Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) In an intelligence-led operation, the Punjab Police have busted an arms supply module with the arrest of two people, including one juvenile, and recovered five country-made 7.65 mm pistols from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday here. The accused have been identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of Mehrajwala village in Jalandhar, and a 17-year-old youth. DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the …
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Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Marking a significant success in ongoing efforts to track and bring back offenders evading justice overseas amidst the ongoing ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, most-wanted gangster Amritpal Singh, alias Amrit Dalam, has been detained at the Moldova border, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. The fugitive Amritpal Dalam was detained on the basis of an Interpol Red Notice (…
Colombo, March 6 (IANS) The appointment of a junior police officer from Pakistan’s Punjab province as Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has triggered unrest within the local police force, with six senior officers questioning the decision on grounds of seniority, merit, and institutional morale, a report said on Friday. It added that Liaqat Ali Malik was serving as a Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Establishment in the Punjab Police and was “a Basic Pay Scale (…
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Punjab Police have busted a cross-border illegal arms smuggling module with the arrest of six individuals, including one juvenile, and recovered five sophisticated pistols and a sharp-edged weapon from their possession, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Friday. Those arrested in Amritsar have been identified as Rohit Kumar (18), Karanbir Singh, alias Ajay, (24), Jashandeep Singh, alias Giani, (18), Onkar Singh, alias Vansh, (21) and Akashdeep S…
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) Hundreds of Congress workers from Punjab on Friday staged a demonstration here against the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab for its failure to fulfil its commitments to the people. The party specially mentioned the promise of Rs 1,000 every month to women, which has not been kept and demanded that the government should pay it with four years of arrears. The party rapped the government for its comprehensive failure, particularly …
Chandigarh, Feb 28 (IANS) In a major blow to an organised international drug trafficking network, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Punjab Police has busted an international narcotics network with the arrest of six key operatives involved in the supply of party drugs targeting urban youth, said Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. Those arrested have been identified as Rishav, Mukesh Kumar, Lakhwinder Singh, Ravi Kumar, Baljinder Singh and Talwinder Singh. DGP Yad…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Punjab Police officials and a senior Punjab Home Department official appeared before the Committee of Privileges of the Delhi Assembly in connection with Leader of Opposition Atishi’s video row, an official said on Friday. Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said that the Committee will prepare a report – on the breach of privilege and contempt in the matter of alleged remarks of LoP Atishi against Sikh Gurus – which will be tabled in the House.“It is an ongoing process,…
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a man wanted in Punjab for his alleged involvement in a high-profile heroin and arms smuggling case, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Rehmat Ali Sheikh, was apprehended from an embroidery factory in the Rakhial area of Ahmedabad.Police sources said that a case had been registered against Sheikh at Raja Sansi police station in Amritsar, in connection with the smuggling of heroin, hand grenades, and p…
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) Set to launch election campaigns ahead of the Assembly polls slated in early 2027, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a ‘Badlav Rally’ in Punjab’s Moga town on March 14.State BJP working President Ashwani Sharma said on Thursday that “every section of Punjab, distressed on all fronts, has made up its mind to oust the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) from power and they now consider the BJP a reliable and credible alternative for change”.On March 16, the AAP governm…
Jalandhar, Feb 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said as a border state, Punjab is fighting Pakistan’s daily attempts to disturb peace through anti-social elements and drone intrusions. In a major push to strengthen law and order in the state, CM Mann underscored his government’s dual commitment to employment generation and police modernisation as 2,577 new personnel formally joined the Punjab Police at a passing-out parade held at the PAP Ground here.Declaring the recruitment …