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  • Stop pointless arrests underneath sec 498A: Odisha HC to police

    By Express News Service

    CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Friday issued a notification restraining police from making “unnecessary” arrests whereas coping with circumstances underneath Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, a regulation that goals to guard girls from harassment and torture by the husband and in-laws.

    The notification signed by Registrar General Pratap Kumar Patra additionally stated that magistrates mustn’t authorise detention “casually and mechanically”. In case of an arrest, police ought to furnish an inventory of causes. A Justice of the Peace ought to grant police custody of the accused solely after being happy by the explanations cited by the police, the notification said.

    The excessive court docket issued the notification following a Supreme Court judgment on July 31, quashing an order by Jharkhand High Court that denied anticipatory bail to a person charged underneath Section 498A. The apex had requested all excessive courts to challenge pointers for decrease courts to take care of such circumstances.

    Accordingly, the notification directed the state authorities to instruct its law enforcement officials to not robotically arrest when a case underneath Section 498-A IPC is registered however to fulfill themselves in regards to the necessity for arrest underneath the parameters laid down above flowing from Section 41 CrPC. The CrPC part supplies “for arrest by police on receiving a reasonable complaint/information or has reasonable suspicion of a cognizable offence having been committed, which is punishable with imprisonment of less than 7 years, or which may be extended to 7 years if the given set of conditions are satisfied.”

    The notification stated all law enforcement officials need to be supplied with a guidelines containing specified sub-clauses underneath the part. While producing the arrested individual earlier than a Justice of the Peace to hunt custody, the police officer “shall forward the checklist duly filled and furnish the reasons and material which necessitated the arrest.”

    The Justice of the Peace “shall peruse the report… and only after recording its satisfaction… will authorize detention”. The determination to not arrest an accused should even be forwarded to the Justice of the Peace inside two weeks from the date of the establishment of the case. The notification stated the course shall not solely apply to circumstances underneath part 498 -A of IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act but additionally such circumstances the place offence is punishable with imprisonment for a time period which can be lower than seven years or which can prolong to seven years.

    CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Friday issued a notification restraining police from making “unnecessary” arrests whereas coping with circumstances underneath Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, a regulation that goals to guard girls from harassment and torture by the husband and in-laws.

    The notification signed by Registrar General Pratap Kumar Patra additionally stated that magistrates mustn’t authorise detention “casually and mechanically”. In case of an arrest, police ought to furnish an inventory of causes. A Justice of the Peace ought to grant police custody of the accused solely after being happy by the explanations cited by the police, the notification said.

    The excessive court docket issued the notification following a Supreme Court judgment on July 31, quashing an order by Jharkhand High Court that denied anticipatory bail to a person charged underneath Section 498A. The apex had requested all excessive courts to challenge pointers for decrease courts to take care of such circumstances.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Accordingly, the notification directed the state authorities to instruct its law enforcement officials to not robotically arrest when a case underneath Section 498-A IPC is registered however to fulfill themselves in regards to the necessity for arrest underneath the parameters laid down above flowing from Section 41 CrPC. The CrPC part supplies “for arrest by police on receiving a reasonable complaint/information or has reasonable suspicion of a cognizable offence having been committed, which is punishable with imprisonment of less than 7 years, or which may be extended to 7 years if the given set of conditions are satisfied.”

    The notification stated all law enforcement officials need to be supplied with a guidelines containing specified sub-clauses underneath the part. While producing the arrested individual earlier than a Justice of the Peace to hunt custody, the police officer “shall forward the checklist duly filled and furnish the reasons and material which necessitated the arrest.”

    The Justice of the Peace “shall peruse the report… and only after recording its satisfaction… will authorize detention”. The determination to not arrest an accused should even be forwarded to the Justice of the Peace inside two weeks from the date of the establishment of the case. The notification stated the course shall not solely apply to circumstances underneath part 498 -A of IPC and Section 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act but additionally such circumstances the place offence is punishable with imprisonment for a time period which can be lower than seven years or which can prolong to seven years.

