Valsad/Rohtak, July 18 (IANS) The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Gujarat Police’s Valsad unit has arrested the alleged mastermind behind an international illegal call centre that was busted in Dungra last month, marking a major breakthrough in a cyber fraud investigation that began with a virtual number linked to a Chinese application and progressed without any cooperation from foreign entities.The accused, identified as Yuvraj Saluja, 33, a businessman, was arrested in Rohtak, Haryana, and h…
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Police have arrested two accused in connection with a cow slaughter case in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, including one alleged absconder who was apprehended following an encounter in a nearby forest, officials said on Friday.According to the Police Media Cell, Mohammad Khan was arrested in connection with a cow slaughter case registered in the Izzatnagar area, while another accused, Aqiluddin alias Gattu, was caught after a police encounter. During the encounter…
Srinagar, July 17 (IANS) A policeman of the Special Operations Group (SOG) was killed and another injured in a road accident on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district.Police said that the accident happened at the Bailey Bridge in the Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.Police said that the two SOG men were travelling in an official vehicle when it hit the steel girder of the Bailey Bridge, leaving both of them injured.He said the injured personnel were immediately rushe…
Jhansi, July 17 (IANS) Two habitual offenders, who were wanted in a theft case, were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi after an exchange of fire, police said on Friday, adding that one of them sustained injuries in retaliatory firing.Addressing the media, Sadar Circle Officer Priya Singh said, “On July 16, Babina Police arrested two habitual accused involved in a theft case following a police encounter. A theft had taken place on the night of June 29, under the Bhel outpost of Babina Police Sta…
Jaipur, July 16 (IANS) The Rajasthan Mines Department has initiated action against a sand mining lease linked to absconding paper leak accused Suresh Dhaka after an inspection allegedly uncovered multiple violations, including illegal excavation, missing boundary markers and the unauthorised extraction of thousands of tonnes of sand.The department has issued a show-cause notice to the leaseholder and warned that the Rs 20-crore mining lease could be cancelled if a satisfactory explanation is not…
Jammu, July 14 (IANS) Joint security forces launched a search operation in the Thanamandi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday after local villagers claimed to have seen two terrorists.Officials said a massive search operation was launched across some villages in the Thanamandi area after CCTV footage purportedly captured the movement of two suspected terrorists.The suspected terrorists were caught on CCTV crossing a road late on Sunday night, prompting the Special Operations …
Ahmedabad, July 9 (IANS) The Ahmedabad Rural Police on Thursday arrested three more people in an alleged fake blood plasma racket, taking the total number of arrests to seven, as investigators expanded the probe to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh after tracing the movement of adulterated plasma through an interstate supply chain.The latest arrests include Ajit Solanki, 33, of Bavla in Ahmedabad district, and Maharashtra blood bank operators Prakash Sangale and …
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Rajasthan has launched a month-long statewide drive to inspect private and government buses following recent road accidents and concerns over weak enforcement of safety norms. Authorities have warned that buses found violating safety or transport regulations will face immediate action, including fines and seizure.The campaign commenced on Tuesday under the aegis of the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA).As part of the campaign, Secretaries (Judges) of the Dist…
Jammu, June 30 (IANS) Ahead of the two-month-long holy pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine, the Border Security Force (BSF) Director General (DG) reviewed the arrangements for Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY) on Tuesday. The Amarnath Yatra is set to begin from July 3 and as per officials, all preparations have been completed for the smooth and successful conduct of the pilgrimage.BSF, the Central Armed Police Force entrusted with guarding India’s borders with Pakistan, plays a central role in…
Ahmedabad, June 29 (IANS) Investigators probing the blood plasma adulteration racket uncovered in Ahmedabad district have found that all 1,140 plasma units seized from the alleged mastermind’s residence were adulterated, of inferior quality and unfit for human use, prompting authorities to begin the process of destroying the seized stock while expanding the investigation to multiple blood banks in Maharashtra. The Ahmedabad Rural Police said on Monday that a forensic report from the Department o…