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Mumbai, March 28 Police have registered a case against Amit Ghawate, zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau, in connection with the suicide of Gurunath Chichkar, a builder based in Navi Mumbai and father of a drug syndicate "kingpin" who was deported from Malaysia last year, an official...

New Delhi, March 28 – The Counter-Intelligence Unit of the Delhi Police's Special Cell has arrested two shooters belonging to the Himanshu Bhau gang from Maharashtra. Both accused were also wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and had been involved in a series of brazen criminal...

New Delhi, March 28 With Jaish-e-Mohammad largely in a subdued state, its operatives within India have been instructed to find new ways to raise funds for operations in Jammu and Kashmir.Jaish-e-Mohammad was one of the most severely affected terrorist groups during Operation Clean Sweep. Not...

Quetta, March 28 – The Balochistan Liberation Front has claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks targeting telecommunications infrastructure and a Frontier Corps (FC) post across Balochistan, reportedly resulting in casualties among security personnel and significant material...

Mumbai, March 28 – Two Mumbai Police constables have been arrested on charges of kidnapping and robbery, which took place in a "filmy" style from Juhu to Dahisar, the Mumbai Police said on Saturday. The accused allegedly stole $10,000 from a delivery executive, while three other accomplices are...

New Delhi, March 28 Two alleged members of the notorious Himanshu Bhau gang were arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police from Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday.The accused, Lakshya and Neeraj, were wanted in multiple criminal cases, including a firing incident in Delhi carried...

Chandigarh, March 27 The "Gangstran Te Vaar" campaign launched by the Punjab Police to make the state free of gangsters, has resulted in the blocking of 643 social media pages that glorify weapons, said the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), on Friday.The...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed on Friday to have busted a job fraud and extortion racket, arresting five people, recovering Rs 34 lakhs, and rescuing two victims from captivity at a hotel in Kolkata.Superintendent of Police, Jammu city south, Ajay Sharma, said the group was...

Mumbai, March 27 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat, who is accused of rape, has received more than 50 calls in the last five days reporting crimes allegedly committed by him or providing related information, officials said on Friday.Kharat...

Ahmedabad, March 27 Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani posted on social media on Friday, detailing allegations of torture made by a journalist against a senior police officer in Rajkot, who, however, dismissed them as "drama" to prevent an investigation into an extortion attempt.In his post...

New Delhi, March 27 Two sharpshooters from the Tillu Tajpuria gang, wanted in a murder case, were arrested after a brief encounter with police in Rohini, outer Delhi, officials said on Friday.The encounter took place in Rohini Sector 28 during a Crime Branch operation when the accused...

Mumbai, March 27 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the rape accused and self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat has received more than 50 calls in the last five days providing information or reporting crimes allegedly committed by him, officials said on Friday.The Maharashtra...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 26 Police said on Thursday that they have registered a case after a man allegedly attempted to extort money from a relative of IUML state president Sayyid Sadikkali Shihab Thangal by threatening to circulate images intended to defame the leader online.Perinthalmanna...

New Delhi, March 26 A Delhi court has ordered the detention of two men accused of killing Bangladeshi political activist Osman Hadi, whose daylight murder sparked widespread violence in the neighboring country, for 11 days in the custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The two...

Chandigarh, March 26 The Punjab Police announced on Thursday that they had broken up an interstate illegal weapons supply network with the arrest of two people from Uttar Pradesh.The police's counter-intelligence wing in Jalandhar recovered 10 locally made pistols and 20 magazines from them...

Chandigarh, March 26 – In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police have busted an interstate illegal weapons supply module with the arrest of two accused from Uttar Pradesh, recovering 10 7.65mm country-made pistols along with 20 magazines from their possession. This was announced by Director...

New Delhi, March 26 Delhi Police has arrested a member of the Rohit Chaudhary gang along with a cache of illegal firearms and ammunition, an official said on Thursday.The accused, Pardeep Gulati, a resident of Kalkaji, was arrested based on information about his gang activities, the official...

Chandigarh, March 26 – The Punjab Police announced on Thursday that they had dismantled an interstate illegal weapons supply network with the arrest of two individuals from Uttar Pradesh.The police's counter-intelligence wing in Jalandhar recovered 10 locally made pistols and 20 magazines from...

New Delhi, March 26 Delhi Police have arrested a 44-year-old woman and her associate for allegedly running a honey-trap and extortion racket by filing multiple criminal cases to pressure victims into monetary settlements, an official said on Thursday.The accused woman, a resident of Daryaganj...

Jabalpur, March 25 – The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police announced on Wednesday that they had arrested a female RTO constable and one of her private male associates for allegedly accepting bribes from a vehicle owner.The arrest came after the constable and her associate were caught red-handed...