Crime

Bike-borne duo snatches Rs 3 lakh from senior citizen

06/03/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Khurda: A bike-borne duo snatched a bag containing Rs 3 lakh from a retired Government official near Totapada under the Town police station on Wednesday. The victim Ramakanta Rath has lodged a complaint with the Town Model Police. He was returning home in Kalupada in his motorcycle after withdrawing the cash from the SBI, Khurda […]

Sexual assault at shelter home: Orissa HC rejects bail pleas of Faiz Rahman, Udit Lima

22/02/201923/02/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court (HC) on Friday rejected the bail plea submitted by Dream Centre Shelter Home managing director Faiz Rahman alias Daddy and Assistant Director Udit Lima in connection with sexual harassment charges against them. The duo was arrested in December last year. Earlier, a special POCSO court too rejected the bail application […]

Punjilal Meher released from hospital, taken back to jail

20/02/201921/02/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bolangir: Punjilal Meher, the prime accused in the Patnagarh parcel bomb case, was taken back to Bolangir District Jail after his discharge from the Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital here on Wednesday. He was admitted to hospital on February 16 after he complained of illness due to the hunger strike. He was shifted to […]

Realtor arrested for cheating flat buyers of Rs 5 crore

04/02/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

Now, Z-Infra CGM arrested for Rs 12 crore land fraud

01/02/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch on arrested Z-Infra Construction Private Ltd chief general manager (CGM) Soumendra Narayan Dalabehera for allegedly defrauding people of Rs 12 crore on pretext of providing land to them. In the past, Z-Infra managing director Prasanna Patra and his director wife Rashmita Patra were arrested in […]

Headmaster thrashed for sexually abusing minor girls

31/01/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Mayurbhanj: A headmaster of school in tribal dominated Mayurbhanj district was thrashed for sexually abusing three minor girls on Thursday. Parents of the girls accused the headmaster identified as Anangdeb Tipiria of sexually abusing the minor girls for the last few days. The incident came to light after the three victims – students of Class-VII […]

Final chargesheet submitted in Patnagarh wedding gift blast

31/01/201901/02/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Patnagarh: The Crime Branch on Thursday submitted in court the final chargesheet in the sensational Patnagarh wedding gift blast in which two persons, including the groom were killed on February 23 last year. The 65-page charge sheet was submitted at the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate court at Patnagarh in Bolangir district. The Crime Branch has included […]

27% of sitting Odisha MLAs have criminal cases: ADR

07/09/201828/09/2018Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, September 7, 2018: At least 27 per cent of sitting MLAs in Odisha have declared criminal cases against themselves against the national average of 21 per cent. The Odisha Election Watch (OEW) and Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR)’s analysis of affidavits of all 168 sitting MPs/MLAs, from Odisha including 21 MPs and 147 MLAs […]

Love intrigue led to 71 murders in Odisha in 2017

03/03/201828/09/2018Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, March 3, 2018: Love intrigue has led to as many as 71 murders in Odisha in last year. During the year 2017, a total of 1,267 murder cases were registered in the State out of which 71 murder cases were reported due to love intrigue, said a State CID Crime Branch statement. Of the 1,267 […]