A newborn baby girl was saved by the Odisha police in Paikmal, Bargarh district, after her biological parents reportedly sold her for Rs 20,000 due to severe financial hardship. The police teams from Titlagarh and Paikmal, in collaboration with the District Child Protection Officer, revealed this troubling case following a tip-off. The child’s parents, Neel...
Residents of a multi-storey building in Satya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, were engulfed in panic earlier today when a fire broke out, leading to prompt action from the Fire Services department. Reports indicate that the fire started in a three-storey building that accommodates multiple tenant families. Initial investigations suggest that the cause may be linked to an...
Odisha’s Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra has filed a complaint with the Dhenkanal Town Police, claiming he was defrauded of Rs 25 lakh in a land transaction that dates back to 2021. At that time, Patra was a company director and was approached by an individual from Banasingh, which falls under...
A young girl was reportedly gang-raped multiple times by three men before they attempted to bury her alive in an effort to hide their crime in Jagatpur district, Odisha, as reported by sources. Currently, two of the suspects, who are brothers, have been apprehended, while the third remains at large. Sources indicate that the two...
Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed his dissatisfaction regarding the omission of the 1817 Paika Rebellion from the newly released Class 8 history textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). He characterized the uprising as a “watershed moment in Odisha’s history,” asserting that its exclusion is an injustice to...
A gangrape incident involving a minor took place in Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Sunday evening. The girl was returning home after attending a birthday party for a friend. During her journey back, three individuals abducted her and transported her to a forested area located 10-15 kilometers from Malkangiri town, where they subjected her to torture...
A 15-year-old girl, who was receiving treatment at AIIMS Bhubaneswar after being set on fire by three assailants in Odisha’s Puri district, was airlifted to Delhi on Sunday, according to officials. Bhubaneswar DCP Jagmohan Meena informed reporters that a green corridor was established to transport the patient from AIIMS Bhubaneswar to Biju Patnaik International Airport,...
Bhubaneswar: On Saturday, BJD leader Naveen Patnaik expressed profound sorrow regarding the incident in which miscreants set a 15-year-old girl on fire in Puri district, Odisha, stating that such occurrences highlight a fundamental failure in governance. The girl sustained 70 percent burn injuries after unidentified individuals doused her with a flammable substance and ignited it...
A second-year BDS student at Sharda University in Greater Noida took her own life on Monday, reportedly due to harassment from faculty members. The event occurred on the university grounds, falling under the jurisdiction of the Knowledge Park Police Station. Authorities found a suicide note at the scene, in which the victim held her teachers...
Balasore Student Suicide Case: A two-member Crime Branch team will investigate the incident involving a 20-year-old college student from Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore, Odisha, who self-immolated on campus following alleged inaction regarding her sexual harassment complaint. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Odisha Police DG Vinaytosh Mishra announced that the investigation will be...