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Aizawl: The Assam Rifles on Saturday arrested two men and seized explosives -- 5,800 pieces of gelignite rods, 10,500 metres of Cordtex, and 6,000 pieces of detonators -- at Vaphai, an Indo-Myanmar border village in Mizoram's Champhai district. The force received an intelligence report regarding the transshipment of a "large quantity of war-like stores and launched an operation at Vaphai," a statement issued by the Assam Rifles said. The Assam Rifles team tried to stop a vehicle, but the occupants attempted to flee. They were caught after a brief chase. "During early hours on 18 October, the team tried to stop a Bolero Camper vehicle and on being challenged to stop the individuals attempted to flee but were apprehended after a pursuit," the statement said. Also Read: Mizoram emerges as transit hub for explosives smuggling "The Assam Rifles personnel recovered 5,800 pieces of Gelanite Rods, 10,500 meters of Cordtex and 6,000 pieces of detonators," the statement added. Also Read: Huge cache of arms and explosives seized in Mizoram: Assam Rifles The two transporting the explosives were identified as Lalrinsanga and Vanlalliana. "They were apprehended and handed over to the Dungtlang police station," the statement said.
Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Arunachal Pradesh's Changlang district, as per a press statement issued by the PRO of the Inspector General Assam Rifles (IGAR) North. In the press statement, the PRO of IGAR (North) said that, acting on specific intelligence of the presence of arms and ammunition in the general area MS 38 along the Miao-Vijaynagar axis in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Rifles units under Spear Corps launched a search operation. Also Read | Sadhvi Prem Baisa Viral Video With ...Read More >
Chandel (Manipur) [India], September 26 (ANI): In a decisive operation aimed at curbing illicit drug trafficking, a joint team of 22 personnel from Assam Rifles and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has successfully apprehended two individuals in possession of a massive cache of narcotics in Chandel district, Manipur, a release said on Friday. According to the release, the operation unfolded on Friday following specific intelligence inputs. Acting swiftly on the information, a mobile vehicle check post was established in the general area of Bala Point. Also Read | Raipur Steel Plant Collaps ...Read More >
Agartala: Border Security Force (BSF) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) jointly seized Yaba tablets worth approximately Rs 16 crore during a late-night operation in Tripura's Sepahijala district, officials said on Monday. Acting on specific intelligence regarding the illegal stockpiling of drugs, BSF personnel from the Tripura Frontier and NCB officials from Agartala conducted a coordinated raid at the residence of a suspected trafficker in Madhya Boxanagar, under Kalamchoura police station ...Read More >
The grenade attack was carried out in the early hours of March 16, 2025. New Delhi: The NIA has filed charges against two accused, including Pakistani gangster Shehzad Bhatti, in connection with last year's grenade attack on YouTuber Roger Sandhu's house in Jalandhar, officials said on Thursday. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which took over the case from the Punjab Police last December, has named Shehzad as an absconder in the supplementary chargesheet filed before a special court, ...Read More >
Nagpur: Fifteen live gelatin sticks and 58 detonators, including eight strapped with connectors, were recovered on Tuesday from garden of a college principal, Prof Ujwal Lanjewar's residence, in Central Nagpur, barely 5km off RSS headquarters. Panic struck the city with bomb detection and disposal squad, Petroleum & Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) officials, anti-terrorist squad, and other central and state agencies rushing to the spot after the professor's family dialled the police control room in the morning.Sources said the 25mm detonators, each weighing 125gm, totalled 2kg of explosi ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 9 (PTI) Punjab Police on Thursday said that with the arrest of two operatives, it has busted an ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module preparing to commit high-impact terror attacks to disturb peace in the state. The arrested accused have been identified as Akash Masih and Jablaun, both residents of the Dulla Nangal area of Gurdaspur district. Both have a criminal past, police said. The arrests led to a significant recovery of arms and ammunition. This included five hand grenades, two special detonators, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) material entailin ...Read More >
The crackdown, spanning from March 25 to March 31, resulted in the arrest of 8 people, including two Myanmar nationals, four from Manipur and one from Assam, Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) H Ramthlengliana said. The most significant operation took place on the morning of March 25, when the CID (Special Branch) operation team intercepted a truck at Tuirial Bridge near Aizawl. A meticulous search of the truck, which was proceeding towards Aizawl from Seiling in Saitual district, revea ...Read More >
Aizawl, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nearly 3,000 Myanmar refugees, including women and children, who earlier this month crossed the unfenced International Border and took shelter in Mizoram during the armed clashes between two armed ethnic groups, have returned to their villages in the neighbouring country, officials said on Thursday. Around 4,653 refugees, including children and women, from Myanmar had taken shelter in the border villages of Zokhawthar, Saikhumphai, and Vaiphai in eastern Mizoram's Champhai district, following a series of armed clashes between the Chin National Defence Force (C ...Read More >
