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Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) In a significant crackdown on organised exploitation, the Lucknow Police have arrested Atika, the alleged mastermind of a sophisticated ‘honey trap’ gang on Saturday. The arrest follows an investigation into the harrowing abduction, sexual assault of a 16-year-old minor boy and a bid to extort money. The case came to light after the victim’s mother, Asma Khan, filed a formal complaint detailing the disappearance of her son, Ibrahim (name changed), a Class 9 student. Ac…

Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Saturday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of making “divisive, inciteful statements along with defamatory and unverified allegations” targeting the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. In the letter, Trinamool Congress had referred to a public statement made by Assam Chief Minister Sarma at a campaign rally in Cooch Behar district, where the latter allegedly said that…

Sidhi, April 14 (IANS) A dispute during an Ambedkar Jayanti rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district on Tuesday escalated into violence, leaving at least 14 people, including members of a family and police personnel, injured.​ According to information, the dispute began over the removal of a Bolero vehicle parked along the procession route in Amiliya town in Sidhi district, which led to heated arguments.​The disagreement soon turned into a clash between two groups. Participants in the Ambe…

Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the suspension of four officers of Kolkata Police, including a deputy commissioner ranking officer, in relation to the tension near the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Assembly LoP Suvendu Adhikari on April 1. The convoy was approaching the Alipore Survey Building in South Kolkata, where Adhikari was supposed to file his nomination for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency.​The four polic…

Panaji, Feb 14 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s Panaji Zonal Office has provisionally attached three immovable properties valued at Rs 2.29 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a major fraud involving Jiwa Mines and Minerals Ltd, officials said on Saturday.The case involves the alleged cheating and criminal breach of trust against China-based Lao Ting Dadi Mobile Components Co Ltd, which was defrauded of approximately Rs 13.42 crore (USD 2.95 …

Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind a notice sent by West Bengal Police to the office of social media platform ‘X’ seeking withdrawal of certain posts on the micro-blogging site involving a Trinamool Congress MP’s conversation.The BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s Central Observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, shared the notice issued to the chief compliance officer of ‘X’ from the Cyber Crime Wing of West Bengal Police, on the…

Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) A church in Raiwind area of Pakistan’s Punjab province came under attack recently as a person forcibly entered the Christian place of worship and carried out an act of destruction that has sparked fear among Christian community in the country. Religious leaders and community representatives have demanded stronger protection for places of worship and accountability for those who carry out these hate-driven acts, a report has stated. According to details mentioned in the Fi…