Explosives seized in Odisha
February 8th, 2012 - 12:01 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (IANS) A cache of explosives, including several detonators and gelatin sticks, was seized during a raid in the forested area of Odisha's Malkangiri district, police said.About 12 ... Read more...
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Two IAS officers arrested in Bengal
February 2nd, 2012 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Two Indian Administrative Service officers - one retired and another on compulsory waiting - in West Bengal were arrested for their alleged involvement in an iron ... Read more...
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Maoist camp busted, arms seized
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (IANS) Police busted a Maoist camp in Odisha's tribal Malkangiri district and recovered several arms and weapons from the site, an officer said.A senior district police officer ... Read more...
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Six firearms smugglers arrested after gunfight
December 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 2 (IANS) Six people, including a woman, working for a Bihar-based illegal firearms racket were arrested following a shootout in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, police said Friday.The smugglers, ... Read more...
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Man held with fake currency
October 24th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 24 (IANS) A 35-year-old man was arrested with fake currency notes totalling Rs.50,000 in Uttar Pradesh's Ramabai Nagar district, police said MondayRizwan Ahmad, a native of Uttar Pradesh, ... Read more...
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Two held with fake currency notes
October 15th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 15 (IANS) Two men working for a Pakistan-based fake currency racket were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district with counterfeit Indian currency with a face value of around ... Read more...
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Two arrested with Rs.1 crore-worth heroin
August 20th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 20 (IANS) Two drug peddlers, who operated in various states of the country, were Saturday arrested in Uttar Pradesh with heroin worth over Rs.1 crore, police said.The two ... Read more...
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‘Slain Lashkar terrorist a civilian’ (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 8 (IANS) Two security personnel have been detained for the killing of an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, who later turned out to be a mentally unstable civilian, an ... Read more...
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Slain Lashkar ‘terrorist’ a civilian: Sources
August 8th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 8 (IANS) A man gunned down by the army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who claimed he was a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander, has been identified as a ... Read more...
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NHRC takes up Kashmir custodial death case
August 4th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday said it has taken cognizance of a complaint about the death of a 28-year-old man in police ... Read more...
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Orissa to increase anti-Maoist forces
July 29th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 29 (IANS) To reduce its dependence on central paramilitary forces, Orissa will increase the strength of its Special Operation Group (SOG) -- a specialised anti-Maoist force -- to ... Read more...
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Cop shot dead by criminals
July 6th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), July 6 (IANS) A policeman was gunned down here Tuesday by a group of car-borne criminals during police's effort to apprehend them, an official said.Sachin Kumar, a ... Read more...
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Two poachers nabbed with 95 tortoises
May 4th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh), May 4 (IANS) Two woman who worked for a West Bengal-based gang have been arrested here with 95 tortoises, police said Wednesday.Bindo Devi and Prem Lata, in ... Read more...
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Ishrat Jahan case: SIT-summoned police officers fail to appear
April 29th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 29 (IANS) Two police officers who were summoned by the Gujarat High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team to appear before it for questioning in the Ishrat Jahan staged shootout ... Read more...
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Woman Maoist killed in Orissa gun fight (Lead)
April 24th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) A woman Maoist was killed during a brief exchange of fire Sunday between police and the ultras in a forested area of Orissa's Malkangiri district, an ... Read more...
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Two drug peddlers nabbed with Rs.1 crore-worth heroin
April 19th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 19 (IANS) Two drug peddlers, who operated in various states of the country, were arrested here Tuesday carrying heroin worth around Rs.1 crore, police said.The two ... Read more...
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One held with spotted deer skins in Bengal
March 8th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) A man was arrested in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district with skins of three spotted deer Tuesday, police said."Acting on a tip-off, officers of CID's ... Read more...
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Police nab arms smuggler
March 5th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur, March 4 (IANS) Police Friday arrested an arms smuggler from Bihar and seized pistols and magazines from him, an officer said.Shyam Kumar was nabbed from Chauri Chaura town in ... Read more...
