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New Delhi, March 25 – The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday cracked a major international arms trafficking module with links to Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, operating from the Walled City area of the national capital. Ten key operatives of the interstate network have been arrested, and...

Prayagraj (UP), March 25 The Allahabad High Court has extended its interim stay on the order issued by the chief judicial magistrate of Sambhal, directing the registration of FIR against several police officers, including then Circle Officer Anuj Kumar Chaudhary.When the matter came up for...

Siwan, March 25 Two individuals wanted in several cases of jewellery shop robberies were arrested after a brief gunfight with police in Siwan district of Bihar early on Wednesday, officials said.The accused, identified as Rohit Sharma and Rohit Kumar, were apprehended from Lahji Basantpur in...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Anti-Snatching Cell of the South-West District Police has arrested two alleged snatchers after a sustained operation lasting more than 15 days, officials said on Wednesday. The police also recovered a scooter used in the crime, the clothes worn during the offense, and a...

Seoul, March 25 – A South Korean national detained in the Philippines was temporarily repatriated to South Korea on Wednesday to face an investigation into alleged cross-border drug trafficking, Cheong Wa Dae said.The convicted criminal, Park Wang-yeol, has been serving a 60-year prison...

Meerut, March 24 Three women have been arrested here for allegedly attempting to free a family member from police custody and attacking a female constable, police said on Tuesday.They said a man named Jamal, a resident of Shastri Nagar, was arrested by Nauchandi police in connection with an...

Kolkata, March 24 – Amidst Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to North Bengal, Siliguri is in turmoil following the unnatural death of a minor girl.Local MLA and BJP candidate, Shankar Ghosh, staged a sit-in to demand justice.Meanwhile, Siliguri Mayor and Trinamool candidate Gautam Deb...

Shimla, March 24 A property dealer and contractor has been identified as the main conspirator behind an attempted kidnapping and robbery targeting the son of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's media advisor, police said on Tuesday.The accused, Manish Verma alias Manu...

Lucknow, March 24 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday refused to grant relief to MLC Akshay Pratap Singh and others who are accused in a case involving serious allegations of fraud and forgery leveled by the wife of former cabinet minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 24 A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to marry a woman and defraud her family of Rs 15 lakh, police said.The complainant alleged that his daughter came across the profile of the accused, Pritam Nishad alias Arjun Singh (30), from Etah...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 CPI(M) leader and Vellanad village panchayat president, 'Vellanad' Sasi, who had been on the run in connection with a case of allegedly killing a porcupine, surrendered to forest officials on Tuesday.He surrendered at the Paruthipally forest office in the evening...

New Delhi, March 24 The Rohini Court Bar Association (RCBA) called for a strike on March 25 to protest police inaction following a brutal attack on an advocate's house, which resulted in his brother being killed.On March 19, miscreants attacked the house of Advocate Pawan Bhardwaj, resulting...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Manipur State Legal Authority on appointing a legal aid counsel for the two women, who were allegedly paraded naked during the 2023 ethnic clashes in the state.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice...

Mumbai, March 24 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis assured the State Assembly on Tuesday that "no one, regardless of their status or political affiliation, will be spared" in the investigation involving self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat.The Chief Minister said this includes...

New Delhi, March 24 An 18-year-old youth was arrested in northwest Delhi after a viral social media clip allegedly showed him displaying and firing an illegal pistol, an official said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Vikash alias Ballu, was apprehended following a targeted operation based...

Hamirpur (HP), March 24 Himachal Pradesh Police arrested a proclaimed offender on Tuesday, officials said.The accused, identified as Rajeev Kumar (53), a resident of Bhoranj Tehsil in Hamirpur, was declared a proclaimed offender by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Hamirpur on February...

Kochi, March 24 – The Special Investigation Team (SIT) approached the Kerala High Court on Tuesday, seeking to overturn the bail granted to tantri Kantarar Rajeevar in the second case related to the alleged theft of gold from Sabarimala, further intensifying the legal scrutiny surrounding the...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi Police has arrested 11 suspects for their involvement in a cyber fraud racket operating from Delhi and Mumbai, which allegedly defrauded a senior citizen here of more than Rs 22 lakh by promising high returns on investment, an official said on Tuesday.The accused...

Nashik (Maharashtra), March 24 A court in Nashik on Tuesday extended the police custody of self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, who was arrested in a rape case, until March 29.A man attempted to attack Kharat outside the court, but the police stopped him in time and took him into...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction and 24-year prison sentence of Geeta Arora, also known as Sonu Punjaban, in a case involving the alleged trafficking of a 12-year-old girl, and acquitted her of all charges.Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha also granted...