New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Pune Police carried out a major crackdown on illegal weapons in the city, arresting three habitual offenders and recovering a country-made pistol, a live cartridge, and a luxury BMW car during a targeted anti-extortion and crime prevention operation. The total value of the seized property is estimated at around Rs 7,40,500, officials said.The action was conducted under a special drive launched by the Pune Police Commissionerate between April 18 and April 24, 2026, aime…
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New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Investigations into several narcotics cases in India, especially down South, are increasingly being linked to cartels run from Thailand. While Thailand itself is a big market in terms of consumption, there are various cartels that are doing business in India.Investigators have learnt that Thai cartels hold a huge clout in various parts of India. However, their operations in South India have increased over the last couple of years.The agencies have also learnt that Thai …
Mumbai, Feb 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Monday issued a provocative challenge to the BJP, saying they were free to cut his tongue if he had said anything historically incorrect while equating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan on the basis of their bravery.He was responding to BJP legislator Narayan Kuche’s announcement of a Rs 2 lakh reward for anyone who would cut Sapkal’s tongue.Sapkal said, “If the BJP can prove…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Friday alleged that there is a pattern in attacks on Bengali-speaking people in other states, particularly those ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).Banerjee visited Purulia district and met the family members of Sukhen Mahato, a migrant worker from the district who was recently murdered in Pune, Maharashtra.While the Trinamool Congress has claimed that Mahato was targeted because he…
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday rejected the Pune Police’s claim that a migrant worker from West Bengal was killed in a drunken altercation, even as party national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to visit the deceased’s residence in Purulia on Friday.Pune Police issued a statement earlier in the day regarding the death of Sukhen Mahato, a migrant worker from Purulia district, stating that he was allegedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of th…