Bhubaneswar, June 30 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police have cracked a sensational double murder case in Bhubaneswar within 24 hours, arresting two minor students for their alleged involvement in a brutal late-night assault that led to the death of a father-son duo at Kolathia under Khandagiri police limits during the intervening night of June 28 and 29. Police sources said the two unidentified assailants forcibly entered the house of 54-year-old Himanshu Padhi, a priest at a local temple, by bre…
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Bhubaneswar, June 28 (IANS) The Infocity Police, Bhubaneswar, on Sunday arrested a 51-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly duping several people of around Rs 3 crore by posing as the son of a former Lok Sabha MP and the CEO of a private company. The accused fraudster, identified as Sachidananda Bhoi, is a resident of Kendupali, under Bheden police limits in Odisha’s Bargarh district. He was presently residing at Phulnakhara, in Kataka district.Speaking to media persons, the Assistant Co…
Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police has arrested a 38-year-old man on charges of sexually abusing a minor student in Bhubaneswar, said a police official on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Niranjan Mishra of the Mancheswar police station area of Bhubaneswar city. The victim, an undergraduate student at a local college, allegedly came into contact with the accused, who runs a coaching centre in the Saheed Nagar area of the city, a couple of months ago.According to the com…
Noida, June 20 (IANS) Ahead of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) re-test on June 21 (Sunday), the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration has stepped up last-minute preparations to ensure a fair, secure and hassle-free examination for thousands of students. Adequate arrangements have been put in place with heightened surveillance via CCTVs and increased police vigil around the NEET examination centres. A group of administrative as well as police teams are inspecting the exam centres a…
Bhubaneswar, June 10 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police has arrested two persons for allegedly sexually assaulting a 25-year-old woman on the pretext of offering massage at a beauty parlour in Jagamara under Khandagiri police limits in Odisha’s state capital Bhubaneswar. The accused persons were identified as Rabindra Mohanty, 50, the parlour owner and a resident of Kolathia under Bharatpur police limits, and Santosh Kumar Barik, 52, an employee of the parlour and a resident of Ragadipada village…
Bhubaneswar, June 8 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police on Monday arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly sexually assaulting and blackmailing a 23-year-old woman after luring her with assurances of help in a possible police inquiry linked to an alleged job fraud case, Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jagmohan Meena said. The accused was identified as Himansu Samal, alias Jitu, of the Badachana Police Station area in Jajpur district.As per the case details, the victim’s mother, w…
Bhubaneswar, May 23 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has demanded that the Bharatiya Janata Party make public the data on water availability in Odisha’s Mahanadi basin that was reportedly presented by the state government before the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal (MWDT), accusing it of trying to hide certain information. The BJD on Friday raised the demand following questions raised by the “Mahanadi Banchao Andolan”, a prominent citizens’ action group dedicated to protecting the Mahanadi river…
Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly impersonating an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and influencing a woman to lodge a fabricated complaint.The accused, identified as Ashish Reddy (45) of Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi, was found to be posing as an NIA officer and interfering in the investigation of a case registered at Kharavel Nagar police station earlier on the basis of a woman’s complaint.According to police, the compl…
Noida, May 14 (IANS) Days after Noida workers’ protest brought bad name to the metropolitan city, more discomforting truths continue to surface, signaling a brazen attempt by the ‘external forces’ to instigate violence and create disturbance. According to the SIT investigations into recent Noida unrest, transactions of more than one crore rupees were reported in one of the accused’s bank accounts. The illicit funds were received in the form of US dollars, British pounds, and euros, said …
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Members of the Biju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD) and Biju Chhatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the youth and student wings of the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD), on Friday staged a gherao of the Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s residence here, demanding his resignation over the alleged deterioration in the law and order situation in the state. As per the direction of the President of BJD, Naveen Patnaik, the agitation was organised under the leadership of BYJD President Chinm…