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Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s rival gang member held in Kaushambi

The accused has cases registered against him in Punjab, Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and Maharashtra and is a member of Kaushal Chaudhary gang which is known for its involvement in criminal activities on international level, police officials said.

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Updated on Apr 17, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

Cops announce ₹1 lakh reward for info on assailants who shot dead VHP leader in Nangal

As per the police, the two unidentified assailants, wearing helmets and masks, reached the confectionary shop of the right-wing leader in Nangal town on a scooter having no number plate

Vikas Prabhakar’s kin during protest in Nangal on Sunday. (HT)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Rupnagar

OPS Seal-VI: 5,137 vehicles entering, exiting Punjab checked, 200 challaned

To ensure free, fair and peaceful Lok Sabha elections, the Punjab Police on Sunday carried out a special operation ‘OPS Seal-VI’ aimed at checking all the vehicles entering or exiting the border state of Punjab to keep vigil around the movement of drug smugglers and bootleggers.

he OPS Seal-VI was conducted in a synchronised manner from 8am to 2pm in which 5,137 vehicles entering/exiting Punjab were checked, of which 200 were challaned. (Representational image)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2024 05:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab Police arrests Khalistan Zindabad Force operative from Delhi airport

According to an official statement, in 2020, secret information was received at SSOC, Amritsar that KZF terrorist Jagdish Singh Bhura is planning to hit some high-profile targets in Punjab and to accomplish this task, he has provided weapons and financial support to his India-based associates.

Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) operative Prabhpreet Singh was allegedly running a terrorist recruitment, funding and aiding module from #Germany. (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Khalistani operative Prabhpreet Singh 'Germany' arrested at Delhi airport

Prabhpreet Singh was arrested by Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell, Amritsar.

Punjab DGP said the state police is working to unearth the KZF network.

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Published on Apr 12, 2024 08:05 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Mann’s name added to list of visitors to Kejriwal in Tihar

The meeting will take place in the common area, prison officials are likely to make a few changes as both CMs have been accorded Z+ security

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann is likely to visit Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail this week. (PTI)

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Updated on Apr 09, 2024 07:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

LS Polls: Punjab police, BSF, NCB chalk out strategy to deter drug supply

Accompanied by IG frontier headquarters, BSF Jalandhar, Dr Atul Fulzele, Punjab special director general of police (law and order) Arpit Shukla discussed strategy with the BSF to further strengthen the line of defence and break the supply chain of drugs from across the border

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Updated on Apr 05, 2024 07:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Jalandhar

Mohali cops booked for assaulting warrant officer

The case has been registered against multiple cops, including a sub-inspector, deployed at the station at the time of the incident; officials familiar with the case said two cops had also been suspended

Acting on an e-mail received by one Dharmender Singh on March 8, alleging illegal detention of his six family members by Punjab Police, the high court had appointed Manoj Kashyap as warrant officer on March 20. (Getty image)

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Updated on Apr 03, 2024 09:32 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma, Mohali

Cops conduct cordon and search ops at railway stations, bus stands

The CASO was conducted from 11am to 3pm simultaneously in all 28 police districts and police teams along with teams of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) frisked people arriving and departing the railway stations and bus stands

Over 3,851 persons were frisked at 193 railway stations and 162 bus stands. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Apr 03, 2024 05:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

LS polls: Punjab Police, paramilitary forces carry out flag marches

A total of 25 companies of the CAPF have also been deployed in vulnerable districts of the state. These include five companies of the Central Reserved Police Forces (CRPF), 15 of the Border Security Force (BSF) and five of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

The exercise was aimed to boost the confidence of the general public, besides, preparing police personnel to tackle any untoward situation (HT photo)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2024 07:20 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Ex-SP gets 10-year RI for abduction, disappearance

Victim’s wife claimed that her husband, who was picked by cops in 1992, was killed in custody and his body was cremated as unclaimed

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Updated on Mar 31, 2024 08:18 AM IST

ByNikhil Sharma

4 members of Prema Lahoria-Vicky Gounder gang held after encounter in Jalandhar

Punjab Police on Saturday averted targeted killings in the state with the arrest of four operatives after an exchange of fire in Jalandhar

