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Mumbai: The Versova police arrested a Nigerian woman on June 30 for allegedly possessing cocaine valued at Rs1.42 crore. The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) conducted an operation in Old MHADA, Andheri West, after observing suspicious behavior.At approxima 3 am, officers noticed Yenna Christina Idowha, 34, residing in Noida, New Delhi, acting suspiciously in the area. Acting on suspicion, the police searched her bag in the presence of a female officer and recovered 30 capsules containing a total of 418 grams of cocaine.During interrogation, Idowha identified herself as a resident of Ondo, Nigeria, currently living in Noida. The police are thoroughly investigating the matter to determine whom the accused was supposed to deliver the drugs to and where she procured them from, aiming to trace the entire drug network.Mumbai: The Versova police arrested a Nigerian woman on June 30 for allegedly possessing cocaine valued at Rs1.42 crore. The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) conducted an operation in Old MHADA, Andheri West, after observing suspicious behavior.At approxima 3 am, officers noticed Yenna Christina Idowha, 34, residing in Noida, New Delhi, acting suspiciously in the area. Acting on suspicion, the police searched her bag in the presence of a female officer and recovered 30 capsules containing a total of 418 grams of cocaine.During interrogation, Idowha identified herself as a resident of Ondo, Nigeria, currently living in Noida. The police are thoroughly investigating the matter to determine whom the accused was supposed to deliver the drugs to and where she procured them from, aiming to trace the entire drug network.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 8 (ANI): The anti-terror squad (ATS) of Maharashtra has arrested 60 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants across the entire state in the year 2024. In December 2024 alone, the ATS managed to arrest 43 Bangladeshi nations residing illegally. In 2025, to date, four cases have been filed against the illegal Bangladeshi nationals and six accused have been arrested. Most Bangladeshis have been arrested from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi To Inaugurate, Lay Foundations for Projects Over INR 2 Lakh Crore in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam T ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local SP office. District Magistrate Anuj Singh said the property is needed for housing officers and other ...Read More >
Dehradun, July 7 (UNI) Uttarakhand police arrested a wanted Chartered Accountant who cheated several Indians of Rs 750 crore with the help of his Chinese associates using shell companies. The accused was absconding for more than two years and was trying to flee to Thailand when a team of Uttarakhand STF arrested him from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport Delhi. According to Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) officials, Chartered Accountant Abhishek Agarwal was arrested from IGI Airport yesterday as he was all prepared to flee India and take flight to Thailand. STF said a thorou ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a money laundering case against Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind of an illegal religious conversion syndicate in the state. ED is now preparing to take him into custody.The probe stems from suspected foreign remittances exceeding Rs 100 crore into around 40 bank accounts linked to the accused and his associates.ED has sought the details of income tax returns of all 40 entities of Chhangur Baba in the last 10 years and information about immovable properties from respective SRO (sub registrar office). The 40 e ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 13 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal on Sunday alleged that Chhangur Baba, running a massive religious conversion racket, was funded by Pakistan and other Islamic countries to make India an Islamic country. Speaking in Lucknow, Lal claimed that the India-Nepal border has been a sensitive area, with madrasas near the border serving as refugee camps. The India Nepal border has been a very sensitive area. These madrasas near the border are refugee camps. The fort that Chhangur Baba built in India was funded by Pakistan and other Is ...Read More >
Balrampur/Lucknow, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major breakthrough, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Thursday arrested Rashid, a key associate of self-styled spiritual leader Chhangur Baba, for his alleged role in a large-scale religious conversion racket. The arrest was made from Balrampur's Utraula area, where the racket is believed to have originated. According to information, Chhangur Baba had entrusted Rashid with handling the 'love jihad' wing of the conversion syndicate. He was booked under multiple sections of the IPC, including 121A (conspiracy against the state), 420 ...Read More >
The 78-year-old, who is popularly known as Changur Baba started as a taweez and gemstone seller. Multiple agencies, including the ATS, the Special Task Force (STF), and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), are now focused on this diary, which may provide evidence linking Chhangur Baba's sprawling Rs 106 crore foreign-funded empire. The Uttar Pradesh Anti-terrorist Squad (ATS) has retrieved a "red diary" belonging to Chhangur Baba accused of masterminding a large-scale religious conversion racket i ...Read More >
