A unit of Mumbai crime branch arrested a 58-year-old man absconding in the case related to the seizure of mephedrone (MD) drugs worth Rs 16 crore from a factory in Maharashtra's Solapur, officials said on Saturday.
"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.
The delegation led by former Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda includes BJP MP Satya Pal Singh, BJP Andhra Pradesh state president D Purendeswari, and MP PC Mohan as its members.
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."
Ranjit Cheeta was the mastermind behind the smuggling of 532 packets of heroin, which were seized by the Customs Department at ICP Attari in July 2019 and are being investigated by the NIA.
Punjab Vigilance Bureau on Sunday arrested another accused who was involved in committing fraud regarding labour cartage and transport tenders in grain markets of SBS Nagar district.
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.
In a joint operation, Cachar district police of Assam and CISF on Thursday recovered and seized 4 kg of Methamphetamine worth Rs 20 crore at Kumbhirgram Airport, Silchar in Cachar district and arrested two persons.
Enforcement Directorate has arrested a person in connection with alleged liquor scam in Jharkhand linked to state Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon's son Rohit Oraon, officials said on Thursday.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today condemned the summary arrests of rice sheller owners at Mansa, saying chief minister Bhagwant Mann should take up their case for resolution with the centre instead of suppressing their protests.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested another accused in connection with the case of a bomb blast in a Scorpio vehicle on June 21 this year in Kwakta area in Manipur's Bishnupur district.