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New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the murder of a NEET student in Gorakhpur and on Tuesday he directed senior officials to visit the spot, meet the victim's family, and ensure strict action against the culprits. Background This comes after a 19-year-old student preparing for NEET was brutally killed by alleged cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur. The incident took place late on Monday night and has led to widespread unrest in the village. Tweet The Chi ...Read More >
Gorakhpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Raj Karan Nayyar said, "We received information at around 3am that cattle smugglers had come to a village with two pickup vehicles. During this, when the villagers chased them, one vehicle got stuck in the village, the people of which fled from there and a youth from the village chased the second vehicle and the smugglers took him in their vehicle and later pushed him from the moving vehicle due to which he got a head injury and he died after falli ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognisance of the murder of a NEET student in Gorakhpur and on Tuesday he directed senior officials to visit the spot, meet the victim's family, and ensure strict action against the culprits. This comes after a 19-year-old student preparing for NEET was brutally killed by alleged cattle smugglers in Gorakhpur. The incident took place late on Monday night and has led to widespread unrest in the village. Th ...Read More >
Gorakhpur: In a tragic incident, one person has died following a group clash in Uttar Pradesh. It is reported that the lash took place between the villagers and cattle smugglers. According to reports, one person died following a confrontation with cattle smugglers in Mauachapi village under the Pipraich police station area in Uttar Pradesh. Gorakhpur SSP Raj Karan Nayyar said, we received information at around 3:00 am that cattle smugglers had come to a village with two pickup vans. During this ...Read More >
New Delhi: What can be termed as a major win for Anant Ambani, the Supreme Court on Monday cleared Reliance Foundation-owned Vantara of all allegations of animal smuggling, money laundering, and violation of statutory laws. According to a Hindustan Times report, the top court also ruled that no court or administrative forum will entertain similar complaints in the future. A bench of justices Pankaj Mithal and PB Varale accepted the findings of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) chaired by forme ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI): The Border Security Force apprehended four people and recovered a pistol with drug money and a drone with heroin in three separate operations along the Punjab border. On Sunday night, acting on specific input, the BSF troops placed an ambush in a suspected area between the villages Palla Megha and Kilche of Ferozepur, and subsequently apprehended one person with the recovery of one pistol with three live rounds, 45 gms of narcotics, ₹19,480 Indian ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Gold demand in India this festive season is expected to be weaker than last year, as record-high prices are likely to curb jewellery purchases, outweighing modest gains in investment demand. Weaker demand in the world's second-largest gold consumer could limit a rally in global prices , which hit a record high last week. But sluggish demand for gold imports could limit India's trade deficit and support the rupee. Local gold prices , which scaled a record peak of ...Read More >
Police recovered a total of 42 cartons of alcohol, loaded on the backs of the camels. Three camels, a band of five men, and narrow dirt tracks in forests. This unlikely setup was the backbone of an illegal liquor smuggling operation into South Delhi -- until Delhi Police busted the racket on Thursday, arresting all five men along with their unlikely accomplices: the camels. According to a police officer, the accused used forest routes to avoid detection, but vehicles often struggled to pass th ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI): The Border Security Force apprehended four people and recovered a pistol with drug money and a drone with heroin in three separate operations along the Punjab border. On Sunday night, acting on specific input, the BSF troops placed an ambush in a suspected area between the villages Palla Megha and Kilche of Ferozepur, and subsequently apprehended one person with the recovery of one pistol with three live rounds, 45 gms of narcotics, ₹19,480 Indian ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Based on the finding of an SC-appointed SIT headed by its retired judge J Chelameswar who told the court there had been no violation of law in the running of Vantara (Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre) at Jamnagar in Gujarat, the apex court on Monday not only closed the case against it but also directed that no further complaint upon same allegations shall be entertained before any judicial statutory or administrative forum.A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday noted that multiple inquiries into the affairs of Vantara, the animal rescue and rehabilitation centre, have led to the finding that there has been no violation of law whatsoever. