Mathura, May 25 (IANS) A fierce encounter broke out between the police and a gang of notorious cattle thieves in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura district on Monday, officials said.The incident happened within the jurisdiction of the Jait Police Station of Mathura. During the exchange of fire between the two sides, three accused persons sustained bullet injuries after police retaliated in self-defence. The injured accused were later shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.Police officials said a subst…
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New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Congress and the Samajwadi Party, on Friday, criticised Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary over his ‘ask caste’ remark regarding encounters in the state. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) hit back, asserting criminals don’t have any caste.Taking a jibe at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s allegation that “caste-based encounters” were being carried out in Bihar, CM Choudhary had said: “Some people are now saying that if a police encounter happens, the polic…
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) Amid a statewide special drive by the Odisha Police against criminals and illegal trade, Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania on Sunday issued a stern warning, stating that individuals involved in criminal activities have no place in the state.“The Odisha Police have launched a massive statewide crackdown over the past five days, targeting to arrest absconding criminals, individuals involved in the illegal narcotics and arms trade, and habitual offenders. E…
Patna, May 15 (IANS) The brother of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Rahul Kumar became a victim of a chain snatching in the Bihar capital on Friday when two bike-borne assailants attacked him. The incident occurred near Sai Mandir under the jurisdiction of Kankarbagh police station, triggering panic among local residents.According to an official, Rohit Kumar, brother of MLA Rahul Kumar, was targeted by two unidentified criminals. The victim was passing near the temple when the accused, riding on …
Patna, May 13 (IANS) In a brazen act that has raised serious concerns over law and order, criminals carried out a daring daylight robbery in Patna, looting Rs 27 lakh from a cash van under the jurisdiction of Gopalpur Police Station, Patna, on Wednesday. According to the initial investigation, unidentified assailants targeted a cash van operated by CMS Info Systems, threatening personnel at gunpoint before fleeing with the cash.The incident triggered panic in the area and prompted an immed…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Two alleged notorious criminals were arrested after an encounter with the Delhi Police near Zakir Husain College on Jawaharlal Nehru Marg in the national capital, officials said on Sunday. The operation was carried out by the Special Staff team of the Central District of Delhi Police, which apprehended the two accused, identified as Sahil and Avinash, following an exchange of fire late on Saturday night. Both sustained bullet injuries to their legs during the encounter a…
Patna, April 18 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Railway Police in Bihar’s Rohtas district have arrested a key accused in a sensational robbery case from Madhya Pradesh, recovering cash and gold worth lakhs during the operation. The arrest was made at Dehri-on-Sone railway station by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), which apprehended Kamlesh Kumar while he was allegedly attempting to flee on Saturday.According to Railway ASP Alok Kumar Singh, the accused tried to escape after spott…
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…
Patna, April 4 (IANS) A fierce encounter broke out between the police and criminals on Saturday in Bihar’s Begusarai district, triggering a large scale security operation in the region. The joint team eventually arrested four criminals, suspected of being involved in the jewellery shop loot case, which took place on Friday.The incident took place at Narayan Chowk under the Mansurchak Police Station area, which lies along the border of Begusarai and Samastipur.Acting on specific intelligence inpu…
Patna, March 31 (IANS) Unidentified criminals brazenly defied law and order by carrying out a daring daylight robbery in Patna on Tuesday, looting gold and silver jewellery worth approximately Rs 4 lakh along with cash. The incident occurred on RPS Kali Mandir Road under the jurisdiction of the Danapur police station.At around 3:00 PM, four masked miscreants arrived at ‘Vaishnavi Jewellers’ on two motorcycles and a scooter and executed the robbery with precision.According to the polic…