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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...

Chandigarh, March 7 Amritpal Singh, a notorious gangster linked to the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang, has been apprehended at the Moldova border based on an Interpol Red Notice issued at the request of the Punjab Police in coordination with central agencies, a top police officer said on Saturday...

Colombo, March 6 – The appointment of a junior police officer from Pakistan’s Punjab province as Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has triggered unrest within the local police force. Six senior officers questioned the decision on grounds of seniority, merit...

Chandigarh, March 6 – The Punjab Police have cracked a cross-border illegal arms smuggling operation, arresting six individuals, including a minor, and recovering five sophisticated pistols and a sharp-edged weapon from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on...

Mohali (Punjab), March 2 Punjab Police on Monday used water cannons on protesting teachers who, in an attempt to march towards Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence to press for various demands, tried to force their way through barricades erected at the Chandigarh-Mohali border point.The...

Gurdaspur, March 1 The family of Ranjit Singh, one of the accused in the murder of two police officers in Gurdaspur, who was killed in an encounter with the police, staged a protest on Sunday demanding a CBI investigation into his death.The family also demanded a fresh autopsy by the PGIMER in...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police's Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has cracked an international narcotics network operating across the Tricity region here and Ludhiana, with the arrest of six key operatives and the seizure of an "unprecedented" haul of narcotics, MDMA tablets, and...

Chandigarh, February 28 – In a major blow to an organized international drug trafficking network, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Punjab Police has busted an international narcotics network with the arrest of six key operatives involved in supplying party drugs targeting urban youth...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police announced on Saturday that they had dismantled a foreign-based terror module, arrested two individuals, and recovered a fully assembled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) loaded with RDX.This, the police claimed, foiled a major terror plot.In a post...

Chandigarh, February 28 A Punjab Police sub-inspector was arrested on Saturday for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, the state vigilance bureau said.The accused, Mewa Singh, was stationed at the cyber cell in Sangrur. A resident of Kothe Maha Singh Wala village in Bathinda had filed a...

Chandigarh, February 28 The Punjab Police has arrested 10 individuals after dismantling two organized cross-border drug and illegal arms smuggling modules, a top official said on Saturday.Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested individuals were in contact with Pakistani-based...

Gurdaspur, February 27 One of the three men arrested by the police for the murder of police personnel in Gurdaspur blamed the other two accused, one of whom was killed in a police encounter.The police have identified Ranjit Singh (19), Inderjit Singh (21), and Dilawar Singh (19) for their...

Chandigarh, February 27 The Punjab Police said on Friday that it has arrested the third accused involved in the murder of two police officers found dead in Gurdaspur on February 22.SSP Aditya of Gurdaspur said that the accused, Inderjit Singh, was arrested in Amritsar.On February 22, ASI...

New Delhi, February 27 – Officials from the Punjab Police and a senior official from the Punjab Home Department appeared before the Delhi Assembly’s Committee on Privileges in connection with the controversy surrounding Leader of the Opposition Atishi, an official said on Friday.Assembly...

Ahmedabad, February 26 – The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man who was wanted in Punjab for his alleged involvement in a high-profile heroin and arms smuggling case, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Rehmat Ali Sheikh, was apprehended from an embroidery...

Anandpur Sahib, February 26 Punjab's Special Director General of Police (Law and Order), Arpit Shukla, reviewed the security arrangements for the upcoming Hola Mohalla festival here on Thursday.The three-day annual Sikh festival will be held at Sri Anandpur Sahib from March 2 to March 4...

Chandigarh, February 26 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to launch election campaigns ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, which are slated for early 2027. He will address a “Badlav Rally” in Moga town, Punjab, on March 14.State BJP working President Ashwani Sharma stated on...

Chandigarh, February 25 An action was ordered against traffic police personnel in Batala, Punjab, for allegedly appearing in a private video, which Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia claimed was a "pre-wedding shoot," and demanded their suspension.Majithia claimed that the traffic cops...

Chandigarh, February 25 The Punjab Police shot dead a man in an exchange of fire and arrested another for their alleged involvement in the killing of two police personnel in Gurdaspur, an officer said on Wednesday.The action came after assistant sub-inspector Gurnam Singh and home guard Ashok...

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...