Brown sugar worth Rs 1.10 crore seized by cops in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, August 21: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Police Crime Branch has seized brown sugar worth Rs 1.10 crore and arrested four persons in this connection, said an official release on Monday. According to a STF release, the drug peddlers have been identified as Sk Faiyaz, Sk Shamshed, Sk Murad, all the […]

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Odisha STF arrests wanted drug trafficker from Rajasthan

Bhubaneswar, December 4: The Special Task Force (STF) of the State Crime Branch has arrested notorious inter-State drug trafficker Sk Azbahar following a raid in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The STF with the help of Jodhpur Commissionerate Police arrested Azbahar, wanted in five narcotics cases of STF, Police and excise departments. Azbahar is a resident of […]

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STF seizes leopard skin, arrests two poachers in Odisha’s Boudh district

Bhubaneswar, November 11: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch has seized a leopard skin and arrested two poachers on Wednesday following a raid near Baunsuni bridge Chhak under Baunsuni police station in Boudh district, informs the STF on Thursday. The arrested persons have been identified as Abanikanta Kahanra and Sakinath Kahanra […]

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Odisha STF seizes 1.43 kg brown sugar, arrests inter-State drug peddler

Bhubaneswar, October 21: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch has seized 1.43 kg brown sugar and arrested one inter-State drug peddler on Wednesday following a raid in Tangi area in Cuttack district, said a STF release on Thursday. “On the basis of intelligence input, a raid was conducted by a team […]

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Two leopard skins seized, one arrested in Odisha’s Boudh

Bhubaneawar/Boudh, October 19: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch with the help of Boudh Forest officials seized two leopard skins and has arrested one person following a raid near Kapasira village under Manmunda forest range, STF said on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Jibardhan Bhoi of Dundra village under Kantamal […]

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STF arrests two illegal arms racketeers in Odisha’s Dhenkanal

Bhubaneswar, September 24: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Friday arrested two persons involved in manufacturing and supplying illegal arms and seized nine country-made firearms and one country-made revolver along with other incriminating materials from their possession in Dhenkanal district. “Basing on intelligence input regarding illegal manufacturing/ possession/sale of illegal […]

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“Half Pant Babu”, “Nil” arrested for links with notorious drug smuggler Sk Raja

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of CID Odisha has arrested “Half Pant Babu” alias Basant Behera and “Nil” alias Niladri Das for their alleged links with notorious drug smuggler Sk Raja of Balasore, who was arrested in September this year. One Yamaha scotty, three mobiles and some incriminating documents were seized from their possession. […]

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