Berlin, April 21 (IANS) At least 11 people were injured after a violent clash broke out inside a gurdwara in the Duisburg area in the German city of Moers, prompting a major police response and the deployment of special tactical units, according to German media reports.The incident reportedly involved around 40 individuals and escalated rapidly into a physical confrontation inside the religious premises.Visuals circulating on social media, claimed to be from inside the gurdwara, show members of …
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested another member of a transnational arms racketeering and terror module, identified as Harshpal Singh alias Rubal, and recovered a sophisticated weapon from his possession. The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into a well-organised international arms trafficking network with alleged links to terror activities. According to officials, Harshpal Singh was an active member of an organised…
Washington, March 31 (IANS) Senior US lawmakers have pressed the Commerce Department to release detailed data on exports of American-made semi-automatic weapons, citing concerns that such sales are fuelling criminal violence abroad.In a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Jeffrey Kessler, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Gregory Meeks said US firearm exports account for a significant share of crime guns traced globally.Data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobac…
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Police have arrested a Bihar-based arms smuggler from the Kasba area in Kolkata and seized firearms and cartridges from his possession. The arrested person has been identified as Mohammad Ishtiaq, 38, a resident of Bihar.The police said that the arrest was made based on inputs that several illegal firearms and ammunition were about to enter the city from the Bihar-Jharkhand region.”Our source network in Bihar and Kolkata quickly became active. After examining all the infor…
Canberra, Jan 20 (IANS) Australian Parliament on Tuesday passed tougher gun control and hate crime laws in response to last month’s Bondi Beach shooting during a Jewish festival. The gun control laws, which establish a national firearm buyback scheme and tighten import controls, passed both houses with support from the Greens party.The legislation will also strengthen background checks for gun license holders and applicants, improve information sharing between security agencies, restrict gun imp…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) The Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF), on Tuesday, recovered multiple firearms and arrested two persons in connection with it, police said. According to the police, acting on a tip-off, officers of STF detained two youths from the Strand Road in Kolkata.Several firearms were seized which were in the possession of the accused duo. Following the recovery of firearms, questions have been raised about the origin of these weapons and their intended destination. Police h…