Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Bhubaneswar Theft Case Ends In Conviction Within 18 Days
A theft was reported at a car-care business in Bhubaneswar.
The owner said five phones and a motorcycle were missing.
Police checked security-camera video and arrested a suspect the next day.
They completed their chargesheet in five days.
The trial started soon afterward.
Nine witnesses gave evidence in court.
The court also examined documents and certified CCTV footage.
The judge found Sunil Sethy guilty.
He was sentenced to one year in prison and fined Rs 5,000.
The case was completed from police complaint to sentencing in 18 days.
A Bhubaneswar court sentenced 26-year-old Sunil Sethy to one year in prison and fined him Rs 5,000.
The case began on August 8 after five mobile phones and a motorcycle were reported stolen from Ellux Car Care.
Police arrested Sethy on August 9 after examining CCTV footage from the premises.
Investigators filed the chargesheet on August 14, and the trial began on August 17.
The court convicted Sethy on August 26 after hearing nine witnesses and reviewing 15 documentary exhibits.
- Who
- Sunil Sethy, 26, was convicted; the case was brought by Ellux Car Care owner Abinash Pritam Nayak.
- What
- A theft case resulted in Sethy's conviction, one year's imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine.
- When
- The FIR was registered on August 8 and the conviction and sentencing took place on August 26.
- Where
- The case was registered at Badagada police station and heard by the JMFC-IV court in Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- The conviction followed allegations that five mobile phones and a motorcycle were stolen from Ellux Car Care.
- Accused
- Sunil Sethy, 26
- Sentence
- One year's imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 5,000
- FIR date
- August 8
- Arrest date
- August 9
- Chargesheet
- Filed on August 14, five days after registration
- Trial evidence
- Nine witnesses, 15 documentary exhibits and certified CCTV footage
- Total duration
- 18 days from FIR registration to conviction and sentencing