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New Delhi: In a major crackdown aimed at curbing crime and illegal activities, the West District of Delhi Police conducted a 48-hour intensive enforcement drive under Operation Kavach 13.0. According to the release, the operation, carried out on the directions of the Police Headquarters (PHQ) from March 29 (6 PM) to March 31 (6 PM), resulted in over 200 arrests and widespread enforcement action across identified crime-prone areas. Also Read: West Delhi police arrests 586 under Operation Kavach ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): In a major crackdown aimed at curbing crime and illegal activities, the West District of Delhi Police conducted a 48-hour intensive enforcement drive under Operation Kavach 13.0. According to the release, the operation, carried out on the directions of the Police Headquarters (PHQ) from March 29 (6 PM) to March 31 (6 PM), resulted in over 200 arrests and widespread enforcement action across identified crime-prone areas. Under Operation Kavach 13.0, leading to ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) In a 48-hour crackdown under "Operation Kavach 13.0," the Delhi Police arrested 267 narco-offenders in 229 cases, detained people and seized significant quantities of contraband, an official said on Wednesday. The operation, conducted between March 29 and 31 across all 15 police districts, involved simultaneous raids at 3,211 locations by more than 1,000 police teams, including personnel from district units, the Crime Branch and the Special Cell. Police said drug traffic ...Read More >
Bengaluru Airport Customs officials seized nearly 30 kg of hydroponic ganja from passengers arriving from Bangkok, resulting in the arrest of six individuals involved in drug trafficking. Key PointsBengaluru Customs officials seized 17.45 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 6.10 crore, from five passengers arriving from Bangkok.In a separate incident, Customs intercepted another passenger arriving from Bangkok with 11.5 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 4.02 crore.The hydroponic ganja was c ...Read More >
WARANGAL: The First Additional District Court in Hanamkonda on Wednesday sentenced five persons to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a ganja smuggling case. Judge B. Aparna Devi also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of the convicts after finding them guilty under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The convicted persons, Pavurala Venkatesh, Abboju Venkatesh, Parupalli Karthik, Anantula Sambaiah and Kokkarakonda Chandraiah, are residents of Shayampet and Atmakur mandals. ...Read More >
Berhampur: Gajapati police on Wednesday seized around 1.83 tonnes of ganja worth around Rs 2 crore from Buripadara village under R. Udayagiri police station limits. The contraband was seized from different places in the village and was suspected to have been stored to be transported illegally to some other areas, said in-charge SP (Gajapati) Saravana Vivek M.No arrest has been made. "The accused persons fled into the nearby forest after seeing police vehicles," said sub-divisional police officer ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police concluded the 13th edition of Operation Kavach, a 48-hour sweep aimed at disrupting criminal networks and their support infrastructure across the city.The operation, from March 29-31, saw over 1,000 specialised teams from 15 districts, the crime branch and the special cell conducting raids at 3,211 locations, many of them simultaneously.The crackdown, monitored by police commissioner Satish Golchha, resulted in over 1,483 arrests of drug traffickers and those linked to cr ...Read More >
Overcrowding, congested living conditions, inadequate bathing spaces, not enough guards and a lack of essential security equipment were among key issues in Odisha's prisons, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The report, tabled in the state Assembly on Tuesday, said that as many as 31 of 87 jails in Odisha were overcrowded. "Availability of less space per inmate led to congested living conditions for the prisoners. Such prisoners were deprived of the standard requisite space ...Read More >
Agartala: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed three prosecution complaints in Tripura in connection with large-scale smuggling and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, officials said on Tuesday. The complaints have been filed under Sections 44 and 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, before the Special Court (PMLA) in West Tripura against a total of 14 accused persons. The cases arise from offences registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotro ...Read More >
