Goa Police on Wednesday brought Ajay Gupta, one of the four owners of the 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, to the Sunlight Colony Crime Branch office in connection with the recent North Goa fire tragedy that claimed 25 lives at the restaurant-cum-bar.
Crime Branch officials have solved a 25-year-old murder case - from the year 2000 - with the arrest of the absconding accused, Satish Yadav, in a high-stakes operation carried out across multiple states.
The Kerala Police Crime Branch registered a rape case against MLA Rahul Mamkootathil on Thursday, following an email petition submitted to the KPCC President on December 2.
The Crime Branch said that on November 26, 2025, FIR No. 117/2025 under Sections 305/305(c) BNS was registered at Miraj Railway Police Station, Maharashtra, pertaining to the theft of jewellery worth ₹10,00,000 from a train in Pune.
In a separate operation, the Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday arrested gangster Bandhu Man Singh, the India-Canada-based handler of the Goldy Dhillon gang, from Ludhiana in connection with the conspiracy to fire at actor-comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant in Canada, officials said.
Arrested gangster Bandhu Maan Singh Shekhon provided logistical support, and the vehicle used in the firing incident at actor-comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant in Canada, Joint Police Commissioner, Crime Branch Delhi Police, Surender Kumar said on Friday.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday arrested gangster Bandhu Man Singh, India-Canada-based handler of the Goldy Dhillon gang, from Ludhiana in connection with the conspiracy to fire at actor-comedian Kapil Sharma's restaurant in Canada, police said.
The two accused have been identified as Patras Kumar (alias Kelis), a resident of Punjab, and Saurabh, a resident of Gujarat. Kumar revealed during interrogation that he was going to go abroad to Laos to get training for such scams, while Saurabh had got his training already, according to
Congress leader Deepa Dasmunshi stressed that Mamkootathil has not been a part of any party events, further underlining that she supports any course of action taken by the Chief Minister.
Kerala police chief, Ravada Chandrasekhar, on Thursday informed that a sexual harassment complaint against suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has been handed over to Crime Branch Chief H Venkitesh for further investigation.
The Delhi Crime Branch on Saturday busted an international arms trafficking network linked to Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI, and arrested four accused. The team recovered a total of eight pistols, including five Turkish-made and three Chinese-made weapons.