday. The arrested persons have been identified as Indrajit Bhui of Melak village and […]

Balasore: A Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police today arrested one dealer Sukant Sahu from Basta area of Balasore district in Odisha in connection with the seizure of 1000 kg of explosive materials on March 10. Sources said both Kolkata and Odisha Police are conducting a coordinated investigation to find out the actual reason […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today cautioned officers for allegedly threatening political leaders by asking them to depose before the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch. Around four-five non-Odia officers are hatching conspiracy in the State, alleged Pradhan adding that political leaders are being threatened at the STF office. During the ‘Mishrana Parva’ […]

Deogarh: Raising serious concerns over the rampant smuggling of leopard skin in Odisha, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has decided to take stringent action against the illegal trade. Close on the heels of Crime Branch action against leopard skin smuggling rackets in the State, NTCA Chief, Anup Nayak during a telephonic conversation with OTV […]

Keonjhar: Taking serious note of media reports on rampant smuggling of leopard skins in the State, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has slapped a notice to the Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW) of Odisha seeking factual status of steps taken for protection of leopards and action-taken over reports of smuggling. Based on a news article […]

Kolkata: The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police has arrested four members of banned terror outfit Neo-JMB (Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh), including three Bangladeshi nationals from Kolkata, an officer said on Tuesday. Based on prior information, the STF officers arrested two Bangladeshi Nationals from the vicinity of Sealdah Railway Station parking lot. “Md. Jia-ur-Rahman, 44, and Mamon-ur-Rashid, […]

Bhubaneswar: While continuing its probe into the leopard skin racket which was recently busted in Deogarh, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch today arrested four more persons taking the total number of arrests to seven. The accused have been identified as Kalicharan Das, Bhagirathi Nayak, Pitambar Khatia alias Pandit and Netranand Kisan […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch today arrested two more personsin connection with the leopard skin racket which was recently busted in Deogarh. The arrested persons have been identified as RashmiRanjan Swain, a warder of Rourkela jail and LikulaSahoo, a constable of IRB Battalion. During interrogation, the STF found that the […]

Khurda: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch detained a kingpin of stone mining mafia from Bolagarh area late last night. Later, the accused, Nitu Mansingh, was handed over to Khurda police for further investigation. Acting on a tip-off, the STF intercepted a vehicle in Bolagarh area and caught hold of Mansingh against […]

Bhubaneswar: Easy money has been luring gangsters into illegal stone mining in Khurda. Be it gangster Tito or Bikram Mallick, links of several other criminals have been traced in the rampant illegal stone mining which has now emerged as a major concern. In a startling revelation in connection with Khurda stone mining racket, it has […]

Khurda: A day after the Special Task Force of Odisha Crime branch arrested astone mining mafia leader Nitu Mansingh, another member and mastermind of brown sugar trade, Subhranshu Parida alias Chhota surrendered before Khurda district court on Tuesday. According to sources, Chhota, was involved in brown sugar trading in Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Jajpur and Puri. He […]

Khurda: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids at more than 100 illegal stone crusher units in several places in Khurda and sealed at least 15 abandoned units. In a massive operation against illegal stone mining, 10 teams of the STF today conducted raids on 120 stone crusher […]