"One official from an enforcement agency who was misusing his position to facilitate the network in connivance with co-accused Ravi has been arrested. The duo was sourcing consignments from across the border, with Ravi linked to foreign-based smugglers," read the police statement.
According to Deputy Commissioner Raja Banthia on Tuesday, the accused held the woman, along with her daughter and father virtually hostage for 48 hours and extorted Rs 8.10 lakh in exchange of removing her name from the fake cases they claimed to have against her.
Police said that the accused, identified as Sahzad alias Shanu (18), was nabbed by the AATS team and found in possession of a country-made pistol along with one live cartridge.
Vidush Saxena, Assistant Commissioner of Police - Cantt Varanasi, said, " 9 arrested accused have been remanded. The rest of the accused will be arrested soon."
Raza added that security measures at other KFC locations are being increased and that such incidents were part of a larger pattern across the Muslim world, especially in countries like Bangladesh, with social media fuelling the unrest.
Madhya Pradesh Minister Prahlad Patel demanded strict action days after police arrested a man accused of performing surgeries and allegedly causing the deaths of at least seven patients at the Mission Hospital in Madhya Pradesh.
Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested 71 drug smugglers and recovered 1.8 kg heroin, 4.9 kg opium, 13362 intoxicant capsules/tablets and Rs 9000 drug money from their possession.
Following the shocking viral video on social media in which a youth was seen making a reel by lying on the railway track near the Unnao railway station putting his own life at risk, Circle Officer of the Government Railway Police HK Yadav said that the accused had apologised stating that he
Those arrested have been identified as Jashandeep Singh alias Jashan Sandhu, a resident of village 25ML in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan and Gursewak Singh, a resident of Sri Muktsar Sahib.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Samajwadi Party leader and former MLA Vinay Shankar Tiwari and one more person in connection with a Rs 700 crore bank fraud case, the agency said on Tuesday.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, North District Raja Banthia, on the evening of April 4, acting on a tip-off, a raid was conducted near Vasudev Ghat in Civil Lines, leading to the recovery of over 10 kilograms of high-quality Ganja.
Bengaluru police have identified the person who had posted the video online in a sexual assault case and assured that the accused will be arrested soon.