Crime

Odisha Health Minister Naba Das shot at by cop in Jharsuguda, critical

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Jharsuguda/Bhubaneawar, January 29: Naba Kisore Das, senior BJD leader and Odisha Health and Family Welfare Minister, sustained a bullet injury to his chest after being shot at by a police officer at Brajrajnagar in his home district Jharsuguda on Sunday. Das, who represents the Jharsuguda Assembly constituency since 2009, was first rushed to the District […]

Gang that cheated 50,000 job seekers across India busted by Odisha EOW, prime accused held from UP

December 31, 2022January 2, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneawar, December 31: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the State Crime Branch arrested Zafer Ahmed, the mastermind of job fraud, who allegedly duped over 50,000 job aspirants in five States including Odisha, from Aligarh Uttar Pradesh. The accused was reportedly duping job aspirants in at least five States – Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West […]

Tiger skin seized, one held in Nabarangpur

December 31, 2022January 2, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Nabarangpur, December 31: Nabarangpur police has seized a tiger skin worth lakhs of rupees in international market and arrested an alleged poacher from Papadahandi area, informed DSP Chandrasekhar Hota here on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Papadahandi police led by Sub-Inspector Sibji Panda arrested one Kamal Kumar Mohanty (30) from near Papadahandi […]

Mamita Meher murder case: Key accused found hanging in jail hours before court appearance

December 20, 2022December 24, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 20: Gobinda Sahu, the prime accused in the sensational lady teacher Namita Meher murder case in Kalahandi district, committed suicide in the Kantabanji Sub-Jail in Bolangir district on Tuesday. The incident took place hours before he was scheduled to appear in the Kamtabanji JMFC Court. According to jail authorities, Sahu was found hanging […]

My statement will create ripples in Odisha, claims honey-trap kingpin Archana Nag

December 6, 2022December 8, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 6: Archana Nag, kingpin of the alleged honey-trap and sextortion racket, on Tuesday made explosive remarks saying her statement would create ripples in the State. “I won’t spare anyone. I will expose bigwigs who framed me in the case. I will reveal the truth to the ED officials. My statement would drop a […]

Odisha: CBI arrests Paradip Port official, three others in Rs 25 lakh bribery case

August 5, 2022August 6, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, August 5: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Paradip Port Trust’s Chief Mechanical Engineer Saroj Kumar Das and three others, including a senior executive of a stevedoring company in connection with an alleged bribery case. Das was accused of taking Rs 25 lakh bribe from Cuttack-based Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL), a […]

Leopard hide seized, one held in Koraput

July 20, 2022July 21, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Koraput, July 20: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha crime branch on Wednesday seized a leopard skin and arrested one wildlife criminal. The accused has been identified as Mana Gouda, a resident of Goudaguda village under Baipariguda police limits in Koraput. Acting on a tip-off, a team of STF, with the help of […]

Puri police initiates process to confiscate drug peddler Anirudh Jaisingh’s Rs 1 crore assets

April 28, 2022May 2, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Puri, April 28: Nearly a month after Puri police moved a competent authority under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act to confiscate assets worth over Rs 1 crore of brown sugar smuggler Anirudh Jaisingh alias Anu, the latter on Wednesday night passed an order for forfeiture of ill-gotten properties. This is the first […]

Zero tolerance against children’s safety a dream only in Odisha

March 28, 2022April 1, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, March 28: Be it the tall claims of the State Government or people-friendly assurance of Odisha Police to protect children from all odds, all these have remained in words only with hundreds of examples substantiating the assertion. In the last incident, a five-year-old rape survivor, has not only been deprived of getting justice but […]

Odisha: Cameraman Manas Swain’s murder case handed over to Crime Branch

March 23, 2022March 24, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, March 23: The kidnapping and murder case of 28-year-old web channel cameraman Manas Ranjan Swain was on Wednesday handed over to the Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police in view of the ‘gravity’ of the matter. “DGP, Odisha has ordered for taking up of investigation of Chandbali PS Case No. 63 dated 14.02.2022 of […]