New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) In a major crackdown on illegal arms trafficking, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a 22-year-old man in Buldhana and recovered a cache of weapons and ammunition, officials said.The arrested accused has been identified as Shubham Pawar (22), a resident of Wardha district in Maharashtra. According to officials, the operation was conducted following specific Intelligence inputs indicating that the accused was attempting to sell illegal pistols in the region.Actin…
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Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Following a major crackdown by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) against a suspected Pakistan-linked terror and smuggling network, seven youths from Sri Ganganagar district have been detained over alleged links to the social media network of Pakistan-based terror operative Shahzad Bhatti.Sri Ganganagar SP Hari Shankar said that over the past 24 hours, the ATS, along with intelligence agencies, carried out raids across multiple locations in Rajasthan to identify individuals sus…
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Security agencies in Bihar have been put on high alert after the discovery of a suspicious internet-enabled surveillance device near Sarai Railway Station on the Hajipur-Muzaffarpur rail section, an official said on Saturday. The device, an IP (Internet Protocol) camera, was found mounted on a signal tower near Level Crossing Gate No. 43-C Special, raising serious concerns about potential reconnaissance activity.According to initial findings, the camera was solar-powere…
Udaipur, May 4 (IANS) Panic gripped the District and Sessions Court in Udaipur, Rajasthan, on Monday after a bomb threat was reported, prompting authorities to evacuate the entire premises and launch an intensive security operation.According to officials, the threat was received around 8:30 a.m., shortly after lawyers and litigants had begun arriving for the day’s proceedings. Acting swiftly, the administration ordered an immediate evacuation before court work could commence. Within minutes, t…
Nagpur, April 30 (IANS) A high-security alert has been sounded in Nagpur, Maharashtra, after an anonymous letter was sent to the Police Commissioner claiming that radioactive material has been dispersed at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Mahal and the Dr Hedgewar Smriti Mandir in Reshimbagh. The letter, purportedly sent by an organisation calling itself ‘DSS’, has triggered a massive investigation involving the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the NDRF.The anonymous letter, w…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The investigation into the Mira Road stabbing case in Mumbai has intensified, with the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) examining alleged radical links and newly-recovered material from the accused man Zeab Zubair Ansari’s residence.According to sources, in a purported handwritten letter recovered from Zeab Zubair Ansari’s home, the accused, allegedly wrote, “I gave bait to ISIS.” The note also reportedly contained a hand-drawn ISIS flag along with several extremist st…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Subroto Sen, a security guard who was stabbed in a violent assault by 31-year-old Zaib Zuber Ansari in Mumbai’s Naya Nagar, has narrated to the police the sequence of events from the horrifying night that left him and his supervisor, Rajesh Mishra, seriously injured.Ansari has been taken into custody in connection with the attack, during which he allegedly questioned the victims about their religious identity before assaulting them with a knife, in what investigators susp…
Varanasi, April 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, on Tuesday for a two-day visit during which he will unveil and lay the foundation for development projects worth Rs 6,300 crore, including a signature bridge over the Ganga river. Ahead of his arrival, the temple city has been decked up with elaborate decorations, with key routes adorned in saffron hues, reflecting the festive mood among residents.Locals and party workers have exp…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) A 31-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with a violent assault on two security guards in Mumbai’s Naya Nagar area, where he allegedly questioned their religious identity before attacking them with a knife, in what could be a lone wolf attack. According to police officials, the accused, identified as Zaib Zuber Ansari, reportedly approached the guards stationed at an under-construction building near Wockhardt Hospital in the early hours of Monday, at …
Jaipur, April 27 (IANS) Panic gripped the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Monday after yet another bomb threat was received via email, prompting an immediate evacuation and a large-scale security operation.According to officials, the threatening email claimed that five “Silicon 100-base RDX” bombs had been planted inside the Assembly complex and would explode at 12:00 P.M.The message warned authorities not to take the threat lightly and demanded the immediate evacuation of all VIPs. The em…