Category: Crime

Bhubaneswar: The lone accused (so far) in former Health Minister Naba Kisore Das murder, Gopal Krishna Das was today shifted to Choudwar Circle Jail from Jharsuguda Sub Jail amid tight security. Gopal who had departed from Jharsuguda Sub Jail at around 1 PM reached Choudwar Circle Jail at around 6’o clock in the evening. According to reports, following his health check-up Gopal has been shifted to a high security cell inside Choudwar Circle Jail. Three security personnel are on duty to guard his cell. In addition to that he is…

Jharsuguda: Gopal Krushna Das, the accused in the Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das murder, was sent to jail custody on Monday. He was produced in the JMFC court here on the last day of the third phase of police remand at the 2nd Battalion of the Jharsuguda OSAP today and the court sent him to Jharsuguda Sub-Jail. The Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the Naba Das murder, brought Gopal from Gandhinagar in Gujarat on Sunday midnight following the completion of a series of narcoanalysis and polygraph tests on…

Balasore: In a major achievement, the Jaleswar anti-drug department has seized opium worth around Rs 1 crore from the National Highway No. 60 near the Amardarod Bypass. According to sources, personnel of the Narcotics department and the Jaleshwar anti-drug department and an anti-drug satellite unit jointly seized 990 grams of opium and arrested a businessman in this connection. According to Bhagwan Mahanandia, IOC, Basta Excise PS, the seized opium is said to be of over Rs 90 lakh in the market. The Narcotics department has registered a case and initiated…

  Jharsuguda: Dismissed ASI of Odisha Police, Gopal Krishna Das, who has hogged the headlines over the last 11 days after killing Health Minister Naba Kisore Das in broad daylight, was on Wednesday flown to Gujarat for narco analysis and polygraph tests. Earlier in the day, the Crime Branch, which is investigating Naba Das’ murder had moved the local JMFC court seeking permission for the test, only after the prime accused had given his consent for narco analysis. After securing the court’s permission Gopal was ferried to Jharsuguda airport amid…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Vigilance officials today arrested one Sanjay Kumar Padhi, Revenue Supervisor of Suliapada tahasil in Mayurbhanj while he was allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2,500 from a blind person (complainant) to facilitate the sanction of incentive amount in his favour towards marriage between a disabled and a normal person. As per the scheme of the SS&EPD Department of the State Government incentive is awarded for marriage between person with bench mark disability and other person. The blind person got himself married with a normal person (without…

Berhampur: A team of the Odisha Crime Branch, which is investigating the murder of Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das in Jharsuguda on January 29, reached Berhampur on Tuesday night to interrogate accused ASI Gopal Krushna Das’ wife Jayanthi Das. Lady inspector Anila Anand interrogated Jayanthi at Gopal’s ancestral house in Jaleshwarkhandi. She was assisted by lady DSP Sathini Oram of Berhampur police. Jayanthi and her children are currently staying with her parents in Berhampur. It is worth mentioning here that soon after the crime on January 29, Jayanthi had…

Bhubaneswar: Prime accused in Minister Naba Kisore Das murder case, dismissed Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of police Gopal Krishna Das today underwent Forensic Psychological Assessment and Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) test. The CID CB investigating the brutal murder of the Minister has said, “Forensic Psychological Assessment and LVA Test of accused Gopal Krishna is being conducted by the team of CFSL ( Central Forensic Science Laboratory), New Delhi at Jharsuguda”. The agency investigating the high profile broad daylight murder has informed that a special Medical Board has been constituted to study…

Achievers News: At least three persons were reportedly injured in a bomb attack by two unidentified miscreants at a hotel following a quarrel with the hotel owner over payment issues in Bhubaneswar late on Sunday night. The hotel is located close to the Baramunda bus stand under Khandagiri police limits in the state capital. According to reports, the three injured are employees of the hotel and are now undergoing treatment at the Capital hospital. The police detained one person in this connection for interrogation. Sources said two bike-borne miscreants reached the…