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Two women held with cannabis worth Rs.3 crore
February 24th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 24 (IANS) Two women drug peddlers, who operated in various states of the country, were arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district Thursday with cannabis worth around Rs.3 crore, ... Read more...
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Eight held with heroin worth Rs.2 crore
February 14th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 14 (IANS) Eight men were arrested here in Uttar Pradesh Monday with heroin worth around Rs.2 crore, police said.The men were nabbed from Nandganj area, following a joint ... Read more...
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Drug peddler held with Rs.1 crore brown sugar
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 3 (IANS) An inter-state drug peddler has been arrested in this district with brown sugar worth over Rs.1 crore, police said Thursday.Ramesh Singh, aged around 25 years, was ... Read more...
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Two drug peddlers held with heroin worth over Rs.1 crore
January 29th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 29 (IANS) Two inter-state drug peddlers have been arrested here with heroin worth over Rs.1 crore, police said Saturday.The two men, in their late 20s and natives of ... Read more...
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Three held with 500 cartridges in Uttar Pradesh
January 24th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 24 (IANS) Three men were arrested here with a cache of cartridges, police said Monday.Around 500 cartridges of country-made pistols were seized from them Sunday night following a ... Read more...
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Man held with fake notes
January 22nd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) A man involved in supplying of counterfeit currency to various states of the country, was arrested here Saturday with fake notes worth over Rs.1 lakh, police ... Read more...
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Illegal arms factory busted in Meerut
January 16th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) An illegal arms factory was busted in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, leading to the arrest of two men involved in supplying firearms to various states of the country, ... Read more...
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Nepali poacher arrested with leopard skins
January 12th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 11 (IANS) A Nepali poacher has been arrested with two leopard skins in this Uttar Pradesh town, police said Tuesday.Veer Bahadur, 48 years, was held with the leopard ... Read more...
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Drug peddler held with Rs.20 lakh cannabis
January 6th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) A drug peddler was arrested with cannabis worth around Rs.20 lakh in Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said Thursday.Mohd. Ishqul was nabbed late Wednesday from Shohratgarh town following ... Read more...
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Land mine planted by Maoists detected in Orissa
January 4th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 4 (IANS) A land mine, packed with 100 kg explosives, planted by the Maoists under a small bridge was detected by police Tuesday in Orissa's mineral-rich Jajpur district, official said.The ... Read more...
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Two arrested with cartridges in Uttar Pradesh
January 1st, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 1 (IANS) Two men were arrested with a cache of cartridges of country-made pistols in this Uttar Pradesh city Saturday, police said.The two men were nabbed from Transport ... Read more...
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Man held with heroin worth Rs.1 crore in Uttar Pradesh
January 1st, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) A drug peddler was arrested with heroin worth around Rs.1 crore in Chanduali district in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Saturday.Azad, aged about 25, was nabbed late ... Read more...
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Man held with fake currency in Uttar Pradesh
December 24th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 24 (IANS) A man who allegedly circulated counterfeit currency notes in various states of the country was arrested in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh. Fake currency of face value ... Read more...
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Maoist held for killing businessman
December 17th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) A Maoist in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas was Friday arrested by the state police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for extorting and killing a businessman, police said."Sushanta Sil ... Read more...
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Five held with fake currency in Uttar Pradesh
December 7th, 2010 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 7 (IANS) Five men were arrested Tuesday in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district for allegedly running a fake currency racket and counterfeit notes with a face value of over Rs.2.5 lakh ... Read more...
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Inter-state drug gang busted, heroin worth Rs.2 crore seized
November 16th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Three drug peddlers, who operated in several states of the country, were arrested in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Tuesday. Heroin worth Rs.2 crore was recovered ... Read more...
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Three Maoists killed in Orissa gun battle
November 4th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Malkangiri, Nov 4 (ANI): At least three Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter with police in Orissa's Malkangiri District today.The three-hour long gunbattle took place after a joint team of the ... Read more...
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