Odisha Police

Former Odisha Police Chief Prakash Mishra Joins BJP Ahead Of Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

Retired IPS officer Prakash Mishra whose removal as Odisha police chief in 2014 had triggered a major controversy joined the BJP on Sunday ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.

Odisha Police Arrest Wrong Man After Warrant Falsely Names Him, Apologise

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 24, 2019

The Odisha police on Saturday apologised for arresting a wrong person in connection with a non-bailable warrant and sending him to court from where he was remanded to jail custody.

Odisha Man, 45, Arrested For Raping 13-Year-Old Daughter For A Month

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday March 1, 2019

A 45-year-old man was arrested Friday for allegedly raping his 13-year-old daughter repeatedly for a month in Ganjam district of Odisha, police said.

Odisha Cop Loses Legs After Slipping Through Gap Between Platform, Train

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 14, 2019

A home guard working with the Odisha Police Wednesday lost both of his legs after he slipped through the gap between the railway platform and a moving train in Balasore district, police said.

Odisha Cops Allegedly Involved In Trafficking Of Girl: Women's Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 9, 2019

The Delhi Commission for Women has alleged the involvement of some Odisha Police personnel in the kidnap and trafficking of a 16-year-old girl, who was recently rescued from Rajasthan, and demanded action against erring officials and traffickers.

Scuffle Between Odisha Police, BJP Workers Caught On Camera

Bhubaneshwar News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday January 21, 2019

The members of the BJP's women wing -- that was staging a protest against the acquittal of the accused in a gangrape case-- clashed with the police in Bhubaneswar on Monday.

Odisha: Police Constable Cracks State Civil Service Examination

Jobs | Asian News International | Monday December 24, 2018

A total of 106 candidates have qualified the OCS exam.

Odisha Police To Send Team To Bengal To Verify Religious Conversion Claim

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 6, 2018

Odisha Police is planning to send a team to West Bengal to verify claims of religious conversion being carried out by an NGO at one of its shelter home in the neighbouring state.

Bengal Girl Gang-Raped By 5, Dumped On The Streets In Odisha: Police

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 1, 2018

A girl from West Bengal was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by five youths in Odisha's Balasore district, police said on Saturday.

Odisha Moves To Pardon Journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra Jailed For "Derogatory Remarks"

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday November 17, 2018

The Odisha state assembly today passed a motion to "forgive" journalist Abhijit Mitra for the allegedly derogatory remarks he had made against its legislators and Lord Jagannath over a month ago, news agency ANI reported.

Woman Cuts Off Genitals Of Man She Was Having Extra-Marital Affair With

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 10, 2018

A married woman allegedly chopped off the genitals of a man with whom she had an extra-marital affair at a village in Odisha's Keonjhar district, the police said.

Lawyers Fight Lawyers As Orissa High Court Turns Battlefield

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday October 29, 2018

The premises of the Orissa High Court in Cuttack virtually turned into a battlefield today as hundreds of advocates jostled with each other amid an ongoing strike against the assault of a lawyer by police two months ago. Lawyers of the Odisha high court, who have been protesting since the incident occurred in Cuttack on August 28, have demanded the...

Journalist Was Not Arrested For Rasogolla Comment, Say Odisha Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 27, 2018

The Odisha Police on Saturday said Delhi-based journalist Abhijit Iyer Mitra was arrested not for his Twitter post on rasogolla, but for hurting the sentiments of the Odia people, among other reasons.

Over 500 Arrested For Gambling In Odisha During Kumara Purnima

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 24, 2018

Odisha Police have arrested more than 500 people in the two districts of Ganjam and Jajpur on the charge of gambling after raiding several gambling dens organised on the occasion of Kumar Purnima festival, a police officer said today.

9-Year-Old Beheaded In Odisha, Police Suspect Human Sacrifice

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 20, 2018

A nine-year-old boy, whose decapitated body was found earlier this week, was sacrificed to "appease a goddess", police said Saturday.