Crime-Justice

TORONTO: A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for 27-year-old Manpreet Singh, a Punjabi-origin man accused of killing Amanpreet Saini, 27, of North York. Saini’s body was discovered earlier this week at Charles Daley Park in Lincoln, Ontario, with multiple traumatic injuries. 

 AMRITSAR: In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) Amritsar has apprehended an operative of a terror network and recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing around 2.5 kg each, packed with high-grade RDX and equipped with timers for detonation, and one sophisticated .30 bore pistol along with ammunition from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: A Special PMLA Court in Delhi on Saturday put off till November 22 the hearing on the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) application requesting provisional confiscation of properties directly linked to UK-based arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.

INDORE: In a disturbing incident that has spotlighted women's safety concerns in Indore, Madhya Pradesh Police arrested 28-year-old Aqeel, a resident of Azad Nagar, for allegedly molesting two Australian women cricketers in Indore, who were lodging in a prominent hotel for the ICC Women's World Cup.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major breakthrough in the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has recovered a substantial quantity of the stolen gold from a jewellery outlet in Bellari, Karnataka.

NEW DELHI: Police in Maharashtra’s Satara district arrested one accused on Saturday in connection with the death of a female doctor who allegedly committed suicide after being repeatedly raped by a police officer and being pressurised by an MP to falsify medical reports of accused in cases.

NEW DELHI: Three criminals and a head constable were injured during an exchange of fire between Delhi Police and a group of wanted offenders in the Nangloi area early on Saturday.

MAHARASHTRA: A 26-year-old female doctor who allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra’s Satara district, left behind a detailed four page suicide note apart from the inked note on the palm of her hand, stating that a police officer raped her four times and exerted pressure on her to issue fake fitness certificates of accused in police cases. It has now emerged in her note that she was allegedly under pressure not only from police officials but even from a Member of Parliament (MP) and his personal assistants.

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro amid deteriorating bilateral relations, accusing Petro of allowing drug cartels to "flourish", according to a statement from the US Department of the Treasury.

NEW DELHI: The shooting of Punjabi singer Teji Kahlon in Canada signals the rise of gang wars in the country. Over the last couple of years, multiple incidents such as the shooting have been reported, indicating that these wars have become a nightmare for the security officials in Canada.

SRINAGAR: The principal district and sessions judge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping his minor daughter.

NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough against narcotics trafficking, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested the kingpin of an inter-state drug syndicate that smuggled hybrid ganja (marijuana) into India from abroad, the police said on Friday.

HYDERABAD: After the bus fire accident in Andhra Pradesh killed 19 people, Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar warned private bus operators that strict action will be taken against them if they violate transport rules.

KOLKATA: The police, on early Friday morning, detained a 14-year-old boy on charges of raping a five-year-old girl at Kolaghat in East Midnapore district in West Bengal.

NEW DELHI: In a major operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell busted an Islamic State (ISIS)-inspired terror module on Friday and nabbed two operatives who were allegedly planning to conduct an IED blast in the national capital.

AMRITSAR: In an intelligence based operation amidst the ongoing anti-drugs Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of a drug kingpin and recovered 5.025 kg Heroin from his possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Hours after executing one of the biggest crackdowns on the inter-state crime, the Delhi Police made some startling disclosures about the Bihar gangsters’ intention and motive to disrupt the upcoming Assembly elections and also how the four criminals found a ‘safe haven’ in the capital.

BENGALURU: A girl on Thursday filed a police complaint against her lover and his family, who allegedly forced her to convert to Islam for marriage.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has issued a stern warning to witnesses attempting to mislead trial proceedings in a criminal case, directing that any such conduct be dealt with strictly by the trial court.

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Thursday welcomed the State Government’s decision to order a CBI investigation into the multi-crore police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment scam, terming it a major step towards ensuring transparency and accountability in the recruitment process.

KOLKATA: A youth has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl within the premises of state-run S.S.K.M Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, police said on Thursday.

KOLKATA: A youth has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl within the premises of state-run S.S.K.M Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, police said on Thursday.

CHANDIGARH: Union Minister and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday met the family members of IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar, who died by suicide earlier this month. Additional Director General of Police Puran Kumar had accused senior officers of the police department of caste-based discrimination and blamed them for being the reason behind him taking the extreme step.

PANCHKULA: The post-mortem report of Aqil Akhtar, son of former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Mohammad Mustafa and former minister Razia Sultana, has revealed a fresh syringe mark on his right arm, deepening the mystery surrounding his death.

HYDERABAD: Police have arrested three accused in connection with the attack on a "gaurakshak" on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

AMARAVATI: In a dramatic twist to the case related to a "sexual assault" on a minor girl in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district, the accused, Narayan Rao, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a lake while he was being taken to court by police.

CHANDIGARH: Firmly believing in decentralisation of authority to promote community policing, Haryana Director General of Police O. P. Singh is doing late-night patrolling to assess police operational efficiency, besides workouts in a gym even at night to stay tough against criminals.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Thursday said it has arrested a man accused of kidnapping and murdering a five-year-old boy in the Narela area, in what appears to be a revenge killing.

GUWAHATI: Train services were thrown out of gear after a powerful explosion ripped through a section of railway track between Kokrajhar and Salakati stations in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, officials said on Thursday.

ATHENS: The Greek police have arrested 37 people in a nationwide operation targeting a criminal network accused of defrauding the European Union's (EU) agricultural subsidy system, authorities said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former Sabarimala Administrative Officer Murari Babu has been taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court recorded a settlement between Mars Incorporated and Cadbury (India) Ltd over the use of the mark ‘CELEBRATIONS’, bringing an end to a nearly 25-year-old trademark dispute between the two confectionery giants.

BENGALURU: A 36-year-old woman has filed a rape complaint against D.J. Halli Police Inspector H.B. Sunil on Wednesday with Karnataka DGP and IGP M.A. Saleem, seeking legal action against him. The woman, belonging to a minority community, has alleged that Inspector Sunil committed the crime after promising to marry her.

KOLKATA: One more arrest was made by the police on Wednesday in connection with the assault on a female junior doctor attached to the Uluberia Sarat Chandra Chatterjee Medical College and Hospital at Uluberia in Kolkata-adjacent Howrah district on Monday evening.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the president of the Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding a probe by Central agencies into the alleged gold scam linked to Sabarimala.