Crime

Bhadrak: The body of an unidentified woman, suspected to have been murdered, was found on the banks of a river in Tihidi area of Odisha’s Bhadrak district on Friday. According to preliminary information, locals spotted the body lying on…
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Deogarh: Tension gripped Dudhianali village under Tileibani block in Deogarh district on Thursday after angry residents tied three workers of electricity department to a pole, demanding swift restoration of power supply disrupted for four…
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Bhubaneswar: In a swift disciplinary action, DGP YB Khurania has placed Sandhyarani Jena, inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Talchua Marine Police Station in Kendrapada district, under immediate suspension. The suspension order, issued by the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday apprehended another key accused in the May 7 Balianta mob lynching case, taking the total number of arrests to 17. According to Crime Branch DIG B Gangadhar, Ashok Jena alias Geda (45), a…
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Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha arrested two bank officials in connection with a major gold loan fraud amounting to Rs 5.21 crore. The accused were identified as Chandan Kumar Mahala and Debendra Niranjan Sahu.…
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Cuttack: A court in Odisha’s Cuttack acquitted terror accused Abdur Rehman in a case related to his alleged links with terror outfit Al-Qaeda citing lack of adequate evidence. The court of the District and Sessions Judge, Cuttack,…
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Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested the main accused in the daylight brutal murder of a GRP constable at Balianta on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar around three weeks ago. With this, the total number of…
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Jharsuguda: The district police on Tuesday busted an IPL betting racket and arrested eight persons including a key bookie from two places during surprise raids at Jagannath Colony and Rampur Hilltop Officers Colony under Brajrajnagar…
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Bhubaneswar: With Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania set to retire on August 31, the Odisha government has initiated the process of selecting his successor. The State government has forwarded a list of 11 senior IPS officers to…
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Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Dayal Gangwar was transferred and posted as OSD in the Home department on Monday, even as questions continue to swirl around the lynching of GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain and allegations linking the…
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