Crime
Stay updated with the latest crime news from Odisha, covering incidents, investigations, law enforcement actions, and judicial developments. This section provides real-time updates on criminal activities and safety concerns across the state.
Forest Dept Cracks Down on Leopard Skin Smugglers, Nabs 7 Including Ex-Cop
In a major crackdown, the Forest Department in Bhanjanagar dismantled an interstate leopard skin smuggling gang, seizing a leopard skin,...
Youth’s Mutilated Body Found Near Hill in Koraput, Family Cries Murder
A gruesome discovery was made early Sunday morning near the Panasaput and Baunsaguda junction under the Koraput Town police station...
Two Gujarat-based Cyberfrauds Held for Digital Arrest and Loan Scams in Bhubaneswar
In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, the Commissionerate Police arrested three individuals involved in sophisticated digital fraud schemes. Two suspects,...
Odisha Vigilance Nabs PEO for Embezzling Rs 7.35 Lakh in Old Age Pension Funds
Odisha Vigilance has arrested Santosh Kumar Jena, a former Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Pimpudia Gram Panchayat under Sukinda Block...
Retired Assistant Engineer Gets 2-Yr Jail for Embezzling Govt Funds in Keonjhar
In a significant ruling, the Special Judge, Vigilance, Keonjhar, convicted Gourahari Sahu, a retired Assistant Engineer of Champua Block, Keonjhar...
Former BDA Junior Town Planner Jailed for 3 Years in Bribery Case
In a significant development, Kushal Chandra Chatterjee, a former Junior Town Planner with the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), was convicted...
YouTube Preacher Turned Burglar Nabbed in Bhubaneswar Theft Case
Bhubaneswar UPD Police have arrested a man who led a double life—posing as a YouTube preacher while moonlighting as a...
State Tax Assistant Commissioner Caught Taking Rs 25K Bribe in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Vigilance today apprehended Sarita Barik, Assistant Commissioner of State Tax, Bhubaneswar-IV Circle, while accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000...
EOW Arrests Bhubaneswar Man for Rs 1.27 Cr Bank Fraud
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police arrested Subrat Kumar Nayak (55) of Laxmisagar, Bhubaneswar, for allegedly defrauding ICICI...
Bhubaneswar hit-and-run: Two suspects arrested from Delhi, Scorpio seized
A devastating hit-and-run incident on August 9, 2025, near V2, Patrapada, under the Khandagiri Police Station jurisdiction, claimed the lives...
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