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B Varale found that there is no merit in the allegations of smuggling of animals or money laundering against the Jamnagar-based facility, owned and operated by the Reliance Foundation. The Court's observa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday said there was "no contravention of law" while accepting a clean chit given by its special investigation team to Vantara, the zoological rescue and rehabilitation centre in Gujarat's Jamnagar. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and P B Varale took the SIT's report on record besides noting the probe team's satisfaction on the compliance and regulatory measures in Vantara. The top court on August 25 constituted a four-member SIT headed by a form ...Read More >
(Reuters) -A wildlife rescue centre run by the philanthropic arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's group has been cleared of allegations of illegal animal acquisition and mistreatment, India's Supreme Court said on Monday, citing findings from a court-appointed committee. In August, India's top court appointed a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate complaints from non-profit and wildlife groups alleging animal mistreatment at Vantara and raising questions over how the animals were broug ...Read More >
NEW DELHI -- Gold demand in India this festive season is expected to be weaker than last year, as record-high prices are likely to curb jewellery purchases, outweighing modest gains in investment demand. Weaker demand in the world's second-largest gold consumer could limit a rally in global prices, which hit a record high last week. But sluggish demand for gold imports could limit India's trade deficit and support the rupee. Local gold prices, which scaled a record peak of 109,840 rupees per 1 ...Read More >
[NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Gold demand in India this festive season is expected to be weaker than last year, as record-high prices are likely to curb jewellery purchases, outweighing modest gains in investment demand. Weaker demand in the world's second-largest gold consumer could limit a rally in global prices, which hit a record high last week. But sluggish demand for gold imports could limit India's trade deficit and support the rupee. Local gold prices, which scaled a record peak of 1 ...Read More >
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Sunday, seized three more AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and a large quantity of ammunition from across the border fence in Sawjian, in the Mandi area of Poonch. With this, the number of such weapons seized over the last two weeks has gone up to seven. According to the police, these weapons were being smuggled into India to revive the Hizbul Mujahideen's terror network in the Poonch sector of the union territory. The seizures followed the arrest of three ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials have arrested three persons, including the receiver of the said consignment, for allegedly smuggling hydroponic weed (marijuana) valued at Rs 40 crore sourced from Thailand. Those arrested have been identified as A Pampodan and S Khan, and MS Madari. Both the accused had arrived in Mumbai from Thailand in the same flight. The DRI officials checked their bags and seized 20 kg of hydroponic weed each from their baggage. During susta ...Read More >
Ferozepur: The district police have foiled an attempt at cross-border smuggling of narcotics on Sunday. Acting on a specific input, the police nabbed a drug smuggler and recovered 15.775 kg of heroin smuggled through floodwater by Pakistan-based drug smugglers.Giving information on X, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said the police arrested Sonu Singh, a resident of the border village Habibwala in Ferozepur, and recovered 15.775 kg of heroin from him. According to police officials, the initial investiga ...Read More >
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], September 15 (ANI): In a major crackdown, the Ferozepur Police arrested a 22-year-old drug smuggler and recovered 15 kilograms and 775 grams of heroin, valued at approximately Rs 75 crore, which was smuggled in from Pakistan, said the police. The arrest was made by the CIA staff based on secret information indicating that a large consignment had arrived from across the border. The accused, identified as Sonu, was apprehended from an embankment on the Sutlej River in ...Read More >
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], September 15 (ANI): In a major crackdown, the Ferozepur Police arrested a 22-year-old drug smuggler and recovered 15 kilograms and 775 grams of heroin, valued at approximately Rs 75 crore, which was smuggled in from Pakistan, said the police. The arrest was made by the CIA staff based on secret information indicating that a large consignment had arrived from across the border. The accused, identified as Sonu, was apprehended from an embankment on the Sutlej River in ...Read More >
