Telangana: Liquor outlets, distilleries to be under CCTV surveillance during Lok Sabha elections
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Liquor outlets, distilleries to be under CCTV surveillance during Lok Sabha elections

India TV News  

All liquor production points in Telangana have been brought under CCTV surveillance for the first time aiming to check on the illegal flow of alcohol in the run-up to the May 13 Lok Sabha elections. Chief Electoral Office Vikas Raj said to prevent unwarranted liquor distribution during the elections, the state Excise Department is monitoring the sale of alcohol and will inform the Election Commission if there is a spike of more than 20 per cent in its production. After the announcement of Lok Sabha election schedule, law enforcement agencies have seized cash, gold, liquor, freebies among others worth over Rs 38.12 crore during March 18 to March 24. On the initiatives to increase turnout in the coming Lok Sabha elections, he said the EC is planning to rope in some celebrities to send messages through social media platforms for creating awareness.

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Telangana: Hyderabad police bust interstate drug racket, seize poppy straw worth Rs 1.25 crore
1 week, 1 day ago

Telangana: Hyderabad police bust interstate drug racket, seize poppy straw worth Rs 1.25 crore

India TV News  

In what could be termed a milestone achievement, an interstate drug racket operating in Hyderabad has been busted for the arrest of three Rajasthanis who are said to be transporting and selling poppy straw. Arrests were made on Monday following intelligence inputs into their apprehension made on Sunday evening within the jurisdiction of the Meerpet police station. According to Rachakonda …

Telangana Police busts fake currency racket in Kamareddy, arrests six accused
1 week, 2 days ago

Telangana Police busts fake currency racket in Kamareddy, arrests six accused

India TV News  

In a major success, Telangana Police busted a fake currency racket and arrested six people in connection with the case in the Koyya Gutta area under the Banswada Town police station limits of the Kamareddy district, officials said on Saturday. According to the police, the arrested accused have been identified as Kadapatri Rajagopal Rao, Hussain Peera, Kolavar Kiran Kumar, Kesrole …

Massive Drug Bust: Telangana Prohibition & Excise Department Incinerates 135.832 kg of Narcotics
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Massive Drug Bust: Telangana Prohibition & Excise Department Incinerates 135.832 kg of Narcotics

The Hindu  

Telangana Prohibition and Excise department destroyed a substantial quantity of contraband in various NDPS cases. The department destroyed 79 cases worth 135.832 kilograms of dry ganja, 2.108 kilograms of hashish oil, 1939.5 kilograms of poppy straw, 300.67 grams of charas, 514.16 grams of cocaine, 174.89 grams of MDMA, 25 LSD blots, 14 grams of ecstasy pills, 190 ecstasy pills, and …

Telangana: Excise Department Seizes 170 Kg Of Ganja In Major Drug Bust In Hyderabad
3 months, 1 week ago

Telangana: Excise Department Seizes 170 Kg Of Ganja In Major Drug Bust In Hyderabad

ABP News  

Telangana Excise Department seized a significant haul of 170 kilograms of ganja at Pedda Amberpet in Hyderabad on Saturday. Telangana Joint Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, SY Qureshi, provided details of the operation, stating, "170 kg of ganja was seized in the Pedamberpet area of Hyderabad. Authorities successfully captured all the individuals involved in the smuggling module, seizing two vehicles, …

Telangana Excise Department targets illicit liquor after Kallakurichi tragedy in Tamil Nadu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Excise Department targets illicit liquor after Kallakurichi tragedy in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

After methanol-laced liquor claimed several lives in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi, the Prohibition and Excise Department in Telangana is keeping a tab on methanol manufacturers in the State and is cracking down on illicitly distilled liquor in a few districts. “Though the State does not have methanol-laced alcohol cases yet, districts such as Warangal, Suryapet, Nagarkurnool, Nizamabad and Adilabad are battling …

Narcotics seizures on the rise in Telangana, 119 cases booked in May
6 months, 1 week ago

Narcotics seizures on the rise in Telangana, 119 cases booked in May

The Hindu  

Cases of narcotics smuggling are on the rise with 119 cases being registered last month. The Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau seized 1,308 kilograms of ganja on May 25 in four different cases. The State registered 119 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act cases in May in which 260 individuals have been arrested. Seizures included 1870.60 kilograms of ganja, …

How Much Cash, Liquor Or Precious Metals Can You Carry During Election? What Are EC Rules?
7 months ago

How Much Cash, Liquor Or Precious Metals Can You Carry During Election? What Are EC Rules?