New Delhi/Agartala, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major crackdown on the smuggling and trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances in Tripura, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday said it has filed three prosecution complaints under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, before a court against a total of 14 accused persons. Across the three cases, the Agartala Sub-Zonal Office of the ED has frozen, seized, and provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A 27-year-old woman, identified as Rithika Rai, was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle SIM cards and narcotic substances into the Central Prison in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. According to officials, the incident occurred on March 26 at around 4 PM in the General Interview Section of the prison, where visitors are routinely screened before meeting inmates. Rithika had obtained a visitor pass to meet an undertrial prisoner, Farhan Khan. During a security check, a wom ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Mar 31 (PTI) Police on Tuesday said they had seized drugs worth approximately Rs 5.14 crore across five police station limits in the city and arrested 11 persons, among them two foreign nationals. Police said that, on various dates, officers received specific inputs from informants that banned substances such as MDMA, ganja, hydro ganja and heroin were being sold in the jurisdictions of Yelahanka New Town, Adugodi, Bharathinagar, Jalahalli and Pulikeshinagar police stations. Based o ...Read More >
Bengaluru, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 27-year-old woman, identified as Rithika Rai, was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle SIM cards and narcotic substances into the Central Prison in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. According to officials, the incident occurred on March 26 at around 4 PM in the General Interview Section of the prison, where visitors are routinely screened before meeting inmates. Rithika had obtained a visitor pass to meet an undertrial prisoner, Farhan Khan. Duri ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence Hyderabad Zonal Unit, along with customs officials, on Tuesday, March 31, caught two passengers at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and seized 25.45 kg of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 8.9 crore from them. The drugs were found in the luggage of two passengers coming from Bangkok. The two have been arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (UNI) In a major blow to the smuggling and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the state of Tripura, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Agartala Sub-Zonal Office, has filed three prosecution complaints against fourteen accused persons. All three complaints arise from scheduled offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), committed in the state of Tripura, and pertain to the laundering of proceeds of crime generated from ...Read More >
Bengaluru, March 31 (PTI) In back-to-back operations at the Kempegowda International Airport here, the Customs seized large quantities of hydroponic ganja from passengers arriving from Bangkok, and arrested six people. According to officials, the seizures were made on March 29 and 30, with contraband concealed in a checked-in baggage of passengers who had arrived from Thailand. "Bengaluru Customs intercepted 5 passengers arriving from Bangkok and seized 17.45 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at ...Read More >
Pune: Customs officials seized hydroponic marijuana worth approximately ₹26.80 crore at the Pune International Airport's air cargo complex, officials said on Sunday. The seizure was made on March 26 after suspicious contents were detected during scanning of a shipment declared as food items of Chinese origin. One person has been arrested following the incident. According to officials, the consignment had arrived from Thailand and was declared as "Mandarin orange sacs." The goods were packed in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has engaged in high-level discussions with global leaders to address pressing international issues, including the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal said on Monday. As part of these engagements, on March 28, the Prime Minister held talks with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jaiswal said. Also Read | Ellie Crampsie Drug Case: Influencer ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 30: A rising Scottish social media influencer, Ellie Crampsie, is facing a possible prison sentence after admitting her role in attempting to smuggle cannabis worth up to 150,000 pounds through Edinburgh Airport. The 23-year-old pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to being involved in the supply of a controlled substance, putting her online career and business at serious risk. The court was told that Crampsie was stopped by Border Force officers on April 16 last year after a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A 27-year-old man was arrested in Hyderabad's Golkonda area on Monday for allegedly possessing ganja. The State Task Force of the Prohibition and Excise Department seized 4.1 kilograms of the drug, a Honda Activa, and two mobile phones from Mohammed Saif, a resident of Qazi Galli. According to the STF, Saif purchased the ganja from Salman Khan, who hails from Nagpur in Maharashtra, and sold it to local customers, mainly in Golconda and Langer Houz areas. "Ganja was purchased at Rs ...Read More >
