Bhubaneswar, June 19 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has suspended senior IPS officer Dayal Gangwar, who is currently serving as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the state Home Department, according to the Chief Minister’s Office. Although the state government on Thursday has not yet disclosed the reason behind the disciplinary action against the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)-rank officer, it is suspected that the move is linked to Gangwar’s alleged involvement in …
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Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) The Crime Branch officials on Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations in Shopian and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of date-of-birth entries in government service records.According to an official statement, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Kashmir Crime Branch carried out searches at the office and residence of a senior Health Department official in connection with the case. The ra…
Kochi, June 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into a series of child deaths reported in Palakkad district over the past 13 years, expressing concern over irregularities in the manner in which at least one of the cases was investigated.A division bench of Chief Justice Soumen Sen and Justice V.M.Syam Kumar passed the order while considering a public interest litigation seeking a comprehensive probe into cases involving the un…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) The first major reshuffle of the Kerala Police leadership after the Pinarayi Vijayan government was replaced by the V.D. Satheesan-led government has brought sweeping changes at the top, with several officers who had been kept away from crucial assignments during the previous regime returning to key positions. This reshuffle was expected after Satheesan and Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala had met the other day.In one of the biggest shake-ups in recent years, a…
Kanpur, June 9 (IANS) In a major anti-narcotics operation, police in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur have seized approximately six quintals of ganja and arrested a gang of drug smugglers, officials said on Tuesday. The recovered contraband is estimated to be worth around Rs 10 crore in the illegal market.The seizure was made in a coordinated operation carried out by the Crime Branch and the West Zone Police, which intercepted a truck allegedly being used to transport the narcotic substance. According t…
Ahmedabad, June 6 (IANS) Ahmedabad has emerged as the epicentre of Gujarat Police’s ongoing ‘Operation Delta Hunt’, accounting for the highest number of Bangladeshi nationals identified during the statewide verification and enforcement drive and offering investigators an unprecedented insight into how undocumented migrants were living, working and moving across the state. The operation, launched simultaneously across Gujarat after weeks of intelligence gathering, telecom analysis, technical surv…
Kochi, June 6 (IANS) The Karuvannur Cooperative Bank fraud case has entered a crucial stage with the PMLA court observing that there is prima facie evidence against CPI(M) leaders named in the case. The court said that the accused, including MLA A.C. Moideen, MP K. Radhakrishnan and former Thrissur district secretary M.M. Varghese, will have to face trial.The court has issued summons to 28 accused persons, including senior CPI(M) leaders, directing them to appear before the court on the 4th of n…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against organised interstate crime, the Delhi Police Crime Branch’s WR-II unit has arrested a notorious interstate dacoit who had been absconding for more than 21 years and was carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 30,000 announced by the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Police forces. The arrested accused, identified as Dharampal alias Dharampal Bawaria alias Dharam Singh alias Dharam Chand alias Petu Bawaria, son of Leelu alias Ami Lal, is a key member of…
Ahmedabad, June 3 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has uncovered evidence that several suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrants detained in a citywide operation had obtained Aadhaar cards through fraudulent means, initiating a wider investigation into document forgery networks and the methods used to facilitate their stay in India.Providing an update on the ongoing crackdown on Wednesday, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), Sharad Singhal, said 166 people had so far been confirmed as Banglade…
Ahmedabad, June 3 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has detained 131 individuals identified as Bangladeshi nationals during a large-scale verification drive carried out across multiple parts of the city, while interrogation is continuing for another 160 persons, police officials said on Wednesday. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Sharad Singhal told IANS that the operation was not confined to any single locality but was conducted across several densely populated residential areas.”131 confir…