Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh arrested a member of an international turtle smuggling gang in the Kanpur district and rescued 171 turtles from him, officials said on Sunday. The crackdown was carried out on July 18, when the STF achieved significant success by arresting Zahid Ali, a resident of Village Bhatpura in the Police Station Kamalganj of Fatehgarh, near the railway crossing within the jurisdiction of Police Station Harbansh Mohal of the Kanpur distr…
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Jaipur, July 1 (IANS) Dacoit Jagan Gurjar, who was murdered inside Ajmer High-Security Jail on June 29, was cremated in his native village of Bhavutipura in Dholpur’s Dang region on Wednesday amid unprecedented security arrangements. Jagan’s son, Asaram, lit the funeral pyre. His three brothers, Pan Singh, Lal Singh, and Pappu Singh, were brought from jail under tight STF security to attend the last rites.After paying their final respects, they were immediately escorted back to prison. The three…
Patna, June 13 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics smuggling in Bihar, the police and STF achieved a significant breakthrough in East Champaran district by seizing 10.540 kilograms of opium worth nearly Rs 2 crore from a car on NH‑27 under the Dumariyaghat police station area. Four members of an interstate drug trafficking network were arrested during the operation.The operation was launched following a confidential tip‑off received by the STF regarding the transportation of a large con…
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) A pro-Hindutva Group on Friday filed a fresh complaint with the Cybercrime Division of Kolkata Police against former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, for allegedly making provocative remarks against the Home Ministry.The development surfaced just a day after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha against Mamata Banerjee on Thursday at Siliguri Cyber Crime Police Station in Darjeeling district based on a complaint lod…
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…
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…