Crime

Kataka: The Orissa High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application of Bidyabharati Panda, wife of deceased Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, in connection with his death in 2021, increasing…
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Bhubaneswar: Laxmisagar Police has arrested a local youth political leader on charges of sexually assaulting a young woman at an OYO hotel in Bomikhal area of the city after enticing her with various promises. The arrested suspect has…
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Kendrapada: In a shocking incident, the body of a college student who had been missing since Thursday night was recovered from an abandoned pond in Mahakalapada block of Odisha's Kendrapada district today. The corpse was found in a pond…
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Jayapur: In a crackdown on the illegal storage and sale of firecrackers ahead of Diwali, Jayapur (formerly Jeypore) Town Police seized 22 large boxes of explosive firecrackers, estimated to be worth around Rs 3 lakh, from a residential…
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Bhubaneswar: The police in Odisha’s Baleshwar district have intensified their investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in Jaleswar area. The girl reportedly went missing from her locality six days ago. Her body was…
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Kataka: The Orissa High Court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bidya Bharati Panda, wife of deceased Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Soumya Ranjan Mohapatra, while hearing her anticipatory bail plea. The…
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Baleshwar: Three persons were arrested by the police in connection with an alleged cyber fraud involving over Rs 2.5 crore in Odisha’s Baleshwar district. The accused persons have been identified as Basanta Kumar Jena and Jharana Jena…
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Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has reportedly seized marijuana worth around Rs 3 crore at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar and detained three passengers on suspicion of smuggling the…
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Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs officials have seized 5.291 kg of hydroponic cannabis, estimated to be worth around Rs 1.85 crore in the international market, from four passengers arriving from…
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Bhubaneswar: In a late-night crackdown, Odisha Vigilance sleuths intercepted Prasanjit Das, Superintending Engineer of the Mahanadi Northern Division, Jagatpur, Katak and seized unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 21.88 lakh. Acting on a…
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