Khurda: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Crime Branch seized brown sugar worth Rs 1 crore and arrested a BTech student on Friday evening.
Acting on a tip-off about the sale of brown sugar near a filling station at Kumabasta near Khurda town, the STF personnel raided the area and apprehended Manoranjan Das, a BTech graduate of Gurujanga area of Khurda district, and seized 1.34 kg of brown sugar and other incriminating materials from his possession.
The youth was later arrested and forwarded to the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Khurda.
Notably, the STF in the special drive against narcotic drugs since 2020 has seized more than 39 kg of brown sugar and over 86.81 quintal of ganja and arrested more than 100 drug peddlers.
Bhubaneswar: The Central government has approved repatriation of IAS officer Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra to Odisha…
Bhubaneswar: As part of the 125th birth anniversary celebration of Odisha's first Chief Minister ‘Utkal…
Bhubaneswar: The state-level Sishu Mahotsav 2024, 'Suravi', took off on the premises of Capital High…
Mumbai: ‘Yaariyaan’ actor Himansh Kohli got hitched in a private ceremony on Tuesday. The actor…
Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) is set to enhance its electrification infrastructure with the introduction…
Bhubaneswar: More than 1400 students from 22 states are participating in the 5th EMRS (Eklavya…
Mumbai: Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna left netizens in a bad mood after he announced the…
Bhubaneswar: The team from the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela comprising Arpan Chakrabarty and Dibyajyoti…