The CID-Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Tuesday arrested one of the main culprits in the sensational mob lynching case of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable at Balianta on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar earlier this month.
The CID-Crime Branch of Odisha Police on Thursday arrested the main accused in the high-profile mob lynching case of a Government Railway Police (GRP) constable at Balianta on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, officials said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the plea from former Kolkata Police Commissioner and the current Additional Director General (ADG) of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal, Supratim Sarkar, for relief from going as a central observer to poll-bound Tamil Nadu.
Siliguri Police, in coordination with the CID, on Friday detained Mofakkerul Islam from Bagdogra Airport, identifying him as the alleged main instigator behind the confinement of judges and subsequent attacks on them at Mothabari in Malda district.
The latest reshuffle comes in the backdrop of that case, which had raised questions over the state government’s handling of the matter.
The other seven witnesses, all of whom were part of the yacht outing when Garg drowned on September 19, are yet to respond to the CID’s summons.
A senior official confirmed that the notices require witnesses to appear before investigators within 10 days to record their statements.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, announcing the move on Saturday, said that multiple FIRs had been registered across different police stations in Assam, reflecting the intensity of public anger. “I have directed the DGP to transfer all the FIRs to the CID and to register a consolidated case for a thorough investigation,” he added.
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Odisha Police has arrested a cybercriminal from Ludhiana, Punjab, for defrauding a man from Ganjam district of ₹6.16 crore, an official said on Sunday.
Mahendra Prasad, a contractual manager of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Guest House near Chandan Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer, was arrested on Tuesday by Rajasthan's CID Intelligence on charges of spying for the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and sending confidential and strategic information of the country across the border to Pakistan.
