A man committed suicide Tuesday after killing his wife, two sons and a daughter in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said.
Jala Tigha, 50, of Tikayatpali village, 600 km from here, first went on a killing spree with a sharp weapon. He then took poison and died, police officer Sudarshan Sethy said.
Another daughter, who is three [...]
Bhubaneswar, Jan 4 (IANS) A large group of Maoist guerrillas blew up a school building in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said Monday.
‘The Maoists have blown up a school building in Rehlatu panchayat through landmine last (Sunday) night,’ Rourkela Superintendent of Police Diptesh Pattnaik told IANS.
According to police, about 40 rebels were involved in the [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 29 (IANS) Maoists rebels have torched a shop and an auto rickshaw in Raisuan village of Keonjhar district in Orissa, police said Tuesday.
‘Maoists torched a shop last night. About 20 armed Maoists had come and torched a shop and an auto,’ said Dhruba Charan Puhan, sub divisional police officer of Keonjhar, which is [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 24 (IANS) Maoist violence continued unabated in Orissa as four policemen were injured in a shootout between police and extremists in Koraput district early Thursday.
‘Four Special Operation Group jawans were injured in a gun battle between police and naxalites at Yogipalur of Koraput district of Orissa,’ police said.
The gun battle started when a [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 23 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blasted three school buildings in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said Wednesday.
‘The Maoists have blown up three buildings. They blasted one in Sana Balijora village Tuesday night. Two others at Mahupada and Jharbeda were bombed around 10 a.m. (Wednesday),’ Sudarshan Sethi, a police official, said.
According to police, nearly 50 [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 20 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas damaged a part of Balimela power generation unit in Malkangiri district of Orissa, police said Sunday.
‘Around 15 Maoists Saturday night damaged a part of the power generation unit by bombing and manually destroyed one valve house of the unit,’ Deputy Inspector General of Police Sanjeev Panda said.
‘The extent of [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 19 (IANS) More than 50 Maoist guerrillas blew up a gram panchayat (village council) building in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said Saturday.
‘Maoists blew up the gram panchayat office of Rehlatu village in Sundergarh Friday,’ Superintendent of Police Diptesh Pattnaik said.
The Maoist attack comes after the villagers had sought police protection about 15 [...]
Pipili Town (Orissa), Dec 12 (ANI): Orissa police seized 96 turtles, which were being smuggled out of the country, and arrested one in this regard in the late hours on Friday.
The illegal consignment was being taken in a vehicle [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 12 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have blown up an under-construction police outpost in Malkanagiri district of Orissa, police said Saturday.
‘It was an under-construction police outpost. Maoists blew up part of the building Friday night. We had planned this outpost to increase our presence by stationing more armed personnel there,’ Malkanagiri sub-divisional police officer Anup [...]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) Orissa police has sought a ban on the tribal outfit, Chasi Mulia Adibasi Sangha (CMAS) in view of its alleged criminal activities and Maoist links, officials said Sunday.
‘We have sought a ban on the outfit keeping in view their criminal activities. We have sought a ban on the outfit as some [...]
Bhubaneswar, Dec 4 (IANS) One man died and five other people, mostly from Andhra Pradesh, were missing after a boat carrying 13 passengers capsized in Machhkund river in Koraput district of Orissa, police said.
‘One body has been recovered. Five people are missing. Seven others swam to the shore. The boat capsized on its way to [...]
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) Four Maoists involved in the attack on Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s (JMM) Orissa unit chief Sudam Marandi Oct 13 were arrested from West Bengal by the Orissa police Monday, an official said.
‘We have arrested four Maoists involved in several incidents including the attack on the JMM leader Sudam Marandi. They had a [...]
Patna, Nov 26 (IANS) A Orissa police team arrived in this Bihar capital to interrogate an alleged arms supplier of the outlawed Maoists, police said Thursday.
Subodh Singh alias Subhas Singh was arrested in Patna 10 days ago after police seized huge consignments of explosive materials and firearms this month.
About 5,000 kg of explosive [...]
Rayagada (Orissa), Oct 24 (ANI): Orissa Police arrested three Maoists in Rayagada district on Friday.
The militants were picked up from forest areas that fall under jurisdiction of the Gudari police station during a combing operation by the police, Superintendent of police A K Singh told reporters here.
“The trio belonging to Bansadhara committee of the [...]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 20 (IANS) Naseer Khan, the producer of Hindi movie ‘Shadow’, was arrested Tuesday in connection with a chit fund scam in Cuttack and later released on a personal bond, police said.
‘He was arrested today from Cuttack. Later he was released on a personal bond of Rs.25,000,’ said A.K. Roy, inspector general police, crime [...]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 18 (IANS) A 45-year-old man was burnt to death, nearly 100 others suffered burn injuries and about 50 houses were reduced to ashes in separate fire incidents during Diwali celebrations in Orissa, police said Sunday.
Prakash Biswal, a shopkeeper, was burnt to death in Betali village of Bhadrak district when a jar containing petrol [...]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 15 (IANS) Eleven suspected Maoists have been arrested in Malkangiri district of Orissa, police said Thursday.
They were nabbed during a combing operation in the forests of Jakhalkundi village in the district.
‘We have arrested 11 people during an early morning combing operation. They were arrested during a joint combing operation by CRPF (central reserve [...]
Malangiri (Orissa), Oct 2(ANI): Orissa police have beefed up security to prevent Maoists sneaking into the State, following combing operations being carried out in neighbouring States.
According to senior officials, high vigilance is being maintained in the wake of ongoing operations in neighbouring areas of Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
The security forces there have intensified patrolling [...]
Bhubaneshwar, Sep 13 (ANI): Twenty-five minor girls were rescued from an orphanage by police here on Saturday night during a raid.
The Orissa police, later, claimed to have busted a group involved in sexual exploitation of the rescued girls.
According to police, caretaker of the orphanage and his friends used to sexually exploiting the minor girls.
Police [...]
Mundatoli (Orissa), Sep 10 (ANI): Hundreds of tribals blocked the road near Mundatoli village of Orissa on Wednesday demanding release of 30 persons arrested by the police on charges of being Maoists.
The tribals alleged that the police have arrested innocent villagers from [...]
Kandhamal, Aug 13 (ANI): Fresh fears of trouble has gripped the villagers in Orissa’s Kandhamal District on the eve of Gokulashtami and a mass rally organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to commemorate the first anniversary of the assassination of their leader Laxmanananda Saraswati.
“We are scared because last year we had to face [...]
Rayagada (Orissa), Aug 13 (ANI): Three women cadres of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) were killed in a firefight in Orissa, police said on Thursday.
The three were killed during a combing operation jointly launched by crack [...]
