The Punjab Vigilance Bureau apprehended Sammy Dhiman, an accused who had orchestrated a significant financial loss to the government, amounting to Rs. 25 crores approximately in Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue, through the use of fraudulent invoices and fictitious firms.
Troops of Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole, 145 Battalion BSF, under the south Bengal frontier, thwarted a big gold smuggling attempt and apprehended a truck driver with 60 gold biscuits while being smuggled from Bangladesh to India on November 1.
Partha Sarathi Mahanta, DIG (STF) said, "During the operation, the STF team recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of 280 numbers of Rs 500 denomination, 2 numbers of Mobile phones, one FICN printing machine, 21 numbers of Sparkling Tapes, 2 numbers of Transparent Book covers, one HP
According to an official release, the apprehended individuals have been identified as Vishal Kumar and Jatinder Kumar, who are both residents of Ludhiana.
"In a resolute crackdown on corruption within the state, the Vigilance Bureau Punjab made a significant arrest on Friday by apprehending two individuals extorting Rs 50,000 as a bribe from a government official under the guise of being journalists," said the release.
According to an official statement, "In an anti-poaching operation, Indian Coast Guard Air Cushion Vessel (ACV) apprehended an Indian fishing trawler along with 5 members of the crew, carrying 45 kg of illegal sea cucumber in waters near Dhanushkodi on 25 October 2023."
The Assam Rifles apprehended four women while transporting drugs at Jairampur in Arunachal's Changlang District, said Assam Rifles in a post on 'X' (formerly Twitter).
Based on intelligence input, a vehicle coming from a neighbouring state was intercepted and after a thorough search, 1.1 kilograms of suspected heroin was recovered and subsequently seized. Along with the drugs, two persons have been apprehended on the spot, police said.
The team that busted the visa racket and apprehended the seven accused consisted of DCP Ankit Singh, ACP Prabhat, and Inspector Virendra, said Delhi Special CP (Crime).
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday, in a post on X said that the trio is suspected of stealing furniture items and electric generators from the houses that were burnt down during the recent clashes.