Ranchi, July 13 (IANS) The ED attached immovable properties valued at Rs 3.87 crore of a construction company and its associates in connection with alleged extortion by the Maoists and related money laundering, an official said on Monday. The assets were attached by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Ranchi Zonal Office, under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against Santosh Construction and its associates, the ED official said in a statement.Those named b…
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Raipur, Jul 12 (IANS) In an ongoing anti-Maoist operations in South Bastar’s Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, security forces have recovered a large cache of weapons, explosives, cash, and gold from the dense forests and hilly terrain of Todma village under Barsur Police Station limits. Acting on precise intelligence provided by recently surrendered Maoists, the operation led to the seizure of items valued at around Rs 18 lakh, including a 116-gram gold biscuit worth Rs 16 lakh and …
Raipur, July 8 (IANS) In a well-coordinated joint operation, Narayanpur Police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recovered a large quantity of indigenous weapons and explosive materials, including a powerful 15 kg pressure cooker IED, from a hidden Maoist dump in a forest area.The operation was carried out to maintain peace in the declared “Naxal-free zones” and to effectively curb the remaining Maoist activities through sustained area domination and intensive search operations.Acting on…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A major overhaul of the intelligence-gathering mechanism is on the cards, with a unified structure being put in place for Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeastern states. The move comes amid growing concerns over the increasing use of drones by terror operatives and their handlers to conduct reconnaissance missions in both regions.National security planners have recommended a balanced blend of technological surveillance and human intelligence to maintain an edge over terr…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In West Bengal, where the alleged display of opulence by a political leader once invited mob justice as the police cowered even under a three-decade-old regime, the exhibition of unaccounted wealth is now being subjected to legal process by a government not yet even a week old. In mid-2009, a video clip depicted the volatility of the time in West Bengal, showing a double-storey building being pulled down by an infuriated mob and set on fire.The brick-and-mortar house, wi…
Raipur/Bijapur, May 13 (IANS) The security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur District have delivered a staggering blow to the logistical and financial backbone of the Naxalite movement following a series of high-stakes joint operations. In a coordinated effort involving the Bijapur Police, District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, CoBRA, and the CRPF, teams successfully uncovered hidden Maoist dumps containing massive quantities of cash, lethal weaponry, and explosives.During the most recent …
Raipur, May 11 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough for regional security, a joint operation by security forces led to the discovery of a major underground Maoist hideout in the dense forests of the Doditumnar Patelpara hilly region of Chhattisgarh. The operation, conducted within the jurisdiction of the Gangaloor Police Station in the Bijapur district, resulted in the recovery of a substantial cache of weapons, heavy machinery, and explosive materials that had been concealed by insurgents.Actin…
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) Telangana’s new Director General of Police C. V. Anand on Thursday urged the entire police force to collaborate to eradicate drugs with the same spirit with which it made the state Maoist-free. He also called upon people to become partners in the process of curbing drugs for the future of their children.The Director General of Police reviewed the performance of EAGLE Force, a special division established to curb the menace of drugs.Anand said that after taking charge as…
Hyderabad, May 6 (IANS) Newly-appointed Commissioner of Police of Telangana’s Malkajgiri, B. Sumathi, was harassed by nearly 40 men within a few minutes as she posed as an ordinary woman on the city streets past midnight.In a bold move, the Indian Police Service (IPS) officer stood alone on the roads in Dilsukhnagar past midnight to assess women’s safety during night hours.Posing as an ordinary woman, Sumathi waited alone at a bus stand. According to police, within minutes, 40 men allegedly su…
Raipur, May 3 (IANS) In the aftermath of a large-scale surrender by Maoists in the Bastar division, security forces have intensified search operations across the region to uncover hidden dumps and contraband left behind by the insurgents. One such operation in Dantewada district has yielded a significant breakthrough, with a massive cache of explosives and materials recovered from the dense forest area of village Todma under Barsur Police Station limits.Acting on precise intelligence received on…