News 18  

Akasa Air co-founder Aditya Ghosh was reportedly arrested in Rishikesh on May 20 for allegedly carrying 50 bottles of liquor amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha Election, as per some reports. As per the EC rules, the CISF or police authorities at airports are supposed to report to the Income Tax department about any person carrying cash worth more than Rs …

Liquor worth Rs.2 cr smuggled from Goa seized at Balanagar in TG
7 months, 1 week ago

Liquor worth Rs.2 cr smuggled from Goa seized at Balanagar in TG

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The enforcement agencies seized non-duty paid liquor that was smuggled from Goa on the Bangalore highway between Balanagar and Jadcherla in Telangana on Friday night. The smuggled liquor consignment was supposed to be delivered in Andhra Pradesh in a truck when the police personnel intercepted it and checked it only to find non-duty paid liquor bottles. Sources said 800 …

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka
7 months, 2 weeks ago

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Election Commission seized a whopping ₹557.69 crore from March 16, when the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election came into force, until the end of the final phase of polling on May 7 in the State. The seizures include ₹151 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹42 crore, drugs worth ₹126 crore, gold worth ₹71 crore, and …

Cops Seize Rs. 104 Crore in Cash, Liquor
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Cops Seize Rs. 104 Crore in Cash, Liquor

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state police have seized Rs.104.18 crore in cash, liquor and drugs since the model code of conduct came into force on March 16. According to a statement, police seized Rs.63.4 crore in cash, Rs.5.38 crore worth liquor, drugs valued at Rs,7.12 crore, Rs.21.34 crore in precious metals including more than 33 kg gold and other freebies of Rs.6.9 …

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Meena has said cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, free bees and other items worth more than Rs 165.91 crore have been seized since the announcement of the election schedule in AP. “Through inter-state as well as other check posts in the state, more than 20 enforcement agencies such as police, excise, income tax, forest, ED, …

Andhra Pradesh: Poll officials keep vigil on code violations
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Poll officials keep vigil on code violations

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The state election authorities are keeping a close tab especially on violation of model code of conduct, illegal transportation of liquor and seizure of cash, precious metals and inducements, nicknamed as triple ‘C’ from the integrated command and control centre. According to officials, cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, freebies worth Rs 141 crore were seized so far since the …

Lok Sabha elections: It is raining cash, alcohol, drugs, freebies in Goa
8 months ago

Lok Sabha elections: It is raining cash, alcohol, drugs, freebies in Goa

Hindustan Times  

Barely three weeks before voting on May 7, it is raining cash, drugs, alcohol and freebies in Goa. In the past six weeks more than one lakh litres of alcohol, ₹15.64 crore in cash, drugs worth ₹3.23 crore and freebies adding up to ₹1.18 crore has been seized in Goa by the Election Commission of India. Being the country’s smallest …

Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash & valuables seized in Kadapa during checks
8 months, 1 week ago

Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash & valuables seized in Kadapa during checks

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: Ahead of elections, preventive measures were implemented and tightened the vigil in Kadapa district to enhance the security. From January this year, police seized Rs 23.62 crore unaccounted cash and valuables at different checkposts till date in Kadapa district. Speaking to mediapersons on Sunday, Kadapa Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said that from January this year, nearly Rs 12,49,32,812 …

Drug seizures: Four held in three different cases in Telangana
8 months, 1 week ago

Drug seizures: Four held in three different cases in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In three separate operations, the sleuths of Rachakonda Special Operations Team seized 1.5 kg of opium, 26 g of heroin and 5 kg of poppy straw in the city. The police apprehended four drug peddlers, hailing from Bihar and Rajasthan, and also detained three consumers. In the first case, the Maheshwaram Zone SOT along with Balapur police apprehended two …

Seizures by enforcement agencies monitoring the poll process cross ₹100 crore mark
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Seizures by enforcement agencies monitoring the poll process cross ₹100 crore mark

The Hindu  

Seizure of cash, liquor and other items by the State and Central enforcement agencies deployed to keep a watch on allurements offered in different forms to voters in the forthcoming elections to Lok Sabha have crossed the ₹100 crore mark since the announcement of poll schedule on March 16. The State police department topped the list with seizure of cash …

Karnataka Authorities Seize Cash, Liquor, and Goods in Election Crackdown
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka Authorities Seize Cash, Liquor, and Goods in Election Crackdown

Deccan Chronicle  

BALLARI: Authorities at the Kote Check Post in the district made a significant seizure on Friday, confiscating Rs 8.23 lakh in cash for which proper documentation was not provided. District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner Prashant Kumar Mishra said that officials from the SST team intercepted cash amounting to Rs 8,23,440. In addition to the cash seizure, Excise officers apprehended …

₹20.85 cr cash, alcohol worth over ₹27 cr seized in Karnataka
8 months, 3 weeks ago

₹20.85 cr cash, alcohol worth over ₹27 cr seized in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission on Friday said ₹20.85 crore cash and alcohol worth over ₹27 crore has been seized since the model code of conduct came into effect on March 16. ₹ 20.85 cr cash, alcohol worth over ₹ 27 cr seized in Karnataka The Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka will be held in two phases on April 26 and May …

Telangana: Since Dec 4, meds worth Rs 20 crore seized
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Since Dec 4, meds worth Rs 20 crore seized

