In a major blow to illegal arms smuggling, the State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), SAS Nagar, has apprehended one person for running an inter-state organised arms smuggling racket. Four illegal .32 pistols have also been recovered, said Punjab police on Friday.
"One terrorist has been neutralised in the ongoing operation. One AK 47 has been recovered in addition to the M4 rifle. Intermittent exchange of firing continues as the operations are ongoing," White Knight Corps said.
Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that mineral rich States can collect past dues on royalty and tax on mines and mineral bearing land from April 1, 2005, from Centre and mining lease holders.
The search operation carried out by the Army, Special Operations Group, Fire and Rescue Services, and the Forest Department including several volunteers recovered 349 body parts that belonged to 248 people, including 121 men and 127 women.
In an intelligence-based operation, the Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell (SSOC) of Amritsar has busted a cross-border smuggling module by apprehending two suspects from Chabal, Tarn Taran, and recovering sophisticated illegal weapons from them.
Assam police have successfully intercepted a group of 20 youths who had been trying to form a new militant group and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Kokrajhar-Chirang forests.
The interception was made at Titarpani Toll Plaza, Lakhnadon- lalitpur road (NH-26), in Sagar district on the intervening night on Thursday and Friday. During search of the truck 170 Kgs Ganja was recovered which was hidden beneath the Fish feed sacks used for concealment of the contraband k
Four people were arrested and a total of 12143 rolls of "illicit" Chinese manja were recovered during multiple operations in different parts of Delhi, a statement released on Friday said.