Jagdev -"the conqueror"

Bhubaneswar, June 26:  Lopamudra Mishra, who had alleged of being physically and mentally tortured by her industrialist father-in-law Trailokya Mishra and husband Sabyasachi, knocked at the door of Badagada police station for second time in Odisha’s capital city. On Sunday, Lopamudra met Inspector in charge (IIC) of Badagada police station Suvendu Sinha and lodged a fresh complaint against her husband and in-laws.    Lopamudra alleged in her complaint that she has been receiving threats to her life on her Facebook and WhatsApp accounts. As per the report, on her Facebook the associates of Trailokya Mishra use to upload write-ups thereby affecting her self-respect. The IIC, on the other hand, said, “We have already asked the complainant to submit the documents supporting her allegations. The investigation will be done accordingly.” On June 17, the Mahila Police had pasted a notice at the house of Trailokya Mishra asking him, his son Sabyasachi Mishra and ...

Bhubaneswar, June 22: Acting on a tip off, the Commissionerate Police today busted a sex racket running inside a restaurant located in Bomikhal area under Laxmisagar police limits. Four persons including owner of the restaurant were nabbed by the police, while they were indulged in flesh trade. The arrested persons were identified as owner of the restaurant Jyotiranjan Nayak hails from Bhandaripokhari area, customer Sanjay Kumar Khantua of Govindapur, Ramchandra Mallick of Niyalli and Srikanta Singh of Kaipadar. The accused persons will be forwarded to a local court here tomorrow following a medical examination. Police have rescued a lady forced into this trade. Being alerted of the police presence another person fled away from the spot. Local cops have launched a manhunt to nab other persons involve in the heinous crime. Laxmisagar Inspector-in-charge (IIC) Bharat Sahoo said, under his active supervision a team, acting on a tip off, raided Fortune Moonland restaurant lo...

Bhubaneswar, Dec 19: After more than a month of thorough investigation, the commissionerate police on Saturday cracked the sensational murder case of a doctor couple in Saileshree Vihar under Chandrasekharpur police limits by arresting three accused persons involved in the brutal crime. The police have seized four mobile phones, six golden bangles, Rs 2100 and a chappad from the accused possession. The accused were identified as Kishore Chandra Behera (44) alias Timpa of Nehrunagar in Ganjam district, Md Kamal Khan alias Muna (22)and his wife Phulsari Behera alias Nini(36), both of Aul in Kendrapara district. The mastermind Tikina Behera (30) and Jaban Naik, both hails from Sujeli in Kandhamal district are still at large. Briefing the gruesome murder to newsmen at commissionerate headquarters office here today, the twin city Commissioner of Police (CP) Dr RP Sharma said, “Tikina involving other four had made a demo of the whole incident on November 13, crime planned acc...

Bhubaneswar, Sept 11: After a day-long protest by the students of KIIT University in Odisha capital, the commissionerate police today arrested a 25-year-old youth on the charges of capturing obscene videos of a girl student at the Campus-VI hall bathroom with the help of his mobile phone installed inside it  yesterday . Accused Rakesh Padhiary The accused identified as Rakesh Padhiary of Gandarpur in Barang on outskirt of the city, was working as a daily labourer in the university. The arrest of Padhiary was made by the Infocity police here after acting on an FIR lodged by the girl student today who had handed over the accused yesterday to the police after some girl students of the university caught red handed the culprit. The student in their complaint had alleged that Padhiary was caught red handed while he was recording the obscene video footage of the girl with the help of his mobile phone camera which he had installed in the bathroom of the Campus-VI bathro...