Guwahati, August 14: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Thursday, launched a digital portal enabling indigenous residents of "vulnerable and remote" areas to apply for arms licences. Unveiling the facility at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati, Sarma said the initiative aims to empower indigenous communities facing genuine threats to their lives by providing "an extra layer of security". "This scheme is about safeguarding our indigenous people in the most vulnerable corners of Assam. With strict checks in place, we aim to provide them with a legitimate means of self-protection," the Chief ...Read More >
According to police officials, a total of 58 detonators and 15 gelatin sticks were discovered at the site. The explosives were promptly secured by authorities, and the area was cordoned off to prevent any potential risk to residents, reported PTI. The recovery was made after a local resident alerted the police early Tuesday morning upon noticing suspicious materials lying in a nearby garden. Acting on the information, police teams rushed to the location and initiated precautionary measures, repo ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 10 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh praised the successful anti-drug operation in Ukhrul district, where combined forces destroyed 90 acres of poppy plantations, burned 12 huts, and registered FIRs for further investigation. "90 acres of poppy plantation destroyed in Ukrhul. In another successful mission under the War on Drugs campaign, combined forces of Ukhrul district police, 6 MR, 18 AR and the Forest Department destroyed 90 acres of poppy plantation and burned down 12 huts in the Phalee hill range under Lungchong Maiphei (LM) Police Station in ...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 >
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 >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], September 29 (ANI): In a significant strike against drug trafficking, Assam Rifles conducted a major operation in the Mohanpur area of Agartala, Tripura, successfully intercepting a large consignment of narcotics, as per the release. Acting on credible intelligence, troops swiftly intercepted a major consignment, foiling an attempt by miscreants to exploit the festive atmosphere of Durga Puja for smuggling contrabands into the state. Also Read | 'Her Mann Ki Baat': PM Narendra Modi Writes Foreword for Italian Counterpart Giorgia Meloni's Memoir 'I Am Giorgia' To B ...Read More >
Imphal, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a series of joint operations in Manipur, the Army and other central and state security forces have arrested eight hardcore extremists of different outfits and recovered 43 different types of arms, a large cache of ammunition and other war-like stores from eight districts, officials said on Monday. A Defence spokesman said that the intelligence-based, coordinated joint operations resulted in the arrest of eight militants from various hill and Valley-based militant outfits. He said that the joint operations were conducted during the past few days in the six ...Read More >
Aizawl, Jul 6 (PTI) More than 3,000 people from Myanmar's Chin state have fled to India and taken shelter in Mizoram in the past four days following fierce clashes between two ethnic groups, an official said on Sunday. Mizoram already has more than 32,000 refugees from Myanmar. Also Read | BRICS Remains a Powerful Force for Economic Cooperation and Global Good, Says PM Narendra Modi. The official said that the Myanmarese nationals, mainly from three border villages in Chin state, started entering Zokhawthar area of the northeastern state's Champhai district since July 3. Two anti-junta for ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two alleged were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, according to the police. The gun battle took place in the morning in a forest of south-west region of the district, bordering Telangana, when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Maoist operation, a police official said. After the exchange of fire stopped, the bodies of two Maoists, weapons, including a .303 rifle, and explosives were recovered from the encounter site, he said, adding that ...Read More >
NAGPUR: Panic gripped parts of Nagpur on Tuesday after the police recovered a large cache of explosives from a residential locality near CA Road -- barely 1.5 kilometres from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters -- raising serious security concerns in one of the city's most sensitive zones. The explosives were found in an abandoned bag lying in a small garden behind a house near Dosar Bhavan Chowk under the Ganeshpeth police station. Members of the Lanjewar family alerted the police early in the morning after noticing suspicious cartridges protruding from the bag. Deputy commissioner ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], April 9 (ANI): Two accused have been arrested in connection with an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module being operated by a foreign-based handler, Punjab police said on Thursday. In a joint operation with District Amritsar Rural, District Gurdaspur, and State Special Operations Cell (SSOC)-Amritsar, along with central agencies, the Punjab police busted an ISI-sponsored BKI terror module. Also Read | Raja Raghuvanshi-Like Murder in Dhar: Woman, Lover Conspire To Kill Husband, Stage Robbery To Mislead Police; Arrested. Punjab Director Gener ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Ina major breakthrough for anti-Maoist operations in Odisha, security forces uncovered a substantial cache of explosives and tactical equipment during a combing operation in Kandhamal district. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, a team from the District Voluntary Force (DVF) discovered the Maoist dump deep within Guma reserved forest near Sinahibali village, under the jurisdiction of Belgarh police station, police said. The recovered materials include 564 electrical detonators, 77 non-electrical detonators, four remote controls, two electrical sensors, two battery inputs, on ...Read More >
