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Nimapara: Police arrested a dreaded criminal, Bhagirathi Pradhan alias Bhagu, after an encounter on the outskirts of Nimapara in Odisha’s Puri district late on Thursday. Acting on a tipoff that Bhagu was on the way towards Pipili, a joint…

Choudwar: Continuing it's crackdown against anti-socials, the Choudwar police nabbed another wanted criminal in the wee hours of Monday. The injured criminal has been identified as Muna Dehury (24) of Gundichapur village in Kankadahada…

Balangir: Police and Maoists exchanged fire inside a forest in the Gandhamardan Hill area in Balangir district on Saturday morning. Police said a Special Operation Group (SOG) team had launched a combing operation after receiving a tip-off…

Kendrapada:  Two criminals wanted for the murder of a medicine dealer were arrested after a late night police encounter in Kendrapara district on Friday. The two criminals, Anant Prasad Jena alias Bhelu and Pravat Kumar Nayak alias Mituna,…

Sambalpur: A dreaded criminal Amit Sahu was arrested after he was injured in an encounter with the police on the outskirts of Sambalpur city on Friday evening. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of Amit near a temple in Khetrajpur, a…

Berhampur: After day after the arrest of a wanted criminal, Sushant Behera alias Koko, Ganjam police nabbed another criminal after a brief exchange of fire near Palur in Ganjam district around 3.40 am on Sunday. He was identified as Pramod…

Berhampur/Jharsuguda: Two criminals were injured in encounters with police in Ganjam and Jharsuguda districts on Saturday. In the first incident, Ganjam police shot at and injured Sushant Behera alias Koko, a dreaded criminal of…

Cuttack: A hardcore criminal was injured in an encounter with the Commissionerate Police here late on Tuesday. The injured criminal, identified as Budhia Das, has been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here. Acting on a tip-off…

Puri/Sambalpur: Three wanted criminals were injured in two separate encounters in Puri and Sambalpur districts. In the first incident, police exchanged fire with two criminals in Puri late on Monday. The duo has been identified as Biswa…

Bhubaneswar/Khurda: Two wanted criminals were injured in police encounters in Bhubaneswar and Khurda in the wee hours of Thursday. Wanted criminal Susant Majhi from Nayagarh sustained bullet injury in his left knee in an exchange of fire…