"The gang was running a fake currency racket and were trying to bring in fake currencies from Ludhiana to spend it on liquor shops here in Indore," the police said.
Two persons were arrested for allegedly threatening and extorting a person for Rs 5 lakhs by making calls using an international number, the police informed on Wednesday.
The CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at over 30 locations in Punjab, including Rajpura, Patiala, Sarhind, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohali, Sonam, Moga, Firozapur, Ludhiana, Sangrur, at the premises of Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials, said sources.
On 8th February, protesters belonging to the Quami Insaaf Morcha clashed with Chandigarh Police after the police stopped them from entering the city. The Morcha is demanding the release of Sikh prisoners who were convicted of various crimes during the period of militancy in Punjab.
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], February 10 (ANI/PNN): Fast-growing D2C premium quality cosmetic startup Recode Studios has raised a pre-series A funding round led by Sanjay Katkar and advised by Bestvantage investments. The brand, Recode Studios, was instituted in 2018 by Dheeraj Bansal & Ra
Chandigarh/ Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], February 2 (ANI/SRV): Trident Limited, a vertically integrated Textile (Yarn, Towel & Bedsheets) and Paper (Wheat-Straw based) & Chemical manufacturer announced its financial results for the quarter that ended December 31, 2022.
Scindia's announcement came after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora wrote a letter to him, requesting him to not to disconnect Ludhiana from metro cities.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday arrested one man from Punjab's Ludhiana who had been leading an international drug syndicate and seized 53 liquor vends and 13 sub vends from his possession.
Punjab Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar on Thursday carried out a surprise visit at the Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Interstate Bus Terminus in Ludhiana and instructed officials to take strict action against buses playing without paying taxes.
A live bomb shell was recovered from a military ground in the Khanna city of Punjab's Ludhiana on Wednesday, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Harpal Singh informed.