New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A 22-year-old unemployed youth from Odisha’s Bhubaneswar has been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell in connection with alleged online radicalisation activities linked to social media platforms, officials said on Saturday.According to a joint press statement issued by Suresh Dev Datta Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate, the accused has been identified as Sheikh Imran alias S.K. Imran, the son of Sheikh Amir and a resident…
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Bhubaneswar, April 2 (IANS) The Special Crime Unit (SCU) of the Commissionerate Police on Thursday arrested a dreaded criminal involved in the illegal firearms trade in Bhubaneswar and adjoining areas. Acting on a coordinated intelligence tip-off, the SCU launched a surveillance operation targeting illegal arms trafficking. Subsequently, police carried out a late-night raid on Wednesday night and nabbed the accused, Amaresh Rout alias Kahna, from Sundarapada under the Airfield police limit…
Bhubaneswar, March 30 (IANS) In a shocking development, the Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested two persons on the charges of the gangrape of a woman in the Tamando area of the city during the intervening night of March 27 and 28. The accused were identified as Narayana Swain (31) and Bichitra Sahoo (34) of Nayagarh district. The accused persons reportedly work as private Ambulance drivers in Bhubaneswar.Police sources revealed that the victim woman, hailing from West Bengal, who had been …
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) A day after the disturbing incident of gang rape of a minor student by her teachers at a private school in Kendrapara district came to light, fresh reports emerged on Sunday regarding a complaint filed by one woman alleging sexual abuse by a senior Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer in Bhubaneswar, further shocked the state.Acting on the complaint lodged on February 19, the Commissionerate Police has launched an investigation into the allegations by registering a cas…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 (IANS) Lakhs of devotees gathered at Shiva temples across Odisha to have the darshan of Lord Shiva and witness the sacred late-night ritual of raising the Mahadeep (great lamp) atop temple structures on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on Sunday.Prominent Shiva temples in the state, including the 11th-century Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, Loknath Temple in Puri, Chandrashekhar Temple at Kapilash in Dhenkanal, and the Dhabaleswar Temple at Athagarh in Cuttack district, witnes…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 30 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police of Odisha on Thursday arrested three persons in connection with an online investment scam, in which a retired government official was defrauded of Rs 94.62 lakh through a fraudulent stock trading platform. The accused have been identified as Lala Basantara (21), Manas Kumar Sahu (30), and Chinmaya Sahoo (19), residents of Reamal in Deogarh district of the state.According to police sources, in September 2025, the victim, a resident of Bhubanes…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) Governor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday unfurled the national flag at the state-level Republic Day celebrations held at Mahatma Gandhi Marg in Bhubaneswar, marking the 77th Republic Day of the nation.A total of 46 contingents from various services and educational institutions participated in the parade. The parade was supervised by Rakesh Kumar Sahoo, SDPO, R. Udayagiri, with Sarat Chandra Jani, Deputy Commandant, 1st IR Battalion, Koraput, serving as Parade Comman…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 20 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police in Odisha have arrested five persons in connection with an alleged sextortion case in which a 72-year-old retired State Government employee was defrauded of Rs 88 lakh in Cuttack, informed Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh on Tuesday. Police sources said the victim came into contact with the principal accused, Saroj Kumar Jena, and his associates through Facebook in January 2025. Over time, the accused gradually gained the victim’s trus…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) In a major crackdown, the Commissionerate Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, on Sunday busted an interstate cybercriminal racket operating from the state capital, by arresting 12 accused persons, said Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh. Singh revealed that of these, seven persons belong to Bihar, four hail from Kerala, and one is from Odisha.“Working on credible information, the Commissionerate Police swiftly acted upon and busted a well-organised interstate cyber fraud…