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Updated on Mar 31, 2024 08:08 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Punjab Police arrest 4 gangsters, avert targeted killings in state

State DGP Gaurav Yadav said Jalandhar commissionerate police arrested four operatives of the Prema Lahoriya -Vicky Gounder gang after an exchange of fire on Saturday

The six pistols recovered from the four gang members arrested by the Jalandhar commissionerate police on Saturday. (X)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2024 03:10 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Sangrur hooch tragedy: Create separate police ‘wing’ to track bootleggers, recommends report

The report, submitted to the government, also suggests a ban on pet bottles for country-made liquor to make it difficult to smuggle

Sangrur DC Jitendra Jorwal and Patiala range DIG HS Bhullar interacting with victims of hooch tragedy at Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. (HT)

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Updated on Mar 30, 2024 08:34 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Sangrur

Punjab Police arrest 3 gangsters in Mohali, recover pistol, cartridges

Criminal network led by US-based Pavittar Chaura and Husandeep Singh of Chaura Madhre gang busted with arrest of three operatives: Lovejit Khakh, Gursewak Bamb and Bahadur Khan.

The State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Mohali, on Friday dismantled the criminal network led by US-based Pavittar Chaura and Husandeep Singh of the Chaura Madhre gang by arresting their three key operatives. (Representational photo)

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Published on Mar 29, 2024 01:30 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Sangrur hooch tragedy: 2 more accused held, Punjab CM Mann assures all help to victim’s kin

With this a total of 10 people have been arrested in this case, deputy inspector general (Patiala Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar said while talking to mediapersons.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann meeting kin of hooch tragedy victims at Gujran village in Sangrur on Sunday. (HT)

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Updated on Mar 25, 2024 06:28 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Sangrur

BSF, police recover 4 drones, 2kg heroin along Pak border in Punjab

In Amritsar, BSF and police, in joint operations, recovered two drones from an area near Neshta village and Atalgarh village.

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Updated on Mar 24, 2024 07:24 AM IST

ByHTC, Tarn Taran

Sangrur hooch tragedy toll rises to 9, kingpin arrested

200 litres of ethanol, 130 labelled bottles of spurious liquor and bottling machine recovered from main accused Harmanpreet Singh’s house at Taipur village in Patran block in Patiala district

Health department officials during a door-to-door survey after the hooch tragedy at Jakhepal Chowas village in Sangrur. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 22, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash, Sangrur

Punjab: Sangrur hooch tragedy toll rises to 8, kingpin arrested

200 litres of ethanol, 130 labelled bottles of spurious liquor and bottling machine recovered from main accused Harmanpreet Singh’s house at Taipur village in Patran block in Patiala district

ADGP Arpit Shukla said in Sangrur on Thursday that a liquor smuggling gang had been busted and its kingpin, Harmanpreet Singh, who would brew and sell the spurious liquor from his house, was arrested at Taipur village in Patran block of Patiala district. (Representational photo)

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Published on Mar 21, 2024 04:14 PM IST

ByKaram Prakash

Opium farming racket busted in Punjab’s Fazilka, one held

BSF and Punjab Police arrest person for illegal opium cultivation in Fazilka district. 13.4kg of opium plants seized. 3.3kg heroin found in Tarn Taran district.

Border Security Force and Punjab Police personnel conducted a joint operation and busted an illegal opium cultivation racket at Chak Khewa Dhani Bachan in Fazilka on Monday. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 19, 2024 03:53 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

BSF recovers over 3 kg heroin, pistol in Amritsar

BSF seizes over 3 kg heroin and a pistol in Amritsar, following a tip-off. Earlier, foiled two smuggling attempts in Gurdaspur district.

