Tag: Suicide

Surat/Bhubaneswar: A woman from Ganjam district of Odisha allegedly committed suicide today in Surat, Gujarat. The deceased has been identified as Rinku Patra, who was running a beauty parlour in Surat. The reason behind her death is yet to be ascertained. Colleagues of the deceased informed that after Rinku didn’t respond to calls regarding some […]

Bargarh: A farmer, on agitation before the Bargarh District Collectorate today attempted suicide by consuming poison. The incident occurred when hundreds of farmers including the victim – Akur Bishi of Kanbar village under Barpali block were  staging an agitation demanding compensation for crop loss. Alleging that paddy crop in many areas of the block has […]

Malkangiri: In a heart wrenching incident, charred remains of three sisters were recovered from their burning house in Malkangiri district today. Locals informed the police after they spotted flames coming out of the house. Fire tenders that rushed to the spot to douse the flames informed that door of the house was locked from inside […]

Bhubaneswar: Even though six months have passed since the minor girl of Kunduli alleged gang rape by four persons in uniform and two-and-a-half months have elapsed since her tragic suicide, the investigating agencies probing the matter are still clueless. The family of the victim claimed that they are losing all hope given the tardy pace […]

Bolangir: Mystery shrouds the death of a woman and her two children whose bodies were recovered from their house at Kapani village under Belapada block of Bolangir district on Monday. The deceased have been identified as as Sunita Rana, seven-year-old Lisa and two-year-old Lokesh. According to reports, bodies of Sunita and her two children were […]

Bargarh:  A farmer of Nuapalli village under Gaisilet block in Bargarh district allegedly committed suicide today by consuming poison. The deceased identified as Khemsagar Biswal had borrowed lakhs of rupees from private money lenders to marry off his daughter. However, he failed to repay the amount due to massive crop failure for the last three […]

Bhubaneswar: Alleging sheer negligence in the investigation of Kunduli gang rape and suicide case, the Congress party is all set to corner Odisha government by launching a state-wide agitation in a phased manner from tomorrow. At a press meet in Bhubaneswar, Congress MLA and party’s Dalit cell chief Krushna Sagaria on Sunday informed that the […]

Jeypore: A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday returned to Vishakhapatnam after completing its probe into Kunduli gang rape and suicide case. The final probe report will be submitted by the team at the NHRC headquarters office in New Delhi soon. The team led by NHRC DSP Rabi Singh had carried […]

Sambalpur: Protesting the death of a man in police custody at Ainthapali police station in Sambalpur district late Thursday night, locals today wreaked havoc and ransacked the station premises. Property worth lakhs of rupees have been damaged during the incident, however fire personnel could not reach the spot due to road blockade by the local […]

Jajpur: A farmer of Kantigadia village under Dharmashala police station in Jajpur district allegedly committed suicide today by hanging himself with a rope inside an under-construction house. Family sources said 41-year old Subodh Das, was allegedly mired in debt and was under mental duress. He had reportedly cultivated paddy in five acres of land which […]

Bhubaneswar: A three-member central team of BJP will visit Kunduli in Koraput district tomorrow for an on-the-spot investigation into the alleged gang rape and suicide of the minor girl. The party had earlier formed the team with BJP National General Secretary and former MP Saroj Pandey as its head. The panel will have other members […]

Berhampur: In a bizarre incident, body of a girl was found hanging from a mango tree on the road side in Bn Pur village under Purushottampur police limits of Ganjam district Thursday morning. Locals spotted the body hanging from a mango tree this morning following which they informed police about the incident. However, sources said […]

Khurda: The  main accused in connection with the rape and suicide of a minor girl at Suanpadia in Banapur of Khurda district was arrested along with his brother today. The duo has been identified as Nimai Palei and Kedar Palei. The move comes after some locals blocked the Banapur main road yesterday alleging police inaction […]

Malkangiri: One of the 12 Maoists, who were arrested yesterday by Malkangiri police, was found hanging today inside a bathroom on premises of the SP office today. He was identified as Soma Kabasi of Jandraguda village. Malkangiri SP Jagmohan Meena informed while the police was taking the 12 Maoists to a court, Kabasi sought permission […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police today recorded the statements of the parents of DAV School of Business Management (DSBM) student Tanya Banerjee, who allegedly committed suicide in the college hostel recently. The statement of Tanya’s mother was recorded at the Capital Police Station today. Her mother alleged that physical and mental torture inflicted by a few […]