Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Punjab Police have arrested its officer Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who has been facing FBI allegations of $400,000 extortion linked to international crime syndicates.Under ‘Operation Hard Ball’, US authorities accused Inspector Nagra, the former Station House Officer (SHO) of the police station in Tanda town in Hoshiarpur district, of colluding with the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria syndicate to extort an Indian-origin family in California by threatening to falsely implicate their …
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Ottawa, June 13 (IANS) The broader Khalistan landscape — ranging from terror outfits such as Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) to various Akali factions and the network linked to imprisoned leader Amritpal Singh — does not reflect a unified political movement. Instead, it remains fragmented into competing entities, each claiming legitimacy while discrediting the others as compromised or “cowardly”. These factions are operating under the influence of handlers b…
Chandigarh, April 16 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday dismissed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s plea challenging the legality of the third successive detention order issued against him under the National Security Act (NSA).”It is clear as daylight that the impugned order of preventive detention passed against the petitioner is immune from the powers of judicial review. Consequently, the petition stands dismissed,” a Bench headed by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu observed while …
Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) In an intelligence-led operation, the Punjab Police have busted an arms supply module with the arrest of two people, including one juvenile, and recovered five country-made 7.65 mm pistols from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday here. The accused have been identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of Mehrajwala village in Jalandhar, and a 17-year-old youth. DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the …