Delhi police special staff of West District apprehended 18 gamblers and seized over Rs 3.5 lakh in cash on February 16. Police also recovered five packs of playing cards, Delhi police said on Monday.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Mazumdar on Monday said that the party would hold a 72-hour long protest in the coming days demanding the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan amid the turmoil in the state over the Sandeshkhali violence.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the Pulpally violence incidents for attacking the vehicle of the forest department, according to police.
Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two constables along with 20 members of the 'Solver Gang' involved in the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment Exam, an official said.
Coming down heavily on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal over the events in North 24 Parganas' Sandeshkhali, the opposition leaders demanded the arrest of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh and intervention of the Central Government in the matter.
Trinamool Congress leader and one of the associates of TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, Shibu Hazra, who was arrested earlier in connection with the Sandeshkhali violence issue, was sent to police custody for eight days on Sunday.
The Chittoor Urban Police and Special Enforcement Bureau have arrested three people for smuggling liquor from Karnataka to Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.
Sharing details about the incident, police said, "We received a PCR call at the IGI airport police station on January 28 at 5:11 p.m. wherein the caller said that he would blast the IGI airport."
The anti-narcotics squad of the Thane Crime Branch busted a drug smuggling racket and arrested eight accused. Drugs worth Rs 55 lakh 73 thousand and materials and chemicals required for making 'MD' have been seized from them.
Two persons were arrested by Delhi Police in connection with a fire that broke out in the main Dayalpur market at Alipur in the national capital on Thursday, officials said.