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Jaipur: Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Sachin Mittal assumed charge as the new Jaipur Police Commissioner from his predecessor Biju George Joseph at an official ceremony held at the Commissionerate Saturday.Outlining his key thrust areas after taking office, Mittal said addressing cybercrime would be his topmost policing priority. "There has been a sharp rise in cybercrime, and the challenge is that its modus operandi keeps evolving. We will make the best use of available resources ...Read More >
Mumbai police have apprehended a key suspect in a massive mephedrone seizure case. Mohammed Salim Mohammed Sohail Shaikh was brought back from Dubai after his deportation. He is the third accused to be extradited from the UAE in this operation. The police had previously busted a drug manufacturing unit in Sangli district, seizing contraband worth Rs 252 crore. The Mumbai police have arrested a key accused in a Rs 252-crore mephedrone seizure case after his deportation from Dubai, officials said ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: State govt on Wednesday recommended a CBI investigation into the alleged multi-crore scam related to the recently cancelled police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment examinations, said the chief minister's office (CMO).The CMO emphasised the necessity of a CBI probe to dismantle the network of alleged corruption, which is believed to have inter-state implications involving organised gangs. Opposition BJD had been advocating for a CBI investigation into the alleged malpractices that took ...Read More >
Four sophisticated pistols with live ammunition were recovered. (X/@DGPPunjabPolice) Punjab Police have busted a cross-border smuggling network and arrested four operatives and recovered four sophisticated pistols with live ammunition from them. Preliminary investigation reveals that the arrested accused were working on the directions of a Pakistan-based smuggler who had been orchestrating cross-border weapons movement into Punjab, Director General of Police, Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday (Oc ...Read More >
Amritsar: The Amritsar (Rural) police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two persons and recovered a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) along with a launcher from their possession.The arrested accused were identified as Mehakdeep Singh alias Mehak, a resident of Wadali in Amritsar, and Aditya alias Adhi, a resident of Bhaga Chhina village in Amritsar.During the operation, launched in close coordination with the central agencies, the police, apart from recovering the RPG, also impounded the motorcyc ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the multi-crore Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination scam, according to a statement issued by the CM's Office on Wednesday. According to the official statement, serious allegations of massive irregularities and corruption had surfaced in the Odisha Police Sub-Inspectors recruitment examination. The investigation was initially handed over to t ...Read More >
Amritsar, October 21: In a major intelligence-driven operation, Amritsar Rural Police, in close coordination with central agencies, apprehended two terror operatives. The two terror operatives identified as Mehakdeep Singh alias Mehak and Aditya alias Adhi, in Amritsar. The police recovered one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) intended for a targeted terror attack, according to the release. Preliminary investigations reveal that the accused were in contact with a Pakistan ISI operative who supplie ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has unveiled a strategic plan to set up advanced, globally recognized prisons in each state for fugitives, aiming to enhance the justice system. He proposes revoking the passports of those with Interpol red notices, a move designed to hinder their international travel and mitigate the risk of them evading accountability. New Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday suggested the creation of a special prison for fugitives in each state that meets internation ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) union Home Minister Amit Shah has declared that India is adopting a "ruthless approach" to bring every fugitive involved in economic crimes, cybercrime, terrorism, or organized crime to justice. Addressing a CBI conference in New Delhi on 'Extradition of Fugitives: Challenges and Strategies' Shah emphasized that the issue of fugitive criminals is directly connected to national sovereignty, economic stability, and security, asserting that India cannot be fully secure unti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday, underscored the need for a ruthless and coordinated crackdown on fugitives evading Indian law from foreign lands, stressing that no offender, whether an economic fugitive, cybercriminal or terrorist, should escape the reach of law. Addressing a national conference on "Extradition of Fugitives - Challenges and Strategies" organised by CBI in New Delhi, Shah said the government's approach towards such offenders must be one of zero tol ...Read More >
Uttar Pradesh Police has intensified its crackdown on criminals under the government's zero-tolerance policy. Over 15,726 encounters in eight years resulted in 256 criminals eliminated and 31,960 arrests. This reflects a strong commitment to law enforcement and public safety, bolstering the state's reputation as fear-free. Uttar Pradesh Police have launched a determined offensive against criminals, leading to a string of arrests and neutralisations in numerous encounters over the past 20 days, ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The British High Commission in India on Wednesday said that the United Kingdom has announced joint action with the United States to make Southeast Asia safer from scams. According to the statement, masterminds behind industrial-scale scam centres in Southeast Asia have been targeted by sanctions in coordination with the US. The move aims to expose and disrupt the network's operations, effectively locking them out of the UK's financial system. The British Hi ...Read More >
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday condemned the Baksa district jail violence, calling the incident "very unfortunate." "The incident is very unfortunate...Political parties are trying to instigate the public, which considers Zubeen Garg as its own. This is not in the interest of Assam. This will damage Assam for a long time. The manner in which anti-CAA protests damaged Assam for a long time, this will affect the state for a long time too. I appeal to the people - ...Read More >
Chandigarh: A day after assuming charge, Haryana's head of police force (HoPF), O P Singh, on Wednesday reiterated that each and every police station in the state shall work as a service centre to ensure public trust by giving people a feeling of being safe and secure.DGP Singh has taken over as the HoPF after DGP Shatrujeet Kapur was sent on leave over allegations levelled against him by ADG-rank IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, who recently committed suicide.OP Singh swung into action within hours o ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted search operations at eight locations across Mumbai, including Dongri, Mazgaon, Worli and other and adjoining areas linked premises, in connection with a money laundering probe against a suspected drug trafficking network allegedly operated by Faisal Javed Shaikh and his wife, Alfiya Faisal Shaikh. According to officials, the searches are being carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, ...Read More >