Two packets wrapped with yellow adhesive tape containing approximately 3.380 Kg heroin and another packet containing one pistol with two magazines have been recovered (Photo: X)

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Updated on Mar 16, 2024 07:26 AM IST

ByAsian News International

Ludhiana: Punjab Police bus crashes in liquor vend as brakes fail

SHO Dharampal Chaudhary of Division number 5 police station stated that the accident occurred around 9:30 pm; the police personnel were heading to Ferozepur for duty from Chandigarh; the brakes failed suddenly as the bus descended from the bridge near the bus stand, leading to the accident

There were over 13 police personnel in the bus when the incident happened on Tuesday late evening. (Gurpreet Singh/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 13, 2024 10:22 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Punjab Police Constable result announced on punjabpolice.gov.in, direct link

Punjab Police Constable Results: Candidates who have appeared in it can check their results on punjabpolice.gov.in.

Punjab Police Constable result announced on punjabpolice.gov.in(Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Mar 13, 2024 01:22 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

Amritsar gun house robbery: 2 held, 12 weapons recovered

Unidentified persons had broken into the Royal Gun House and stolen weapons, ammunition, and cash on the intervening night of February 21 and 22.

One of the arrested men, Ajit Kumar, was also involved in the theft of 4.2 kg gold from the area of Police Station B Division in October 2023, the cops said, adding that the case was being investigated (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 07, 2024 08:26 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Amritsar

At ₹10.6k crore, Punjab’s home affairs allocation on par with last fiscal

The allocation in Punjab’s 2024-25 budget was ₹10,635 crore against the previous fiscal’s ₹10,523 crore

Punjab finance minister Punjab Harpal Singh Cheema presenting the annual 2024-25 budget. (Ravi Kumar/HT )

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Updated on Mar 06, 2024 08:42 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

2,460 people frisked at 180 rly stations under special op: Police

As part of an ongoing effort to check “anti-social” elements, the Punjab Police carried out a special cordon and search operation at railway stations throughout the state on Monday. As many as 2,460 people were frisked at 180 railway stations.

The operation, which took place on the directions of Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav, was carried out between 11 am to 2 pm in all 28 police districts simultaneously. Police teams, supported by sniffer dogs, scrutinised individuals entering and exiting railway stations. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 05, 2024 09:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Punjab Police Constable Recruitment 2024: Apply for 1746 posts from March 14

Punjab Police invites applications for Constable Recruitment 2024.

Punjab Police Constable Recruitment 2024: 1746 posts notified, apply from March 14

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Published on Mar 04, 2024 06:29 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk

SKM terms ‘Zero FIR’ eyewash, to hold ‘mahapanchayat’ in Delhi on March 14

SKM, an umbrella body of 37 farm unions, in a meeting in Ludhiana, demanded that the FIR should have been registered against Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana director general of police and state home minister.

Farm leader Harinder Singh Lakhowal addressing a press conference in Ludhiana on Saturday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

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Updated on Mar 03, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByTarsem Singh Deogan, Ludhiana

Punjab cops constitute traffic advisory panel

The committee, chaired by the additional director general of police (traffic and road safety) AS Rai brings together representatives from community-based organizations (CBOs) and individuals from different districts across Punjab

ADGP AS Rai said that the primary objective of this committee is to enhance public outreach and foster a collaborative approach to traffic management and enforcement.

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Updated on Feb 25, 2024 08:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Jurisdiction issue: Punjab cops express inability to register FIR

The protesting farm unions are demanding registration of an FIR against those responsible for the death of a 21-year-old farmer, Shubh Karan Singh, the Punjab Police have expressed their inability to do so citing jurisdiction issues, officials privy to the development said

Farmers burn effigies during the 'Black Day' protest at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, in Patiala district, Friday. (PTI)

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Updated on Feb 24, 2024 10:04 AM IST

ByKaram Prakash

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The accused has cases registered against him in Punjab, Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and Maharashtra and is a member of Kaushal Chaudhary gang which is known for its involvement in criminal activities on international level, police officials said.

As per the police, the two unidentified assailants, wearing helmets and masks, reached the confectionary shop of the right-wing leader in Nangal town on a scooter having no number plate

To ensure free, fair and peaceful Lok Sabha elections, the Punjab Police on Sunday carried out a special operation ‘OPS Seal-VI’ aimed at checking all the vehicles entering or exiting the border state of Punjab to keep vigil around the movement of drug smugglers and bootleggers.

