The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police has cracked a massive racket involved in opening ‘mule bank accounts’ that help cyber and financial fraudsters to park and operate their ill-gotten money. The racket was active in tricking gullible villagers into opening bank accounts in tri-junction region of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The STF … Read more
Firearms seized by Odisha police in and around Similipal on display, in the presence of Odisha Director General of Police Sunil Bansal at Baripada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In one of the biggest ever actions against poachers, the Odisha police have arrested 21 people and seized 165 illegal arms — including 158 … Read more
File image for representation. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Odisha police have intensified their probe into the detection of a pigeon having camera- like object fitted to its leg. The pigeon was caught by fishermen off the Odisha coast recently. “The pigeon was caught by crew members of a fishing boat while they were … Read more