Bhubaneswar: Capital police on Wednesday seized an autorickshaw carrying 27 cartoons of country-made liquor. he police personnel chased the vehicle, but the auto driver managed to escape leaving it near Rajmahal flyover. The cops suspect that the liquors are being transported to be stocked for upcoming polls. Sambalpur: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped by a youth in the city. Mahila police on Wednesday lodged a case after receiving a complaint from the girl’s parents. police official said the accused and the victim resided in the same slum in the city. Bhubaneswar: Two bike borne goons on Wednesday evening snatched a gold chin weighing around five grams from a 19-year-old girl near Kali Temple Road in Satyanagar. The incident took place when Smaranika Nayak was walking down to her home and the goons wearing helmets snatched the gold chain. owever, some of the eyewitnesses chased their vehicle, but the goons managed to escape leaving behind a mobile belonging to one of the goons. A complaint in this connection has been lodged with Kharavela Nagar Police station. Kendrapara: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a remote village in the Nikirai police station jurisdiction. The perpetrator of the crime, Geneswar Jena, 29, was arrested and forwarded to judicial custody on Wednesday. The incident that occurred on March 11 at Haldiapatna village has triggered public outcry. Both the victim and the accused were medically examined. The offender was booked under sections 354, 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, said sub-divisional police officer Nrusingha Charan Swain.
Saturday, 11 April 2026
