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Jammu, Apr 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday directed the adoption of a 'Zero Tolerance' policy against the drug menace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a high-level meeting with Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, and senior officials of the civil and police administration at Lok Bhavan, Jammu, the LG called for a multi-pronged strategy, strengthening law enforcement to dismantle trafficking networks, intensifying mass awareness campaigns to deter potential users, and enhancing treatment, ...Read More >
Srinagar- Marking a significant milestone in technology-driven policing and improved citizen services in the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir has secured a top position on the CCTNS Pragati Dashboard of the National Crime Records Bureau. According to official data, as of March 1, 2026, J&K ranked first among Union Territories (excluding Delhi), reflecting the sustained and coordinated efforts of the CCTNS team of the Crime Branch, J&K Police. In the overall national ranking of States and UTs, ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Apr 1: J&K has secured the top position among Union Territories, excluding Delhi, on the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Pragati Dashboard, reflecting improved performance in technology-driven policing and citizen services. The ranking, released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, is based on monthly performance assessments of States and Union Territories. As per the latest evaluation dated March ...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-theme ...Read More >
Jammu: "Border villages are India's first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are not only first in courage, sacrifice, and patience, but they also stand first in the priorities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Wednesday. The LG observed that the residents of border villages are serving the nation every single day. That service must not be honoured only in words, but reflected clearly i ...Read More >
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has secured the top position among Union Territories, excluding Delhi, on the National Crime Records Bureau's CCTNS Pragati Dashboard as of March 1, 2026, marking a major achievement in technology-driven policing in the Union Territory. According to officials, Jammu and Kashmir ranked first among UTs, while Delhi secured the top position in the overall national ranking of States and Union Territories. The achievement has been attributed to the sustained efforts of the ...Read More >
Maharashtra: Surendra Panduranga Patil, a 55-year-old social media influencer and builder, was detained in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday for allegedly owning illicit firearms, according to police. Patil, who has more than 3.04 lakh Instagram followers, was arrested on Saturday night after the Crime Branch raided his bungalow in the Dawdi neighborhood of Dombivli. Officials got specific information on potential illicit weapons at the site, which prompted the action. Raid at Dombivli b ...Read More >
Thane, April 1: In a high-stakes operation, the Thane Crime Branch (Unit-3, Kalyan) has arrested a notorious 55-year-old history-sheeter and social media personality, Surendra Pandurang Patil, following the discovery of a massive arsenal of illegal weapons and counterfeit currency hidden in his luxury residence. The raid and recovery Acting on a confidential tip-off, a team led by Assistant Police Inspector Sarjerao Patil conducted a strategic raid at Patil's residence, Ekvira Bungalow, locate ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy has received a notice from the CID in connection with an incident that took place during the Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara at Huzurabad. The BRS leader has been directed to appear for inquiry on April 4 at the CID office in Lak-dika-pul. The notice was issued by the investigation officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, CID, N Ch Rangaswamy. According to the notice, the incident occurred on January 29 at KC Camp Chowrasta in Huzurabad, when police personnel wer ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has issued a notice to Huzurabad MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy, directing him to appear before investigators in connection with an alleged unlawful assembly and obstruction of police personnel during the Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara in January. The notice, issued under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), ordered the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA to present himself at the CID office in Lakdikapul in Hyderabad by A ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has issued a notice to Huzurabad MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy, directing him to appear before investigators in connection with an alleged unlawful assembly and obstruction of police personnel during the Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara in January. The notice, issued under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), ordered the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA to present himself at the CID office in Lakdikapul in Hyderabad by A ...Read More >
Srinagar, Mar 31: The Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar of Crime Branch J&K said that it has filed a chargesheet before the Court of City Judge Srinagar, unraveling a major property fraud worth more the fifty-five lakh rupees in Srinagar, officials said. In a statement, an EOW Kashmir spokesperson stated, "The Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet in case FIR No. 10/2026 under Section 420 IPC against Mehraj-Ud-Din Dar S/o Abdul Ahad Dar, a resident of Alamd ...Read More >
Thane, Mar 31 (PTI) A 55-year-old builder and social media influencer has been arrested for alleged possession of a cache of weapons in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Tuesday. The accused, Surendra Panduranga Patil, who has more than three lakh followers on Instagram, was arrested on Saturday night, just a week after being released on bail in a separate case, an official said. "Acting on a tip-off, our team searched Patil's bungalow in the Dawdi area of Dombivli late on Saturday ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Alleging land grab, a Hyderabad family on Monday accused Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and his son Harsha Reddy of threats and intimidation. Speaking to mediapersons, Satish Shah said his family had lived on the land from 1969 to 2025 without dispute. He alleged that Harsha Reddy first sought two to three acres and later demanded the entire land, and that a survey and panchanama were conducted without their knowledge, later suspended by the High Court. He further alleged ...Read More >
