Crime

Bhubaneswar: Senior IPS officer Dayal Gangwar, who had been embroiled in a controversy following the Balianta lynching case over allegedly engaging railway constable 32-year-old Soumya Ranjan Swain for non-official duties, has been placed…
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Phulbani: Security forces uncovered a Maoist arms dump in Kandhamal district, seizing a large cache of weapons and explosives during a search operation in Kotagarh police limits. Acting on intelligence inputs, police teams combed a…
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Sundaragada: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped at Talsara village in Dharuadihi area of the district, and police arrested all three accused within hours in a swift operation. The accused, all residents of Talsara village and…
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Brahmapur: A 66-year-old widow died after consuming pesticide at Chadheyapada village in Beguniapada block of Ganjam district, reportedly due to depression over not receiving her old-age pension for the last three months, family members…
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Bhubaneswar: Mahila police in Bhubaneswar has arrested husband of a woman judge on charges of dowry harassment, and physical & mental torture. A case was registered based on the written complaint submitted by the judge, currently…
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Kendujhar: A criminal, wanted in dozens of cases, was injured during a fierce encounter with Kendujhar Sadar Police in the early hours of Tuesday. The accused, identified as Prabhat Mallik, was on the wanted list of police. He was…
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Bhubaneswar: Bharatpur police has arrested a former veterinary college professor on charges of allegedly harassing a student, seeking sexual favours, and circulating her morphed photographs on social media. The accused has been…
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Jagatsinghpur: A man allegedly killed his 65-year-old father and stepmother over a land dispute at Tertang village under Balikuda police limits here on Sunday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Satyananda Parida (65) and his wife…
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Bhubaneswar: Miscreants allegedly sneaked into the premises of government-run Jayadev Bhawan late on Saturday night, chopped down a valuable 30-year-old sandalwood tree, and made off with the high-value timber estimated to be worth several…
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Bhubaneswar: A shocking case of daylight robbery has come to light in the CRP Square here, where a fraudster allegedly posing as a gas delivery executive robbed an elderly homeowner of cash and gold. The entire act was caught on a nearby…
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