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Thane: A magistrate's court in Thane remanded mechanical engineer Ravindra Verma to 14-day judicial custody for allegedly leaking sensitive information on naval establishments to Pakistani Intelligence Operatives (PIOs). ATS is probing the phone numbers used in the communication, confirming that the woman chatting with Verma was using Indian numbers. Investigators also launched an investigation into the bank accounts, which are said to be of Indian banks and used in transferring money to his account, a source said.The source added that the woman also lied to Verma that they would meet in Mumbai. It is learnt that Verma's mother even reprimanded the woman, identified as 'Jasprit', during a call after sensing something suspicious in her son's interactions, informed the source. Investigators told the court they are currently awaiting forensic reports that may shed more light on the case. Meanwhile, Verma's lawyer argued that no conclusive evidence has been presented yet of his connection with Pakistan.
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 >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), on Monday, arrested a 33-year-old software engineer, identified as Zubair Hangargekar, from Pune's Kondhwa area for his alleged links with Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda and involvement in the radicalisation of youth. According to ATS officials, Zubir Hangargekar, who had been under surveillance for nearly a month, was taken into custody early on Monday and produced before a special UAPA court, which remanded him to police custody till November 4. Mr Hangargekar has been booked under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) ...Read More >
Saquib Nachan, a former leader of the banned SIMI, passed away in a Delhi hospital following a brain haemorrhage. He was admitted four days prior after being arrested in 2023 during an NIA crackdown on ISIS. Nachan, an inmate at Tihar prison, was hospitalized after his health deteriorated, and doctors confirmed the haemorrhage.Saquib Nachan, a former office-bearer of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), died in a Delhi hospital on Saturday, days after suffering a brain haemorrhag ...Read More >
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) probe into the four recently arrested terror suspects has uncovered what senior police officials described as a "multi-layered conspiracy" involving reconnaissance of VVIPs, sensitive government establishments, railway infrastructure and crowded commercial spaces. The plan was to trigger coordinated incidents aimed at spreading panic and causing economic disruption. The ATS had on Friday claimed to have busted a Pakistan-linked sabotage and espionage module with the arrest of Saqib alias Javed, 25, and Arbaaz, 20, both residents of Parikshitgarh in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI/BATHINDA: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday conducted searches at 22 de-addiction centres across Punjab, including in Chandigarh, Barnala and Ludhiana, after its investigation revealed illegal sale of drugs by these centres. The agency also searched a premise in Mumbai linked to the accused.Dr Amit Bansal, who runs these 22 centres, is prime accused in the case, sources said. Bansal, against whom Punjab Police has registered multiple FIRs, is alleged to be engaged in illegal sale of drugs from his de-addiction centres.Privately-run drug de-addiction centres in Punjab are ...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 >
SHILLONG, Sep 29: The recent reports of possible resurgence of militant groups in Garo Hills have prompted the Meghalaya Police to establish an Anti Terror Squad (ATS) to specifically deal with cases of terrorism in the state. Speaking to media persons here after the inauguration of the ATS office, Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home, Prestone Tynsong said this dedicate police team will deal with instances of terrorism such as bomb threats and suspicious elements and ensure that no terror activities take place in the state. Deputy Inspector General of Police Davis N.R. Marak said that al ...Read More >
Pune: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Monday morning arrested a software engineer, Zubair Hangargekar (35) from Kondhwa, on the charge of possessing literature of the banned terrorist organisation, al-Qaida. The ATS also detained Hangargekar's friend at the Pune railway station for questioning soon after the two returned from Chennai. They had gone there to attend a function."We arrested Hangargekar because his laptop, among the 19 laptops seized during the searches in the early hou ...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 >
Kolkata: The women's grievance cell of the detective department on Wednesday focused on reviewing the evidence it had collected since June 26 in the law college gang rape case. This review came a day after the Alipore court sent the main accused, Monojit Mishra (31), co-accused Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukherjee (20) and college security guard Pinaki Banerjee (55) to jail till June 22.Sources said that a few key witnesses were examined once more to match their statements with the forensic reports that began arriving at Lalbazar.On the controversy related to the college vice-principal's locat ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 10 (ANI): A large-scale state-level mock exercise simulating flood and landslide scenarios was successfully conducted across Tripura with special emphasis on West Tripura District by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) under the supervision of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Vishal Kumar, District Magistrate (DM) of West Tripura, addressed the media following the drill, and highlighted that rescue operations were carried out simultaneously at 13 strategic locations across the district. The central event was staged at the Intern ...Read More >