  • Fleet administration system to switch coupons for refuelling Odisha police automobiles

    Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to make sure transparency, Odisha Police is planning on doing away with the system of issuing handbook gasoline coupons and make all the course of on-line as a part of its new fleet administration system launched by DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal just lately.

    At current, police personnel should submit manually issued coupons at petrol pumps to refill the division’s automobiles. The petrol pumps hand over the payments to the police division on the finish of each month and gather their dues.

    Sources stated each oil firm has its fleet administration system as a part of which a grasp digital account quantity is issued to an organisation having many automobiles. A digital account quantity for each automobile of the organisation can be issued and gasoline provided to them.

    “Odisha Police is planning to launch a feature in its fleet management system where issuance of manual fuel coupons will be scrapped. This will bring transparency and put an end to the complex and lengthy accounting process,” stated a senior police officer.

    If Odisha Police plans to start out the net gasoline provide course of, it should switch funds to the grasp digital account of an oil firm each month. Police personnel will be capable of refill gasoline by merely offering the digital account quantity and a pin issued in favour of a division’s automobile, stated All India Petroleum Dealers’ Association’s secretary basic, Sanjay Lath.

    The police personnel will both have to say the quantity or what number of litre of gasoline they need to refill within the division’s automobiles. Once the system is applied, cops will be capable of know which automobile was refilled and with how a lot gasoline on a real-time foundation, stated sources.

    Through the system, police will be capable of maintain a observe on the periodic upkeep of all automobiles. The system can even allow police to gather particulars concerning the automobiles that are off-road and get rid of them as per the lifespan fastened within the Vehicle Scrapping Policy, stated a senior police officer.

    The DGP additionally launched the Monitoring of Atrocity, National Commission Cases and Assistance to Victim (MANAV) portal just lately. “The portal will expedite the investigation of instances registered underneath the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and guarantee supply of compensation to the victims inside 21 days. It can even assist to watch the instances registered by nationwide and state commissions, stated a police officer.

    Digital refill
     As a part of the system, funds will probably be transferred to the grasp digital account of oil firm
     Personnel can refill gasoline by offering the digital account quantity and pin
     System will allow officers to know which automobile was refilled

    BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to make sure transparency, Odisha Police is planning on doing away with the system of issuing handbook gasoline coupons and make all the course of on-line as a part of its new fleet administration system launched by DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal just lately.

    At current, police personnel should submit manually issued coupons at petrol pumps to refill the division’s automobiles. The petrol pumps hand over the payments to the police division on the finish of each month and gather their dues.

    Sources stated each oil firm has its fleet administration system as a part of which a grasp digital account quantity is issued to an organisation having many automobiles. A digital account quantity for each automobile of the organisation can be issued and gasoline provided to them.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Odisha Police is planning to launch a feature in its fleet management system where issuance of manual fuel coupons will be scrapped. This will bring transparency and put an end to the complex and lengthy accounting process,” stated a senior police officer.

    If Odisha Police plans to start out the net gasoline provide course of, it should switch funds to the grasp digital account of an oil firm each month. Police personnel will be capable of refill gasoline by merely offering the digital account quantity and a pin issued in favour of a division’s automobile, stated All India Petroleum Dealers’ Association’s secretary basic, Sanjay Lath.

    The police personnel will both have to say the quantity or what number of litre of gasoline they need to refill within the division’s automobiles. Once the system is applied, cops will be capable of know which automobile was refilled and with how a lot gasoline on a real-time foundation, stated sources.

    Through the system, police will be capable of maintain a observe on the periodic upkeep of all automobiles. The system can even allow police to gather particulars concerning the automobiles that are off-road and get rid of them as per the lifespan fastened within the Vehicle Scrapping Policy, stated a senior police officer.

    The DGP additionally launched the Monitoring of Atrocity, National Commission Cases and Assistance to Victim (MANAV) portal just lately. “The portal will expedite the investigation of instances registered underneath the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and guarantee supply of compensation to the victims inside 21 days. It can even assist to watch the instances registered by nationwide and state commissions, stated a police officer.

