The drive was launched on Thursday night after CM Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a video-conference meeting with senior officials of the police department directing them to launch a crackdown to rid the state of the evil practice of child marriage.
Pawaiya's daughter Samidha Singh had received the threat letter on November 4, 2022 and she filed a police complaint on the same day. Acting on the complaint, the police team took the matter into investigation. Nearly three months later, post-investigation, the police registered an FIR at Ja
The court of JMFC, Jharsuguda on Saturday extended the police custody of Gopal Krishna Das, Ex-ASI of Police, accused in the murder of Odisha's Health Minister, Naba Kishore Das case, by four days.
Police recovered 18 stolen bikes from the duo arrested from the Chirag Delhi area. The police have also arrested a person who used to purchase stolen motorcycles after interrogating the accused.
The accused has been identified as Vivek Porwal (around 38 years old). The police arrested him from a shop in Dhodhar area, Ratlam district on Friday late evening.
The university's pro-vice chancellor Dr Sarvjeet Herbert and assistant finance comptroller Ashok Singh were initially taken into custody for interrogation, and were arrested on Friday with the court's permission, the police said.
In a major crackdown against child marriages, Bongaigaon Police arrested 87 accused in 140 registered cases under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and POCSO act, the police said.
Several shops were gutted after a fire broke out at wood and furniture godown in AJ Mills Colony area of Waragal on Friday early morning, the Police said.