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…
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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…
Bhubaneswar, April 22 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested a bank employee, who is currently placed under suspension, on charges of misappropriating public funds to the tune of Rs 5.21 crore, a senior police official said on Wednesday. The accused identified as Prashanta Kumar Mallick was working as Senior Associate-cum-Cash In-charge and also performing the duties as a gold appraiser at State Bank of India’s (SBI) Balichandrapur branch in Jagatsinghpur distr…
Bhubaneswar, April 7 (IANS) The Odisha Police on Tuesday carried out simultaneous raids at multiple locations linked to individuals allegedly involved in the illegal cattle smuggling trade in different parts of the state.Speaking to media persons, Pinak Mishra, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Eastern Range), Balasore, on Tuesday said, “searches are being conducted at around 32 locations today. These locations were previously identified during investigations into individuals involved in…
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) The Odisha Police have arrested a man from Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore online investment scam in which a businessman from Cuttack was duped of more than Rs 12.33 crore, a senior Crime Branch official said on Wednesday.The 36-year-old accused, identified as Rahul Jaiswal, is a resident of Maniktala Main Road, Kakurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal. The police further ascertained that the accused Jaiswal is an MBA graduate and is currently self-employed.The seni…
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) Odisha Police on Sunday arrested five persons in two separate cases involving the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Dhenkanal district and the killing of a 14-year-old girl in Mayurbhanj district.In the first case, Dhenkanal district police arrested four persons, including the prime accused Gangadhar Patra alias Jaga (38), a resident of Santarapur village under Kamakhyanagar police limits, in connection with the rape and murder of a minor college student.Polic…
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha Police has arrested a businessman for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore fraud case related to the embezzlement of District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) funds in Mayurbhanj district, a senior EOW official said on Thursday.The accused, Brajesh Mishra, proprietor of Mishra Enterprises and Mahakal Construction, was apprehended on Tuesday (March 17) from Chhattisgarh in connection with EOW Police Station Case No. 5/…
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) As many as 10 hardcore Maoists on Wednesday formally surrendered before the Odisha Police at a special function held at the Reserve Police Lines in the state’s Kandhamal district. During the programme, the surrendered Maoists, operating under the KKBN (Kalahandi-Kandhamal-Boudh-Nayagarh) Division in Kandhamal district, voluntarily laid down their arms and handed over their weapons to Sanjeeb Panda, IPS, ADG (Anti-Naxal Operations), symbolising their decision to renou…
Bhubaneswar, March 9 (IANS) As many as 44 prisoners have escaped from various jails across Odisha during the last five years, raising serious concerns about prison security, monitoring systems, and the effectiveness of measures taken by authorities. The information was revealed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Home Department portfolio, while replying to a query asked by Congress MLA Sofia Firdous in the state Assembly on Monday.”During the last five years, a total of 44 …
Bhubaneswar, March 9 (IANS) Despite sustained government efforts to raise public awareness, cybercriminals continue to spread their tentacles across the state, duping gullible people and swindling them out of crores of rupees, according to official data. While replying to a query in the Odisha Assembly, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday stated that 4,238 cybercrime cases involving fraud amounting to over Rs 260.61 crore under different heads were registered at police stations across…