13 Ganesh puja ‘Chanda’ seekers arrested in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A total of 13 persons have been arrested for forcibly collecting donation (chanda) for Ganesh puja celebrations in the State. According to a communiqué of State Police Headquarters, police have so far registered five cases in Bhubaneswar, Dhenkanal, Sundergarh, Rayagada and arrested 13 persons for collecting donations. While Khandagiri police in Bhubaneswar has registered […]

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Leopard hide smuggling row: STF arrests two cops in Odisha

Deogarh: A Jail Warder and a Havildaar were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Crime Branch in connection with seizure of leopard skin last month at Barkote in Deogarh district. With the arrest of Rourkela Special Jail Warder Rashmi Ranjan Mishra and IRB Havildar Likul Kumar Sahu today, nine persons have so far […]

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Realtor arrested for cheating flat buyers of Rs 5 crore

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested Shreya Infrastructure Services Ltd director Gatikrushna Dash for allegedly or cheating a large number of investors of Rs 5 crore. The company was functioning from Saheed Nagar area. It was accused of defrauding nearly 100 people of Rs 5 crore on pretext of providing flats to them […]

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