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Hindustan Times
09-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Screening panel set up to curb drug trafficking in Chandigarh
The UT administration has constituted a Screening Committee to review cases under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS), 1988, prior to detentions. The move by the Chandigarh administration aims to curb illegal trafficking of narcotic substances. Based on its assessment, the committee will forward its recommendations to the detaining authority. (HT File) According to an official notification, the committee will be chaired by the inspector general of police (IGP), Chandigarh. Other members will include the legal advisor, superintendent of police (Crime), zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) or their representative, a representative from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The committee has been empowered to examine proposals received from various agencies and assess the seriousness of the alleged offence and the potential threat posed to public safety. Based on its assessment, the committee will forward its recommendations to the detaining authority. The administration has clarified that the committee will meet as and when required and may also seek additional information or clarification from any agency if needed. The final decision will rest with the detaining authority, based on its satisfaction. The order has come into immediate effect and will remain in force until further notice.
Hindustan Times
09-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Gangster Bhagwanpuria's sister-in-law arrested from Amritsar airport
Days after the murder of jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria's mother Harjit Kaur and cousin Karanvir Singh in Batala, his sister-in-law was arrested from Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport on Monday night while returning to Australia. Gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria's sistet-in-law had come to India to attend the last rites of her mother-in-law and had reached the Amritsar airport on Monday night to board a flight to Australia, said police. (HT) Lovjit Kaur was wanted by Batala police in connection with the May 26 murder of gangster Gurpreet Singh, alias Gora Bariar. She had come to India to attend the last rites of her mother-in-law and had reached the Amritsar airport on Monday night to board a flight to Australia, said police. But with a lookout circular (LOC) already out against her, airport authorities alerted the police. She was promptly taken into custody by the Amritsar City police. As per sources, the local police quizzed her through the night and handed her over to Batala police on Tuesday morning. The Batala police are ascertaining her possible role in the recent murders and her connection with other accused individuals. Fearing arrest, Bhagwanpuria's brother Mandeep Singh skipped his mother's last rites. His wife was present in his stead. The Davinder Bambiha gang has claimed responsibility for the twin murders on June 26, claiming that Harjit Kaur and Karanvir had been managing the criminal operations of Bhagwanpuria. Reportedly the mentor of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Bhagwanpuria is an accused in the May 2022 murder of Sidhu Moose Wala. In March this year, he was detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and shifted from Bathinda central jail to Assam's Silchar jail on the recommendation of the Narcotics Control Bureau.
The Hindu
06-07-2025
- The Hindu
Preventive detention, property seizures aimed at curbing repeat offenders: DPC
District Police Chief (DPC) (Kozhikode City) T. Narayanan, who coordinated the intensified enforcement squads, said preventive detention was initiated against 13 drug pushers, whose names were earlier proposed in a list of 29 frequent offenders in the field, under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. He said the stringent legal action was taken apart from strictly implementing Section 68 F of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which led to the seizure or freezing of seven other drug pushers' illegally acquired properties, he added. Mr. Narayanan also pointed out that the police made a credible intervention with the 'No Never' anti-drug awareness campaign, which was launched in November 2024, covering schools, colleges and residents' associations apart from the regular enforcement actions. He said the campaign would continue covering more public places as part of the intensified vigil.
Hindustan Times
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria's mother, cousin shot dead in Punjab's Batala
Jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria's mother Harjit Kaur, 52, and cousin Karanvir Singh, 29, were shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants on Qadian Road in Batala town of Gurdaspur district on Thursday night, police said. Jailed gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria's mother Harjit Kaurand his cousin Karanvir Singh was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants in Batala town of Gurdaspur district on Thursday night. A search is on for the unidentified assailants, who opened fire on the two from close range when they were in an SUV parked outside their rented house in the Civil Lines area at 9.07pm before fleeing, the police said. Bhagwanpuria's rival Davinder Bambiha gang claimed responsibility for the attack via a social media post, stating that Karanvir was the intended target. In an unverified social media post shortly after the attack, a user identifying himself as Dony Bal Manga claimed responsibility, saying he along with Prabh Dasuwal and Kaushal Chaudhary (both from Haryana) had avenged the killing of a member of their gang, Gora Bariar. The post alleged that Harjit Kaur and Karanvir had been managing the criminal operations of Bhagwanpuria. Batala deputy superintendent of police Paramveer Singh said both the victims sustained bullet injuries on the face, chest, and stomach. Harjit Kaur was rushed to the local civil hospital from where she was referred to a hospital in Amritsar, but succumbed to the bullet injuries. Karanvir, who is the son of a Punjab Police assistant sub inspector, was declared dead at the Batala civil hospital. The DSP said a case has been registered and teams have been formed to arrest the killers. 'We are investigating the motive behind the incident,' he said. Harjit Kaur, who belongs to Bhagwanpur village, was elected as the sarpanch during the previous Congress regime. She was active in the Congress but before the Dera Baba Nanak assembly byelections last year, she joined the Aam Aadmi Party. In March, gangster Jaggu Bhagwanpuria was detained under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT-NDPS) and shifted from Bathinda central jail to Assam's Silchar jail on the recommendation of the Narcotics Control Bureau. Bhagwanpuria was in Punjab Police custody for singer Sidhu Moosewala's murder in Mansa on May 29, 2022. Moosewala was murdered by the Goldy Brar-Lawrence Bishnoi-Jaggu Bhagwanpuria gang to avenge the killing of Youth Akali Dal leader Vikramjit Singh, alias Vicky Middukhera, by the Bambiha gang in Mohali on August 7, 2021. Bhagwanpuria faces 128 criminal cases, including high-profile murders and extortion, besides the Arms Act and 13 under the NDPS Act, since 2012.
The Hindu
25-06-2025
- The Hindu
History-sheeter detained under NDPS Act in Puducherry
The Puducherry police have invoked provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS), against a history-sheeter currently in judicial custody. The provisions of the PIT NDPS Act was invoked against Marumani alias Manikandan, a resident of G. N. Palayam, Villianur, to prevent him from further engaging in illicit trade of narcotic substances. The invocation of the Act would help the police keep the accused in jail for a year. The detention order was served to the history-sheeter at the Central Prison where he had been lodged in a recent drug peddling case.
