Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) In a breakthrough against organised crime, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in an operation with Central agencies and Tripura Police, has apprehended Aditya Kapoor, one of the shooters involved in the sensational murder of kabaddi promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauria, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. The accused, who was arrested from Agartala in Tripura and a resident of Amritsar, has a criminal background …
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Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has busted a gangster module being operated by foreign-based gangsters with the arrest of four accused and recovery of two foreign-made .30 calibre pistols along with eight cartridges from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Arman Singh, a resident of Ugana village in Patiala; Chirag, a resident of Nalas Khurd village in Patiala; Ra…
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough under the Rajasthan government’s “Drug-Free Rajasthan” campaign and the ongoing crackdown on narcotics, the Pali Police on Saturday arrested three suspected smugglers and seized 74.13 grams of the illicit synthetic drug MD. The action was taken after the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) in Jaipur provided precise technical intelligence.Pali Superintendent of Police Monika Sen informed that early Saturday morning, based on intellig…
Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Punjab government on Saturday said it has authorised the Punjab Police to reward informants under its new ‘reward policy’ for sharing information regarding wanted criminals and gangsters or their network in the state. It also released a list of 28 most wanted criminals. Under the project ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’, the government has approved sanction powers up to Rs 1 lakh to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP); Rs 1.5 lakh to Commissioner of Police, Range Ins…
Jaipur, April 3 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has dismantled an illicit Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing unit operating from the rooftop of a residential house in Jodhpur, recovering drugs worth Rs three crore. Acting under the direction of Additional Director General Dinesh M.N., the AGTF recovered 3.055 kg of finished MD drugs and 55.725 kg of hazardous chemicals, valued at approximately Rs three crore in the international market.The accused, Ganpatram Beniwa…
Chandigarh, March 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday presented a focused report card on law and order under the AAP government as part of the ongoing series ‘Shandaar Chaar Saal Bhagwant Mann De Naal’, aimed at placing a clear, sector-wise account of four years of governance before the people. He said the state’s improving law and order is now visible on the ground, driven by a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and a sustained crackdown on organised crime, al…
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with the Special Task Force of Haryana, on Thursday, arrested two shooters involved in the murder of a property dealer in Chandigarh’s Sector-9 after a brief exchange of firing and recovered three sophisticated weapons from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. Those arrested have been identified as Rajan alias Piyush Pehalwan, a r…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to two accused — Pawan Kumar Bishnoi and Jagtar Singh — in the 2022 murder case of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta granted relief to the accused while hearing their Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) challenging the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court refusing them bail.Pawan Bishnoi is alleged to be part of a module that provided logistical support for the murder, incl…
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) In its second major operation in quick succession, the Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) of Rajasthan has arrested Raju Ram alias Raju Pilwa, the principal leader of the notorious ‘007 gang’ operating in Jodhpur district, officials said on Wednesday.A hardcore criminal and history-sheeter of Lohawat police station, Pilwa was carrying a Rs 25,000 reward and had been absconding for a long time. The arrest marks a significant breakthrough against organized crime in western R…
Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IANS) After making substantive progress in the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ (war against drugs), the Punjab Police have now launched a decisive war against gangsters named ‘Gangstara Te War’ aimed at making a gangster-free state. Declaring the launch of this war, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday here that a massive statewide crackdown against gangsters has already begun.A total of 2,000 police teams, comprising more tha…