Bhubaneswar, May 22: Dhauli Police Station IIC Debi Prasad Das was nabbed red-handed by Vigilance officials here today while he was taking bribe of Rs 10,000 from a person staying in Lingipur area in order to drop a case. Dhauli police station IIC Debi Prasad Das Getting alerted a 15 member team of Vigilance officials headed by Vigilance Cell DSP Debadutta Seth conducted surprise raid at the residence of the IIC located in Pokhariput area and seized the said amount from Das. Rakesh Das of Sasan Damodarpur Village in Puri district at present staying at Lingipur here had informed the Vigilance officials that the IIC had demanded Rs 20,000 from him to drop the case being registered against him and save him from arrest. According to Rakesh, a neighbour named Basudev Patra, owner of Janani Hospital used to burn Bio-medical waste as fuel which used to emit bad smell in the surrounding. Unable to tolerate the foul smell, Rakesh lodged a complaint at the Dhau...

Bhubaneswar, May 22: Parents of Kumari Suchita, a student of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), who had reportedly committed suicide on November 18 last year, today sought mediapersons intervention bringing allegation that their daughter was murdered. Parents of Kumari Suchita Talking to the mediapersons in a press conference at Lohiya Academy here Suchita’s mother Dr Mudrika Tiwari, who was accompanied by Pradip Pradhan, State Convener of Odisha Soochna Adhikar Abhiyan (OSAA) and a lawyer, claimed, “My daughter was very brave. She could not have committed suicide, it was a case of murder. Suchita’s father Harendra Kumar demanded a CBI probe into the matter. Suchita’s parents also accused Khandagiri police of not investigating the case properly. “Suchita was upset about something after she returned from the Fourth International Rice Congress in Bangkok. She, however, didn’t say what was bothering her. I think something happened on that trip which...

Bhubaneswar, May 21: After nearly 16 months of the incident, the District and Sessions Judge Court here today convicted a man to 10 years imprisonment for hurling crude bomb on to the CBI Special Court Judge dais in Odisha capital. Upendra Mohanty The judgement was passed by assistant session Judge PL Sathpathy.  Upendra Mohanty alias Netaji, a 63-year-old man belonging to Sarangpur village of Bari in Jajpur district, was arrested by the Badagada police soon after he hurled two crude bombs at the CBI Special Court Judge dais during lunch break on January 27 last year. Police had registered a case against Mohanty under sections 307, 342, 341 and 3/4 Explosive Act on the next day and forwarded him to a local court here. Mohanty had hurled an improvised fire cracker at the Judge’s dais during lunch time when the CBI judge Manoj Kumar Panda was in his chamber but not in court room. The explosion had damaged the office room causing two holes at the dais plank ...

Bhubaneswar, Sept 29: Commissionerate Police today arrested a 30-year-old man for duping a Sundarpada resident of Rs 1.09 lakh impersonating himself as a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer. Accused Balaram Das The victim has been identified as Ashis Patra (25). According to Nayapalli police, Balaram Das, the accused hails from Bhadrak district, impersonating him as an inspector of CRPF had taken Rs 1.09 lakhs from Patra promising him to provide home appliances like fridge, television, washing machine and others from a defence canteen in Vishakhapatnam at 50 per cent less than the actual rate of these appliances. The accused had taken the amount from Patra in August 22. But later the accused had failed to return the received amount of the victim after his repeated calls. Police said the victim reported the matter to police today after he failed to receive the given amount from the accused. Acting on the complaint, a case under sections 170 (person...

Bhubaneswar, Aug 14: Commissionerate Police today arrested a bike lifter from Saheed Nagar area here and recovered nine motorcycles looted by him from different locations in the city. Accused Satya Paikaray with stolen bikes The looter was identified as 22-year-old Satya Paikaray of Sarana area under Tangi police limits in Khordha district. He was staying at Saheed Nagar area in the city during last few months. According to Saheed Nagar police station IIC Deepak Mishra, they nabbed Paikaray while investigating a motorcycle theft case. On the basis of a complaint lodged by a youth Pabitra Swain of Saheed Nagar yesterday about his bike loot, the police staff swung into action and recovered the looted bike along with other eight bikes lifted by the accused, he added. The accused, having several cases pending against him in various police stations, was forwarded to a local Court here today. The police have started further investigation into the matter to unearth the lin...