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has apprehended a 32-year-old software engineer from the Kondhwa area of Pune due to alleged connections with Al-Qaeda. Disturbing evidence has emerged, including images of him wielding an AK-47 rifle and constructing improvised explosives, as reported by officials on Wednesday. The suspect, named Zuber Hungargekar, was arrested on Monday under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Investigators revealed that digital materials found in his possession included an Urdu translation of speeches by Osama Bin Laden, the founder of the terrorist ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) All seven accused in the high-profile murder case of popular Assamese icon Zubeen Garg were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Kamrup Metropolitan, through video conferencing on Tuesday, marking another key step in the legal proceedings following the filing of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) chargesheet. During the hearing, copies of the voluminous charge sheet were formally furnished to all the accused, who are currently lodged in judicial custody. The court has fixed December 22 as the next date of hearing, when the CJM is likely to ...Read More >
NASHIK: A court in Maharashtra's Nashik on Wednesday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, accused in multiple rape cases, to 14 days of judicial custody. Kharat was arrested on March 18 after a 35-year-old woman accused him of repeatedly sexually assaulting her over a span of three years. Following his arrest, several more women came forward with similar allegations. With his police custody ending on Wednesday, he was produced before the court, where the Special Investigation Team (SIT) sought judicial custody. Accepting the request, sessions judge B N Ichpurani sent him to judicial custo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will commence operations "very soon," and it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 2 hours and 7 minutes. Talking to reporters at the Bhavnagar terminus in Gujarat, after virtually flagging off three trains: the Ayodhya Express, Rewa-Pune Express, and Jabalpur-Raipur Express, Vaishnaw stated that the bullet train project is moving quickly. Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) will be connected to major cities of Gujarat, such as Vapi, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday. Bhatt also filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Patna in the matter. As per the written complaint, the death threat was issued by an Instagram user under the name 'Tiger Meraj Idisi'. 'The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. The act 'clearly reflects criminal intent and involvement in unlawful activities,' Bhatt said in his ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Delhi Police's Special Cell, with assistance from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), on Saturday conducted searches at two locations in Mumbai and a nearby district in connection with a case involving suspected links to online propaganda associated with the banned terror organisation Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), officials said. In the multi-state operation, three youths were arrested for their alleged engagement with extremist content on social media platforms and for being part of a conspiracy to carry out blasts in Delhi and other states, which was foiled, of ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a startling revelation, the Mumbai Crime Branch's investigation into the IIT Powai trespassing case has exposed serious lapses in campus security. According to sources, the accused, Bilal Ahmed Faiyaz Ahmed Teli (22), who illegally stayed inside the IIT Powai campus for 14 days, moved freely in and out of the premises nearly 8 to 10 times without being detected by the security personnel on duty. Police have found imo and Signal apps both messaging and calling platforms on Bilal's mobile phone. Crime Branch officials have retrieved critical CCTV footage and other electronic evidenc ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 28 (UNI) The Mumbai Crime Branch's investigation into the IIT Powai trespassing case has raised concerns over negligence on the part of the institute's security team and exposed serious lapses in campus security. The case involved the arrest of a resident of Mangaluru, Karnataka, for illegally staying in the hostel and attending lectures at IIT Mumbai, which is the premier technological institute in India and one of the leading universities in the world. A man identified as Bilal Ahmed Fayaz Ahmed Teli has allegedly conducted reconnaissance activities within the institute and ha ...Read More >
