Chandigarh, Feb 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against trans-border narcotic smuggling networks, Punjab Police, in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF), has recovered 3.925 kg heroin from agricultural fields of the Border Outpost (BOP) in Kaalian in Tarn Taran, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday.Apart from recovering the heroin consignment, police teams have also recovered a DJI Matrice drone, used by the Pakistan-based smugglers to push the …
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Chandigarh, Feb 3 (IANS) Amritsar Commissionerate Police have dismantled an illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of three operatives and recovered seven sophisticated pistols from their possession, Punjab’s Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday. Those arrested have been identified as Resham Singh, alias Ghulla, 30, a resident of Daleri village in Tarn Taran, Sumit, alias Sachin, 28, a resident of Gumanpura in Amritsar, and Vishal Kumar, 22, a resident of Bhikhiwind in …
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Punjab Police have achieved a major breakthrough in the investigation relating to the Nalagarh police station blast in Himachal Pradesh by uncovering the involvement of a narco-terror module linked to Pakistan’s ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror network by arresting two of its operatives, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. The operation was conducted in coordination with the Himachal Pradesh Police and Central agenci…
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…
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Faridkot, in coordination with the Border Security Force (BSF), has foiled a major cross-border smuggling attempt along the international border in Fazilka district and recovered 2.1 kg heroin and 21 sophisticated pistols along with ammunition, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday.The recovered arms and ammunition include 11 Glock pistols with 22 magazines, one Beretta …
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid the heightened security in Punjab to ensure peaceful celebrations of Republic Day, as mandated by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) of Amritsar has averted an imminent attack on a security establishment being orchestrated by a terror module linked to the banned terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) with the arrest of its operative, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday….
Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Punjab Police have busted a cross-border illegal arms module linked to Pakistan-based smugglers with the arrest of two operatives and recovered six sophisticated pistols from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Wednesday. Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi (22), and Surjit Singh (35). The latter has a criminal history with several cases, including those registered under the NDPS Act, against …
Chandigarh, Jan 20 (IANS) After making substantive progress in the ongoing anti-drugs campaign ‘Yudh Nashean Virudh’ (war against drugs), the Punjab Police have now launched a decisive war against gangsters named ‘Gangstara Te War’ aimed at making a gangster-free state. Declaring the launch of this war, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Tuesday here that a massive statewide crackdown against gangsters has already begun.A total of 2,000 police teams, comprising more tha…
Chandigarh, Jan 12 (IANS) Solving the murder of former sarpanch Jharmal Singh, Punjab Police on Monday claimed to have arrested seven accused, including two assailants, in a major blow to the Prabh Dasuwal gang. Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said investigations have established gangster Prabh Dasuwal as the mastermind behind the murder, committed due to old enmity, underscoring the pre-planned and targeted nature of the crime. The DGP, accompanied by Additional Director General o…
Chandigarh, Jan 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab President Sunil Jakhar has written to Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, demanding a forensic investigation by a credible laboratory into a video circulating on social media that allegedly shows a person resembling Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.Speaking to the media here after a rally in Samrala along with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, held as part of the public awareness campaign for the rural employment s…