how a high-profile theft case against a lone accused collapsed in Odisha court
3 min readBhubaneswarFeb 7, 2026 02:12 PM IST What began as a sensational burglary at a senior Congress leader’s home in Bhubaneswar, followed by an 18-day manhunt and the arrest of a so-called “notorious burglar”, collapsed in court 11 months later, with the judge flagging serious procedural anomalies in the investigation. The JFMC court in…