GUWAHATI The Mizoram police seized 24 exotic animals and arrested two people, both residents of Tripura, for smuggling wildlife on Thursday. The exotic animals – 18 snakes, four turtles, and two monkeys – were smuggled from Myanmar and were destined for Tripura’s capital Agartala, a Mizoram police spokesperson said. “The animals were found in a … Read more
Chikkamagaluru police seized valuables worth over ₹4.21 crore being transported in a vehicle without proper documents at MC Halli near Tarikere taluk on Tuesday. The vehicle belonged to BVC Logistics was transporting the valuables that included gold ornaments of 6.5 kg, silver items weighing 1.8 kg and jewellery with diamond. Vikram Amathe, Chikkamagaluru Superintendent of … Read more
“The vigilant BSF troops successfully thwarted nefarious designs of the terror-mongers from across the border,” a BSF spokesperson said. (A file photo used for representational purpose only.) | Photo Credit: PTI “An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines and 40 cartridges were seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) from a field near the India-Pakistan border … Read more
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI The police’s anti-narcotics cell (ANC) has seized a stock of cough syrups worth ₹2.69 lakh stored illegally in a house in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on August 14. Based on complaints and a tip-off, the ANC raided a flat in Shil Phata area here on August 10 … Read more
Abandoned fake currency notes worth ₹14.35 lakh were seized by the police on the service lane of Chennai-Bangalore Highway (NH48) in Konavattam within the Vellore Corporation limits on Saturday. This comes a day after the police seized unaccounted cash of ₹14.7 crore from parked vehicles near the Pallikonda toll gate. The police said around 10.45 … Read more
Amid the ongoing Indo-China dispute, US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said that China has attempted to “seize” control of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India by force as part of its territorial aggression. He further said that time has come to accept that dialogue and agreements will not persuade Beijing to change. … Read more