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Kolkata, March 22 – Ahead of the Assembly elections, a firearm with an expired license and live cartridges were recovered from the vehicle of a former Congress MLA in Malda district, West Bengal. Police arrested six individuals in connection with the incident.The arrested individuals were...

New Delhi, March 22 More than 60 people were arrested during a four-day anti-crime operation in Rohini, a northwestern Delhi area, the police said on Sunday, adding that the operation targeted organized and street crime.The operation, conducted from March 18 to 21, involved 44 teams carrying...

Chandigarh, March 21 The Punjab Police have arrested two men with illegal weapons who were allegedly planning a robbery in Bathinda, officials said on Saturday.Punjab Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said Jacky Kumar alias Jacky, and Vikas Arora, both residents of Bathinda, were...

New Delhi, March 21 Delhi Police has arrested a sharpshooter and an arms supplier linked to the Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu gang, and seized two country-made pistols and five live cartridges from their possession, officials said on Saturday.The main accused, Sumit Punia (25), a resident of...

New Delhi, March 20 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against six individuals, including three who are still at large, in connection with the January 2024 Maoist attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camps in the Bijapur district of...

New Delhi, March 20 – In a major crackdown on interstate trade of illicit liquor, the Special Staff of Dwarka District Police on Friday busted an organized network and arrested a key accused, seizing a large consignment along with a vehicle used for transportation.As part of the ongoing...

New Delhi, March 19 A 26-year-old man who was wanted in connection with a shooting incident in east Delhi's Jagatpuri last year, allegedly in an extortion attempt at the behest of a gangster based in Punjab, has been arrested following a raid in Punjab, officials said on Thursday.The accused...

Thane, March 19 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of a fruit seller in the Mira Road area in 2017 over a monetary dispute.Additional Sessions Judge D S Deshmukh also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on the accused duo, Sunilkumar...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charges against three members of the banned People's Liberation Army (PLA) terrorist organization in the Assam Rifles truck ambush case, in which two personnel of the paramilitary force were killed in Manipur last year. According to a press...

Jammu, March 18 Security forces conducted search operations in various locations in Rajouri, Doda, and Poonch districts following reports of the movement of suspected terrorists, leading to the recovery of a locally made weapon, officials said on Wednesday.The illegal "topidar" (gun) along...

New Delhi/Imphal, March 18 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed a chargesheet against three members of the banned People's Liberation Army (PLA) terrorist group on Wednesday, in connection with the ambush on an Assam Rifles vehicle in Manipur last year, in which two paramilitary...

New Delhi, March 18 The Delhi Police have arrested three individuals, including the alleged mastermind, for allegedly staging a shooting incident in Paschim Vihar, a suburb of Delhi, with the apparent aim of extorting financiers and evading loan repayments by posing as victims of foreign-based...

Bengaluru, March 18 A 34-year-old man was arrested in Mandya for allegedly being involved in the illegal supply of firearms, police said on Wednesday.Police claimed to have seized three locally made pistols, parts of a revolver, and two live rounds from Irfan, a civil engineer from Bhopal...

Sambalpur (Odisha), March 18 A man, who was involved in over 40 criminal cases, was injured in an encounter with police in Sambalpur district, Odisha, according to an official statement.The exchange of fire took place in Dumchhali forest, under the Rairakhol Police Station limits, at around...

Hyderabad, March 17 Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday constituted a nine-member SIT to investigate the case of alleged drug seizure at a farmhouse in Moinabad near here, in which a TDP MP and a former BRS MLA are allegedly involved.TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh...

Hyderabad, March 17 – The Telangana Police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Moinabad farmhouse drugs case, in which TDP MP Putta Mahesh Kumar, former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy, and others were arrested for allegedly consuming drugs.The nine-member SIT will work...

Motihari/Patna (Bihar), March 17 Personnel from a special task force (STF) and two criminals were killed in an exchange of fire in the East Champaran district of Bihar on Tuesday, officials said.The incident took place in the Chakia area in the early hours.The deceased STF personnel was...

Motihari/Patna (Bihar), March 17 Members of a special task force (STF) and two criminals were killed in an encounter in East Champaran district of Bihar on Tuesday, officials said.The incident took place in the Chakia area in the early hours.The deceased STF personnel was identified as...

Patna, March 17 – Three people, including a police constable, were killed in an encounter between criminals and security forces in Motihari, in Bihar's East Champaran district, on Tuesday, officials said.The gunfight took place around 2:30 a.m. in the Ramdihah village, under the Chakia police...

Hyderabad, March 15 TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh Putta Mahesh Kumar and former BRS MLA Pilot Rohith Reddy were among the 11 people detained here following an alleged drug bust at a farmhouse in Moinabad, although the MP and seven others were subsequently released on Sunday, officials said.Mahesh...