Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Punjab Police have busted a cross-border drug and illegal weapon smuggling racket with the arrest of three accused, including a juvenile, and recovered 6.5 kg heroin, one .30 caliber pistol along with six cartridges and Rs 1 lakh drug money from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Nishan Singh, a resident of Mulianwal in Batala; Ravipal Singh, a resident of Raipur; and …
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Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) The Punjab government on Saturday said it has authorised the Punjab Police to reward informants under its new ‘reward policy’ for sharing information regarding wanted criminals and gangsters or their network in the state. It also released a list of 28 most wanted criminals. Under the project ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’, the government has approved sanction powers up to Rs 1 lakh to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP); Rs 1.5 lakh to Commissioner of Police, Range Ins…
Islamabad, April 10 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation on Friday condemned the custodial killing of a Christian man hours after Pakistani police arrested him on what it described as “fabricated” kidnapping charges. According to the Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM), police claimed that 42-year-old Iftikhar Masih, father of four children and a gardener at the University of Lahore, died by suicide inside the jail.However, his family rejected the account, alleging that Masih was tortured…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to grant bail to suspended Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar in a corruption case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), but granted him liberty to renew his plea if the trial does not commence within two months. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said, “While we are not inclined to entertain the prayer for bail at this stage, however, we grant liberty t…
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police’s Amritsar Rural and Gurdaspur forces, and the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) of Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with central agencies, busted an ISI-sponsored Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terror module with the arrest of its two operatives, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Akash Masih and Jablaun, both residents of Dulla Nangal in Gurdas…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) For the Khalistani terror groups, the narrative is fast falling. A referendum call by the proscribed terror group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had earlier attracted a crowd of 1.3 lakh, but a recent event in Canada turned out to be a damp squib. The SFJ had called for an anti-India referendum and asked people to gather in large numbers outside the Triveni Temple and Lakshmi Narayan Temple at Brampton and Surrey. The SFJ was in for a surprise to see that the police had made e…
Chandigarh, April 6 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of Punjab Police has busted an ISI-backed terror module being operated by Pakistan Intelligence Operatives by arresting three accused and recovering two Arges hand grenades along with a foreign-made Glock pistol from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Sarabjit Singh, a resident of Ammishah village in Tarn Taran, Bikramjit Sing…
Ahmedabad/Banaskantha, April 5 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), in coordination with the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Banaskantha, has detained a wanted accused from Punjab, allegedly linked to a grenade smuggling and terror network with cross-border connections, officials said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Bikramjit Singh alias Vicky, a resident of Nangal Panwan in Amritsar, was apprehended from a dhaba in Deesa, where he had been working as a casual labourer.Official…
Chandigarh, April 5 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with Chandigarh Police and with the assistance of Haryana Police, have arrested the two main perpetrators who had lobbed a hand grenade outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Chandigarh, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Gurtej Singh and Amanpreet Singh, both residents of Rattangarh in Ropar. They were arrested fro…
Chandigarh, April 4 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence Wing, in a joint operation with the Chandigarh Police, have solved the Chandigarh grenade attack case on the BJP office with the arrest of five accused involved in the incident and recovered one hand grenade and one .30 bore Zigana pistol along with ammunition from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Balwinder Lal alias Shami, Jasvir Sing…