Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested two more accused involved in the brutal mob lynching of Government Railway Police constable Soumya Ranjan Swain in the Balianta area of Bhubaneswar on May 7 over allegations of sexual assault of a girl. “On May 19, based on substantial evidence collected during the course of investigation, the main accused, Panchanan Badjena alias Kalia and Ranjit Rana, have been apprehended from the Ranpur jungle of Nayagarh dist…
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Guwahati, May 17 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has once again reaffirmed its commitment to passenger safety and security by successfully carrying out a series of operations at different locations across the zone, officials said on Sunday.NFR Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said three persons were arrested in separate operations and several stolen mobile phones were recovered from their possession.He said a team fro…
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Thursday arrested the prime accused involved in the brutal mob lynching of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable, Soumya Ranjan Swain, in Balianta police station area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on May 7 over allegations of sexual harassment of a girl.Following Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s directions, the Crime Branch was entrusted with the investigation into the sensational incident that occurred in the Bhingarpu…
Amaravati, May 12 (IANS) Government Railway Police (GRP) opened fire on suspects in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district to foil a train robbery attempt in the early hours of Tuesday.The incident occurred around 3 A.M. near Aluru railway gate in Ponnur mandal under Guntur railway sub-division.Personnel of Government Railway Police (GRP) spotted suspects moving near the tracks with cutters and challenged them. The suspects pelted stones on the police personnel, forcing them to open fire. The suspec…
Bhubaneswar, May 10 (IANS) The Odisha Crime Branch on Sunday began probing the shocking mob lynching of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on May 7, after registering two separate cases in connection with the incident.The Crime Branch took over the investigation into the two cases registered at Balianta Police in Bhubaneswar following instructions from Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday.“Considering the sensitiveness of the cases registered o…
Lucknow, May 9 (IANS) Railway premises in Lucknow witnessed dramatic scenes on May 9 when Pallavi Patel, legislator from Sirathu and leader of Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), led a large protest demanding immediate implementation of the University Grants Commission Equity Regulation 2026. According to police officers, a case has been registered against Patel at Charbagh Railway Station for leading a protest along with nearly 350 to 400 party workers, both men and women, who gathered in the circulating…
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Security agencies in Bihar have been put on high alert after the discovery of a suspicious internet-enabled surveillance device near Sarai Railway Station on the Hajipur-Muzaffarpur rail section, an official said on Saturday. The device, an IP (Internet Protocol) camera, was found mounted on a signal tower near Level Crossing Gate No. 43-C Special, raising serious concerns about potential reconnaissance activity.According to initial findings, the camera was solar-powere…
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) The Chairperson of the Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW), Sovana Mohanty, on Friday said the commission’s special team would conduct an impartial probe and ensure stringent punishment for those involved in the mob lynching of a Government Railway Police Constable over allegations of sexual assault on two girls in the Balianta area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Thursday.The team, led by Mohanty, on Friday visited the crime spot near a bridge in Ramachandrap…
Bhubaneswar, May 7 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of a youth by an angry mob in the Balianta area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Thursday, asking the police to take stringent action against perpetrators involved in the heinous crime. According to an official statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Majhi spoke to Director General of Police, Odisha Police, Y. B. Khurania and directed him to conduct a thorough investig…
Bhubaneswar, May 7 (IANS) In a shocking incident of mob lynching, a police constable was beaten to death following a road mishap and allegations of sexually abusing a girl on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar under the Balianta police limits on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Soumya Ranjan Swain, 32, of the Adashpur area in Cuttack district. Swain was working as a constable in the Government Railway Police (GRP) branch of Odisha Police.According to the deceased’s family members, Soumya, wh…