Crime

Sambalpur: Police in Sambalpur on Friday arrested two persons linked to a major financial fraud, involving the alleged misappropriation of Rs 3.67 crore from the Odisha Excise Department. The arrests were made following a complaint…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police declared success in its anti-Naxal mission as ADG Sanjeeb Panda confirmed that the State has effectively eliminated Maoist threats. He said the mission was challenging but achieved its targets. Speaking…
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Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered 230 corruption cases against government officials and employees between April 2025 and March 2026. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi shared the figures in a written reply in the Assembly on Monday. …
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Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police have arrested two ambulance drivers for alleged gang rape of a woman from West Bengal in Bhubaneswar’s Tamando area. The accused, identified as Bichitra Sahoo and Narayan Swain of Nayagarh, were…
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Bhubaneswar: A minor girl was rescued while wandering the streets of Bhubaneswar in tears and distress on Sunday morning. According to Childline director Benudhar Senapati, the 12-year-old worked as a house help at Kailash Vihar,…
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Balangir: A newly-married woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at a village in Tusura area of Odisha’s Balangir district on Saturday. As per information, the incident took place at Mahipur village under the jurisdiction…
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Puri: A youth was allegedly murdered by unidentified attackers in Puri, sparking tension in the holy town. The young man has been identified as Tapu Nayak, who was a resident of Bali Upara slum at Penthakata area near Dhobakhali in Puri. …
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Bhubaneswar: Cracking a whip on illegal LPG hoarding and black marketing, officials from the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department raided a residential house near Ganesh Mandap in Jharpada here on Wednesday. Around 120 LPG…
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Balasore: Two young men sustained critical gunshot wounds in a late-night firing incident at Arada Bazaar in Balasore district. The victims have been identified as Manoj Sahu and Kartik Prasad, both residents of the nearby Nua Bazaar area…
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Bhubaneswar: A cook of an eatery at Station Road in Patia area of Bhubaneswar was critically injured after his assistant allegedly attacked him with a sharp weapon, slitting his throat during a heated drunken brawl late Monday night. …
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