Crime

Balangir: The mystery surrounding the abduction of Balangir businessman has taken a dramatic turn after police revealed that the incident was allegedly linked to a dispute over a rare “Hanuman coin”. The district police on Sunday…
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Puri: The district police has achieved a major breakthrough in the murder of a minor boy in Chilika Lake area of Krushnaprasad on August 11, arresting 18 people, including the alleged prime accused, Ganesh Das. All the arrested persons…
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Bhubaneswar: The Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested a man on charges of cheating a prospective buyer of Rs 3.8 lakh in a Facebook Marketplace vehicle fraud case. The accused has been identified as Suvendra Rout alias…
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Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed in Niladri Vihar area of the capital city on Tuesday after the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) launched a major joint eviction drive. The administration…
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Bhadrak: Police have arrested two siblings for falsely declaring their mother dead in official records to seize her land and house in the district. The accused, identified as 44-year-old Sk Tofek and 34-year-old Sk Mojahid from…
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Bhubaneswar: A Vigilance court in Balangir district on Monday convicted two former officials of the Forest department in a bribery case. The Special Vigilance Court at Balangir convicted Pranab Kumar Mohanty, the former DFO (Kendu Leaf)…
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Malkangiri: Two interstate drug smugglers were arrested by the police in Kandhamala district on Saturday while allegedly transporting ganja in a car wearing Kanwariya outfits. Sources said police seized 60 kg of ganja and the car used…
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Bhadrak: In a shocking case of alleged property fraud, a woman has accused her husband and two sons of declaring her dead in official records and transferring her land and house in their names in Bhadrak district. The incident has been…
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Sundargada: A man was allegedly set on fire after four persons poured petrol on him in Ganighasa village under Lahunipada police limits in Sundargada district on Saturday. The incident, reportedly linked to a land dispute, has caused…
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Bhubaneswar: Police have arrested a realtor on charges of duping a home buyer of Rs 52 lakh on the pretext of providing a duplex at Phulnakhara on the outskirts of the capital city. The Pahala police arrested accused Priyabrata Mohanty…
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