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Sambalpur: Mushim Akhtar, a wanted criminal, was injured in an encounter with police in Sambalpur city early on Monday. According to sources, a joint team of Dhanupali police and a special squad had raided City Station Road area following…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police scored a major success in its anti-Maoist operation in the state with the gunning down of a top Maoist leader, Rakesh Sodi, inside Pakanaguda forest near Khairput hill in Bonda Ghat area of Malkangiri district…

Puri: A notorious criminal was injured after an exchange of fire with police here late on Saturday. The criminal, identified as Deebana Behera, sustained bullet injuries in the encounter at Ashram Chaka on Nabakalebara Road around 2 pm. A…

Cuttack: A dreaded criminal, Manoj Patra alias Amit was injured in an exchange of fire with the police at Jagatpur, on the outskirts of Cuttack, on Wednesday afternoon. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of Jagatpur Police and a special…

Kendrapara: A dreaded criminal was injured in an exchange of fire with the police in Kendrapara district in the wee hours of Tuesday. The injured criminal Sheikh Mehtab was rushed to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. Acting…

Bhubaneswar: Two wanted criminals were injured in an encounter with police on the outskirts of the city early on Saturday. The encounter at Bhuinchua near Balianta came amid intensified police patrolling and drives in the wake of a series…

Bhawanipatna: A Maoist was killed in an encounter with police in Kalahandi district early on Wednesday. SP (Kalahandi) B Gangadhar said a police team had launched a search operation inside Kotabandal forest in Lanjigarh block after a a…

Jeypore: A notorious ganja trafficker, Kabul Khara, was injured in an encounter with police in Odisha’s Koraput district early on Wednesday. The shootout occured near Hatisala Chhak in Jeypore town. Kabul was hit by a bullet on his right…

Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, according to an agency report from Srinagar. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Awneera area of…