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Delhi Police carried out a pre-planned early morning operation on Saturday to remove climate activist Sonam Wangchuk NEW DELHI: Delhi Police carried out a pre-planned early morning operation on Saturday to remove climate activist Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar protest site, according to senior police sources.According to sources quoted by news agency ANI, the move came after a strategy was finalised at a high-level meeting following the appointment of the new Delhi police commissioner, Anurag Kumar. Police later shifted Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital, citing his deteriorating health and a Delhi High Court order.Operation planned to minimise resistance According to…
Bengaluru: Aimed at improving security measures, Railway Protection Force (RPF), Bengaluru division, procured drone cameras for real-time monitoring of crowd movement, railway property and passenger safety.The launch happened after RPF personnel designated for operating the drones underwent specialized training at Karnataka State Police Remote Pilot Training Institute and were certified as drone operators.The newly inducted drone cameras will be deployed at major railway stations and vulnerable locations across Bengaluru division. It is expected to improve crowd management during peak travel periods and special events. Source link
ED arrests Falcon CMD Amardeep in Rs 792 crore money laundering case Hyderabad: In a major development in the alleged Falcon invoice discounting fraud that left thousands of investors in distress, Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested Falcon Capital Protection Force Private Ltd chairman and managing director Amardeep Kumar in a money laundering case involving alleged proceeds of crime worth Rs 792 crore.He was produced before the economic offences wing court, which remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody. He was subsequently shifted to Cherlapally prison.Kumar was brought to Hyderabad from Tihar Central Jail on a prisoner transit warrant. He…
Chennai: S Shankar, secretary of NTK’s state legal wing has quit the party and joined TVK on Friday. In his resignation letter, Shankar thanked NTK chief Seeman for offering him postings in the party as well as ticket to contest in elections. Shankar said he decided to join TVK as the party chief Vijay had shattered the 50 year duopoly of DMK and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu. Source link
Ahmedabad: A fresh cave-in on Rajpath Rangoli Road in Thaltej area trapped a passing car on Thursday afternoon, adding to a growing list of road collapses reported across the city since beginning of the monsoon.The incident, captured on video and widely shared on social media, showed the vehicle lodged inside the depression as the driver unsuccessfully tried to drive it out. The front portion of the car sustained damage, though no injuries were reported.The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) cordoned off the affected stretch and began preparatory work for repairs.With the latest collapse in Thaltej, Ahmedabad witnessed six major cave-ins since…
Kolkata: Sabita Kamila (65) from West Bengal’s Gosaba town set out on a spiritual trip to Puri for Rath Yatra with a group of 12 people, including her daughter’s family of five, with no inkling how her trip would quickly turn into a nightmare.“We reached Grand Road around 3.30 pm on Thursday amid a huge sea of devotees. After waiting for around 90 minutes, the moment came when the chariots would start rolling with the pulling of ropes attached to them. As the yatra started, the crowd surged, and suddenly there was chaos all around,” recalled Dhiman Mondal, her son-in-law.With…
Dhubri: Police seized 600 Yaba tablets during a raid on NS Road in Dhubri on Thursday night and arrested four persons in connection with the seizure.A joint team of the District Crime Unit and Dhubri Police made the arrests during a raid at a house in Dhubri.The accused were identified as Noor Khan of NS Road, Dhubri; Saiful Islam of Birsing Char Part-II; Jahangir Alom of Ward 12, Gauripur Town; and Monisur Islam of Ward 12, Gauripur.Police said the seized Yaba tablets weighed about 66g. A bottle of cough syrup, three mobile phones and two motorcycles were also seized.A case…
Kanpur: Police on Friday arrested a man for allegedly attempting to rape his 15-year-old daughter in an intoxicated state in a colony in Naubasta.According to police, the victim’s mother was away when the incident took place.The girl alleged that her father came home in a drunk state, and began molesting her. She said that when she resisted, he caught hold of her and tried to rape her after which she started screaming.Hearing the girl’s cries, the women living in the colony rushed inside the house, and rescued the teenager from the man’s clutches.Police reached the spot and took the father…
The demand for bitumen is expected to be high for the civic areas in the days to come, with PMC poised to lay around 135-km-long roads for an international cycling event, apart from completing regular road repairs and restoration Pune: Escalating bitumen costs have triggered a severe hot-mix shortage in Pune amid surging global crude oil prices driven by geopolitical tensions. The supply crunch has crippled the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)’s Yerawada plant and was adversely impacting pothole restoration.Civic officials said the PMC sources asphalt from Mumbai. However, due to a shortage, the civic body has been forced to order…
Times News NetworkPanaji: The cybercrime cell of the Goa police on Friday busted a fake call centre operating in South Goa and arrested six persons. The call centre was cheating US nationals on the pretext of providing loans and money.Cybercrime SP Raji Raut Dessai said the call centre was allegedly run by Visvadipsinh Harisingh Jadav (29), a resident of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, along with five staff members: Vishal Singh (24) of Sirohi, Rajasthan; Himanshu Prajapati (19) and Dhanraj Valera (24) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat; and Trushit Sawant (39) and Mayur Sawant (36) of Raigarh, Maharashtra.Police said the accused persons allegedly impersonated loan…