Biswajit Jena, a final-year BCA student and nephew of Odisha’s Transport Minister, was arrested on charges of abetment to suicide following the death of a fellow student.
Police in Odisha’s Barbil have uncovered the skeletal remains of a 21-year-old woman, allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in a crime of passion, nearly a month after her disappearance.
Jharsuguda police have dismantled a significant illegal liquor manufacturing operation near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, resulting in the arrest of eight individuals.
Authorities in Odisha’s Sundargarh district have dismantled an IPL betting racket, arresting five individuals involved in illegal betting activities.
A violent confrontation in Odisha’s Rayagada district resulted in injuries to nearly 50 individuals, including 40 security personnel, amid protests against road construction for a bauxite mine.
Following the surrender of senior Maoist leader Sukru and four others, Odisha Police is optimistic about achieving a Naxal-free state by the end of the month.
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