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Patna, April 11 – A major incident occurred on Saturday during a search operation in Vrindavan village, under the jurisdiction of the Navkothi Police Station in Begusarai district, when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, injuring five police personnel.The injured include Assistant...

Begusarai, April 11 Five officials, including three members of the Special Task Force (STF), were injured in a crude bomb explosion in Begusarai district, Bihar, on Saturday, police said.The incident occurred in the Navkothi area in the afternoon, they said.The explosion took place when a...

Dehradun, April 10 The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttarakhand Police has arrested a man for allegedly working on behalf of a Pakistan-based terrorist, officials said here on Friday.STF's Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh told reporters that Vikrant Kashyap (29) was...

Dehradun, April 8 The Uttarakhand Special Task Force arrested accused shooter Rinku Sharma, alias 'Pandit', on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the murder of Councillor Prakash Singh Dhami six years ago in the Udham Singh Nagar district, officials said.He was carrying a reward of Rs...

Kolkata, April 8 – The Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police recovered five firearms from a minor resident of Bihar on Strand Road in central Kolkata on Wednesday.Among them, two 7 mm pistols were also recovered, along with 40 cartridges. The 17-year-old minor's home is in Nalanda district...

Lucknow, April 7 The Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a member of an interstate gang involved in the illegal smuggling of oxytocin injections in Lucknow and seized a large quantity of the drug, officials said on Tuesday.According to an STF statement, the accused...

New Delhi, April 4 Police said a notorious criminal with several murder and burglary cases against him was arrested after a brief shootout with police here, official sources said on Saturday.Mohammad Salim, also known as "Ganja," opened fire at a team of the Special Task Force (STF), prompting...

Moradabad (UP), April 2 A man allegedly involved in armed attacks, who carried a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, was killed during an encounter between the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and the Moradabad police, officials said on Thursday.Ashu, also known as Monty, a resident of...

Amaravati, March 26 Andhra Pradesh was struck by four horrific bus accidents within six months, which killed at least 45 people and injured several.Of the 45 deceased, 33 were killed in two separate bus accidents alone, which occurred in the villages of Chinna Tekuru and Rayavaram.In a...

Shimla, March 14 The Himachal Pradesh Police launched a statewide crackdown on 1,949 shops located near educational institutions, issuing 567 challans for various violations, officials said on Saturday.During the operation conducted on Friday, police registered five cases under the Cigarettes...

Kolkata, March 14 – Sleuths of the West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested an individual on Saturday, who is alleged to have helped two killers of Bangladeshi radical group Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi escape to West Bengal from Bangladesh after the murder in...

Ambala, March 13 The Special Task Force (STF) of the Ambala police arrested three young men and recovered nearly 2 kg of explosive material from them on Friday, an official said.According to Ambala Deputy Superintendent of Police (STF) Aman Kumar, they received information that three young...

Dehradun, March 13 A joint team of the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) and local police arrested three people in Rudrapur and recovered six illegal firearms in separate operations over the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday.Senior Superintendent of Police (STF) Ajay Singh said two...

Barpeta (Assam), March 11 Two individuals have been arrested in the Barpeta district of Assam for alleged links with extremist groups, police said on Wednesday.The Special Task Force (STF) conducted an operation on Tuesday night in the area around the Sorbhog police station and arrested the...

Chandigarh, March 9 The Haryana Police's Special Task Force has arrested 145 criminals, including 71 members of gangs, during January and February as part of a crackdown on organized crime, officials said on Monday.In one major operation, the STF foiled a plot to carry out an explosion in...

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...

Itanagar, March 2 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday emphasized the need for strong internal security, technology-driven policing, and a conviction-oriented criminal justice delivery system.Addressing the inaugural session of the state-level conference of Superintendents of...

Drugs worth ₹6 crore seized in Khanapara, Four arrestedDrugs worth nearly ₹6 crore were seized today in Khanapara, Guwahati. The contraband was being transported hidden inside a compartment of a truck, according to police.The operation was carried out jointly by the Basistha Police and the...

Lucknow, February 27 A criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000, died after an encounter with a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (Noida unit) and the Agra Police in the Ekta area of Agra on Friday evening.Police said the criminal, identified as Pawan alias Kallu, was a...

Gurugram, February 27 The Special Task Force of the Haryana Police has arrested three shooters associated with the Deepak Nandal gang in connection with a shooting incident at the office of a businessman here, officials said.According to Special Task Force (STF) officials, an unidentified...