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Lucknow: A 23-year-old man employed by the Swiggy food delivery service in Haryana was apprehended by UP police on Friday in Muzaffarnagar, where he was found with at least 10 illegal homemade pistols and numerous bullets concealed in a delivery bag. Sudhanshu Kumar, a man from Meerut, has been accused of providing illegal firearms in Delhi, UP, Haryana, and Punjab. He was caught in the Ramraj area after receiving a tip-off. Muzaffarnagar SSP Sanjay Kumar Verma stated that the suspect was on his way to deliver the firearms when police set up a trap and arrested him. During questioning, he disclosed the participation of six others in an unlawful arms trafficking operation. In response to this data, authorities have established a dedicated unit to locate and apprehend the remaining gang members. SSP Verma mentioned: "In the course of the search operation, 10 homemade pistols of .315 bore, multiple cartridges, and a motorcycle were seized from his possession." Kumar informed us that he is employed as a delivery person in Karnal for a well-known food delivery service. However, we discovered that he has a criminal record going back five years. Measures are being implemented against him by the Arms Act, and procedures are in progress to incarcerate him. The officer added that six associates of the accused have been declared "wanted" in this case, and efforts are underway to track and apprehend them. Authorities indicated that the group had been distributing firearms across different regions of the nation, notably in Meerut, where there is a "considerable need".
NEW DELHI: In a crackdown on the illegal firearms trade, the city's crime branch arrested an arms trafficker linked to the Neeraj Bawana gang, along with three of his alleged receivers, and seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition. DCP(Crime Branch) Harsh Indora said the seizure -- 15 semi-automatic pistols, 150 live rounds, and eight additional magazines -- underscores the scale at which organised crime networks continue to arm themselves through covert supply lines stretching into Uttar Pradesh. The key accused has been identified as Mohammad Shajid(42), who was caught on August 11 i ...Read More >
Kolkata: A two-member National Commission for Women team on Sunday visited the south Kolkata law college where a student was allegedly gang-raped last week.The team, accompanied by a videographer, was initially denied entry and asked to produce a formal order. After an hour-long discussion at the college entrance, the team, led by Archana Majumdar, was allowed in under two conditions -- no access to the crime scene and no videography permitted.The visit lasted 10 minutes. "We were denied access to the crime scene and other floors. I will include this in my report," said Majumdar, who was the f ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Aug 1 (PTI) Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted two separate cross-border illegal arms smuggling modules and four operatives, including a juvenile, were held, Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Friday. DGP Yadav said preliminary investigations revealed that they were in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers and retrieved weapon consignments near the international border. The weapons were meant to fuel gang rivalries and disrupt peace in the region, he said. "The recovered weapons include two Glock pistols, four .30 bore Star pistols and one .32 bore pisto ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi govt has prepared a plan under which Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus drivers and conductors will receive regular training, with a focus on ethical values, customer service and safe driving, transport minister Pankaj Singh said on Friday. The move is for improving the public image of DTC buses.The minister mentioned that DTC bus drivers who fail to halt at designated stops or are found speeding will face strict departmental action.Several commuters have complained about the behaviour of DTC bus drivers. There have alleged that the buses often fail to stop at the designate ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two men, including a wanted criminal, were arrested after a late-night encounter on Bichhor-Indana Road on Tuesday.While Aabid, a resident of Bichhor, is undergoing treatment at Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati Medical College in Nalhar after sustaining a bullet injury in his right leg, his associate Zahid Husain of Punhana was also arrested following a brief chase. Punhana CIA team of Nuh police intercepted the duo, who were allegedly on their way to smuggle cows. Punhana DSP Jitender Kumar sa ...Read More >
Influencer builder Surendra Patil was arrested in Thane and cache of pistols, air guns, ammo and weapons were seized from his bungalow. A 55-year-old builder who also enjoys a large following on social media has been arrested in Maharashtra's Thane district after police allegedly uncovered a cache of weapons hidden inside his bungalow, officials said on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Surendra Panduranga Patil, has more than 3 lakh followers on Instagram and is known for his gangster-themed ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 7 (PTI) Punjab Police on Saturday said it has busted an illegal arms smuggling racket with the arrest of three people and recovery of six sophisticated foreign-made weapons, smuggled from across the border. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said those arrested have been identified as Rajan, Paramjit Singh and Dinesh Kumar, all residents of Amritsar. The recovered weapons include two Glock 19X pistols, two .30 bore pistols, one .30 bore Star Mark Pistol and one Beretta .30 bore Pistol. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused were working under the dir ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre and Rajasthan governments over the reported plan to redraw the boundaries of the Sariska Tiger Reserve for the reactivation of over 50 mining operations, saying the move would be "ecologically devastating". The opposition party also said that with the Rajasthan and Union environment ministers both being from Alwar, this "double engine" cannot be supporting such a move. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared on X a media report which claimed that a plan to redraw the boundaries of Rajasthan's ...Read More >
