Athens, March 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s strategy to silence opposition combines domestic authoritarianism with transnational repression. As the crackdown inside the country intensifies through arrests of journalists, censorship of media, and violent dispersal of protests – the drive to target critics who evade domestic crackdown but remain vocal abroad has also escalated, a report has highlighted. According to a report in the ‘Greek City Times’, Pakistan’s partners in Europe and North America face a …
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Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Marking a significant success in ongoing efforts to track and bring back offenders evading justice overseas amidst the ongoing ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, most-wanted gangster Amritpal Singh, alias Amrit Dalam, has been detained at the Moldova border, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. The fugitive Amritpal Dalam was detained on the basis of an Interpol Red Notice (…
Siliguri, Feb 27 (IANS) A Special CBI Court in Siliguri convicted and sentenced a former Central Excise department t official to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for four years with a fine of Rs 40,000 for taking a bribe of Rs 30,000 over 10 years ago, an official said. Achintya Kumar Pramanik, the then Superintendent of Central Excise, was posted at the Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise and Service Tax, Cooch Behar Division, Cooch Behar, when the CBI arrested him, said a CBI statement.The Centra…
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Thursday ordered the authorities to seek an Interpol ‘Red Notice’ for the arrest of British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, niece of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over corruption allegations, local media reported. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz passed the order on Thursday following an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), according to the court’s bench assistant, Riaz Hossain.The appeal filed by ACC Assistant Direct…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday secured the extradition of a wanted fugitive from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Anil Kumar Reddy Yeddula, a wanted criminal for alleged cheating, criminal breach of trust and criminal intimidation in Andhra Pradesh, had a red notice issued against him. He was brought back by the crime investigative agency from the UAE through INTERPOL channels. Anil Kumar Reddy Yeddula was escorted by a team of Dubai Police and arri…
Washington, Feb 18 (IANS) Four Republican lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to direct the Justice Department to reopen a criminal probe into Cuban leader Raul Castro’s alleged role in the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue, calling for possible charges and international arrest notices.Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar joined Representatives Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez and Nicole Malliotakis in sending a letter to the President seeking a …
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Feb 17 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised crime, police in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad on Tuesday conducted attachment and confiscation proceedings at the Wasseypur residence of notorious gangster Prince Khan, who is accused of running a criminal syndicate in the state from abroad.The operation was carried out at Prince Khan’s house located on Kamar Makhdoomi Road in Wasseypur in compliance with a court order. A heavy police contingent reached the locality on Tuesday morning…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Kolkata Police will set up seven new sections under its cyber crime wing to tackle the rising number of cyber fraud cases in the city. Sources at Lalbazar, the city police headquarters, said on Saturday that the initiative has received the green signal from the state secretariat.Kolkata Police have already launched a dedicated helpline number to address complaints related to cyber fraud.The cyber crime police station of Kolkata Police has also been included among these sev…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch has traced the sender of a threatening WhatsApp voice note demanding Rs 1 crore from Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, identifying it as reportedly belonging to Harry Boxer, a close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, officials said. As per the Mumbai Police, the Crime Branch revealed that one of the close associates of the gang, Harry Boxer, reportedly sent a voice note to the actor demanding Rs 1 crore as extortion.The WhatsApp voice note has been …
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A special PMLA court has declared Amira Pure Foods Private Limited Chairman and Managing Director Karan A. Chanana, and Whole-Time Director Anita Daing as fugitive economic offenders and ordered the confiscation of assets worth Rs 123.85 crore belonging to the accused persons and companies.This declaration has been made under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA), on the basis of an application filed by the Enforcement Directorate’s Gurugram Zonal Office, accordin…