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Young woman cut to 31 pieces in Umerkote of Odisha’s Nabarangpur; probe initiated
Umerkote: A young woman was cut to as many as 31 pieces by a couple and the body was buried in a forest near Muramdihi village under Umerkote block and Raighar police limits in Nabarangpur to escape police action. Police have detained the…
Odisha man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor girl
Bhubaneswar: The court of Additional District Judge (ADJ) in Odisha’s Sonepur district today sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the rape of a minor girl three years ago.
Sonepur ADJ Purnima Jena also…
Odisha youth blackmails over 100 girls with morphed pics creating fake accounts
Bhubaneswar: The Cyber Police in Odisha’s Cuttack city today arrested a youth on charges of blackmailing over 100 girls and women with their morphed photos by creating fake social media accounts.
Accused Dinesh Kumar Sethi has been…
Police arrest 2 accused in 4-year-old boy murder at stone quarry in Odisha’s Khurda
Tangi: A probe team today arrested two accused persons in connection with the alleged murder of a minor boy aged around four years, who had gone missing on November 17. His body was subsequently spotted on November 21 with legs and hands…
Former head clerk sentenced 4 years RI for accepting bribe in Odisha’s Sundargarh
Sundargarh: The Special Vigilance Court in Sundargarh today sentenced a former head clerk, then working in Balisankara tehsil office, to four years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for accepting a bribe.
According to an official source, the…
Fake currency racket: Fraudsters dupe youths of Rs 27 Lakh in Odisha’s Ganjam
Berhampur: Two youths have been duped by fraudsters under Baidyanathpur police limits in Ganjam district, a police source said today.
The accused were identified as Badrinath Panda and Akshaya Nayak from the district. The victim youths…
Headmaster attacked, robbed of Rs 1.4 lakh by colleague’s hubby in Odisha’s Nabarangpur
Bhubaneswar: The headmaster of a residential school in Odisha’s Nabarangpur district was allegedly attacked and robbed of Rs 1.4 lakh by the husband of one of his colleagues today evening.
Victim Dhanurjaya Nayak, the headmaster of a…
Odisha actress put behind bars after legal battle with writer takes ugly turn
Bhubaneswar: The Infocity police in Odisha capital here today arrested Odia actress Mousumi Nayak on charges of hampering the social prestige of writer Banasmita Pati.
The police had registered a case against the actress as per a…
2 women among 7 held over temple priest murder in Odisha’s Koraput
Bhubaneswar: The police today claimed to have cracked the murder case of a temple priest in Odisha’s Koraput district with the arrest of seven persons, including two women.
The accused persons had killed Ramesh Chandra Tripathy, a priest…
Minor Odisha girl ends life over love affair; family buries body in forest fearing ignominy
Bhubaneswar: The body of a minor girl was found buried in a jungle in Odisha’s Kandhamal district today.
The deceased was a resident of Saroda village in Nayagarh district, police said.
According to sources, the 17-year-old girl was…