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Baloch Yakjehti Committee alleges year-long detention of leaders, raises c
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In a statement cited by TBP, the BYC said that its prominent leaders, Dr. Mahrang Baloch, Bebarg Baloch, Shaji Baloch, Gulzadi Baloch and Beebow Baloch, were initially detained under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (3-MPO). The group stated that they were held for three months w
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Preventive detention under the PIT NDPS Act: Shimla police detain repeat d
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The accused, Gagan Bhushan, son of late Shishu Pal and resident of village Bejori, post office Seema, tehsil Rohru, district Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, was taken into custody and sent to jail for three months after repeatedly being found involved in heroin ("chitta") trafficking despite mu
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Central government has no tolerance for dissent: Saurabh Bhardwaj
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) president Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday accused the central government of having no tolerance for dissent, after he and several other AAP leaders were taken into preventive detention while attempting to hold a candle march in West Delhi's Janakpuri.
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Andhra Pradesh: Nellore police intensify crackdown on ganja; preventive d
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Nellore Assistant Superintendent of Police Deeksha conducted a surprise inspection of the Balaji Nagar Police Station as the police intensify their crackdown on the illegal transportation and sale of ganja.
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Shimla: Police crackdown on drug networks; 50 repeat traffickers identifie
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Himachal Pradesh government has launched an aggressive state-wide campaign to eradicate chitta (heroin) and other narcotics. Shimla district police have evolved a new preventive policing model aimed at choking drug supply chains at the street level. Under this model, the district poli
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"I am being followed everywhere in Delhi": Arrested climate activist Sonam
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali Angmo, on Friday, alleged that her movement is under constant surveillance and that one of her staff members was detained and being treated "inhumanely" by the police.
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Pakistan reintroduces Anti-Terrorism Act with preventive detention powers
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
The National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2024, restoring the provision of preventive detention for individuals suspected of terrorism, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
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Pakistan manipulates courts to frame Baloch leaders on false terror charge
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has denounced what it calls a calculated state operation aimed at silencing Baloch political voices through fabricated terror charges and legal deception. This comes after a dramatic escalation on July 8, when key BYC leaders were abruptly shifted from pre
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Gujarat: Minister Harsh Sanghavi holds special review meeting on law and o
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Commending the Gujarat Police for their ongoing campaign against drugs, the minister noted a twofold increase in NDPS cases compared to previous records. He congratulated the police and instructed local units to actively register such cases. Additionally, he lauded the registration of the hi
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Pakistan: Human Rights Commission condemns Balochistan Assembly's new anti
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, or HRCP, has expressed serious concerns over the recent adoption of the Anti-Terrorism (Balochistan Amendment) Act 2025 by the Balochistan Assembly. Taking to social media platform X, the commission stated, "While national security is a legitimate con
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Pakistan introduces bill for preventive detention of terror suspects
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Pakistani government has introduced a bill in the National Assembly that seeks to grant military and civil armed forces the authority to detain individuals facing terrorism charges for up to three months. The proposed amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Act aim to enhance national security
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Anti-Narcotics Task Force and Punjab police arrest top smuggler Avtar Sing
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Anti-Narcotics Task Force along with Gurdaspur police made preventive detention under the PITS-NDPS Act of top smuggler Avtar Singh alias Tari from the border district of Punjab's Gurdaspur, said officials.
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