    Digital refill
     As a part of the system, funds will probably be transferred to the grasp digital account of oil firm
     Personnel can refill gasoline by offering the digital account quantity and pin
     System will allow officers to know which automobile was refilled

  • Big reduction to cyber fraud victims as Odisha police set to work out no-FIR refund

    Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: In what might be a chunk of fine information, victims of on-line monetary frauds might be able to get refunds from banks with out a lot authorized trouble. The Commissionerate Police has determined to work out a mechanism underneath which complainants might not must undergo the method of registering an FIR for minor cyber offences.

    With a surge in on-line monetary frauds, the police are confronted with a hovering quantity of complaints however registration of petty circumstances is just not all the time possible. In such cases, victims don’t get FIR copies that are necessary for in search of a refund from banks.

    The matter was taken up on the annual state-level safety committee assembly right here on Thursday. Senior cops identified that registration of each case of on-line monetary fraud is just not possible which is why another mechanism should be devised for facilitating refunds.

    “Since money transfer takes place between two accounts, banks seek FIR copies to consider a refund. However, it is not possible to register a case in every minor offence which poses a hurdle,” mentioned a senior police officer.

    Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Saumyendra Kumar Priyadarsi mentioned a proposal can be labored out and introduced to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in order that victims simply get again their cash.  In circumstances the place complaints are lodged with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, accounts of the fraudsters are blocked. However, for refund, the banks search an FIR from the victims.

    “To simplify the process, a mechanism will be evolved to ensure easy facilitation of refund. We will soon devise a proposal under which victims of minor cases will not have to submit FIR copies. It will be presented to the RBI,” Priyadarsi mentioned. Sources mentioned police is mulling to counsel RBI to think about refund basing on grievance numbers registered on the portal or another police doc – and never solely by FIR copies.

    After the launch of National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal in 2021, a helpline 1930 was arrange in Odisha to report monetary cyber crimes over voice name. The helpline managed by the Crime Branch succeeded in refunding over Rs 1.56 crore fraudulently collected from the victims final yr alone. Similarly, police managed to stop fraud of greater than Rs 3.94 crore by blocking the financial institution accounts of the frauds.

    The assembly held at RBI workplace was chaired by further chief secretary, dwelling division Deoranjan Kumar Singh, DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) IG Jai Narayan Pankaj amongst others.

    For victims’ comfort

     Police to provide you with a plan to make sure simple refund to victims
     CB acquired again over Rs 1.56 crore swindled from victims final yr
     Fraud of over Rs 3.94 crore prevented by the company

    BHUBANESWAR: In what might be a chunk of fine information, victims of on-line monetary frauds might be able to get refunds from banks with out a lot authorized trouble. The Commissionerate Police has determined to work out a mechanism underneath which complainants might not must undergo the method of registering an FIR for minor cyber offences.

    With a surge in on-line monetary frauds, the police are confronted with a hovering quantity of complaints however registration of petty circumstances is just not all the time possible. In such cases, victims don’t get FIR copies that are necessary for in search of a refund from banks.

    The matter was taken up on the annual state-level safety committee assembly right here on Thursday. Senior cops identified that registration of each case of on-line monetary fraud is just not possible which is why another mechanism should be devised for facilitating refunds.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Since money transfer takes place between two accounts, banks seek FIR copies to consider a refund. However, it is not possible to register a case in every minor offence which poses a hurdle,” mentioned a senior police officer.

    Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner Saumyendra Kumar Priyadarsi mentioned a proposal can be labored out and introduced to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in order that victims simply get again their cash.  In circumstances the place complaints are lodged with the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, accounts of the fraudsters are blocked. However, for refund, the banks search an FIR from the victims.

    “To simplify the process, a mechanism will be evolved to ensure easy facilitation of refund. We will soon devise a proposal under which victims of minor cases will not have to submit FIR copies. It will be presented to the RBI,” Priyadarsi mentioned. Sources mentioned police is mulling to counsel RBI to think about refund basing on grievance numbers registered on the portal or another police doc – and never solely by FIR copies.

