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Ragini, others booked for drug links in Kannada film industry
The City Central Crime Branch (CCB) booked Kannada film actress Ragini Dwivedi and 11 others for their alleged role in the use of banned drugs in the Sandalwood industry in Karnataka, police said on Saturday."We have filed a suo motu FIR…
Killer of UP BJP leader caught selling fruits in Mumbai
A notorious criminal wanted in connection with several major crimes, including the murder of a BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, has been nabbed from Mumbai suburbs where he was quietly engaged in selling fruits, the police said here on…
33 fuel stations in Telugu states seized for cheating consumers
Authorities have seized 33 fuel stations in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh with the busting of an inter-state gang cheating the consumers by using electronic chips to manipulate discharge of fuel.The police and the legal metrology department…
BSF seizes Phensedyl worth over Rs 3L from B’desh border
The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday foiled a major smuggling bid with the seizure of 1,980 Phensedyl bottles that were being taken from India to Bangladesh.The troops of 117th Battalion of BSF deployed at Kakmarichar Border outpost…
19 kg ivory seized in Odisha, 3 arrested
Forest officials in Odisha's Keonjhar district have seized 14 elephant tusks weighing around 19 kilogram. Three persons have been arrested, an official said on Tuesday.The seizure was made late Monday
Cosmetics, medicines worth Rs 23L seized at Bangladesh border
The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized cosmetics and medicines worth Rs 23.25 lakh near the International Border (IB) in South Bengal frontier. The consignment was being smuggled to Bangladesh.The border force seized the items after a…
DRI busts gold smuggling racket, seizes 84 kg gold bars worth Rs 43 cr
The Delhi Zonal Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized gold bars of foreign origin weighing 83.6 kg and of 99.9 per cent purity at New Delhi railway station.The market value of the recovered gold that was being…
Hippo ivory seized in Karnataka found to have African origin
It took a joint effort of two state Forest Departments and police to unravel the origin of a seized consignment of hippopotamus ivory in Karnataka's Shivamogga last week, before it was found that this had a transcontinental connection…
Chennai customs seizes foreign, Indian currencies worth Rs 1.36 cr
The Customs department here on Thursday said two persons have been arrested for trying to smuggle foreign and Indian currencies worth Rs 1.36 crore out of the country.Based on a tip-off, officials of the Customs department detained three…
Extortion racket busted in Delhi jail, 5 including head warden arrested
An extortion racket allegedly being run from the Mandoli jail in northeast Delhi has been busted by Delhi police with the arrest of five men, including a 50-year-old head warden of the prison.The police said an active member of Nandu Gang…