Odisha Police on Monday arrested the main accused involved in the loot of cash and gold worth Rs 49 lakh from Union Bank at Chandaneswar on April 26, said an official.
The police on Monday said it arrested a couple for allegedly posing as Indian Police Service and Indian Administrative Service officers and duping people of lakhs of rupees by promising jobs in the Srinagar district.
"In yet another success in its crusade against Narco terrorism, the Srikona Battalion of Agartala Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 13 soap cases of Heroin worth approx. Rs 80 lakhs from Chotabekra, Jiribam district and apprehended three
This comes after Agriculture Department officials wrote a letter to the Governor’s Office to look into the issue. The officials alleged that the minister demanded a bribe of Rs 6 to 8 lakh.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) on Sunday seized 213 grammes of Gold, worth around Rs. 12.83 lakh, from a passenger who arrived from Kuala Lumpur at Trichy Airport, said officials.
The troops from the 43 Batallion of BSF Meghalaya carried out a joint operation on Saturday along with the Meghalaya police. The operation was carried out in the bordering area of Rongra under the South Garo Hills District.
According to the officials, on August 4, on the basis of behaviour detection, CISF Surveillance and intelligence personnel noticed suspicious activities of a foreign passenger, identified as Ekhtivor Abdhullaeva (Uzbekistan national), who was supposed to travel to Almaty by Air Astana flight
"Since the mayor Munesh Gurjar's husband was caught taking the bribe of Rs 2 lakh while she was present there, and Rs40 lakh cash was recovered from her residence. Prima facie, it seems that the mayor was involved," the government order said.
According to the release, ED initiated the investigation on the basis of three FIRs registered by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Chennai, related to the 'Cash for Jobs Scam.
According to officials, these arrests were made during special raids carried out by the Delhi police. During the operation police also recovered stolen property worth lakhs of rupees.
"During a campaign called 'Pakhwada' which was held from July 17 to July 13, more than 16,000 people were caught for traffic rule violations, and a total fine of 15 lakhs was recovered. The fines were recovered for driving on the wrong side, not wearing helmets and seatbelts among other viol