    After the launch of National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal in 2021, a helpline 1930 was arrange in Odisha to report monetary cyber crimes over voice name. The helpline managed by the Crime Branch succeeded in refunding over Rs 1.56 crore fraudulently collected from the victims final yr alone. Similarly, police managed to stop fraud of greater than Rs 3.94 crore by blocking the financial institution accounts of the frauds.

    The assembly held at RBI workplace was chaired by further chief secretary, dwelling division Deoranjan Kumar Singh, DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal, Economic Offences Wing (EOW) IG Jai Narayan Pankaj amongst others.

    For victims’ comfort

     Police to provide you with a plan to make sure simple refund to victims
     CB acquired again over Rs 1.56 crore swindled from victims final yr
     Fraud of over Rs 3.94 crore prevented by the company

  • Odisha: 79 arrested for Sambalpur violence; curfew nonetheless in drive 

    By PTI

    BHUBANESWAR (Sambalpur): The Odisha Police has arrested 79 people for his or her alleged involvement throughout the violence in Sambalpur metropolis all through Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, officers talked about Sunday.

    The state of affairs is progressively limping once more to normalcy in Sambalpur, the place curfew stays to be persevering with along with the suspension of the online, they talked about.

    Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar talked about there was no report of any untoward incident as a result of the curfew was promulgated throughout the metropolis early Saturday.

    Plenty of accused people are nonetheless absconding, police talked about.

    “While 26 people were arrested in connection with the stone pelting incident during the bike rally on April 12, 53 others have been taken into custody for violence and arson during the procession on April 14,” Gangadhar talked about.

    “It appears to be pre-planned violence as per the indications received so far. More arrests will be made in future,” he talked about.

    The state authorities has suspended net corporations in Sambalpur district till 10 am on April 17, the SP talked about.

    ALSO READ | Hanuman Jayanti violence: Sambalpur tense, retailers set on fireside

    Odisha DGP Sunil Ok Bansal talked about stringent movement will seemingly be taken in opposition to those involved throughout the violence, and expressed hope that normalcy will seemingly be restored in a day or two throughout the metropolis.

    The prohibitory orders, nonetheless, had been relaxed for school children and candidates of assorted recruitment examinations on Sunday, police talked about.

    Meanwhile, Union Minister Giriraj Singh talked about it is unfortunate that the state authorities has been adopting an “appeasement policy” whereas dealing with the case.

    ALSO READ | Odisha Opposition trains weapons on govt over Sambalpur violence

    “The government is shielding some people involved in the violence,” he alleged.

    Countering him, BJD chief and MLA Amar Satpathy talked about the federal authorities has taken movement as per the laws.

    BHUBANESWAR (Sambalpur): The Odisha Police has arrested 79 people for his or her alleged involvement throughout the violence in Sambalpur metropolis all through Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, officers talked about Sunday.

    The state of affairs is progressively limping once more to normalcy in Sambalpur, the place curfew stays to be persevering with along with the suspension of the online, they talked about.

    Sambalpur SP B Gangadhar talked about there was no report of any untoward incident as a result of the curfew was promulgated throughout the metropolis early Saturday.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Plenty of accused people are nonetheless absconding, police talked about.

    “While 26 people were arrested in connection with the stone pelting incident during the bike rally on April 12, 53 others have been taken into custody for violence and arson during the procession on April 14,” Gangadhar talked about.

    “It appears to be pre-planned violence as per the indications received so far. More arrests will be made in future,” he talked about.

    The state authorities has suspended net corporations in Sambalpur district till 10 am on April 17, the SP talked about.

    ALSO READ | Hanuman Jayanti violence: Sambalpur tense, retailers set on fireside

    Odisha DGP Sunil Ok Bansal talked about stringent movement will seemingly be taken in opposition to those involved throughout the violence, and expressed hope that normalcy will seemingly be restored in a day or two throughout the metropolis.

    The prohibitory orders, nonetheless, had been relaxed for school children and candidates of assorted recruitment examinations on Sunday, police talked about.

    Meanwhile, Union Minister Giriraj Singh talked about it is unfortunate that the state authorities has been adopting an “appeasement policy” whereas dealing with the case.

