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CBI to probe Odisha SI recruitment scam, UKSSSC paper leak
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Odisha Crime Branch Director General Vinaytosh Mishra confirmed on Thursday that the investigation into the Odisha Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment scam will soon be formally handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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"Reviewing progress of investigation": Odisha Crime branch on Balasore sel
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The death of a 20-year-old student of Fakir Mohan Autonomous College, who had allegedly faced prolonged sexual harassment, has caused a massive political row in the state.
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OTET Paper Leak Case: BSE Odisha Vice President Nihar Ranjan Mohanty arres
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Odisha Crime Branch arrested Vice-President of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha, Nihar Ranjan Mohanty, in the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) question paper leak case, Director General of Police (DGP) Vinaytosh Mishra said.
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Odisha: Over 26,000 bottles of Codeine syrup seized in Bhubaneswar; one ar
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The Odisha Crime Branch has seized over 26,000 bottles of Codeine-based cough syrup in a major crackdown on the illegal drug trade, officials said on Saturday.
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Odisha Crime Branch cracks OTET-2025 question paper leak case, six arreste
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The Odisha Crime Branch has solved the OTET-2025 question paper leak case, linked to the examination conducted by the Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha.
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Odisha: BJD suspends party corporator arrested in rape case
Updated : 10 months ago IST
This comes after five individuals were arrested and booked for harbouring the main accused, Amaresh Jena. The police said that these five people provided conveyance and assisted the accused in evading arrest.
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Odisha: Congress student leader arrested for alleged rape of college stude
Updated : 10 months ago IST
An incident of rape has been reported in Odisha's Bhubaneswar by a girl student aged around 20 years. The accused, identified as Udit Pradhan, has been arrested by the Odisha police, according to information provided by the Odisha Commissionerate of Police. The accused, Udit Pradhan, is the
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"Why are we not hearing screams of our daughters?" Congress leader Mumtaz
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Congress leader Mumtaz Patel expressed deep concern over the recent cases of violence against women in Odisha, criticising both the state administration and the central government for their silence and inaction.
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"Most complicated case of my life": Former Crime Branch IG Bothra on Patn
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Former Crime Branch IG Arun Bothra on Thursday described the 2018 Patnagarh parcel bomb case as "the most complicated" in his career, as a Balangir court sentenced Punjilal Meher, a college lecturer, to life imprisonment for the deadly blast that killed two and injured one.
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Odisha: Congress MLAs protest in assembly premises against 'rise' in crime
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Congress MLAs protested in the Odisha Assembly premises on Monday, against the alleged rise in the incidents of crimes committed against women in the state.
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Odisha: Man, two female friends arrested for killing wife with anaesthesia
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
According to officials, the matter came to light on October 28 after after suspicions of foul play arose in the wife's death. Preliminary investigation revealed that the wife was forcibly injected with anaesthesia, which led to her death.
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Odisha Vigilance nabs police inspector, seizes from him Rs 7.5 lakh 'ill g
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"Based on reliable inputs about the movement of Sri Susanta Satpathy, IIC, Baipariguda Police Station, Koraput District from Boipariguda to Cuttack side in a Bus along with suspected ill-gotten cash, the accused was intercepted by a team of Odisha Vigilance near Jeypore and approx Rs 2,70
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