Gurgaon: A 32-year-old man was arrested on Sunday evening after he approached cops and told them he had killed his wife in a fit of rage because she slapped him while they were quarreling at their home in Rajendra Park.Police said the incident occurred around 5.30pm. Ketan Pathak, who works at the under-construction Noida International Airport site in Jewar, told cops that his wife Jyoti (27) was beating up their 5-year-old daughter, when he intervened.An argument erupted and escalated quickly. Jyoti, who was agitated, allegedly slapped Ketan. The 32-year-old said he lost his temper, and punch ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 1 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik on Wednesday remanded rape-accused self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in a 14-day judicial custody. Kharat was arrested on March 18 after a 35-year-old woman accused him of repeated rape over a period of three years. Following his arrest, multiple rape complaints were filed against him. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is conducting a probe against Kharat. As his police custody ended on Wednesday, he was produced before the court. During the hearing, the SIT sought his judicial custody. Accordingly, sessions judge B N Ichpurani remanded ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has busted a suspected terror module allegedly operating under the directions of Pakistani handlers, arresting four persons for planning arson attacks on railway infrastructure and conducting reconnaissance of key installations and public assets across multiple cities.According to ATS officials, intelligence inputs indicated that this group was in continuous contact with Pakistan-based handlers through social media platforms and was involved in anti-national activities aimed at creating panic and economic disruption.ATS investigations revea ...Read More >
Hyderabad: International Asteroid Day (IAD) is observed on June 30 every year to raise public awareness of asteroids and the importance of defending Earth against potential threats from the asteroid belts. This day has been sanctioned by the United Nations. Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Even though these rocky remnants are the leftovers from the formation of our solar system that occurred about 4.6 billion years ago, they still orbit around the sun like planets. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system, and most of them live in the main asteroid belt, which is ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) A court here on Friday remanded a man held in the Pune ISIS arms and explosives seizure case in National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till July 18. The NIA claimed Rizwan Ali was a suspected member of terror outfit ISIS and was part of a larger conspiracy to promote its terror activities. Ali was brought from a Lucknow jail during the day and produced before a special NIA court, after which he was formally placed under arrest by the central agency in the ISIS module case. Ali was in judicial custody in UP in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) being pro ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): In a continuing crackdown under Operation Chakra-V, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted coordinated search operations at multiple locations in Ahmedabad and Mumbai on June 25 in connection with a transnational cyber extortion case, the probe agency said on Friday. CBI said that the searches led to the recovery of incriminating evidence. The main suspect behind a transnational cyber extortion syndicate was arrested on June 26 in Mumbai. Also Read | Ludhiana Suicide Case: Elderly Business Couple Dies by Suicide After Alleged Harassment by Bank ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 31 (PTI) A 19-year-old student was arrested here for allegedly sexually abusing a five-year-old girl, filming the act and uploading it online, officials said on Tuesday. The incident involving the minor girl came to light after the Child Protection Unit of Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) analysed evidence received through the Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) tipline, which also indicated that the parents may be unaware of the abuse, they said. "The TGCSB successfully rescued the minor girl victim. The sad truth is that the perpetrator is the girl' ...Read More >
PUNE: The number of criminal cases against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat rose to 10 after Nashik city police registered two fresh offences, including one of rape and another of cheating, based on new complaints from a woman and a businessman. Police said eight of the 10 cases pertain to rape and sexual exploitation, while two are related to cheating. The Sarkarwada police in Nashik registered the latest cases on Friday night following a complaint by a married woman, who alleged that ...Read More >
The alleged incident occurred on October 10. The accused, identified as Jeevan Gowda, a sixth-semester student, was arrested by Bengaluru police on Wednesday and has been remanded to judicial custody. Police have arrested a 21-year-old engineering student for allegedly raping his college mate inside a men's washroom on the campus of a private college in South Bengaluru. The alleged incident occurred on October 10. The accused, identified as Jeevan Gowda, a sixth-semester student, was taken into ...Read More >