Chandigarh, April 1 (IANS) Panic gripped Chandigarh on Wednesday after a loud explosion, suspected to have involved crude material, was reported outside the BJP’s office in Sector 37, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kanwardeep Kaur said.Preliminary reports indicated that the sound of the blast was heard over a considerable distance, triggering concern among local residents and passers-by.SSP Kaur, who reached the spot, told the media that at around 5 p.m., the police received information…
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Sangrur, March 31 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday announced that the state would now deliver police assistance within just six minutes, on par with developed regions such as the US and Europe, as he flagged off 508 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) in Sangrur to significantly strengthen on-ground policing across the state. The vehicles, equipped with advanced technology and deployed across all 28 police districts under Dial 112, are set to ensure immediate response t…
Amritsar, March 30 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Monday said the police investigation into the death of state Warehousing Corporation district manager Gagandeep Randhawa has once again proven that the state government “intends to delay and weaken the case”. He said the BJP would intensify its fight for justice. Talking to the media while attending an event here to mark his death, Jakhar said after five days of police remand the investigation has come under suspicion because the…
Chandigarh, March 26 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police have busted an interstate illegal weapons supply module with the arrest of two accused from Uttar Pradesh and recovered 7.65 MM country-made 10 pistols along with 20 magazines from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Thursday. Those arrested have been identified as Dalesh Kumar, alias Saurav Kumar, alias Nannu, a resident of Paindapur village in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and Amit Chahar, a …
Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested rape accused and fugitive Punjab MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who dramatically escaped from the police custody in September last and had been evading arrest since then. This is the second arrest of an AAP-ruling legislator this week. Earlier, former Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar was arrested on Monday in an abetment to suicide case of a government official. Earlier, the trial court in Patiala on October 9, 2025, dismissed the …
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, on Monday said in the Lok Sabha that the alleged harassment-linked suicide case involving a Punjab government official pertains to the state government, but assured that the Centre would consider transferring the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) if Members of Parliament from Punjab submit a written request.Speaking during the discussion in the Lok Sabha, HM Shah said the issue falls under the jurisdiction of the Punjab…
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) has busted a Pakistan-backed smuggling module with the arrest of three masterminds and recovered 24.5 kg heroin and Rs 21 lakh drug money from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh, alias Rana, a resident of Noorwal village in Amritsa…
Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) Punjab Police on Sunday registered a case against former Transport Minister Laljit Bhullar hours after Gagandeep Singh Randhawa, the District Manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, ended his life. Randhawa had accused the minister of harassment and coercion. He had reportedly consumed Celphos at his residence in Amritsar on Saturday. Before dying, Randhawa recorded a 12-second video on his mobile phone, saying, “Kha layi Celphos thuade yaar ne minister…
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) Punjab Police’s State Cyber Crime Division has busted a gang involved in facilitating the opening and supply of bank accounts, commonly known as mule accounts, to cyber fraudsters for routing, layering and settlement of defrauded funds with the arrest of three persons, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. A mule account is a bank account used by criminals to receive, transfer, or launder illicit funds without the knowledge or sometimes …
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in a joint operation with the Special Task Force of Haryana, on Thursday, arrested two shooters involved in the murder of a property dealer in Chandigarh’s Sector-9 after a brief exchange of firing and recovered three sophisticated weapons from their possession, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. Those arrested have been identified as Rajan alias Piyush Pehalwan, a r…