    ALSO READ | Odisha Opposition trains weapons on govt over Sambalpur violence

    “The government is shielding some people involved in the violence,” he alleged.

    Countering him, BJD chief and MLA Amar Satpathy talked about the federal authorities has taken movement as per the laws.

  • Naba Das dying: Odisha Police plans annual medical check of personnel

    Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Police is about to begin annual medical checks for all its personnel within the state. The Centre had earlier made annual medical checkup necessary for all Indian Police Service (IPS) officers within the nation. The killing of former minister Naba Kisore Das by dismissed ASI Gopal Krushna Das has introduced the main target again on the psychological and bodily well-being of over 60,000 police personnel within the state.

    In a not too long ago held assembly in Police headquarters, senior officers deliberated on introducing annual medical checkup for personnel of all ranks. “The Centre had approved the revised rates of annual medical checkup for IPS officers in 2013. It is Rs 2,000 for men and Rs 2,200 for women IPS officers,” stated a senior officer of Odisha Police Headquarters.

    It is necessary for IPS officers to endure annual medical checkup and submit the stories to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Similarly, deliberations are on to make the check necessary for all of the police personnel within the state, he stated.In the assembly, whereas some officers steered that the medical checkup needs to be made necessary for all of the personnel, others opined that it may be completed for these above 45 years of age or these in sure ranks.

    A couple of officers even steered to hold out the medical checkup of all of the personnel in each three years. Sources stated a proposal will probably be despatched to the state authorities to both enable the personnel to endure the medical checkup at district hospitals or to offer it a price range for the aim.

    A health care provider was earlier appointed in each district police headquarters and battalions within the state. However, the federal government later withdrew the docs. Currently, the police personnel are present process medical checkup solely throughout their recruitment.“We are planning to start the annual medical checkup for all the police personnel in the state and accordingly a proposal will be sent to the government,” DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal instructed TNIE.

    BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Police is about to begin annual medical checks for all its personnel within the state. The Centre had earlier made annual medical checkup necessary for all Indian Police Service (IPS) officers within the nation. The killing of former minister Naba Kisore Das by dismissed ASI Gopal Krushna Das has introduced the main target again on the psychological and bodily well-being of over 60,000 police personnel within the state.

    In a not too long ago held assembly in Police headquarters, senior officers deliberated on introducing annual medical checkup for personnel of all ranks. “The Centre had approved the revised rates of annual medical checkup for IPS officers in 2013. It is Rs 2,000 for men and Rs 2,200 for women IPS officers,” stated a senior officer of Odisha Police Headquarters.

    It is necessary for IPS officers to endure annual medical checkup and submit the stories to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Similarly, deliberations are on to make the check necessary for all of the police personnel within the state, he stated.In the assembly, whereas some officers steered that the medical checkup needs to be made necessary for all of the personnel, others opined that it may be completed for these above 45 years of age or these in sure ranks.

    A couple of officers even steered to hold out the medical checkup of all of the personnel in each three years. Sources stated a proposal will probably be despatched to the state authorities to both enable the personnel to endure the medical checkup at district hospitals or to offer it a price range for the aim.

    A health care provider was earlier appointed in each district police headquarters and battalions within the state. However, the federal government later withdrew the docs. Currently, the police personnel are present process medical checkup solely throughout their recruitment.“We are planning to start the annual medical checkup for all the police personnel in the state and accordingly a proposal will be sent to the government,” DGP Sunil Kumar Bansal instructed TNIE.

  • Odisha police sub-inspector examination for 282 posts postponed once more over tech glitch

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: The re-examination of Combined Police Service Examination-2018 (CPSE) paper I for 282 posts of sub-inspector (SI) in Odisha Police was postponed on Saturday after glitches within the software program had been reported in a couple of centres, fuelling resentment among the many candidates.

    Odisha Police Recruitment Board Chairman Sudhansu Sarangi stated that the check was postponed as a consequence of some software program points for which the candidates had been dealing with difficulties in downloading the query papers.
    Acknowledging the inconvenience confronted by the candidates, he asserted that none will likely be denied the chance to look for the examination. The candidates will likely be despatched an e-mail to tell them in regards to the rescheduled date of the examination, which has been postponed twice in final two months.