Addressing reporters after a half-yearly conference with senior officials of the force, Fadnavis said, "Those who have served a minimum three years in the C-60 force that combats Naxalites will get a medal. The decision was taken today." The conference reviewed implementation of new penal codes, technological adaptations and reforms discussed earlier at the DG-IG conference chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said. In the DG-IG conference, states were given 106 action points and Maharas ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Ten days after a woman's decomposed body was discovered in the bushes in Virar East on March 21, the Mira Bhayander-Vasai Virar police crime branch identified the victim as Priya Kumari Yadav, 22, and arrested her husband, who allegedly murdered her over suspicions of an affair, along with an accomplice. Piecing together fragmented evidence and forensic leads proved to be a formidable challenge for investigators, as the body was in an advanced stage of decomposition. With no immediate i ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is likely to seek custody of a 47-year-old man arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly sending hoax bomb threat emails to courts and institutions, as investigators probe his possible link to similar threats received in Mumbai. Shrinivas Luis apprehended from Vrindavan Layout residence in Mysuru The accused, identified as Shrinivas Luis, was arrested from Mysuru in Karnataka following a two-week-long operation by Delhi Police's Cyber unit. He was appreh ...Read More >
Guwahati: The fast-track sessions court set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in Zubeen Garg's death case held its first hearing on Monday.Counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta made submissions before Justice Sharmila Bhuyan, while the lawyers for two other accused -- Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma -- will present their cases on Tuesday.Zubeen Garg, 52, died in Singapore on Sept 19. CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had described the incident in the assembly as ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, 30 Mar: The first hearing of the fast-track sessions court, set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in singer Zubeen Garg's death case, was held on Monday, with the counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta making a submission on her behalf. Justice Sharmila Bhuyan heard Mahanta's lawyer, AK Bhuyan, while the counsels of two other accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, will present their cases on Tuesday. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the chief organ ...Read More >
A Goa BJP leader is publicly distancing the party from a recent sex scandal, asserting that neither the accused nor his politician father have any affiliation with the Bharatiya Janata Party. Photograph: Kind courtesy, North Stand Gang - Wankhede/TwitterKey PointsGoa BJP leader Siddharth Gauns Desai denies any connection between the party and Soham Naik, arrested in a sex scandal.Desai clarifies that Soham Naik's father, Sushant Naik, a municipal councilor, is not a member of the BJP.Desai stat ...Read More >
Guwahati, Mar 30 (PTI) The first hearing of the fast-track Sessions Court, set up by the Gauhati High Court for day-to-day trial proceedings in singer Zubeen Garg's death case, was held on Monday, with the counsel for arrested singer Amritprava Mahanta making a submission on her behalf. Justice Sharmila Bhuyan heard Mahanta's lawyer, A K Bhuyan, while the counsels of two other accused, Shyamkanu Mahanta and Siddhartha Sharma, will present their cases on Tuesday. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the chief ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): While directing Delhi Police to supply a copy of the FIR to the accused in the AI Summit protest case, the Patiala House court on Tuesday observed that mere categorisation of the case as a 'sensitive' by the police is not conclusive and the court must examine the nature of the offence. "Here, allegations stem from a symbolic protest at Bharat Mandapam, lacking hallmarks of terrorism/insurgency. Thus, it does not qualify as sensitive; the Investigation Offic ...Read More >
Patna: A police team from Andhra Pradesh on Monday, February 23, arrived in Bihar's Patna to arrest a senior police officer, only to be ticked off by the court concerned, which refused to grant transit remand citing "procedural lapses". According to Bhanu Pratap Singh, City (East) Patna Superintendent, the visiting police team took into custody Sunil Kumar Nayak, a 2005 batch IPS officer who had a few years ago served in Andhra Pradesh on an inter-cadre deputation, early in the morning. Nayak, ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Police on Saturday recreated the sequence of events concerning the February 1 firing at film producer-director Rohit Shetty's Juhu residence, and the scooter trail at the centre of the incident. "We took the accused to Pune and returned with them to understand how long it had taken them to bring the scooter to Mumbai, and the route they took before parking the two-wheeler outside Vile Parle railway station in Mumbai. The keys to the scooter were left in the vehicle. The shooter, who we ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police has identified the man who opened fire at Rohit Shetty's house earlier this month. The man has been identified as Deepak Chandra. As per a senior officer of Mumbai Police, the accused Deepak Chandra, who fired outside Rohit Shetty's house, is a resident of UP. He is very well-educated, but there is no criminal case against him so far. There are 4 to 5 people in the family of the accused, to catch the accused shooter, the Mumbai Crime Branch had laid a trap for a long t ...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 >
Ambernath, Dec 17: With just two days remaining for the Ambernath Municipal Council elections, a late-night firing incident at the office of BJP candidate Pawan Walekar has sent shockwaves across the city, raising serious concerns over law and order during the sensitive election period. Attack Caught On CCTV In Ambernath West The incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday in the Navin Bhendi Pada area of Ambernath West, when two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at Wal ...Read More >
Three schools in Ahmedabad received bomb threat emails on Wednesday, prompting immediate police deployment and security checks. The emails, stating "We will take revenge," led to investigations, similar to recent hoax threats in Amritsar and Delhi, one of which referenced the Khalistan movement. On Wednesday, three schools in Ahmedabad received bomb threat emails, triggering swift police action. Officers were deployed to the campuses to ensure public safety, the Joint Police Commissioner said. ...Read More >
Chikkamagaluru: In a major fraud case, a 59-year-old MB Manmath Gowda of Mudigere taluk was arrested on charges of forgery for trying to claim 512 acres of inam lands in Chikkamagaluru and 532 acres of forest and govt land in Bengaluru's Kengeri BM Kaval area.MB Manmath Gowda, also known as Nemanna Gowda of Marebyle of Mudigere, was accused of creating fake land documents and attempting to take title and possession of govt lands in Chikkamagaluru district.In Sept 2024, the then assistant commiss ...Read More >
Ambernath: Tension gripped Ambernath after unidentified assailants opened fire at the office of BJP municipal election candidate Pawan Walekar late Wednesday night, just two days ahead of the Ambernath Municipal Council elections scheduled for December 20. About The Incident According to police, the incident occurred around 1 am at Walekar's office located in the Navin Bhendi Pada area of Ambernath West. Two unidentified persons arrived on a motorcycle and allegedly fired Six rounds towards th ...Read More >
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