Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has transferred the Officers-in-Charge (OCs) of several police stations in Kolkata, said an official on Sunday.It has been learnt that Hirak Dalpati, in charge of Park Street police station, has been transferred to the Intelligence Department. Neelkanth Roy of the Detective Department of Lalbazar has been made the new OC of the police station.Raj Kumar Mishra, Additional OC of Shyampukur police statio…
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Raipur/Bijapur Feb 23 (IANS) A Special Task Force jawan was injured in an IED explosion in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday during an ongoing anti-Naxal operation in the southern region of the district. The incident occurred in a forested area where security forces were conducting area domination and search duties as part of efforts to curb Maoist activities. A pressure improvised explosive device planted by Naxalites detonated when the STF team passed through the location, causi…
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) Two youths have been arrested from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on charges of allegedly spying for Pakistan, officials said on Sunday.Both were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police, which also recovered several mobile phones and SIM cards from their possession.According to police sources, one of the accused, identified as Juhab Sheikh, a resident of Murshidabad, was arrested a few days ago after his activities came under suspicion duri…
Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) An encounter between the Bihar Police Special Task Force (STF) and a notorious criminal took place early Wednesday morning in the Alamganj police station area of Patna City.The operation was jointly carried out by Patna Police and the STF.The injured criminal has been identified as Rajiv Kumar alias Surya Don, a resident of the Khajekala police station area.He was shot in the leg during the encounter and was immediately admitted to a city hospital for treatment.According to …
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Patna Police on Friday arrested Parmanand Yadav alias Nepali, an operative of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, after an encounter. On the same day, district police also arrested three other operatives of the gang in connection with the case.The three arrested associates have been identified as Neeraj Kumar alias Vicky, Chandan Kumar and Shivam Anand.According to police, Neeraj Kumar was responsible for managing the gang’s accounts and financial transactions.Patna City Superinten…
Raipur/Bijapur, Jan 19 (IANS) Police have identified all Maoists who were neutralised during a two-day operation in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district.Addressing a press conference, senior police officials said security forces neutralised six Maoists, including four women, in an encounter that took place over two days, beginning Saturday in the forested and hilly terrain under Bhopalpatnam and Farsegarh police station limits, within the National Park area.The bodies of the six Maoists were recovere…
Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) The Bihar Police on Friday released its 2025 annual report card, claiming a significant decline in serious crimes across the state.According to figures shared by Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar, cases of murder, robbery, riots and bank robberies have dropped substantially compared to the previous year, reflecting the impact of intensified policing and targeted enforcement.As per the data, murder cases declined by 8.3 per cent, robberies fell by 26.9 per cent, and…
Guwahati/Agartala, Dec 30 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of the Assam Police on Tuesday arrested 11 associates of the Bangladesh-linked jihadi terror outfit — Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK) — during coordinated operations carried out across multiple locations in Assam’s Barpeta, Chirang, Baksa and Darrang districts, as well as in neighbouring Tripura, officials said. The ‘Imam Mahmuder Kafila’ (IMK) is a Bangladesh-based offshoot of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) which is banned …
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that the menace of Naxalites will end by March 2026. Looking at how events unfolded in 2025, it is clear that the security forces are on course to end the menace before the deadline set by the Home Minister. All through the year, security forces carried out scores of operations that led to the deaths and also the surrender of Naxalites in very large numbers. What is interesting is that there were more surrenders than deaths, which s…