Crime-Justice

AMRITSAR: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking amidst the ongoing anti-drugs ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police, with the support of Border Security Force (BSF) and Rajasthan Police, has busted a major international drug cartel being operated by Pak-based smuggler Tanveer Shah and Canada-based handler Joban Kaler and recovered huge consignment of 60.302 Kg Heroin from near the International Border in Barmer, Rajasthan, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Monday.

NEW DELHI: The CBI has booked a former manager of the State Bank of India branch in Assam for possessing allegedly illegal assets worth over Rs 80 lakh, an official said on Monday.

JABALPUR: After a hoax bomb threat was sent via email to the Jabalpur Airport last week, operations at the airport have resumed now, authorities said on Monday.

QUETTA: Zeeshan Baloch, a 21-year-old student and resident of Khudabadan, Panjgur in Balochistan, was extra-judicially killed on Monday after his enforced disappearance by a "Pakistan-backed death squad," according to a human rights organisation.

IDAHO: Two firefighters were fatally shot while responding to a fire near Canfield Mountain in northern Idaho, local authorities confirmed, prompting a massive law enforcement operation as sniper fire continues to pose an active threat in the area.

KOLKATA: BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Monday launched a sharp attack on senior Trinamool Congress leaders Madan Mitra and Kalyan Banerjee for their controversial remarks in the wake of the Kolkata law college gang-rape case.

BENGALURU: The Bengaluru Police on Monday arrested a man from Assam on charges of murdering his lover, a mother of two children, and dumping her body into a garbage truck.

KOLKATA: As the investigation into the rape of a law student within her college premises at Kasba in South Kolkata, West Bengal, continues, information has surfaced that the said college authorities allegedly ignored criminal antecedents of one of the three prime accused, Monojit Mishra, while giving him contractual employment.

DHAKA: In yet another disturbing incident of violence on minorities and the atrocities against women in Bangladesh, a Hindu woman was brutally gang raped in her own home in the Cumilla district, while her attackers filmed the assault and circulated the footage, a human rights body said on Monday.

PHAGWARA: The Nakodar Sadar police have arrested a youth on the charge of rape and criminal conspiracy. Investigating officer (IO) Janak Raj said the accused has been identified as Prince Singh, a resident of Sultanwind Road Amritsar.

PHAGWARA: A burglary took place in Nadala town of Kapurthala district while the occupants of the targeted house were away visiting relatives in Amritsar. The incident came to light when the family returned home to find the locks broken and household items scattered.

PHAGWARA: Two young men were killed in a fatal road accident shortly after midnight on Friday near Lovely Professional University (LPU) on the National Highway, police said.

PHAGWARA: In a swift and commendable operation, the Phillaur Police, under the leadership of DSP Sarwan Singh Ball (PPS), successfully rescued a kidnapped man and arrested two prime accused within hours of the incident being reported.

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh and Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Yash Dayal has been accused by a woman of exploiting her on the pretext of marriage, and a complaint has been raised with the police of mental, emotional, and physical exploitation.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), continuing its relentless drive against corruption, today apprehended Vikas Jindal, Clerk posted at the office of District Education Officer (Elementary), Malerkotla, red handed while he was accepting a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from a teacher.

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that the social media handles of the state Youth Congress has been running from Saudi Arabia.

KOLKATA: Police have arrested two more persons in connection with the death of a minor girl at Kaliganj in Nadia district of West Bengal.

NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on illegal immigration, the Foreigner Cell of the Delhi Police apprehended 18 Bangladeshi nationals, including five individuals who posed as transgender women, during a coordinated combing operation in Ashok Vihar, North-West Delhi.

KOLKATA: The prompt medical examination of the survivor in the Kolkata law college rape case has significantly strengthened the prosecution’s case against the three arrested accused, say officials in the Kolkata Police and legal experts familiar with the matter.

NEW DELHI: A youth, who was returning home with his brother, was stabbed to death by unidentified people after a minor altercation in Delhi's Geeta Colony.

KOLKATA: In the midst of the outrage and politics over the rape of a woman in a Kolkata law college, the parents of the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder victim stated on Saturday that the law student's parents should also be ready to fight a protracted legal battle.

CHANDIGARH: In a major action against corruption and drug networks in prisons, the Punjab government on Saturday said it has suspended 25 officials, including three Deputy Superintendents and two Assistant Superintendents.

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB), during its ongoing drive against corruption, has arrested Sub Inspector (SI) Ravipal, posted at police station Amir Khas, district Fazilka for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 8,000.

CHANDIGARH: In a major development in the arrest of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on charges of laundering more than Rs 540 crore of drug money, the investigating agency on Friday said former Director General of Police (DGP) Siddharth Chattopadhyaya has agreed to join the investigation of the case.

CHANDIGARH: A day after his arrest by the Punjab Vigilance Bureau, a court in Mohali on Thursday sent Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to a seven-day vigilance remand for allegedly laundering more than Rs 540 crore of "drug money".

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday called upon citizens to join efforts by the government, police and society to fight the drug menace and report sale or consumption of contraband in their neighbourhoods on helpline 1933.

NEW DELHI: Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke has urged the Canadian Federal government to declare the Lawrence Bishnoi gang — and any other groups involved in extortion and violence targeting Canadians of South Asian descent — as terrorist organisations under Canadian law.

KOLKATA: The family members of the 13-year-old girl, who was killed in a bomb blast at Kaliganj in West Bengal's Nadia district, have refused the compensation extended by Trinamool Congress legislator.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have begun an investigation into the death of a woman, who allegedly succumbed to injuries during treatment, after being sexually assaulted at a government hospital.

KARNATAKA: Karnataka Police have lodged an FIR against six individuals for allegedly using threatening and objectionable language against Union Minister for Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi and Raichur BJP MLA Shivaraj Patil.

JHARKHAND: A horrific double murder took place in Lukaiya village under the Mufassil police station area of Jharkhand's Giridih district late on Wednesday night, triggering shock and anger in the locality, police officials said on Thursday.

LUCKNOW: In a shocking incident, a newborn was found missing from a district hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district.

BENGALURU: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted a closure report in connection with the alleged forceful unnatural sex case against JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, police sources confirmed on Thursday.

MEXICO CITY: At least 12 people were killed and nearly 20 others wounded in a brutal overnight attack in the Mexican city of Irapuato, located in the state of Guanajuato, after gunmen opened fire during a festive street celebration honouring St. John the Baptist, local authorities have confirmed.

NEW DELHI: A clerk working at the Indian Navy's headquarters in New Delhi has been arrested on charges of espionage, accused of leaking sensitive military information to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), including during the recently concluded Operation Sindoor, according to media reports.