Crime

Bhubaneswar: In a significant boost to anti-Maoist efforts, the District Voluntary Force (DVF) of Malkangiri Police recovered a substantial cache of arms, explosives, communication equipment, and other materials from a hidden Maoist dump…
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Sambalpur: The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday unearthed multi-storey buildings, over a dozen prime plots of land, and a fleet of vehicles during simultaneous raids on properties linked to Padmalochan Nayak, the Executive Engineer of CADA,…
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Baripada: A man allegedly died by suicide in an abandoned building situated near Kuliana police station in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district amid allegations of police negligence over his stolen vehicle. The man, identified as Deepak Kumar…
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Rayagada: Odisha Police on Sunday ordered the Rayagada mob attack to be included in the ‘Red Flag’ category in view of the importance and sensitivity of the incident. Director General of Police (DGP) Y B Khurania also directed the Crime…
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Sonepur: Unidentified miscreants targeted the residence of BJD leader and Binika block chairperson, Diptirekha Nanda at Singhijuba in Sonepur district, firing at least 25 rounds of bullets before fleeing the spot. The incident occurred…
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Jayapur: Odisha Vigilance on Saturday arrested Satyanarayan Sethy, assistant executive engineer of Kotpad block in Koraput district, for allegedly amassing assets far beyond his known sources of income. He is set to be produced before the…
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Rayagada: Police have arrested 16 people in connection with an alleged vigilante violence fuelled by misinformation in which a young woman from Delhi and her male colleague from Gujarat were brutally assaulted by a mob in Odisha’s Rayagada…
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Puri: The district police have arrested 11 fake Gumastas (shrine agents/touts) over the last five days for allegedly extorting money from people under the pretext of arranging hassle-free special darshan of the sibling deities at Shree…
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Bhubaneswar: Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M has formally requested the Director General and Inspector General of Police, CID-Crime Branch, to transfer the investigation of a leopard skin smuggling case to the specialised Wildlife Crime…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Vigilance sleuths on Friday recovered one 2-BHK flat, two farmhouses spanning over 14 acres, 32 valuable plots, 300 grams of gold jewellery, and Rs 5.48 lakh in cash during searches on properties linked to Assistant…
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