crime prevention

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...

Hyderabad, February 16, A salesperson has been arrested for allegedly stealing one kilogram of gold worth Rs 1.65 crore from a jewellery group based in Kerala here. The entire stolen property was recovered intact, police said on Monday.Based on a complaint, a case was registered at the...

Mathura (UP), February 15 Ahead of the acclaimed 'Lathmar Holi', which is celebrated here a week before Holi, the fair area in Barsana has been divided into seven zones and 18 sectors for effective management, Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Development and Sugar Industry Minister Laxmi Narayan...

Kolkata, February 15 – Six individuals accused in two separate cases were arrested in Kolkata on the same day, as Police Commissioner Supratim Sarkar made surprise visits across the city to monitor the law and order situation, police sources said on Sunday.Four of the arrested individuals are...

Dehradun, February 13 – The Uttarakhand government transferred several senior police officers, including Dehradun Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh, on Friday, following a recent increase in criminal incidents across the state, officials said.According to an order issued by the state...

London, February 13 The British Transport Police (BTP) have launched a trial of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology to be deployed across the country's railway stations as part of a six-month pilot programme.The LFR trial began at London Bridge railway station on Wednesday, followed by...

Bengaluru, February 11 The City Police have registered 151 cases related to the sale and consumption of narcotic substances since December 2025 as part of a special night-time crackdown titled 'Operation Suraksha'.According to an official press note, the special drive, undertaken jointly by...

Lucknow, February 9 The Uttar Pradesh government's strict action against organized crime and mafia networks has led to a decline in the state's crime rate, Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna said on Monday while presenting the Economic Survey for 2025-26 in the assembly...