    “The applications for the posts of SI were invited in 2018. It has been over four years, but we are yet to appear for the examinations for which we have worked very hard,” stated a candidate exterior a centre in Bhubaneswar.

    Another candidate from Balasore stated he had come to the Capital City in July for the examination however it was postponed as a consequence of some technical glitches. “I had to come from Balasore again to appear for the re-examination but it has been postponed again,” he added.  

    The candidates expressed their displeasure over the postponement and demanded that they need to be allowed to look for the examinations of their house districts. They had earlier additionally skilled difficulties in downloading the admit playing cards probably as a consequence of bandwidth points.

    Odisha Police had earlier floated a young to outsource the examination course of and Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited had gained the bid. Sources stated the police are actually mulling to conduct the examination by way of OMR sheets.

    Last 12 months, the State authorities granted permission to Odisha Police to recruit sub-inspectors after a spot of 27 years. The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) had taken over the duty to recruit SIs in 1994 following allegations of corruption by some recruiters within the police division. However, the federal government constituted a brand new recruitment board in Odisha Police to recruit the SIs owing to the inordinate delay by the OSSC to carry the exams for final a number of years.

    BHUBANESWAR: The re-examination of Combined Police Service Examination-2018 (CPSE) paper I for 282 posts of sub-inspector (SI) in Odisha Police was postponed on Saturday after glitches within the software program had been reported in a couple of centres, fuelling resentment among the many candidates.

    Odisha Police Recruitment Board Chairman Sudhansu Sarangi stated that the check was postponed as a consequence of some software program points for which the candidates had been dealing with difficulties in downloading the query papers.
    Acknowledging the inconvenience confronted by the candidates, he asserted that none will likely be denied the chance to look for the examination. The candidates will likely be despatched an e-mail to tell them in regards to the rescheduled date of the examination, which has been postponed twice in final two months.

    “The applications for the posts of SI were invited in 2018. It has been over four years, but we are yet to appear for the examinations for which we have worked very hard,” stated a candidate exterior a centre in Bhubaneswar.

    Another candidate from Balasore stated he had come to the Capital City in July for the examination however it was postponed as a consequence of some technical glitches. “I had to come from Balasore again to appear for the re-examination but it has been postponed again,” he added.  

    The candidates expressed their displeasure over the postponement and demanded that they need to be allowed to look for the examinations of their house districts. They had earlier additionally skilled difficulties in downloading the admit playing cards probably as a consequence of bandwidth points.

    Odisha Police had earlier floated a young to outsource the examination course of and Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited had gained the bid. Sources stated the police are actually mulling to conduct the examination by way of OMR sheets.

    Last 12 months, the State authorities granted permission to Odisha Police to recruit sub-inspectors after a spot of 27 years. The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) had taken over the duty to recruit SIs in 1994 following allegations of corruption by some recruiters within the police division. However, the federal government constituted a brand new recruitment board in Odisha Police to recruit the SIs owing to the inordinate delay by the OSSC to carry the exams for final a number of years.

  • Odisha Police seizes Rs 1.22 crore money, gold biscuits weighing 2.2 kg in Berhampur

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR/BERHAMPUR: A workforce of Excise officers discovered money amounting to about Rs 1.22 crore throughout a search in a bus underneath Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur on Tuesday night.

    Subsequent probed led to restoration of 24 gold biscuits, valued at about Rs 1.2 crore, from a jeweller of town.

    During routine checking of autos close to Ankuli, the Excise squad discovered 35-year-old Dashrath Shaukar, a local of Maharashtra’s Sangli district, to be carrying the money which he couldn’t account for satisfactorily.

    The Excise officers handed over Shaukar to Baidyanathpur police for additional investigation. While questioning Shaukar, the law enforcement officials established that he had obtained the money in Rs 500 denomination notes from Berhampur-based jeweller Anand Subuti (60) for supplying him 24 gold biscuits weighing 2.2 kg and price Rs 1.2 crore.

