Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) Punjab Police have dismantled the financial infrastructure of organised drug trafficking networks over the past 15 months, striking a major blow to narco-hawala syndicates by freezing illicit assets of 750 drug smugglers valued at Rs 300 crore, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday.”The Punjab Police force has systematically shifted its focus from mere street-level seizures to dismantling the broader economic infrastructure that funds cross-b…
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Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state, the Jalandhar Commissionerate Police has busted an arms smuggling module with the arrest of three accused and recovered five .32-bore pistols along with nine magazines and 22 cartridges from their possession, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday. Those arrested have been identified as Manjot Singh, a resident of Dhesian village in Gurdaspur; Sandeep Singh, a re…
Chandigarh, May 24 (IANS) Punjab Police have busted a cross-border drug smuggling module with the arrest of four accused and recovered 28.12 kg heroin along with Rs 9.5 lakh drug money from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday.Those arrested have been identified as Bagicha Singh and Bhupinder singh, both residents of Boghi Wala village in Guru Har Sahai; Sajan, a resident of Araiyan Wala village; and Chhinder Pal Singh, alias Rinku, a resident of La…
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) Punjab Police have arrested a man from Pathankot town on charges of spying for Pakistan-based handlers, officials said on Thursday.During questioning, the accused Baljit Singh revealed that the entire operation was being directed by a handler operating from Dubai. For espionage, he was given a sum of Rs 40,000.This was the third trans-border espionage module busted by the police in less than a month.In the latest case, Baljit Singh, a resident of Chakk Dhariwal village,…
Chandigarh, May 21 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) Ravneet Singh Bittu on Thursday issued a clarification for referring to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as an “ISI agent”. He underlined that his remark came in response to Mann accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the twin explosions in Punjab, despite the Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav mentioning an ISI angle in the incident.Bittu had accused Chief Minister Mann of being an “ISI agent” who is trying to endanger India…
Chandigarh, May 20 (IANS) In a major breakthrough amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a drug-free state, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has busted an international drug cartel with the arrest of two persons and recovered 10 kg ICE (methamphetamine) and 4 kg heroin from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday. Those arrested have been identified as Mohit alias Bachi, 19, a resident of Pavaar village in Jalandhar, and Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh…
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) Dealing a major blow to the circulation of fake currency, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence Patiala (CI unit in Malerkotla has busted a module with the arrest of four individuals and recovered counterfeit currency of 5.50 lakh, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Nazar Khan, a resident of Malerkotla; Raj Mohammad, a resident of Dhuri in Sangrur; Mukhtiyar Singh, alias Gurjit Singh, a resident of …
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) In a crucial breakthrough, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police has dismantled a drug and illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of one accused and recovered 2.1 kg heroin along with seven sophisticated pistols from his possession, Punjab’s Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Monday. The arrested accused has been identified as Khush Kumar, alias Bholu, 26, a resident of Gurwali Gate in Amritsar. The accused has a criminal history with cases pertaining …
Chandigarh, May 17 (IANS) The Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit on Sunday submitted a complaint to the state Election Commission and the Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav, seeking deferment of the Mudki Municipal Council elections in Ferozepur district, owing to large-scale violence, intimidation, obstruction in filing nomination papers and partisan misuse of police machinery. In the complaint submitted by BJP office Secretary Suneel Dutt Bhardwaj, the party alleged that Opposition …
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the double murder case in Batala, Punjab Police, in a well-coordinated operation with Central agencies, have arrested three key operatives linked to foreign-based fugitive gangster Happy Jatt close to Indo-Bhutan border in West Bengal while they were attempting to flee to Bhutan, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday. The operation under the name “Operation Nest Wrecker” was jointly carried out by Anti-Gangster T…