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A Delhi court today granted four days of police custody for Uday Bhanu Chib, the president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), in connection with the protest held at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026.According to officials, Chib is accused of being the main instigator and...

New Delhi, February 23 The Delhi Police has dismantled an international drug trafficking syndicate with alleged links to the United Kingdom and seized over 18 lakh psychotropic tablets worth Rs 9 crore in the illicit market, an officer said on Monday.Five people have been arrested in...

Thane, February 23 Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.Following a tip-off about a man named Harish running a prostitution racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started an investigation on February 20, the official...

New Delhi, February 23 The Delhi Police has uncovered a factory involved in the manufacturing and repackaging of spurious medicines and psychotropic substances near Patna, an official said on Monday.The operation took place during an investigation of an FIR registered under the NDPS Act at the...

Jammu, February 21 The Special Crime Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch filed a chargesheet against a fraudster on Saturday who had cheated a person by claiming to sell land here, an official said.The chargesheet was filed against Rajinder Singh Manhas, a resident of...

Jammu, February 21 The Special Crime Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch conducted searches at the house of a person involved in duping many job seekers by claiming to arrange working visas to travel abroad, an official said.The house of Kartik Choudhary in Purana Pind, R S...

Thane, February 21 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly stealing a truck carrying mineral clay worth approximately Rs 40 lakh after it was impounded by the revenue department in Thane district, a police official said on Saturday.The truck was intercepted on the Ghodbunder road on...

Mumbai, February 20 – In a new development in the case, Bollywood star Ranveer Singh reportedly received a threat from the Bishnoi gang, which demanded ₹10 crore through a voice note sent to his manager from an American number.A senior Mumbai Police official said that the crime branch is...

Mumbai, February 18 The Mumbai police's crime branch has recovered the weapon used in the shooting at the residence of filmmaker Rohit Shetty here from the shooter, officials said on Wednesday.The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the crime branch has so far arrested 12 accused, including shooter...

Beed, Feb 18 The Crime Branch seized approximately ₹3.31 lakh worth of illicit opium poppy plants from an onion farm in Beed, arresting one person, according to police.Police stated that the accused, identified as Bansi Ghadge, allegedly cultivated opium poppies alongside his onion plantation...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi Police have arrested a couple when they were transporting heroin worth Rs 7.5 crore to the national capital, disguised as a family trip, an official said on Wednesday.The police have arrested three people – including the couple and a receiver – and recovered a...

Srinagar, February 18 – The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police announced on Wednesday that it had apprehended five employees in connection with the HDFC Bank fraud case, following searches conducted in the Budgam and Shopian districts.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime...

Srinagar, February 18 Five employees of HDFC Bank have been arrested in connection with a large-scale financial fraud in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch conducted searches in the Shopian and Budgam districts on Wednesday in...

New Delhi, February 17 The Delhi Police has arrested the kingpin of an inter-state drug trafficking syndicate from Odisha, an officer said on Tuesday.The accused, Manoj Khillo, a resident of Odisha, was declared a proclaimed offender in a narcotics-related case registered at the Crime Branch...

Mumbai, February 17 – The five accused involved in the firing outside the house of superstar director Rohit Shetty in Mumbai were presented before the MCOCA (Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999) court.The Mumbai police have sought the remand of the five accused. Seeking remand...

Mumbai, February 16 – In a major breakthrough, the Mumbai Police have arrested the suspected shooter who fired at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's house and six others from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in a multi-state operation, officials said on Monday.Investigators emphasized that the crime was...

Thane, February 16 A 28-year-old man with a criminal record and 31 pending cases escaped from a sub-jail in Bhiwandi, Thane district, officials said on Monday.The accused, identified as Ravindra Bhosale, broke the iron bars of the sub-jail near the Bhiwandi Rural Police Station and fled on...

Gorakhpur (UP), February 16 A local doctor has alleged that a man demanded Rs 15 lakh in extortion and threatened to shut down his hospital and kill his family if the money was not paid, police said on Monday.Dr. Pankaj Kumar Dixit, who runs Mansi Hospital in the Shahpur area, submitted a...

Thane, February 16 A total of 32 vehicles worth Rs 2.44 crore were seized, and one person has been arrested after a major vehicle rental and mortgage racket was busted by the Thane Crime Branch, a senior police official said on Monday.The investigation into the case began after five vehicles...

New Delhi, February 16 Sikander and his wife, Manju, had changed their locations multiple times over the past 20 years. Given that the husband was a daily-wage laborer, it was common for them to move—from Bihar to Delhi to West Bengal. However, in reality, they were trying to escape justice.On...