Odisha Police

SIT begins investigation into kidnap, murder of minor girl in Odisha; Congress, BJP meet victim's parents

The girl's parents had named Babuli Nayak, who is a loyalist of the Odisha agriculture minister Arun Kumar Sahoo, as the main accused and lodged a complaint against his name

Anti-corruption vigilance officials detect Rs 60 lakh in cash, gold in possession of Odisha IFS officer

Simultaneous searches related to Abhay Kant Pathak were conducted at premises in Bhubaneswar, Mumbai and Pune and Bihar by officers of Vigilance Cell Division on 25 and 26 Nov

Odisha IAS officer arrested for accepting Rs 1 lakh; police caught bureaucrat red-handed in undercover operation

Anti-corruption vigilance sleuths on Monday arrested a senior IAS officer after he was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh, official sources said.

IIT student found dead in Bhubaneswar campus; police say deceased fell from hostel roof, probe underway

A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (Bhubaneswar) was found dead on the campus, the institute said on Tuesday.

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, police officials of six states hold meeting in Odisha to ensure peaceful polls

In a bid to ensure peaceful elections, an inter-state coordination meeting of senior police officials of six states was held in Odisha on Friday.

Farmers' strike affects normal life in Odisha: Public transport not plying; 200 held, including 70 from Bhubaneshwar

Holding placards and raising anti-government slogans, agitating farmers blocked roads in Odisha's Bhubaneshwar as well on the national highways, prompting police to undertake preventive arrest of the farmers.

Shelter home in Odisha's Dhenkanal shuts after allegations of sexual abuse of minors; Opposition slams BJD government

The girls at the home in Odisha alleged that they were harassed sexually, physically and mentally by the in-charge of the institution over the past two years.

Five Maoists killed in encounter with security forces in Odisha's Malkangiri district; multiple weapons recovered

A combing operation by a joint team of Odisha Police and the Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel led to the encounter in which the five Maoists, including a woman was killed, Additional Director General (Operation) RP Koche said.

Security forces on high alert in Odisha after Maoists shoot dead two TDP leaders in Andhra Pradesh

On Sunday, CPI (Maoists) shot dead ruling TDP MLA K Sarveswara Rao and former party leader in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district

BJD party workers in Bhubaneshwar demand Baijayant Panda's arrest for flying chopper over 'eco-sensitive' Chilika lake

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers staged a protest in Bhubaneswar, demanding the arrest of their former party leader Baijayant Jay Panda for allegedly flying his chopper over an "eco-sensitive zone" in Chilika Lake.