Agartala, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tripura Police, in coordination with intelligence agencies, have intensified their anti-narcotics operations over the past 10 days, leading to significant seizures of contraband substances across the state, Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday. Taking to various social media platforms, the Chief Minister Saha informed that during the past 10 days, the police recovered 896 kg of ganja (cannabis), 90,617 bottles of cough syrup, 180 highly addictive methamphetamine tablets, and 27.78 grams of heroin from different locations. A total of 15 cases under ...Read More >
BHAWANIPATNA: Kalahandi police seized 6,500 kg of explosives and arrested four persons in connection with illegal transportation of mining explosives on Wednesday. The operation was conducted following an FIR filed by a junior mining officer during a raid near a stone query and crusher at Lakhbahali under Jaipatna police limits. During inspection, two explosive-laden vehicles were found stationed near the site. SP Kalahandi Nagraj Debarkonda informed that the seized materials included 100 IDEAL Boost CDA, APEX CORD totalling 6,500 kg of cartridges and 115 detonators (each 750 metre long). Th ...Read More >
Zokhawthar, a village of around 5,000 people, alone hosts over 8,000 refugees. Many households are accommodating up to 25 refugees. "We do not even have time for ourselves and are sheltering almost double our village population," Ngurchhawna said. Residents say Tlawmngaihna, a central tenet of Mizo culture, relating to selflessness, altruism, and a commitment to helping others, drives them to open their homes to strangers fleeing violence. They are now stretched thin and facing difficulties such ...Read More >
Guwahati: Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera Director General Assam Rifles said that under new Free movement Regime (FMR) policy the Myanmarese nationals entering India through crossing points are now being mapped and since December 2024, 42,000 individuals have been mapped with the help of biometrics. During a seminar at Manipur University on Wednesday, Lakhera shared insights on the new FMR policy of the government under which the Myanmarese nationals are now being mapped. The General Officer had stated, "After the new FMR policy came into effect, the Myanmarese nationals entering India through crossing ...Read More >
Guwahati: Security has been stepped up across sensitive areas in Manipur following a fatal blast in Bishnupur district, even as authorities said investigations are under way to establish the involvement of recently arrested suspects. Addressing a press conference at the Chief Minister's Secretariat, BJP Manipur Pradesh spokesperson Kh. Ibomcha said coordinated efforts are in progress to identify and apprehend those responsible for the April 7 attack in Tronglaobi that killed two toddlers and injured their mother. He said the government has initiated high-level reviews and large-scale joint o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested three persons, including a prison psychiatrist and a City Armed Reserve policeman, following extensive searches in Karnataka two districts in the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group prison radicalisation case of 2023. Searches were conducted at five locations in Bengaluru and Kolar districts of the state, leading to the arrest of Nagaraj, Psychiatrist in Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru; Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Chan Pasha, and Anees Fathima, mother of an absconding accused. During t ...Read More >
Bengaluru, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special NIA Court in Bengaluru on Wednesday handed over the custody of three arrested accused persons in a prison radicalisation case to the custody of the National Investigation Agency for six days. The accused Anees Fathima, Chan Pasha and Dr Nagaraj S. were produced before the court today by a team headed by Dy SP Susheela. The judge passed the order handing over the custody of the accused to the NIA till July 14. The NIA on Tuesday had arrested these three persons, including a prison psychiatrist and a City Armed Reserve (CAT) policeman, following e ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], January 10 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh praised the successful anti-drug operation in Ukhrul district, where combined forces destroyed 90 acres of poppy plantations, burned 12 huts, and registered FIRs for further investigation. "90 acres of poppy plantation destroyed in Ukrhul. In another successful mission under the War on Drugs campaign, combined forces of Ukhrul district police, 6 MR, 18 AR and the Forest Department destroyed 90 acres of poppy plantation and burned down 12 huts in the Phalee hill range under Lungchong Maiphei (LM) Police Station in ...Read More >
Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Arunachal Pradesh Changlang district, as per a press statement issued by the PRO of the Inspector General Assam Rifles (IGAR) North. In the press statement, the PRO of IGAR (North) said that, acting on specific intelligence of the presence of arms and ammunition in the general area MS 38 along the Miao-Vijaynagar axis in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam Rifles units under Spear Corps launched a search operation. The operation involved an extensive search employ ...Read More >
Champhai (Mizoram) [India], October 19 (ANI): Assam Rifles recovered war-like stores during an intelligence-based operation in Vaphai, Champhai District and apprehended two individuals. A release said that based on specific intelligence regarding the transhipment of a large quantity of war-like stores, Assam Rifles launched an operation on October 17 in Vaphai, Champhai District. During early hours on October 18, the team tried to stop a Camper vehicle and on being challenged to stop the individuals attempted to flee but were apprehended after a pursuit. A thorough search of the vehicle led ...Read More >