Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police on Sunday arrested two persons, including a woman, for allegedly duping a Bhubaneswar-based couple of around Rs 90 lakh by luring them to invest in a legitimate online dollar trading business with the promise of high returns. The accused were identified as Nilima Satpathy (41) of Bharatpur area in Bhubaneswar and Manoj Kumar Satpathy (43) of Koeri area in Jajpur district.According to the police, the case (381/26) was registered at Nayapalli …
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Bhubaneswar, June 29 (IANS) A local court in Jajpur district on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment and his associate to five years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) in connection with a sensational murder case that occurred in Bhubaneswar in 2021. The case had drawn widespread public attention and received extensive media coverage across Odisha during the COVID period.As per reports, the deceased, Jharaphula Nayak, was a 21-year-old ex-student at Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar.The…
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, June 6 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Saturday carried out simultaneous searches at nine locations associated with an assistant executive engineer (AEE) of the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Baliguda in Kandhamal district, in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) case.The searches were launched following allegations that the engineer, Baikuntha Nath Behera, had amassed assets beyond his known sources of income during his service tenure.The operation is being condu…
Bhubaneswar, April 13 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, the police on Monday cracked the sensational murder case of a youth who was shot dead in Odisha’s Jajpur district on April 6, arresting five persons, including the deceased’s wife, informed Yashpratap Shrimal, Superintendent of Police, Jajpur district. The accused were identified as the deceased Soumya Sagar Samal’s wife, Subhasree Behera alias Sima; her alleged lover-cousins, prime accused Tapas Kumar Khilar (26) and Priti Prava …
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Thursday arrested the prime accused and his wife in a ₹5.56 crore government fund embezzlement case.”Main accused in Rs 5.56 Crore misappropriation, Pradip Kr Mohanty, Retd Headmaster, re-engaged at BEO Office post retirement, along with his wife Gitarani Mohanty, who were absconding and on the run, changing locations in Odisha and West Bengal, were nabbed by a team of Odisha Vigilance early morning today,” a senior vigilance official informed o…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) A major rail tragedy was averted on Thursday morning when the MGR Chennai Central (MAS)– New Jalpaiguri (NJP) Express derailed near Jakhapura in Odisha’s Jajpur district.East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said no major damage was reported as the train was moving at a very slow speed at the time of the incident.According to an official statement issued by the ECoR, “A minor derailment involving Train No. 22611 Chennai–New Jalpaiguri (MAS–NJP) Express occurred at 08:…
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (IANS) A day after the suspension of two MLAs, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday suspended two senior leaders in the Jajpur district over charges of involvement in anti-party activities. The party president and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Friday suspended both the party president and vice president of the Jajpur district.Ganeswar Baral, Vice President, Zilla Parishad, Jajpur District, is hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal …
Bhubaneswar, Jan 2 (IANS) Odisha Vigilance on Friday arrested a Forest Department official on charges of embezzling government funds to the tune of over Rs 55 lakh.The accused has been identified as Jaya Kumar Juad, currently posted as a forester at the office of the Forest Range Officer, Biswanathpur, under Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district.Juad was arrested for allegedly misappropriating government funds amounting to Rs 55,04,607 by preparing fake muster rolls and vouchers in connection with Soi…