Crime

Cuttack: In a major security lapse, two hardcore undertrial prisoners escaped from Choudwar Circle Jail by scaling the boundary wall in Odisha’s Cuttack district, officials said on Friday. The two, who hail from Bihar, reportedly took…
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Bhubaneswar: The Additional Block Development Officer (ABDO) of Bant in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, Debiprasad Jena, allegedly hacked his wife to death on Friday over domestic discord. The deceased has been identified as Sudeshna Jena. …
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Bhubaneswar: The murder case of Kalahandi school teacher and principal Mamita Meher is again in the spotlight after her parents demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe following new developments in the case. Meher’s…
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Berhampur: In a major crackdown during the festive season, police unearthed a gambling den and arrested 17 persons indulging in these illegal activities in Odisha’s Berhampur city. Sources Bada Bazar police raided a house at Laxmi…
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Bhadrak: A man was arrested from a hotel near Nalanga Chhak in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was arrested on Friday for allegedly impersonating Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP). The accused, identified as Rahul Singh Ranawat from…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Tuesday apprehended Mahakalapada Tehsildar Siba Mallick, while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 for removing illegal structures from a government land. According to a Vigilance release, the OAS…
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Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Monday arrested Soumya Ranjan Kheti, former Principal of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya (OAV) at Binika in Sonepur district, for allegedly embezzling government money to the tune of Rs 55,02,610. A Vigilance…
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Bhubaneswar: The Twin City Commissionerate Police has arrested four persons in connection with the death of a taxi driver, whose body was found at Chandaka-Baranga Road near Daruthenga on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on September 20 The…
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Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Dillip Kumar Nayak in connection with a cheating and forgery case involving over Rs 12.42 crore. Sources said Nayak, a resident of…
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Bhubaneswar: In a major twist to the sensational murder case of woman traffic constable Shubhamitra, the investigation has been elevated to the ‘Red Flag’ category, further tightening the net around prime accused Deepak Raut. Crime…
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