Lucknow: Taking strict action over laxity, three police personnel, including a sub-inspector, were suspended on Saturday after a youth was beaten to death on suspicion of theft in the Unchahar area on Wednesday. The Station House Officer (SHO), Sanjay Kumar, was removed from his post and attached to the crime branch.SP Rae Bareli Yashveer Singh suspended sub-inspector Kamal Singh Yadav along with constables Pradeep and Abhishek and removed SHO Sanjay Kumar. Circle officer Dalmau, Girjashankar Tr ...Read More >
Ferozepur: Ferozepur police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a Pakistan-based narco-hawala syndicate by seizing 5.15 kg heroin and Rs 29.2 lakh in drug money from two men.Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said the two handlers arrested during the operation were identified as Sajan and Resham. Both were in contact with smugglers based in Pakistan and handled large-scale heroin supply and hawala transactions in Ferozepur and surrounding areas, he said.Yadav called the arrests ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: YSRCP president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of turning Andhra Pradesh into a number one State in spurious liquor trade. Taking to X on Sunday, Jagan said the shocking incident at Mulakalacheruvu in Annamayya district, where TDP leaders themselves set up and operated a illicit liquor manufacturing unit, exposed the deep-rooted liquor mafia nurtured by Naidu's government. "This is not just an illegal trade, it is an organised crime that endangers li ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Days after the Lawrence Bishnoi gang was listed as a terror entity by Canada's federal government, Ministry of External Affairs on Friday confirmed that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with his Canadian counterpart last month and that both sides held "productive discussions" on counterterrorism among other areas and have agreed to strengthen security cooperation and further reinforce existing mechanisms of engagement The Canadian federal government e ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday gave "a free hand to the officers to fearlessly deal with gangsters and anti-social elements" as he chaired a state-level law and order meeting of all senior officers up to the rank of Station House Officers (SHOs). The meeting aimed to review the ongoing action against organised crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism, and to devise a comprehensive action plan to ensure a peaceful festive season."Accountability of every officer from the rank of cons ...Read More >
Jaipur: Jaipur ranks third in the country for a number of crimes, including murder, theft, sexual harassment, and outraging the modesty of women. The one crime, however, that is a real cause for concern for city cops is cheating.Data released Tuesday by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2023 shows Jaipur registering the highest number of cheating cases in cities across the country - a total of 3,331.The Pink City is followed closely by Bengaluru with 3,109 cases, New Delhi with 2,766 ...Read More >
Jaipur: Jaipur ranks third in the country for a number of crimes, including murder, theft, sexual harassment, and outraging the modesty of women.The one crime, however, that is a real cause for concern for city cops is cheating.Data released Tuesday by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2023 shows Jaipur registering the highest number of cheating cases in cities across the country - a total of 3,331.The Pink City is followed closely by Bengaluru with 3,109 cases, New Delhi with 2,766 c ...Read More >
The fraud exploited the mechanism of Input Tax Credit (ITC) under the GST system The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 10 immovable properties, worth Rs 15.41 crore in Kolkata and Howrah as part of its investigation into a goods and services tax (GST) fraud that spans three states and involves 135 shell companies. The properties, attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), belong to Amit Gupta, one of the masterminds of the GST fraud syndicate, and his associates, the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 10 immovable West Bengal-based properties valued at Rs 15.41 crore that belong to Amit Gupta, one of the masterminds of a large-scale GST fraud syndicate, and his associates. ED Ranchi Zonal Office attached these properties in Kolkata and Howrah on September 29 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. ED, Ranchi has provisionally attached 10 immovable properties valued at Rs ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 10 immovable West Bengal-based properties valued at Rs 15.41 crore that belong to Amit Gupta, one of the masterminds of a large-scale GST fraud syndicate, and his associates. ED's Ranchi Zonal Office attached these properties in Kolkata and Howrah on September 29 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Also Read | Durga Puja 2025: Devotees Gather at Temples To Offer Prayers ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 10 immovable West Bengal-based properties valued at Rs 15.41 crore that belong to Amit Gupta, one of the masterminds of a large-scale GST fraud syndicate, and his associates. ED's Ranchi Zonal Office attached these properties in Kolkata and Howrah on September 29 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. In a statement, the ED said it initiated an investigation based on multi ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 29 (PTI) Incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, a product of a gangster-terror network, had forayed into the world of crime when he was student of a college affiliated to the Panjab University in 2010. It is alleged that, Bishnoi and his supporters had opened fire at a rival contestant during the university student body polls, for which he spent three months in jail. He is a product of a gangster-terror nexus and has been named by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in seve ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Government of Canada has officially designated the Lawrence Bishnoi gang as a terrorist entity under its Criminal Code. The announcement, made on September 29 by Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree. Canada, in its statement, said it is an effort to combat organised crime and protect vulnerable communities from targeted violence. The Bishnoi gang, allegedly led by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is accused of operating a transnational criminal network involved in murder, ...Read More >
Punjab Police's counter-intelligence unit has dismantled a smuggling syndicate linked with Pakistan, arresting two key operatives and seizing 4 kg of heroin. The suspects, operating under a Pakistan-based smuggler, used drones for cross-border deliveries. Further investigations are ongoing to apprehend more involved in the network. The Punjab Police's counter-intelligence unit has achieved a significant breakthrough by dismantling a narcotics smuggling network linked to Pakistan. The operation ...Read More >
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