MUMBAI: A 12-year-old boy from Ghartan Pada in Dahisar accidentally fired a round from an Italian pistol he found in a garbage dump on Friday evening. The police said the boy picked up the loaded pistol and was playing with it thinking it was a toy. He realised that it was a real pistol when he pulled the trigger and a bullet was fired. Fortunately no one was injured in the incident. According to the Dahisar police, a passerby informed constable Prabhakar Kadam that some children near the Sai Krupa Chawl in Ghartanpada had found a pistol. When the police reached the spot, they found a gatheri ...Read More >
Amritsar: Police claimed to have busted a cross-border arms smuggling module, with the arrest of its six members and recovery of six sophisticated weapons and Rs 5.75 lakh hawala money, said Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Thursday.The accused are Pargat Singh of Vaan Tara Singh village in Tarn Taran; Ajaybir Singh, Karanbir Singh, Shri Ram, and Mehakpreet Singh, all four residents of Amritsar; and Dinesh Kumar of Adampur, Jalandhar. The recovered weapons include one 9MM Gl ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has dismantled an arms smuggling network, arresting one supplier and three receivers after an operation at Netaji Subhash Place area. The police seized 15 pistols and 150 live rounds during the operation, officials said on Sunday. Speaking to ANI, DCP Crime Harsh Indora said the operation was carried out based on a tip-off that Mohammad Sajid, a notorious arms supplier, who was scheduled to deliver a consignment of weapons in the Pitampura area. The Crime Branch team tracked down Sajid and recovered the cache of arms from ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana, who was part of the all-party parliamentary delegation to Europe, said that during their recently conclued visit they successfully communicated India's development story and its resolute stand against terrorism, particularly emanating from Pakistan. Highlighting the delegation's key discussions during the tour, Khatana told ANI, 'We discussed how we dismantled the terrorism factory in Pakistan by responding... We also talked about tourism infrastructure, G20 Summit, and projects like the six-lane roads, bridges, solar initiatives, our ...Read More >
Thane, Jun 29 (PTI) Police have arrested a 30-year-old fruit seller for illegally possessing two country-made pistols in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the police's anti-extortion cell raided the man's premises at Bandarpada locality in Kalyan area on June 25, assistant police inspector Sunil Tarmale said. Also Read | Puri Stampede: 3 Killed, 50 Injured After Stampede Breaks Out Near Shree Gundicha Temple During Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra in Odisha (Watch Videos). The police seized two country-made pistols and a live cartridge, valued at Rs 1 ...Read More >
Guwahati: Security forces in Manipur have intensified their investigation into a transnational arms trafficking network after arresting a senior leader of the Valley-based insurgent group Pambei-led United National Liberation Front (UNLF-P). The crackdown revealed a broader operation allegedly smuggling weapons from Myanmar into India through forged documents and registered gun houses. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The case surfaced in late June when Manipur Police apprehended four individuals, including Sinam Somendro Meitei, also known as ...Read More >
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New Delhi: Four wanted criminals were injured in two separate police encounters in the city, officers said. Notorious criminal Kanishk, alias Kuku Pahadi, was shot in the right leg in Mehrauli on the intervening night of Oct 24-25. Police said that at 3.15 am on Saturday, a motorcyclist was signalled to stop but tried to flee, lost control and opened fire at the police team. "Shots were fired at sub-inspector Naveen and head constable Ravinder, who were protected by bulletproof jackets. In self-d ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The special crime unit (SCU) of city police on Thursday seized two semi-automatic guns, 10 bullets, two magazines and arrested one person after busting an illegal arms racket.Police said the operation was carried out in the afternoon near Hatatola pond in Sundarapada under Airfield police station limits. Acting on a specific intelligence input, SCU personnel mounted surveillance in the area and intercepted the suspect after tracking his movements. The arrested accused was identified ...Read More >
The Delhi Police arrested two shooters and a conspirator in the murder of Arun Lohia in Mehrauli. Deepak and Yogesh were detained after a retaliatory encounter, while Ajay was arrested later. The motive is suspected to be personal rivalry linked to a property dispute. In a significant breakthrough, Delhi Police have apprehended two alleged shooters and a conspirator involved in the murder of Arun Lohia in Mehrauli. Identified as Deepak and Yogesh, the shooters were caught after an encounter that ...Read More >
Bathinda/Ferozepur: The two people arrested for allegedly assisting the killers of Abohar businessman Sanjeev Verma were killed in firing by their own accomplices during a weapon recovery operation, according to a fresh FIR registered by the Punjab Police.The claims contradict initial statements from ruling AAP ministers and functionaries who mentioned that the duo were "neutralised in an encounter" with police.Punjab AAP president and minister Aman Arora, along with minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, swiftly took to social media to praise the police for "eliminating gangsters" in an "encounter" o ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from the Mumbai police and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's local ward machinery, an official from ...Read More >
