Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with the arrest of two operatives and recovery of 30 kg heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. Those arrested have been identified as Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, a resident of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar in Amritsar, and Gagandeep Singh, a resident of Bhalla Colony in Amritsar….
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Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Saying that Punjab’s hard-earned peace should not be endangered by uncalled narratives, Rajya Sabha (RS) MP Vikramjit Sahney on Monday said he was deeply pained by the recent “discourse surrounding the film Satluj”. He said in a statement that the film portrays a specific chapter of Punjab’s history relating to disappearances, fake encounters, extra-judicial killings and illegal cremations without informing the kith and kin.He said any film based on historical events s…
Chandigarh, July 12 (IANS) The makers of the ‘Satluj’ film cannot hide behind the excuse of “creative freedom” while presenting disputed claims as established history, Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu said on Sunday.He said Punjab’s painful past “is not a script to be selectively edited to suit a narrative”.In a statement, he challenged the producer and director of the ‘Satluj’ movie to place before the people of Punjab the complete documentary evidence,…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI), Amritsar, has busted an illegal arms and explosives smuggling module with the arrest of three alleged Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operatives and the recovery of six hand grenades and 12 sophisticated pistols from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday.Those arrested have been identified as Chintu, Jobanpreet Singh and Gurpreet Singh, alias Gopi, all residents of Kakkar village in…
Washington, July 8 (IANS) US prosecutors have charged a Punjab police officer in a sweeping racketeering case, alleging he worked with an organised crime syndicate to falsely implicate victims in a murder case and extort money by threatening criminal prosecution. The allegations are contained in one of three federal indictments unsealed on Tuesday as part of ‘Operation Hard Ball’, a multinational investigation targeting organised crime groups accused of murder, extortion, drug trafficking and ot…
Chandigarh, July 7 (IANS) Punjab Police’s Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar has busted a narcotics smuggling network with the arrest of three people and recovered 25 kg of heroin from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday. Those arrested have been identified as Bhupinder Singh, a resident of Jandaur village in Hoshiarpur, Ravi Kumar, a resident of Kirpal Colony in Dasuya in Hoshiarpur, and Vishal Singh, a resident of Fatahpur in Amritsar. Apart f…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The Khalistan challenge remains significant, with counter-terror agencies maintaining heightened vigilance to prevent any resurgence of militancy. Despite sustained efforts by pro-Khalistan elements to revive the movement in Punjab, they have achieved little success so far.Close coordination between the Punjab Police, intelligence agencies and other central agencies has led to the arrest of nearly 117 people and the busting of eight Khalistan-backed modules.An Intelligen…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Known for belting out the pop hit ‘Dil Le Gayee’, singer Jasbir Jassi has come out in support of Diljit Dosanjh and the team behind Satluj, praising the film for portraying the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. Satluj, which was recently removed from an OTT platform just a day after it premiered, is a biographical drama film directed by Honey Trehan. The film is based on the life of the human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. It stars Diljit alongs…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Basu, who last directed ‘Metro In Dino’, has voiced his support for director Honey Trehan, whose film ‘Satluj’ has been taken down from OTT. On Monday, Anurag took to his X, formerly Twitter, and shared a note, as he wrote, “#Satluj I never thought a day would come when Honey Trehan would face what Jafar Panahi faced in Iran”.Jafar Panahi is an Iranian filmmaker, who has faced years of state censorship. He has been put under house arrest. Tehran…
Mohali, July 4 (IANS) A Special CBI Court in Punjab’s Mohali on Saturday sentenced the then Head Constable of Punjab Police to rigorous imprisonment for 5 Years in a case related to the abduction of a man in Tarn Taran district in 1991, an official said. The CBI Special Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on convict Kashmir Singh, said a CBI official in a statement. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case on March 20, 2006, in compliance with the order dated January 2…