In a dramatic turn of events, Professor RB Lal, Vice Chancellor of Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), was arrested on Sunday on charges of alleged murder.
Punjab Police on Sunday busted a cross-border drug and arms smuggling racket being operated by USA-based smuggler Manpreet, alias Mannu Mahawa, with the arrest of its two key persons from Amritsar.
According to Deputy Commissioner Of Police (DCP) Special Cell Alok Kumar, the Special Cell received "specific information" about the arrival of a key member of the gang named Mohd Jahid at Palam, New Delhi, between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm on December 25.
Following Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pratap Simha's jibe at Karnataka CM Siddaramiah for allegedly "targeting his family to save his son" after his brother Vikram Simha was arrested by forest department officials from Bengaluru over the allegation of cutting trees in the forest area of Hassan
"Those who break the law will be arrested, no one will be arrested if they are innocent. People will not be harmed in our government, and those who committed crimes will be prosecuted..." the Chief Minister said.
According to the police, the arrested persons transported the drugs from Rajasthan to Hyderabad. The arrested were identified as Umesh Tiwari,35, a resident of Sultanpur, Uttar pradesh, Suresh Dewasi,26, a resident of Bhinmal, Rajasthan, and Ravla Ram, 22, a resident of Sanchore, Rajasthan.
A trial court in Islamabad rejected the police's request for extending the remand of Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen and ordered placing him in judicial custody.
Maharashtra Police's Anti-Narcotics Cell has arrested two foreign nationals from Nalasopara in possession of mephedrone (MD) and cocaine. The value of the recovered drugs is Rs 1 crore 47 lakh, said the officials.