Category: Crime
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Punjab Police arrest cop wanted by FBI for $400,000 NRI extortion plot
Chandigarh: Punjab Police have arrested officer Gurinderjit Singh Nagra, who has been facing FBI allegations of a $400,000 extortion linked to international crime syndicates. Under ‘Operation Hard Ball’, US authorities accused Inspector Nagra, the former Station House Officer (SHO) of the police station in Tanda town in Hoshiarpur district, of colluding with the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria…
Photo: Chhattisgarh PoliceSecurity Forces Find Cache of Rifles and Ammunition in Kachchapal Forest
Raipur: In a significant boost to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, Narayanpur Police, along with the 58th Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF), successfully recovered a concealed weapon dump belonging to Naxals during a joint search operation on Friday. The coordinated effort was carried out in the dense forests under the Kohkameta police station area,…
Photo: AI imageBengaluru Law Student Stabbed to Death by Ex-Boyfriend’s Brother
Bengaluru: A law student, who was allegedly stabbed by the brother of her former boyfriend-turned-jilted lover in Bengaluru’s Kodihalli area, succumbed to her injuries, prompting the registration of a murder case and the arrest of both accused, police said on Thursday. The deceased, identified as Amrutha (22), was pursuing a law degree and was employed…
Photo: IANSTwo Killed, Two Injured as Financial Dispute Leads to Gunfight and Car Attack in UP
Bulandshahr: Two people were killed, while two others were critically injured after a financial dispute between two groups escalated in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Nizampur village under the jurisdiction of the Sikandrabad Police Station. Police said the violence stemmed from an argument over a monetary transaction that quickly…
Photo: IANSSeven arrested, Rs 2.20 crore cash seized in night-long raid near Kolkata
Kolkata: Seven persons, including a woman, were arrested, and around Rs 2.20 crore in unaccounted cash was seized following a marathon overnight raid conducted by multiple units of the Bidhannagar City Police at a private guesthouse in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, officials said on Tuesday. The joint operation, which began on…
Photo: DCP Narayana's officeFake FB account in B’luru DCP’s name; FIR filed after fraudster dupes public
Bengaluru: The Hebbagodi Police in Bengaluru on Tuesday registered an FIR against an unidentified person for allegedly creating a fake Facebook account in the name of M. Narayana, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Electronic City Division, and using it to fraudulently collect money from the officer’s friends and members of the public. The complaint in…
Photo: IANSAndhra woman poisons her two children, dies by suicide over family dispute
Amaravati: In a tragic incident, a woman poisoned her two minor children to death before committing suicide in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district. According to police, the incident occurred at Vittamrajupalli village in Vinukonda mandal. Nakka Bharati (24) killed Tejesh Reddy (6) and Hemanatha Nagi Reddy (4) before hanging herself at her house. Police suspect that…
Photo: AI imageBanka Double Murder Case: Main Accused Arrested from Ranchi Injured in Police Encounter
Patna : The prime accused in the July 5 double murder near Baliya village under the Amarpur Police Station area of Bihar’s Banka district was injured in a police encounter on Saturday morning after allegedly opening fire on a police team during a weapon recovery operation. According to police, Sachin Kumar Singh, who was recently…
Photo: AI imageKerala High Court Rejects IAS Officer’s Apology in Cashew Graft Case
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to accept the unconditional apology tendered by IAS officer and Cashew Department Secretary K. Biju in connection with a controversial government order on prosecution sanction in the multi-crore Cashew Development Corporation corruption case, directing him to file a fresh affidavit after incorporating crucial omissions pointed out by…
Photo: IANSNIA Files Charges Against Shabir Shah, Five Others in 1996 Srinagar Violence Case
Srinagar, July 10 (IANS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) said on Friday that it has charged Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah and five other separatists in connection with the 1996 Srinagar violence. A press release by the NIA said the agency has chargesheeted six senior leaders of the separatist Hurriyat Conference in connection with a…
