A local resident told ANI, "The police had come looking for one Umar Nabi showing an ID and photo. We have told the police that no one here had seen before the man they were asking about."
In a major breakthrough, the Punjab Police has apprehended an active member of Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Gang and seized sophisticated weapons from their possession, said the Director General of Punjab Police, Gaurav Yadav, on Wednesday.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has constituted a "dedicated and comprehensive" investigation team to probe the recent Delhi car blast incident-- a terrorist attack executed by a Jaish-e-Mohammad module unearthed by Indian agencies, top sources said.
According to an official release, the operation uncovered an organised racket involved in smuggling gold into India, melting it in covert furnaces, and illicitly selling the refined bullion into the grey market.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended Ajit Kumar Patra along with his associate Minku Lal Jain for orchestrating a sophisticated impersonation and bribery racket purportedly involving senior public servants and private individuals, CBI said in a release.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh, has secured the conviction of a drug trafficker in the 2021 heroin seizure from the Indo-Pakistan border area, said the agency in a press release.
In a major strike against the illegal wildlife trade, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nagpur Regional Unit, under the Mumbai Zonal Unit, seized one leopard skin with head (in trophy form) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
According to BSF Tripura, a joint team of BSF personnel, local police, and officials from the Deputy Collector and Magistrate's office in Belonia conducted a house search in Uttar Awasthipara, Dakshin Krishnapur, Radhanagar, under PR Bari Police Station in South Tripura district.
In a significant operational success, the Border Security Force (BSF) has intercepted several cross-border smuggling attempts over the past 24 hours, leading to substantial recoveries along the Punjab border.
BSF troops recovered an assembled quadcopter in Amritsar and a packet of suspected heroin in Tarn Taran in two separate operations along the Punjab border, highlighting the force's vigilance against cross-border smuggling attempts by narco syndicates.
According to a release, the operation codenamed "Operation White Cauldron" resulted in the seizure of Alprazolam worth Rs 22 crore and the arrest of four persons, including the masterminds who are financiers and manufacturers, as well as the intended recipient of the drug.
In a major success under continuing "Operation Weed Out", the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized 42.34 kg of high-grade Hydroponic Weed, valued at approximately ₹42 crore in the illicit market, from two passengers arriving from Bangkok at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Mah