Jaipur, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major crackdown on cross-border narcotics trafficking, the Rajasthan Police, in a joint operation with Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Barmer Police, seized nearly five kg of methamphetamine smuggled from Pakistan and arrested two accused on Tuesday. The consignment, valued at nearly Rs 25 crore in the international market (Rs 5 crore per kg), was being transported for delivery when intercepted. The operation was carried out based on intelligence inputs from the Gujarat ATS under the direction of Additional Director General (ADG) (Anti-Terrorist S ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a formal investigation against Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, who faces serious allegations related to religious conversions, misuse of foreign funds, and activities that could potentially threaten national security and disturb communal harmony. As part of its inquiry, the ED on Thursday sought detailed information about Chhangur Baba from local police authorities, the District Magistrate, and multiple banks. Officials said the probe aims to trace the source and end use of foreign contributions allegedly received ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police station limits, in connection with an assault case. Rajiv Ranjan had filed a written complaint with ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing experience on roads on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday. Cabs and autos were hard to come by. T ...Read More >
MUMBAI: After a diktat by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Development Plan (DP) department of the BMC on Saturday issued a notice to modify the DP 2034 to make a provision for a coastal road from Versova to Dahisar. The stretches from Versova to Dahisar and Dahisar to Bhayandar are being carried out by the BMC. On Friday, when Fadnavis took a review of the coastal road, officers implementing the project said that land acquisition would be difficult if the areas were not marked. Since the government wants the BMC to start the work in August 2025, it asked for immediate changes to the DP. ...Read More >
DHARMAPURI: For the third time in the past two months, a wild leopard wandered into a private farmland near Valaithottam village near Palacode and hunted chicken raised by a local farmer. Locals are increasingly distressed and urged the forest department to take steps to relocate the leopard. Over the past few months, there have been several reports of leopard sightings in forest areas near Palacode, particularly in Valaithottam village, near the forest's fringe. There have been two instances when the leopard attacked farmlands, taking away a domestic dog and a chicken. On Saturday, the leop ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), in its ongoing investigation into Chhangur Baba's syndicate, has uncovered financial irregularities amounting to Rs 63 crore, a significant portion of which allegedly originated from foreign sources and was used to fund alleged forced religious conversions, land purchases and construction activities.The ED said funds were funnelled through 22 bank accounts belonging to Chhangur and his aides. Major credits were received in the accounts of his associates ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Tis Hazari Court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police eight days' custody of Sarabjeet, the accused in the Delhi Assembly security breach case. The police had sought ten days' custody. Sarabjeet was produced before the court after being arrested from the Roop Nagar area. He had crashed his car through Gate No. 2 of the Delhi Assembly on Monday, injuring a guard on duty. Also Read | Rajasthan Police, Gujarat ATS Seize Narcotics From Pakistan Worth INR 25 Crore in Barmer; 2 Smugglers Arrested in Joint Operation. Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Karti ...Read More >
Lucknow/New Delhi, Jul 10 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) wrote to the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), state government authorities and certain banks on Thursday to ascertain the details of assets, accounts and finances of Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind of an illegal religious-conversion racket, official sources said. The federal probe agency is also expected to move a court soon, seeking custodial remand for the questioning of the Balrampur district-based man, whose real name is Karimulla Shah. Jalaluddin, his son Mehboob and associates Naveen alias ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday carried out raids at multiple locations in Uttar Pradesh as well as in Bandra and Mahim in Mumbai as part of an ongoing money-laundering investigation into an alleged religious conversion racket linked to Jalaluddin, also known as "Chhangur Baba." According to sources, at least 14 premises were searched under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), including 12 in Balrampur district and two in Mumbai. The raids began around 5 am, with ED officials conducting the operation in the presence of Central Reserve Police Force (CR ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) To curb illegal mining and transportation, the Uttar Pradesh government is deploying advanced technologies under the Integrated Mining Surveillance System (IMSS), a release said on Thursday. Mining activities are already being monitored through drones, geo-fencing, RFID tags, and AI-powered check gates. Now, the state is set to introduce 'Weigh-In-Motion' (WIM) technology to accurately track vehicle overloading. Also Read | 'Arvind Kejriwal Used Government Funds to Buy Mobiles Costing Up to INR 1.63 Lakh', Claims Delhi Minister Ashish Sood. According to the official re ...Read More >
Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 7.5 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in July (for sales in June), data released by the government on Friday showed. Even though the pace of growth in gross GST collections picked up to 7.5 per cent in July from 6.2 per cent, this is the second consecutive month wherein the growth rate has been in single digits and much lower after posting double-digit growth in the first two months of the ongoing financial year. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Net GST collections, after accounting for refunds, took a hit by growing by just 1.7 per ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 17 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh's capital city has secured the third position in the category of urban spaces with population exceeding 10 lakh, while Prayagraj was adjudged the Cleanest Ganga City in the ninth edition of the Swachh Survekshan. Lucknow also became the first city in the state to achieve a 7-star Garbage Free City rating in the 2024-25 survey. Gorakhpur achieved double success, ranking third in the Safai Mitra Surakshit Sheher category and fourth among cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh. Agra has been recognised as the Emerging Clean City of Uttar Pradesh, securi ...Read More >