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted a large consignment of cocaine concealed in the heads of imported dry stock fish, popularly known as "Okporoko," and arrested a suspected kingpin involved in trafficking the illicit substance to India. The agency said the seizure followed intelligence on the syndicate's trans-border criminal activities, which prompted a coordinated sting operation by operatives of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Strategic Command ...Read More >
A 16-year-old student was killed in Karnataka's Shivamogga after a group of minors attacked him when he attempted to intervene in a fight outside a school, police said on Tuesday. He was leaving the school when he saw one of the boys he knew being beaten. When the teenager stepped forward to defuse the confrontation, the group assaulted him, striking him several times, including on his chest, investigators said. He collapsed and was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The boy ...Read More >
Shivamogga: Tension gripped parts of Shivamogga after a 16-year-old SSLC student was allegedly beaten to death when he tried to intervene in a clash between a group of youths at Soolabailu, under the jurisdiction of Tunganagar Police Station. The deceased has been identified as Sanket (16), who had attended a special class at a government school and was returning home when the incident unfolded outside the school premises. According to police, Sanket noticed an argument escalating between a gro ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Jan 27 (PTI) An Ahmedabad resident, who escaped a Nepalese prison during the 'Gen Z' protests while facing drug charges, was arrested by Gujarat Police, officials said on Tuesday. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the crime branch tracked down the accused, Dharmesh Chunara, following a coordinated effort involving technical surveillance and human intelligence. Chunara, a resident of Thakkarbapa Nagar Road, had been on the run since fleeing the Bhadra Jail in Kathmandu during a v ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: An Indian national from Gujarat, who escaped from a jail during last year's "Gen Z" protests in Nepal, has been apprehended by Ahmedabad Police, officials said on Tuesday.Dharmesh Chunara, a resident of Thakkarbapa Nagar Road in Ahmedabad, was arrested by the Special Operation Group (SOG) Crime Branch, according to a police release.He had fled Bhadra Jail in Kathmandu, the capital of the neighbouring Himalayan country, during last year's protests.Chunara, who had arrived in Kathmandu ...Read More >
Six mobile phones were seized during inspections at Bengaluru Central Prison. Karnataka's newly appointed Director General of Police for Prisons and Correctional Services, Alok Kumar, launched a statewide crackdown within just 72 hours of assuming charge on Thursday, signalling a zero-tolerance approach to irregularities inside prisons. Officials carried out surprise checks across multiple jails in Karnataka, leading to the seizure of 13 mobile phones and six packets of ganja over three days. ...Read More >
Karnataka's DGP (Prisons) Alok Kumar reported the successful seizure of prohibited items like mobile phones and ganja during a 36-hour special drive in various state prisons. Significant finds included mobile phones, knives, SIM cards, and ganja in different prisons, promising more such actions to curtail illegal activities. Karnataka Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar announced that a special drive across the state's prisons in the past 36 hours led to the confiscation of banned i ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 17 (PTI) Karnataka Director General of Police (Prisons) Alok Kumar on Tuesday said a special drive conducted across prisons in the state over the last 36 hours has led to the seizure of prohibited items, including mobile phones and ganja. He said six mobile phones and four knives were seized from the Bengaluru prison, while nine mobile phones and 11 SIM cards were recovered from the Mysuru prison. "At the Belagavi prison, four mobile phones and 366 grams of ganja (thrown from ou ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16: Mumbai Airport Customs officials, over the past five days, have seized a total of 33.42 kg of hydroponic weed worth Rs 33 crore from 11 passengers arriving from Bangkok across eight cases. Spot Profiling Leads To Arrests According to Customs sources, based on spot profiling of passengers, a total of 16.48 kg of hydroponic weed, valued at approximately Rs 16.48 crore in the illicit market, was recovered across four cases from five passengers who had arrived from Bangkok via vari ...Read More >
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the cover could not be construed as promoting smoking or advertising tobacco products, and emphasised that neither the author nor the publisher intended to endorse smoking. The bench refused to interfere with the October 13 decision of the Kerala high court, which had rejected a similar challenge, and observed that the present litigation lacked substance. "There is a disclaimer in the book. The author [R ...Read More >
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