Crime

Cuttack/Bengaluru:  James Ray, the accused in the sensational murder of Payal Surekha in 2010, was sentenced to life on Wednesday. Ray, now 37, had stabbed Payal 23 times. He was the gym…

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday arrested four persons, including a juvenile, for an alleged break-in and theft at an IAS officer’s house here. The accused has been…

Bhubaneswar: A man in Odisha embezzled Rs 1.4 crore from ATMs simply by siphoning off part of the cash meant to be filled in ATM machines. But is it possible? Yes, if you are a cash…

Bhubaneswar: The accused sibling, Shrasta Routray alias Mamun, in the Balianta murder case surrendered before police here on Sunday, following which he was arrested. The accused had…

Bhubaneswar: Unidentified criminals on Sunday vandalised six cars in Sailashree Vihar, raising fears about safety and security in the locality. Residents woke up in the morning to find…

Baripada: The Sadar police on Wednesday recovered bodies of two women and that of the husband hanging from a tree outside the house at Tadakisola village in Mayurbhanj district. A hammer…

Khurda: Two dreaded criminals and as many police officers, including Begunia Police Station inspector-in-charge, were injured in an exchange of fire inside Dalatola forest near Kaluchhua…

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit operating from a government quarter in the Odisha capital. The unit was operating inside the official…

Jatni: Following alleged rape and murder of a minor at Mundia Sahi, Gopabandhu Nagar here, irate locals staged a road blockade near Jatni police station by burning tyres on Friday and sought…

Kendrapara: A wanted criminal from Kendrapara district was finally nabbed in a late night encounter on Tuesday after playing hide and seek with the police for the past 10 years. Bijay…