Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) In a breakthrough against organised crime, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in an operation with Central agencies and Tripura Police, has apprehended Aditya Kapoor, one of the shooters involved in the sensational murder of kabaddi promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauria, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. The accused, who was arrested from Agartala in Tripura and a resident of Amritsar, has a criminal background …
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Chandigarh, May 3 (IANS) Acting swiftly on specific intelligence inputs, the Counterintelligence wing of Punjab Police has busted a narcotics smuggling module in Amritsar and arrested three accused, recovering 12 kg of heroin, officials said on Sunday.The operation was carried out near a toll plaza on the Amritsar–Chabal road in Tarn Taran district, where the suspects were intercepted and taken into custody. The seizure is considered significant in the ongoing crackdown against cross-border dr…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Saturday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its national convener Arvind Kejriwal, calling the latter “scared and anxious”.The reaction followed after two FIRs were lodged in Punjab against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who last week switched loyalties to the BJP along with six other AAP MPs.Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra said: “Arvind Kejriwal is scared and anxious. Seven of his MPs have left, and there is no guarantee who w…
Chandigarh, May 2 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough, Punjab Police have solved three major terror-related incidents, comprising this week’s Shambhu railway track blast, following the arrest of a key associate of the main executor Jagroop Singh, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Saturday. The operation was a joint effort by the State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Amritsar; Counter Intelligence (CI), Pathankot; and Patiala Police.The arrested accused has been …
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday remarked that the Trinamool Congress repeatedly approaching courts, raises question over its faith in constitutional establishments and exposes “political frustration”. Moreover, he also flagged concerns over Punjab’s law-and-order situation after two FIRs were lodged against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak.Addressing a press conference, Trivedi accused Trinamool of repeatedly approaching several courts for the past several years. “They …
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) On April 29 the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) launched a voter registration for a Khalistan Referendum targeting the Sikhs living in India. The venue where the announcement was made was the Karachi Press Club. The SFJ and its chief, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun are both proscribed by the Indian government.Officials say that this shows the open support that the Pakistan establishment offers the SFJ despite the outfit calling for violent attacks in India and also the assassination of …
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) In a major blow to organised crime and trans-border espionage networks, the Punjab Police have busted two ISI-backed espionage modules using high-tech, China-made CCTV cameras to transmit feeds of sensitive military locations to Pakistan-based handlers, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Thursday. One module was busted by Counter Intelligence Jalandhar with the arrest of one operative and recovery of one Chinese CCTV camera along with a USB con…
Jalandhar, April 30 (IANS) The Punjab Police’s Counter-Intelligence, Jalandhar, achieved a major breakthrough by uncovering tactics used by elements to monitor Army movements along the frontier, as it busted a spy ring involved in installing CCTV cameras in sensitive areas. The investigation has revealed startling details: live footage from CCTV cameras installed in border regions was being monitored by handlers based in Pakistan through mobile applications.Authorities have recovered CCTV camera…
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) In yet another major blow to the terror conspiracy involving Pakistan-backed Inter-Services Intelligence and the pro-Khalistan terrorist network involved in the Shambhu railway track attempted improvised explosive device blast case, Punjab Police have averted major terror plots with the recovery of another substantial cache of militant hardware, including a rocket-propelled grenade, hand grenade, explosives, and high-end pistols, said Director General of Police Gaurav…
Chandigarh, April 29 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted search operations this week under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at 11 locations in Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Patiala linked to suspended Punjab Police Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) H.S. Bhullar, his associates, including property dealers and suspected benamidars, ED officials said. The ED’s Chandigarh Zonal Office initiated the investigation on the basis of …