Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) In a major crackdown, the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested three alleged criminals who had reportedly arrived in the city to sell illegal foreign-made weapons, officials said on Saturday. They added that the accused, all from outside Maharashtra, were apprehended during a late-night operation carried out on the basis of specific Intelligence inputs.According to police officials, credible information was received indicating that certain individuals…
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Bhubaneswar, May 22 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly impersonating an officer of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and influencing a woman to lodge a fabricated complaint.The accused, identified as Ashish Reddy (45) of Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi, was found to be posing as an NIA officer and interfering in the investigation of a case registered at Kharavel Nagar police station earlier on the basis of a woman’s complaint.According to police, the compl…
Mathura (UP), May 22 (IANS) In a landmark judgment, a fast-track court in UP’s Mathura has sentenced Sukhvir Singh to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering his girlfriend in a guest house in 2020. The verdict was delivered by Additional Sessions Judge, Fast-Track Court for Crimes Against Women-I, Vijay Kumar Singh.The court also imposed a monetary fine on the convict.According to the prosecution, Sukhvir Singh, 31, a resident of Nagla Pohpi under the Refinery police station area in…
Prayagraj, May 22 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has expressed serious concern over widespread violations of arms licensing norms in Uttar Pradesh, observing that district administrations and police authorities in all 75 districts were not adhering to government orders and statutory provisions governing the grant and renewal of firearm licences. A single-judge Bench of Justice Vinod Diwakar, while hearing a writ petition filed by Jai Shankar alias Bairistar, directed the state government to fur…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against vehicle theft and property-related crimes, the Delhi Police on Friday apprehended two brothers allegedly involved in auto-lifting and multiple burglary cases. The accused were arrested by the alert picket staff of Police Station C.R. Park during routine vehicle checking near Alaknanda Market in South Delhi.According to police officials, the accused attempted to flee on a motorcycle after spotting the police team. However, the staff chased …
Patna, May 22 (IANS) A criminal accused in a recent murder case sustained a gunshot injury during a police encounter in Jehanabad district.According to an official, the accused, identified as Bikku Singh, had been arrested in connection with the murder of Deepak Kumar, who was shot dead two days earlier within the jurisdiction of the Bhelawar police station.The police said Bikku Singh was being taken to a canal bank near Dhuriyari village under the Ghosi police station area to recover the weapon…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Javed Khan surrendered before a court in Alipore on Thursday and was granted bail in a recent unrest case. A complaint had been filed against him in connection with unrest in Tiljala on the day the West Bengal Assembly election results were declared.Javed Khan and 10 others were named in the FIR. According to court sources, the MLA surrendered before the court in connection with that case.According to the police, unrest broke out in Tiljala following…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Special Staff of Delhi Police on Thursday busted a module of the notorious ‘Kaku Gang’ involved in organised mobile theft and snatching across South Delhi and adjoining areas. Police arrested one active gang member and recovered three stolen and snatched mobile phones linked to multiple criminal cases. According to Delhi Police, the accused has been identified as Gopal alias Kaku, a 28-year-old resident of Ambedkar Nagar, Delhi. Police said the accused is a habitual …
Surat, May 20 (IANS) The Surat Crime Branch has arrested a wanted accused carrying a reward of Rs 1.5 lakh in connection with multiple cases of extortion, attempted murder and Arms Act offences registered across Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, officials said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Anand Singh alias Sholay Singh alias Sachin Singh (26), was apprehended near the Biodiversity Park gate in the Khatodara area of Surat during an operation based on specific intelligence inputs.Officials ad…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police has recovered 10 firearms and 150 bullets from different parts of the state and arrested five persons in connection with the seizures, police said on Wednesday.An investigation is underway to ascertain how the accused procured the firearms. Police said such operations to recover illegal weapons would continue.In Asansol of West Burdwan district, two persons were arrested in possession of several firearms and bullets. A cou…