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New Delhi, March 19 The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a First Information Report (FIR) and subsequent proceedings against YouTuber Elvish Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly using snake venom at a rave party in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in 2023, and said the case cannot be sustained in law.A...

Jammu, March 18 A house belonging to a notorious drug peddler was seized in the Samba district on Wednesday, police said.The house of Masoom Ali, also known as 'Kala', was seized in Rakh Barotian, Vijaypur tehsil, under Section 68-F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act...

Jammu, March 17 A hardened criminal and two drug peddlers were arrested in separate locations in the districts of Jammu and Udhampur on Tuesday, police said.Yudhvir Singh alias Bablu, a resident of Agra Chak village, was arrested along with a weapon from the R S Pura area of Jammu, a police...

Srinagar, March 16 Police on Monday seized assets worth crores belonging to an alleged drug peddler in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Police seized four immovable properties belonging to "notorious drug peddler" Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Rakh e Lajoora, in...

Ahmedabad, March 15 – Police officers from Gujarat, including those in Ahmedabad and other units, attended a one-day workshop on Sunday, focusing on strengthening investigations under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.Legal experts highlighted the importance of strict...

Hyderabad, March 15 – Putta Mahesh Kumar Yadav, the TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh and one of the six people who were arrested after testing positive for drugs following a police raid at a farmhouse in Moinabad near Hyderabad on Saturday night, was released on bail on Sunday.The Eluru MP...

Sri Vijaya Puram, March 14 The Andaman and Nicobar Police have destroyed over 6,000 kg of methamphetamine worth approximately Rs 36,000 crore in a phased operation spread over nine months, officials said on Saturday.The disposal process, which began on June 26, 2025 and was completed on March...

Amaravati, March 13 – In a major crackdown on the illegal manufacture of synthetic drugs, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a clandestine facility in Andhra Pradesh that was producing Alprazolam, a psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, 1985.The DRI raided the...

Raipur, March 13 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has ordered strict action after cases of illegal opium cultivation surfaced in three places in the state in the past couple of weeks, an official said on Friday.Illegal cultivation of narcotics will not be tolerated under any...

New Delhi, March 13 – The Supreme Court has granted bail to a man convicted under the stringent provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, after noting that he has spent more than seven years in custody and there is no likelihood of his appeal being heard by the...

Jaipur, March 12 Police in Jaipur on Thursday arrested a man and seized 363 opium plants that he had illegally cultivated in his field, during a special drive against narcotics in the state capital.Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Khorabisal police station conducted a raid in Kishanpura...

Bengaluru, March 12 A passenger was apprehended at Kempegowda International Airport here on Thursday with hydroponic cannabis worth approximately ₹1.4 crore upon his arrival from Malaysia, officials said.The accused, whose identity has not been disclosed by customs officials, was arrested...

Thane, March 12 Police have arrested two individuals and seized mephedrone worth approximately Rs 22 lakh from them in Thane district, Maharashtra, an official said on Thursday.The seizure took place in the Bhiwandi area on Wednesday.According to police, a team from the crime unit searched...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 11 Police have arrested four individuals and seized approximately Rs 1.79 lakh worth of MDMA during a raid in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, officials said on Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off that drugs were being sold from a rented house in Indira Nagar...

Balrampur (Chhattisgarh), March 10 Authorities discovered illegal opium cultivation on more than two acres of land in a village in the Balrampur-Ramanujganj district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, prompting them to take action, officials said.This came to light days after the police uncovered...

Residential property worth sixteen lakh rupees seized in Amargarh Sharkoot area as police intensify crackdown against narcotics trafficking in north Kashmir districtMarch 10, Handwara: Continuing its firm action against drug trafficking, the District Police Handwara have seized a residential...

Itanagar, March 10 Police seized 26 grams of heroin, valued at approximately Rs 1.37 lakh, from the residence of a man during a raid in Nongtow Khamti village in the Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh, a senior official said on Tuesday.Acting on credible information about the illegal sale...

Raipur, March 9 The opposition Congress created uproar in the Chhattisgarh assembly on Monday over alleged illegal opium cultivation on the farm of a local BJP functionary in the Durg district, claiming he was being protected by the ruling party.Twenty-nine Congress MLAs were suspended after...

Bareilly, March 8 A suspected drug trafficker was apprehended with 2.645 kg of heroin worth approximately Rs 5.30 crore on him here on Sunday, police said.Superintendent of Police (City) Manush Pareek said Shobhit Gupta, a native of Saijni village in the Badaun district, was arrested by a team...

Gangtok, March 8 Sikkim Police have seized drugs worth Rs 15 lakh and arrested one person in Gangtok on Sunday, an official said.Acting on a tip-off, police apprehended a person who ran a meat shop in the Rongyek area, and seized 311.62 gm of brown sugar from his rented room.The accused was...