    Baidyanathpur police then questioned Anand Jewellery proprietor Subuti and seized the gold biscuits from his possession. Since South Africa has been printed on the gold biscuits, police suspect the gold was probably smuggled from a international nation however the verification is continuous.

    Shaukar revealed earlier than the police that he works for a Cuttack-based jeweler however investigators are but to substantiate his claims. “Neither Shaukar nor Subuti was able to produce any documents related to the seized cash and gold biscuits,” Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M advised The New Indian Express.

    The two accused might be handed over to the Income Tax Department officers for additional investigation, he added.

    BHUBANESWAR/BERHAMPUR: A workforce of Excise officers discovered money amounting to about Rs 1.22 crore throughout a search in a bus underneath Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur on Tuesday night.

    Subsequent probed led to restoration of 24 gold biscuits, valued at about Rs 1.2 crore, from a jeweller of town.

    During routine checking of autos close to Ankuli, the Excise squad discovered 35-year-old Dashrath Shaukar, a local of Maharashtra’s Sangli district, to be carrying the money which he couldn’t account for satisfactorily.

    The Excise officers handed over Shaukar to Baidyanathpur police for additional investigation. While questioning Shaukar, the law enforcement officials established that he had obtained the money in Rs 500 denomination notes from Berhampur-based jeweller Anand Subuti (60) for supplying him 24 gold biscuits weighing 2.2 kg and price Rs 1.2 crore.

    Baidyanathpur police then questioned Anand Jewellery proprietor Subuti and seized the gold biscuits from his possession. Since South Africa has been printed on the gold biscuits, police suspect the gold was probably smuggled from a international nation however the verification is continuous.

    Shaukar revealed earlier than the police that he works for a Cuttack-based jeweler however investigators are but to substantiate his claims. “Neither Shaukar nor Subuti was able to produce any documents related to the seized cash and gold biscuits,” Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M advised The New Indian Express.

    The two accused might be handed over to the Income Tax Department officers for additional investigation, he added.

  • Odisha DSP nabbed with Rs 30,000 bribe, spouse escapes with bag

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: Vigilance on Wednesday caught crimson handed Hindol sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Malaya Kishore Nayak, whereas allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 30,000 bribe from a stone quarry proprietor.

    Minutes after the police officer was arrested, his spouse Rita Mahapatra managed to flee from their residential authorities quarters in Hindol on a two wheeler with an unknown individual. She was reportedly carrying a short case and one bag along with her. 

    Their authorities quarter was then searched in presence of an Executive Magistrate. Vigilance officers stated that efforts are on to hint Mahapatra and he or she shall be questioned in reference to the case. Nayak had reportedly demanded the cash from the complainant to facilitate his enterprise and the transportation associated to it.

    After arresting Nayak in Karanda beneath Rasol police limits, the anti-corruption company’s officers carried out searches at his property in six locations – Bhubaneswar, Puri, Angul, Dhenkanal and Sambalpur city. Searches had been carried out at his authorities quarters in Hindol, double-storey constructing at Amalapada in Angul district, one flat every at Tata Ariana in Capital City and in Puri. 

    During searches, Nayak and his relations had been present in possession of a double-storey constructing in Angul, a double-storeyed constructing and a plot in Sambalpur and one flat every in Bhubaneswar and Puri.
    Cuttack Vigilance officers have registered a case in opposition to Nayak and they’re verifying his investments, deposits in banks and insurance coverage insurance policies.

    The anti-corruption company’s officers suspect that Nayak was accumulating bribes from totally different individuals by means of money, ATM deposits and on-line fee methods. “A team comprising of cyber cell officers and banking consultants of our department are examining the financial transactions of Nayak. Further investigation into the case is continuing,” stated a Vigilance officer.

  • Sanjeeb Panda new Intelligence chief, Arun Bothra to move Crime Branch in Odisha

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Government on Friday appointed senior IPS officer Sanjeeb Panda as the brand new Director of Intelligence whereas Arun Bothra was posted as chief of the Criminal Investigation Department-Crime Branch (CID-CB) of the State Police.