Pilibhit (UP), Sep 14 (UNI) In the wake of the change of power and incidents of recent violent demonstrations in Nepal, the Pilibhit administration, in collaboration with the police, has increased security on the Indo-Nepal border, senior officials said here today. District Magistrate Gyanendra Singh and SSP Abhishek Yadav said that the police and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) teams are continuously patrolling the border areas bordering Pilibhit district. The DM and SSP said that Pilibhit's 54 km- ...Read More >
Ferozepur: The district police have foiled an attempt at cross-border smuggling of narcotics on Sunday. Acting on a specific input, the police nabbed a drug smuggler and recovered 15.775 kg of heroin smuggled through floodwater by Pakistan-based drug smugglers.Giving information on X, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said the police arrested Sonu Singh, a resident of the border village Habibwala in Ferozepur, and recovered 15.775 kg of heroin from him. According to police officials, the initial investiga ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 14: The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has dismantled an arms smuggling network, arresting one supplier and three receivers after an operation at Netaji Subhash Place area. The police seized 15 pistols and 150 live rounds during the operation, officials said on Sunday. Speaking to ANI, DCP Crime Harsh Indora said the operation was carried out based on a tip-off that Mohammad Sajid, a notorious arms supplier, who was scheduled to deliver a consignment of weapons in the Pitampura ...Read More >
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], September 14 (ANI): The Punjab Police has busted a major cross-border drug smuggling attempt, arresting one accused and seizing a large quantity of heroin. According to a post on X by the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, the operation was carried out by Ferozepur Police, leading to the arrest of Sonu Singh, a resident of Habibwala village in Ferozepur. Also Read | Hindi Diwas 2025: Amit Shah Says 'Hindi Should Be the Language of Science, Justice, Police' (Wa ...Read More >
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], September 14 (ANI): The Punjab Police has busted a major cross-border drug smuggling attempt, arresting one accused and seizing a large quantity of heroin. According to a post on X by the Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, the operation was carried out by Ferozepur Police, leading to the arrest of Sonu Singh, a resident of Habibwala village in Ferozepur. During the raid, police recovered 15.775 kilograms of heroin from his possession. "In a swift, intelligenc ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (PTI) Ferozepur police have dismantled a cross-border smuggling attempt and arrested one person and recovered over 15 kg heroin from his possession, Director General of Punjab police, Gaurav Yadav Sunday said. "In a swift, intelligence-led operation, Ferozepur Police dismantles a cross-border drug smuggling attempt by arresting Sonu Singh, a resident of Habibwala, Ferozepur, and recover 15.775 kg of heroin from his possession," DGP said in a post on X. Preliminary investigat ...Read More >
The High Court of Karnataka has stayed the action the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in provisionally attaching certain properties of Kannada actor Harshavardini Ranya, who has been arrested in a gold smuggling case, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PML) Act. Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum passed the interim order on a petition filed by Ranya, who had questioned the correctness of the order of provisional attachment issued by the ED on July 4, 2025. Her advocate had ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday slammed speculations on social media about his removal from the top post and asserted that he will remain at the helm. Addressing the media here, Mann said that some "experts" have changed the chief minister four times when he was in the hospital, while referring to some claims on social media. The CM was discharged from a hospital in Mohali on Thursday, where he was admitted due to exhaustion and low heart rate. Mann sa ...Read More >
Punjab Police busted a cross-border weapon smuggling module linked to Pakistan, arresting two individuals and seizing 18 pistols, 1,847 cartridges, and 42 magazines. The operation, led by Fazilka Police, aims to expose the full smuggling network through further investigation Chandigarh: Punjab police on Friday claimed to have busted a cross-border weapon smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested two people. Officials said police recovered 18 pistols and 1,847 cartridges from their po ...Read More >
Amritsar: Police claimed to have busted a cross-border arms smuggling module, with the arrest of its six members and recovery of six sophisticated weapons and Rs 5.75 lakh hawala money, said Amritsar police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Thursday.The accused are Pargat Singh of Vaan Tara Singh village in Tarn Taran; Ajaybir Singh, Karanbir Singh, Shri Ram, and Mehakpreet Singh, all four residents of Amritsar; and Dinesh Kumar of Adampur, Jalandhar. The recovered weapons include one 9MM G ...Read More >
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