crime prevention

Jammu, March 5 Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jammu, Joginder Singh, reviewed the security and crime situation in the district on Thursday and directed officers to maintain heightened vigilance and strengthen surveillance.During the meeting, the SSP briefed officers on the prevailing...

Balrampur (UP), March 3 The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested a man at the India-Nepal border in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday when he was attempting to enter Nepal using fake documents, officials said.Circle Officer (Tulsipur) Jitendra Kumar said that during a check at the...

Gurugram, March 2 The Gurugram police said on Monday that it has made special security arrangements for the Holi festival, including 37 checkpoints, to crack down on criminals, anti-social elements, rowdies, and drunk drivers.A senior police officer said that a total of four quick response...

Thane, March 2 Narcotics worth Rs 18.63 crore were destroyed on Monday as part of the 'Nasha Mukt (Drug Free) Navi Mumbai' campaign, a senior police official said.Drugs worth Rs 18.63 crore seized in 55 cases were destroyed at the Mumbai Waste Management Company in Taloja, Panvel, after...

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...

Gandhinagar, February 28 – The Gujarat government has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting crime-free and socially progressive villages, with state Panchayat Minister Sanjaysinh Mahida informing the state Assembly that 17 villages were selected under the 'Tirthgam' and 'Pavangam' schemes over...

Kolkata, February 28 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Saturday the launch of two women-centric initiatives by the Kolkata Police aimed at strengthening the safety and security of women across the city, particularly during late-night hours.In a post on her X handle...

New Delhi, February 26 The Delhi police chief has set his sights on making the national capital drug-free, with a special focus on curbing narcotics abuse in JJ clusters that are considered vulnerable to drug trafficking and consumption, an official said on Thursday.At the first crime review...

Srinagar, February 25 Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday called for a focused approach and renewed efforts to eliminate terrorism and its support structure, and establish peace.Prabhat was chairing a comprehensive security review meeting in central...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Punjab Police on Wednesday said it conducted 546 raids across the state and arrested 148 people on the 36th day of its anti-gangster campaign.The campaign, titled "Gangstran Te Vaar," was launched on January 20 this year at the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant...

Mumbai, February 24 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that while drug crimes have been brought under the stringent MCOCA, courier services involved in the illegal delivery of narcotics will also be treated as co-accused.Fadnavis said that social media platforms like...

Ahmedabad, February 23 Gujarat Director General of Police K L N Rao reviewed the security in the border areas of Kutch, which shares international and maritime boundaries with Pakistan, officials said on Monday.He discussed ways to establish strong coordination between various security...

New Delhi, February 23 In a move aimed at strengthening surveillance and crime prevention in densely populated urban areas, the Delhi Police launched a high-tech vehicle with a facial recognition system (FRS) in Shahdara, Delhi, on Monday.The vehicle, named ‘DP-DRISTHI’ – Delhi Police Dynamic...

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...

Shivpuri (MP), February 21 Police have arrested 20 members of an inter-state gang for allegedly extorting crores by running a sextortion-cum-digital extortion racket, which was mainly operated from the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, an officer said on Saturday.Assets, including...

Thane, February 20 A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with two incidents of chain snatching, including one involving a police officer, in Thane, Maharashtra, officials said on Friday.On the night of January 31, two men on a motorcycle snatched a gold chain from the neck of a...

Canberra, February 20 – Authorities launched a new task force on Friday to target organized criminals trafficking illicit drugs into northern Australia from Pacific nations.A statement from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the police force in the northeast state of Queensland said that...

Kolkata, February 19 – The Railway Police Force (RPF) of Malda Division in West Bengal has rescued two minor children and arrested one suspect during an anti-illegal ticketing operation, an official statement said on Thursday.Under "Operation Nanhe Farishte" and based on information received...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 Kerala Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar has said that more than 30,000 drug-related cases were registered in the state last year as part of the government's ongoing "D-Hunt" campaign against drug abuse and trafficking.In an interview with

Ranchi, February 18 Jharkhand Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar said on Wednesday that the state was progressing on the principle of "growth in harmony with nature".In his address to the state assembly on the first day of the budget session, Gangwar said that the Jharkhand government has set up a...