Crime

Mayurbhanj: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch arrested six more persons in connection with the pangolin smuggling case at Ambadiha village under Udala police limits in Mayurbhanj district. The accused, who had been absconding, were nabbed...

Rairangpur: A half-burnt body of a youth was found on the roadside at Dandabosa village under Town Police limits of Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district on Monday. It is suspected that the miscreants killed him and burnt his body to hide...

Bhubaneswar: A team of Bhubaneswar Excise Department and Cuttack Flying Squad jointly conducted raids and arrested two drug peddlers at Kolathia and Baramunda Square in Odisha capital on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Tukuna Das and Prakash Pradhan. Besides...

Bhubaneswar: In a major breakthrough, Nayapalli police with the assistance of the special squad arrested three persons on Monday for their alleged involvement in the burglary at the official residence of IAS Pranabjyoti Nath here last month. Those arrested were...

Gajapati: In a shocking incident, a man allegedly hacked his wife to death with an axe at Khirasingh village under Mohana police limits in Gajapati district on Monday. On being informed, police reached the spot and seized the body for...

Bargarh: The Bijepur police cracked the Bargarh murderous attack, in which a woman had died, with the arrest of five persons on Sunday. According to the preliminary investigation, Khirod Meher (50) was the target but his wife Jayshree (43) got killed...

Khurda: A youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances at NISER Square near Jatni in Khurda district on Sunday morning. He has been identified as Rabinda Nayak, a native of  Delang in Puri. According to the sources, the deceased was an ex-Panchayat...

Bhubaneswar: A gang of four hardcore inter-district dacoits mostly from Jajpur and Ganjam area who are involved in many cases of Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Bhubaneswar and Khurda area were arrested on Monday from Bharatpur under  Khandagiri police limit. Their arrest was part of the special...

Bhubaneswar: Two persons were arrested in Odisha capital on Sunday during a joint drive by a special squad and Laxmisagar police while smuggling arms from Munger in Bihar. The duo, identified as Ajit Mohapatra (32) alias Bapi of Mangala Sahi in Khurda and...

Bhubaneswar: Two anti-socials were severely thrashed by locals at Unit-4 in Odisha capital on Monday afternoon. According to sources, a lady teacher of Bhima Bhoi Blind School near the Exhibition Ground in Unit-4 was returning home in the afternoon. While...