Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police’s Amritsar Rural and Gurdaspur forces, and the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) of Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with central agencies, busted an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of its two operatives, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Akash Masih and Jablaun, both residents of Dulla Nangal in Gurdas…
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Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Days after the Assembly poll notification was issued for West Bengal, a massive quantity of explosives was recovered in Birbhum district, the police said on Wednesday. Villagers intercepted a tractor laden with a large consignment of explosives on Tuesday night while it was being smuggled. They subsequently handed it over to the police. Acting on a tip-off from the villagers, the police seized the tractor and its explosive cargo. The incident took place in Kadasir villag…
Raipur/Narayanpur, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant operation against Naxal activities, personnel from the Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, along with Narayanpur district police, recovered a substantial cache of explosives, weapons, and other materials from a Maoist hideout in the forested hills of Kumuradi village in Chhattisgarh.The action took place on Wednesday (February 25) following credible intelligence received by the team at Camp Mandora, officials said.A well-coordinated Area…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) A bomb scare sparked chaos at the Asansol Court in West Burdwan district of West Bengal during peak working hours on Tuesday afternoon after the District Judge received a threatening email. Personnel from the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate swiftly evacuated the premises and launched an intensive search for explosives, while sources suggested the threat might be a hoax, though no official confirmation has yet been received.The email claimed that an RDX-IED had been…
Vijayawada, Feb 6 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted a key accused in a case relating to recovery of explosives from his residence in Andhra Pradesh last year.The accused, Shaik Amanulla alias Abubakar Siddique, has been named under various sections of UA(P) Act, BNS, Explosive Substances Act 1908 and Arms Act in the chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Vijayawada. NIA investigations had revealed that Abubakar Siddique had been living in Rayachoty t…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Amritsar Rural Police have busted a major cross-border narco-terror network with the support of Village Defence Committee (VDC) and recovered 42.9 kg heroin, four hand grenades and one Star-mark pistol along with 46 cartridges, said Punjab’s Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. This operation is a direct outcome of actionable and credible intelligence generated through the VDCs, a flagship initiative of the state government aimed at institut…
Jaipur, Jan 1 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has begun its investigation into a case involving the recovery of 150 kg explosive material, identified as ammonium nitrate, from a car in Tonk district of Rajasthan, an official said.An NIA team reached Tonk on Thursday, and started questioning the accused in connection with the seizure.Earlier, the District Special Team (DST) had arrested two accused — Surendra and Surendra Mochi — both residents of Chironj village under Barauni po…