Lucknow: Two women from Bengaluru and UP's Auraiya have come forward with testimonies, alleging they were trapped, exploited, and forcibly converted to Islam as part of a religious conversion syndicate allegedly run by Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba.Both women, in their mid-20s, were rescued with help from Vishwa Hindu Raksha Parishad national president Gopal Rai. Rai has claimed getting threats. Speaking at a press conference in Lucknow on Monday, the women accused Baba's network of using fake H ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 10 (PTI) The Mumbai police have arrested two peddlers and recovered drugs, including heroin, charas and mephedrone, and cash worth Rs 2.36 crore from them, an official said on Thursday. During patrolling in the Lokhandwala Complex area in suburban Andheri on July 7, the Azad Maidan unit of the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) apprehended a 46-year-old man with 140 grams of mephedrone and 703 grams of charas, valued at worth Rs 1.14 crore, an official said. The ANC team also recovered Rs 18 lakh cash from the man, he said. In another case, the Kandivali unit of the ANC on July 8 arreste ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh administration on Wednesday continued its crackdown on the properties of Chhangur Baba in the Balrampur district for the third consecutive day. He is the alleged mastermind of a religious conversion gang and was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS). Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Law and Order Amitabh Yash on Thursday informed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked the ATS for the FIR in this case, which also has the name of Mohamed Ahmed. However, when ANI reached the person named in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy has said the board will continue to support the AAIB's investigation into the Air India plane crash, and that reports about the incident are premature and speculative. On June 12, Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft en route from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick crashed into a building soon after takeoff, killing 260 people, including 19 people on the ground. Out of the 242 people onboard, one passenger survived. Also Read | Chandan Mishra Murder: 5 Held in West Bengal, Prime Suspects Manage to Fl ...Read More >
Mumbai: ED raids Bandra, Mahim properties of Chhangur Baba's aide Mumbai: The ED investigators on Thursday scanned and seized bank accounts, property documents and digital records at Bandra and Mahim properties of Chhangur Baba's financial associate Shahzad Sheikh in Mumbai. The operation was a part of a probe into money laundering through shell companies linked to members of an alleged multi-state religious conversion racket headed by spiritual leader Jamaluddin Shah, also known as Chhangur Babas. The searches in Mumbai follow indications that Chhangur Baba received funds, including donati ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 19 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said they have busted a large-scale illegal religious conversion racket and arrested 10 people from six states. The probe began in Agra in March after two sisters -- aged 33 and 18 -- were reported missing. Investigations revealed that they were allegedly coerced into religious conversion and were undergoing radicalization, the police said. One of the sisters had also put a picture of a girl holding an AK 47 rifle as her profile picture on a social media platform, they said. "Preliminary investigations found that the sisters were ta ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ten years after he was acquitted by a trial court in the 7/11 serial train bomb blasts in Mumbai in 2006, Wahid Shaikh, a school teacher, filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and other bodies, seeking compensation of ₹9 crore for his wrongful incarceration of nine years. Shaikh wrote in his complaint to the NHRC on Friday: "...the nine years I spent in wrongful custody, coupled with brutal custodial torture, have left me and my family devastated in ways n ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The budget of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is expected to touch a whopping ₹80,000 crore this year, surpassing last year's outlay and marking the highest-ever budget to be presented in Asia's richest municipal corporation on Wednesday. Following the end of the four-year administrator's rule in the civic body, the standing committee will once again present the budget. The jump in the budget this year is largely attributed to an additional revenue of ₹800 crore in prope ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP MP P V Midhun Reddy was arrested by Andhra SIT late on Saturday after nearly seven hours of questioning in the alleged Rs 3,200 crore liquor scam. The arrest comes after the anticipatory bail petitions of Mithun Reddy were rejected by AP high court and Supreme Court, reports Madhu Rasala.He is the second politician to be arrested in the alleged scam that took place during the previous YSRCP rule. With the latest arrest, the number of accused arrested so far has increased to 12.Earlier, Midhun Reddy arrived in Vijayawada from New Delhi amid heightened security. Krishna distric ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered immovable assets acquired by Jalaluddin Shah alias Chhangur Baba that were allegedly registered in the names of his close associates in a bid to conceal his direct involvement in money laundering activities. The close associates were Naveen Rohra alias Jamaluddin and Neetu Rohra alias Nasreen, whose details came to the fore after the ED carried out raids on July 17 at 15 locations related to Chhangur Baba, his close associate and others in Lucknow Balrampur district and Mumbai under the provisions of the Preventi ...Read More >