Crime

Berhampur: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday recovered an almirah stuffed with cash estimated at over Rs 2 crore during simultaneous searches at more than 20 locations in Odisha’s Ganjam district as part of an ongoing probe into…
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Sundargarh: Internet services were suspended in Odisha’s Sundargarh for 24 hours after a violent group clash left 12 people injured in the town on Thursday. Acting swiftly to maintain peace and prevent any further escalation, the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police busted a interstate cyber fraud gang with the arrest of its 12 members on Sunday. A large cache of electronic devices including nearly 60 mobile phones and two laptops, gift cards, lottery cards…
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Bhubaneswar: In a significant enforcement action to protect Odisha’s fragile marine ecosystem, the forest department has arrested seven fishermen for engaging in illegal fishing activities inside the Gahiramatha Marine Sanctuary in…
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Balangir: A man from Odisha’s Balangir district alleged on Saturday that his daughter was trafficked and sold in Dubai, appealing to the government for urgent intervention to rescue her. The father of 35-year-old Hasta Bishi, a resident…
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Bhubaneswar: In an unfortunate incident, a cab driver abandoned a foreign returnee on the roadside last night and fled with his valuables in Bhubaneswar. The accused cab driver identified as Naga (aka Nageswar) Paramanik, was arrested on…
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Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissionerate Police and Crime Branch (CB) will jointly probe the bomb threats at district-level courts in Sambalpur, Cuttack, and Deogarh, said Commissioner of Police Dr. S. Devdatta Singh on Thursday. …
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Bargarh: A special POCSO court in Odisha’s Bargarh district has awarded the death penalty to 21-year-old Prashant Bag alias Bariha for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl in November last year. The crime occurred on November 15,…
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Rayagada: In a fresh incident of sexual assault on vulnerable persons, a differently-abled minor girl was allegedly gangraped in Gudari area of Odisha’s Rayagada. As per sources, the shocking incident took place on Monday afternoon,…
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Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha has arrested the prime accused in a massive share trading fraud involving more than Rs 40 crore. The accused, Amit Mandal, son of late Murali Mandal of Bankura district, West Bengal,…
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