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Palghar, March 13 A 25-year-old tribal man was allegedly abducted, hung upside down from a tree, and tortured by the owner of a brick kiln in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Friday.The police have registered a case against the accused, Nandu Deolikar, and his associate, both...

New Delhi, March 12 The CBI has registered separate cases related to two incidents of digital fraud targeting a former professor and a retired gynecologist from Gujarat, defrauding them of a total of Rs 30 crore, officials said on Thursday.In the first case, a retired professor from St...

New Delhi, March 12 The Delhi Police arrested two alleged shooters linked to the Gogi gang on Thursday after a brief exchange of fire in the Narela industrial area of outer north Delhi, officials said.The encounter took place around 4 pm when a police team laid a trap following specific...

New Delhi, March 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday alleged that a party councillor and a worker were attacked by unidentified people in west Delhi and demanded that the police take action against those involved.Addressing a press conference, Singh said the incident occurred...

New Delhi, March 12 Delhi Police has arrested two alleged shooters linked to the Gogi gang following a brief exchange of fire in the Narela area of outer north Delhi on Thursday, officials said.The encounter took place around 4 pm when a team intercepted the suspects during a routine check...

New Delhi, March 12 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh alleged on Thursday that a party councillor and a worker were assaulted in west Delhi and demanded that the police register an FIR and take action against those involved.Addressing a press conference, Singh said the incident occurred on...

Thane, March 11 A man with a criminal history was arrested at the Mumbai international airport on Wednesday in connection with a 2023 murder and extortion case involving an organized crime syndicate, a Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) Police officer said.The accused, identified as Nisar...

Chandigarh, March 10 In a secure operations room in Punjab, screens display call records, digital maps, and intelligence alerts, while phones ring with updates from districts across the state.For the officers inside, it is the nerve center of a relentless battle against organized crime – one...

Mathura (UP), March 10 An RLD member of the UP legislative council (MLC) and four others have been booked here on the orders of a court for allegedly forging documents and attempting to grab land and extort Rs 5 crore from a company, police said on Tuesday.However, the MLC, Yogesh Nauhwar...

Chandigarh, March 9 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday accused the ruling AAP in Punjab of creating obstacles during his visits to the state.Saini further criticized the Bhagwant Mann-led government for distributing freebies at the end of their term while failing to fulfill...

Jaipur, March 9 The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed heated exchanges on Monday after a Congress MLA accused the Dungarpur police of extortion, filing false cases, and harassing poor tribal residents.Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Congress MLA Ganesh Ghoghra alleged that since the...

Kolkata, March 8 Two individuals accused of killing Osman Hadi, a Bangladeshi political activist whose daylight murder had sparked widespread violence in the neighboring country, were arrested by the West Bengal police's special task force (STF), an official said on Sunday.The two Bangladeshi...

Kolkata, March 8 – The Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police announced on Sunday that they had arrested two Bangladeshi nationals, who were accused of the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a spokesperson for Inqilab Moncho and a leader critical of India, in December last year...

Chandigarh, March 8 – In an operation based on intelligence, the Punjab Police have busted an arms supply module by arresting two individuals, including a minor, and recovering five locally made 7.65 mm pistols from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here...

Kapurthala, March 8 The Punjab Police has busted an arms supply module with alleged links to handlers based in the Philippines and the UAE, and has arrested a man, officials said on Sunday.The police also detained a minor and recovered five locally made 7.65 mm pistols from their possession...

New Delhi, March 8 A Delhi court has acquitted gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and two others in a case related to an alleged extortion demand of Rs 1 crore, stating that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to establish the essential elements of the offense.Chief Judicial...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 7 A man who had been on the run for nearly nine years in connection with a 2017 murder case was arrested by the Mangaluru crime branch police in Bengaluru, officials said on Saturday.The accused, Sufiyan alias Kotreshi (31), was apprehended near the Shyampur...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 The Kerala police on Saturday warned the public against cyber fraudsters sending fake notices in the name of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre to extort money from individuals and institutions.In a statement, the police said that the fraudulent notices are...

Chandigarh, March 7 Amritpal Singh, a notorious gangster linked to the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang and involved in extorting businessmen in Punjab, was apprehended at the Moldova border, a top police officer said on Saturday.His arrest followed an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the...

Paris, March 7 – A leading international press freedom organization expressed grave concern over a new wave of repression targeting Afghan refugees, including exiled journalists across Pakistan.Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned that the escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan...