Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following the launch of Operation Sindoor, Punjab police on Friday urged the public not to trust any rumours circulating on social media.
Earlier on Wednesday, at least 22 naxals were killed in an ongoing encounter near the Keregutta Hills in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, police said.
According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), CM Revanth Reddy has issued orders to police officials to detain Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals who are residing illegally. Additionally, leaves of the employees of all departments who engage in emergency services have been cancelled.
In the wake of the brutal murder of Suhas Shetty, who was associated with the Bajrang Dal, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara and Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao held a high-level meeting with senior police officials in Mangaluru on Friday.
Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar on Thursday condemned the assault on a police officer in Shivnagar Taki locality of Curchorem city in South Goa, calling it a "frightening indicator" of the collapse of law and order in the state.
The anti-Naxal operation, which is on its eighth day, is being carried out across a large 800 square km area near the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, including the Karegutta hills, as per a senior police official. More than 24,000 personnel from both state and central forces are taking par
The DGP said that senior police officials, including the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and Commissioner of Police (CP), will have to ensure and take responsibility for a drug-free Punjab.