    Panda, a 1994 batch officer, can have extra cost of Odisha State Police Housing and Welfare Corporation. The 1996 batch officer Bothra will maintain the extra cost of Transport Commissioner. Both are Additional DG rank officers.

    The submit of Director, Intelligence was vacant after IPS officer Lalit Das was transferred to Home Department as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on April 11.

    Effecting a serious reshuffle on the IPS degree, the Government appointed 1988 batch officer Manoj Kumar Chhabra as Director General of Prisons and Director, Correctional Services. Chhabra was serving as Special DGP Special Armed Police. His 1988 batchmate Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, who headed the Directorate of Prisons has been posted as Director General of Fire Services and Commandant General (house guards) and Director of Civil Defence.

    Similarly, Satish Gajbhiye, a 2002 batch officer, has been appointed as IG Communication. In February, the Government gave a double promotion to Gajbhiye to the rank of Inspector General of Police after disciplinary proceedings towards him have been dropped following a Supreme Court order.

    Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Umashankar Dash who was promoted to DIG rank just lately has been posted as Additional CP of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissionerate whereas Additional CP Niti Shekhar was transferred as DIG Western Range.

    Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh has now been appointed as the brand new DCP of Bhubaneswar. Berhampur SP Pinak Mishra will substitute him as Cuttack DCP. Traffic DCP S Susree has been appointed as Nabarangpur SP.

    IG Fire Services and Home Guards, Shefeen Ahamed Okay has been transferred and posted as IG Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC).

    Apart from 16 transfers within the IPS degree, OPS Alekha Pahi has been transferred from Khurda and posted as Nayagarh SP.

  • Prime accused in homicide of cameraman Manas Swain nabbed after evading cops for 45 days

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: In a serious breakthrough associated to cameraman Manas Swain’s homicide, the police on Monday arrested the prime accused within the case Sarmistha Rout and her affiliate Jhuna Bhoi from Nalanga space in Bhadrak district.

    Crime Branch and Bhadrak Police officers nabbed the 2 accused after they managed to evade arrest for over 45 days.

    “Sarmistha Rout and Jhuna Bhoi will be produced in JMFC Court in Chandbali on Monday. We will apply in the court for a 10-day police remand of the seven accused arrested in connection with the case,” mentioned Crime Branch ADG Sanjeeb Panda.

    The Orissa High Court had earlier rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sarmistha.

    Manas had earlier labored as a cameraman with the web-channel of Sarmistha for about six months however he give up his job in January this 12 months after having a fallout together with her. Police mentioned preliminary investigation suggests Manas was murdered as he was in possession of a reminiscence chip having some delicate content material associated to a couple excessive profile folks.

    He had visited Palashpur village in Bhadrak district on February 6 to document movies of a marriage. He was heading in the direction of Digachhia on a two-wheeler with one in every of his associates and a neighborhood on February 7 morning when no less than 5 accused –
    Sarmistha, Jhuna, Ranjan Nayak, Bhagyadhar Nayak and Bibek Nayak waylaid him.

    Sarmistha requested Manas at hand over the reminiscence chip. When Manas mentioned the reminiscence chip was in Bhubaneswar, she reportedly slapped him. The miscreants then bundled the cameraman into Sarmistha’s automotive. They introduced him to an aged folks’s
    shelter house – Dayal Ashram, run by Sarmistha, close to Sundarpada space of the Capital City.

    They stored him confined on the primary flooring of the two-storeyed constructing for all the day on February 7 and thrashed him black and blue. While the shelter house for the aged folks is operating on the bottom flooring, the primary flooring of the constructing is mendacity vacant.

    The accused served Manas dinner on February 7 evening and left the constructing. They discovered him useless after they returned to the spot the following day.

    According to the police, the culprits buried Manas’ physique close to Nayagarh district’s Budhipatna space at about 8 pm on February 8.

    So far, the police have arrested eight individuals together with retired Odisha Information Service (OIS) official Niranjan Sethi for his or her alleged involvement within the homicide.

    Niranjan was conscious and a part of all of the planning associated to the kidnapping of Manas and disposing of his physique after he succumbed, mentioned police.