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New Delhi, March 12 A Delhi court on Thursday denied bail to Sharukh Pathan, accused of pointing a gun at a constable during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing Pathan's regular bail application, based on the time he had already spent in custody...

New Delhi, March 12 A 26-year-old man was arrested in north Delhi's Burari area for allegedly possessing an illegal firearm and posting videos with it on social media to establish links with gangsters, police said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Deepak alias Jhumri, a resident of...

New Delhi, March 10 Two shooters wanted in the murder of a businessman in outer-north Delhi's Bawana were arrested after an exchange of fire with police in Rohini, an official said on Tuesday.Seven people have been arrested in the case so far, they said.The accused — Mohammad Irfan (40) and...

Jammu, March 10 – The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday terminated the services of three employees of the Jal Shakti Department for their alleged involvement in anti-national activities.Officials said that Showkat Ahmad Zargar, a resident of Iqbal Mohalla Bijbehara in Anantnag district...

Kapurthala, March 8 The Punjab Police has busted an arms supply module with alleged links to handlers based in the Philippines and the UAE, and has arrested a man, officials said on Sunday.The police also detained a minor and recovered five locally made 7.65 mm pistols from their possession...

Thane, March 7 Unidentified individuals opened fire at the house of a social media influencer in Thane district, Maharashtra, in the early hours of Saturday, police said.There were no reports of injuries resulting from the firing, which occurred around 4 am in the town of Mumbra, but a car...

Chandigarh, March 6 Police have busted an alleged cross-border arms smuggling module in the Amritsar district and apprehended six individuals, including a minor, recovering five pistols and a sharp-edged weapon from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on...

Chandigarh, March 6 – The Punjab Police have cracked a cross-border illegal arms smuggling operation, arresting six individuals, including a minor, and recovering five sophisticated pistols and a sharp-edged weapon from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on...

New Delhi, March 6 Three people, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly opening fire during a quarrel with neighbors over loud music during Holi celebrations in Harsh Vihar, northeast Delhi, police said on Friday.The incident was reported on March 4 in Pratap Nagar, in which the...

Kolkata, March 5 Howrah City Police arrested two individuals in the sensational Pilkhana murder case from Delhi on Thursday, eight days after a man was shot dead in the district's Golabari police station area, a senior officer said.The accused pair, Harun Khan and Rafakat Hussain alias Rohit...

Chandigarh, March 4 A person linked to the Bambiha gang was arrested in the Faridkot district of Punjab, a police officer said on Wednesday, adding that three illegal weapons were recovered from him.Jagwinder Singh Kala, a resident of Rama Mandi in Bathinda, was arrested during a joint...

Palghar, March 4 A 52-year-old man was arrested in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, several days after he allegedly fired at the father of a grocer over a dispute involving a love marriage and the victim's son, police said on Wednesday."The accused, identified as Umesh alias Pralhad...

Chandigarh, March 3 The Haryana Police launched a large-scale special operation, "Operation Aakraman-21," across the state ahead of Holi, taking strict action against criminals and anti-social elements.Under the leadership of Director General of Police Ajay Singhal, the operation took place on...

New Delhi, March 3 The Delhi Police has arrested a key conspirator and one of the shooters in connection with the firing on advocate Deepak Khatri, who is associated with imprisoned gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, near ISBT in north Delhi last week, an officer said on Tuesday.One of the two was...

New Delhi, March 3 As part of "Operation Aaghat" against habitual offenders, bootleggers, drug peddlers, and other criminals ahead of Holi, the southern range of Delhi Police has arrested 204 people and invoked preventive provisions against 973 individuals, a senior officer said on Tuesday.He...

New Delhi, March 3 – The South East Delhi Police have launched 'Operation Aaghat 4.0,' a major crackdown aimed at curbing crime and maintaining law and order in the district. The operation resulted in the arrest of 200 criminals and action against a total of 948 individuals.During the...

New Delhi, March 3 The main accused in the recent shooting at a car carrying lawyer Deepak Khatri, who is associated with jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, has been arrested, police said on Tuesday.The arrest comes a week after Khatri and his associates were shot at near the ISBT in the...

Jaipur, March 2 Rajasthan Police carried out a massive statewide special operation against organized criminal networks across 19 districts, identifying 1,276 criminals, including members associated with the Rohit Godara and Lawrence gangs.The coordinated action resulted in the arrest of 214...

Prayagraj/New Delhi, March 1 – The Allahabad High Court has criticized Prayagraj police officials for the arrest and delayed release of a man in an Arms Act case, stating that their conduct constituted a violation of the Supreme Court's directions regarding arrests in offenses punishable with up...

Shimla, March 1 A total of 145 locations were searched during the anti-drug operation conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday, an official said.During the search, 406 grams of charas, 19.236 grams of chitta (heroin), 124 grams of poppy husk (chura-post), and 465,100 millilitres of...