The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a Kerala leader of the Popular Front of India (PFI), M.K. Ashraf, following several rounds of questioning in connection with a money laundering case.On Wednesday, the PFI issued a statement quoting its chairman, O.M.A. Salam, who condemned the arrest. He described the ED action as part of the “ongoing witch-hunt…Continue Reading
Jammu and Kashmir police has arrested three hybrid terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba in the Sopore area of North Kashmir. Police along with CRPF and army have arrested three hybrid terrorists of proscribed terror outfit LeT in Sopore. Incriminating materials, arms and ammunition, and cash was recovered from their possession. Police had got a tip-off about the…Continue Reading
Two more people were arrested Tuesday in connection with the mass shooting that killed six people in Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday.Antoinette Walker cries on the shoulder of Frank Turner in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday. Walker is the older sister of De’vazia Turner, who was shot and killed during a mass shooting a day earlier. He…Continue Reading
The Sri Lankan Navy has apprehended four Indian fishermen in the wee hours of Tuesday near Katchatheevu for allegedly violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL).Fishermen organisations of Tamil Nadu alleged that the Sri Lankan navy also seized one mechanized boat used by the fishermen.Since January, 87 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested by…Continue Reading
They demanded and accepted a bribe of ₹ 50,000 from a person for settling tax issues They demanded and accepted a bribe of ₹ 50,000 from a person for settling tax issues The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Deputy Commissioner of the Income Tax Department in Coimbatore and a private auditor on…Continue Reading
Pakistan’s maritime authorities have arrested 36 Indian fishermen and seized their six vessels for allegedly fishing in the country’s territorial waters, officials said on Wednesday. The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) said that it apprehended the intruding vessels on Tuesday during patrolling in the Pakistan Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The PMSA ship “apprehended 06 Indian…Continue Reading
The Vigilance wing of the Odisha Police on Tuesday unearthed assets worth around a whopping Rs 1.12 Crore owned by Achyutananda Khuntia, the Panchayat Executive Officer (PEO) of Jhankarpali Gram Panchayat in Sambalpur district.Four teams of the anti-corruption wing led by 2 DSsP, 3 Inspectors, 2 ASIs and other staff on the strength of search…Continue Reading
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh in an alleged money-laundering case after questioning him for more than 13 hours.Deshmukh, 72, had gone to the ED office on Monday afternoon for probe into the allegations of Rs.100 crore extortion levelled by former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh.Deshmukh, a senior Nationalist…Continue Reading