Four sophisticated pistols with live ammunition were recovered. (X/@DGPPunjabPolice) Punjab Police have busted a cross-border smuggling network and arrested four operatives and recovered four sophisticated pistols with live ammunition from them. Preliminary investigation reveals that the arrested accused were working on the directions of a Pakistan-based smuggler who had been orchestrating cross-border weapons movement into Punjab, Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday (Oct ...Read More >
The MLA allegedly fired blank shots while participating in shobha yatra ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A case was registered against Odisha MLA Naveen Jain for firing blank rounds during Ram Navami * The incident caused panic among devotees and raised public safety concerns in Balangir district * The MLA's Personal Security Officer was suspended and removed from his security detail immediately Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode A case ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], August 21: KP Group, a leading name in India's renewable energy sector, is stepping up its expansion with a clear goal of reaching 10 GW capacity by 2030. With projects already underway in Gujarat, the Group is working on projects in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, supported by a strong order book and government partnerships. KP Group has signed memoranda of understanding with Gujarat, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for over 2.6 GW of renewable projects, while exploring new opportunities in other states. The Group has already e ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested an arms supplier and three receivers, recovering a large cache of firearms and ammunition with links traced to the Neeraj Bawania gang and other criminal syndicates. 15 semi-automatic pistols, 150 live rounds of various calibres, and 8 additional magazines were seized.Police received an input about the circulation of illegal weapons in Delhi. "On Aug11, a trap was laid near the parking area of Netaji Subhash Place District Centre, where the accused Mohammad Shajid alias Rashid (42) was apprehended. He is a resident of Wazirpur JJ Colony, Ashok ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Two brothers, including one who was specially abled, were shot dead in Northeast Delhi's Jafrabad early Tuesday allegedly by their cousin and his associates after they fell out following the arrest of a wanted illegal arms supplier they were previously associated with, police said. The victims were identified as 31-year-old Faizal and his 33-year-old brother Nadeem who was specially abled, both residents of Jafrabad, the police said. According to police sources, the firing, in which about 50 rounds were fired, was allegedly carried out by the deceased's cousin Asad an ...Read More >
Srinagar, June 5: Indian Railways will commence regular operations of two new Vande Bharat Express trains between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Srinagar from June 7, following their official inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, June 6. The trains will offer passengers a fast, reliable, and modern travel option, running six days a week in both directions, officials said on Thursday. Prime Minister Modi is expected to flag off the two specially designed Vande Bharat trains running between Srinagar and Katra on June 6, marking the completion of the long-awaited project to li ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): India's foreign exchange reserves (Forex) are sufficient to meet 11 months of the country's imports and about 96 per cent of external debt, said Governor Sanjay Malhotra while announcing the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decisions on Friday. The RBI governor expressed confidence, stating that India's external sector is resilient and key external sector vulnerability indicators are improving. Also Read | Citigroup Layoffs: Banking Giant To Cut 3,500 Tech Roles From China Citi Solution Centres in Shanghai and Dalian as Part of Its Gl ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR/PURI: As part of a special drive against the anti-socials ahead of Rath Yatra, Puri police on Friday arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in arms smuggling. The accused were identified as Ramesh Parida, Babu Das, Rashmi Panda, Harichandan Das, Patita Behera and Chittaranjan Purohit, all from Puri district. Six countrymade pistols and 20 rounds of live ammunition were seized from them. Following information, a team was formed to track down the accused persons. After months of surveillance and reconnaissance, it was established that Ramesh led the gang. Acting on a t ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 8 (ANI): In a major crackdown on cross-border arms smuggling networks, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Punjab Police arrested three associates of notorious smuggler Jugraj Singh and seized six sophisticated foreign-made weapons, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday. The operation was carried out by the ANTF's Border Range unit based in Amritsar. According to DGP Yadav, preliminary investigation has revealed that Jugraj Singh, the kingpin of the smuggling racket, orchestrated the arms trafficking from inside Goindwal Jail. He is a ...Read More >
Ranchi: Four Maoists were arrested from an area in the district on charges of demanding Rs 1 crore as extortion from a Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) staff on Monday, said police. The arrested ultras were identified as Yogendra Ganjhu, Mukesh Ganjhu, Mannu Ganjhu, and Raj Kumar Nahak. A loaded pistol, three live cartridges, and Maoist pamphlets were seized from them. DIG cum Ranchi SSP Chandan Kumar Sinha said, "A CCL employee had on June 25 received a message on his mobile phone in which a demand of Rs 1 crore was made in the name of Maoist Koyal Sankh Zone Committee member Manoj ji. The Ma ...Read More >