According to an official statement, in 2020, secret information was received at SSOC, Amritsar that KZF terrorist Jagdish Singh Bhura is planning to hit some high-profile targets in Punjab and to accomplish this task, he has provided weapons and financial support to his India-based associates.

Prabhpreet Singh was arrested by Punjab Police's State Special Operation Cell, Amritsar.

The meeting will take place in the common area, prison officials are likely to make a few changes as both CMs have been accorded Z+ security

Accompanied by IG frontier headquarters, BSF Jalandhar, Dr Atul Fulzele, Punjab special director general of police (law and order) Arpit Shukla discussed strategy with the BSF to further strengthen the line of defence and break the supply chain of drugs from across the border

The case has been registered against multiple cops, including a sub-inspector, deployed at the station at the time of the incident; officials familiar with the case said two cops had also been suspended

The CASO was conducted from 11am to 3pm simultaneously in all 28 police districts and police teams along with teams of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) frisked people arriving and departing the railway stations and bus stands

A total of 25 companies of the CAPF have also been deployed in vulnerable districts of the state. These include five companies of the Central Reserved Police Forces (CRPF), 15 of the Border Security Force (BSF) and five of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)

Victim’s wife claimed that her husband, who was picked by cops in 1992, was killed in custody and his body was cremated as unclaimed

Punjab Police on Saturday averted targeted killings in the state with the arrest of four operatives after an exchange of fire in Jalandhar

State DGP Gaurav Yadav said Jalandhar commissionerate police arrested four operatives of the Prema Lahoriya -Vicky Gounder gang after an exchange of fire on Saturday

The report, submitted to the government, also suggests a ban on pet bottles for country-made liquor to make it difficult to smuggle

Criminal network led by US-based Pavittar Chaura and Husandeep Singh of Chaura Madhre gang busted with arrest of three operatives: Lovejit Khakh, Gursewak Bamb and Bahadur Khan.

With this a total of 10 people have been arrested in this case, deputy inspector general (Patiala Range) Harcharan Singh Bhullar said while talking to mediapersons.

In Amritsar, BSF and police, in joint operations, recovered two drones from an area near Neshta village and Atalgarh village.

200 litres of ethanol, 130 labelled bottles of spurious liquor and bottling machine recovered from main accused Harmanpreet Singh’s house at Taipur village in Patran block in Patiala district

200 litres of ethanol, 130 labelled bottles of spurious liquor and bottling machine recovered from main accused Harmanpreet Singh’s house at Taipur village in Patran block in Patiala district

BSF and Punjab Police arrest person for illegal opium cultivation in Fazilka district. 13.4kg of opium plants seized. 3.3kg heroin found in Tarn Taran district.

BSF seizes over 3 kg heroin and a pistol in Amritsar, following a tip-off. Earlier, foiled two smuggling attempts in Gurdaspur district.

SHO Dharampal Chaudhary of Division number 5 police station stated that the accident occurred around 9:30 pm; the police personnel were heading to Ferozepur for duty from Chandigarh; the brakes failed suddenly as the bus descended from the bridge near the bus stand, leading to the accident

Punjab Police Constable Results: Candidates who have appeared in it can check their results on punjabpolice.gov.in.

Unidentified persons had broken into the Royal Gun House and stolen weapons, ammunition, and cash on the intervening night of February 21 and 22.

The allocation in Punjab’s 2024-25 budget was ₹10,635 crore against the previous fiscal’s ₹10,523 crore

As part of an ongoing effort to check “anti-social” elements, the Punjab Police carried out a special cordon and search operation at railway stations throughout the state on Monday. As many as 2,460 people were frisked at 180 railway stations.

Punjab Police invites applications for Constable Recruitment 2024.

SKM, an umbrella body of 37 farm unions, in a meeting in Ludhiana, demanded that the FIR should have been registered against Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Haryana director general of police and state home minister.

The committee, chaired by the additional director general of police (traffic and road safety) AS Rai brings together representatives from community-based organizations (CBOs) and individuals from different districts across Punjab

The protesting farm unions are demanding registration of an FIR against those responsible for the death of a 21-year-old farmer, Shubh Karan Singh, the Punjab Police have expressed their inability to do so citing jurisdiction issues, officials privy to the development said

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