The Anti-Extortion Cell of Thane Crime Branch on Saturday arrested Vijay Purushottam Salvi, a close aide of gangster Ravi Pujari, who is wanted in an extortion case.
According to Mumbai's Malwani police officials, the police had received secret information that in the Malad Malwani area, the drug peddler used to smuggle drugs under the guise of delivery, after which the police laid a trap and nabbed him.
Accusing the BJP-led government at the centre of misusing its power as well as central agencies, Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel alleged that the central government will immediately take action against him on getting an opportunity.
Delhi Police on Friday busted a gang of cyber cheaters and unveiled a web of deception and financial scams with the arrest of seven people from Delhi-NCR and Bihar.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) during its anti-corruption campaign has arrested Sanjeev Singh, resident of village Bareke, posted as field worker, civil hospital Mamdot, Ferozepur district for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key member of the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of Kerala-based Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Srinivasan in April last year, the agency said on Friday.
The government official, identified as Jalen Baishya, was arrested on Thursday and he was the Acting Principal of the Food Craft Institute in Nagaon's Samaguri.
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea moved by Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh challenging his remand and arrest in the alleged liquor 'scam' case.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Uddhav Thackeray government of helping drug kingpin Lalit Patil who was arrested on Tuesday after his escape on October 2 from Pune's Sassoon General Hospital.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Andhra Pradesh police not to arrest former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in the FibreNet case till it delivers judgment on the plea in the Skill Development scam case. A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi posted the anticipatory bail
According to the police, the accused hoodwinked the victims by claiming that they were the authorised dealers of Falguni Pathak's event in Borivali (West), and were selling passes for Rs 3,300, which was less than the actual price of Rs 4,500. (ANI)