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Tightening its grip on the manufacturing, stocking and sale of illegal and sub-standard drugs, the Drugs Control Administration has seized medicines worth Rs 20,47,36,570 since December 4. As many as 24 quacks, most of whom were operating in villages, were raided, with stock worth Rs 18.76 lakh seized from them during this time period. Taking all cases into consideration, …

Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 3.39 crore seized after MCC came into force in Andhra Pradesh
9 months ago

Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 3.39 crore seized after MCC came into force in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena on Wednesday said cash, narcotics and other valuables worth Rs 176 crore have been seized during extensive searches from January 1. In the three days after the Model Code of Conduct came into force, cash, liquor and drugs worth Rs 3.39 crore were seized, he said, at a press conference at the State …

Seizure of Cash, Liquor, Drugs Worth Rs 8.9 Crore by NTR Police in Pre-Poll Weeks
9 months ago

Seizure of Cash, Liquor, Drugs Worth Rs 8.9 Crore by NTR Police in Pre-Poll Weeks

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The NTR police commissionerate has reported seizure of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies worth Rs 8.941 crore from December, 26, 2023 to March 18, 2024, the weeks leading to the general elections season. Police commissioner Kanthi Rana Tata told the media here on Tuesday that a cash of Rs 4.19 crore, 35,992 litres of liquor worth Rs …

Telangana authorities bust pharma unit selling counterfeit drugs, 5 arrested
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana authorities bust pharma unit selling counterfeit drugs, 5 arrested

India Today  

The Drugs Control Administration of Telangana and the Hyderabad Police Commissioner’s Task Force have busted a drug manufacturing unit in Uttarakhand that was producing and selling counterfeit drugs containing chalk powder with labels of reputed pharmaceutical companies such as Cipla and GlaxoSmithKline. According to an official statement by the state's Drugs Control Administration, searches were conducted at a pharmaceutical factory …

Telangana: Nigerian drug peddler arrested in Hyderabad, narcotic drugs worth Rs 8 crore seized
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Nigerian drug peddler arrested in Hyderabad, narcotic drugs worth Rs 8 crore seized

India TV News  

A 43-year-old Nigerian national was arrested in Telangana’s Hyderabad for allegedly peddling drugs and 557 grams of cocaine and other narcotic drugs, cumulatively worth Rs 8 crore was seized from his possession, the police said on Tuesday. Based on credible information, police teams nabbed Iwuala Udoka Stanley and seized 557 grams of cocaine, Ecstasy pills weighing 390 grams, three grams …

Properties over Rs 140 crore found in Telangana official's premises
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Properties over Rs 140 crore found in Telangana official's premises

Op India  

On 24th January, the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau discovered assets valued at around Rs 100 crore and Rs 40 lakh in cash at a Hyderabad residence and offices linked to a town planning officer. The Income Tax department seized nearly Rs 300 crore in cash from the premises of a distillery company in Odisha’s Balangir that belonged to the brother of …

Telangana Rings in the New Year with Record-breaking Liquor Sales of Rs 700 Crores
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana Rings in the New Year with Record-breaking Liquor Sales of Rs 700 Crores

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana marked the end of 2023 with a notable spike in liquor consumption, witnessing record-breaking sales between December 29 and 31, exceeding Rs 700 crore in the state. The Telangana State Beverages Corporation reported significant figures during the New Year celebrations, selling 2.72 lakh cases of beer, wine, and hard liquor on December 28, escalating to 3.58 lakh cases …

Telangana sees 454% jump in seizures since election schedule announcement
1 year ago

Telangana sees 454% jump in seizures since election schedule announcement

The Hindu  

An increase of 454% was seen in overall seizures during this election season in Telangana. Official figures revealed that cash, freebies, narcotics and metals worth ₹469.63 crore were seized this year, as opposed to ₹103 crore in 2018. Since the day the schedule for Telangana Assembly elections was announced by the Election Commission of India, police have been on constant …

Bugle sounded, silent period starts in Telangana
1 year ago

Bugle sounded, silent period starts in Telangana

The Hindu  

The silent period of 48 hours before the polling day has started for the elections to the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 5 p.m. on November 28. Through a press conference on Tuesday, Mr. Raj elaborated on the dos and don’ts of the silent period, which allows the voters some tranquil period before elections to mull over the options. Prohibition is …

3,583 trouble-mongers bound over on Andhra borders ahead of Telangana Assembly elections
1 year ago

3,583 trouble-mongers bound over on Andhra borders ahead of Telangana Assembly elections

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh police have bound over about 3,583 trouble-mongers and arrested 54 rowdy sheeters, history and suspect sheeters on the AP-Telangana border in the wake of the Assembly Elections in Telangana. Joint patrolling Deputy Inspector General of Police of the Special Enforcement Bureau M. Ravi Prakash said that joint patrolling had been arranged on the Telangana borders to check …

Madhya Pradesh polls: Cash, drugs, jewellery worth Rs 340 crore seized during model code of conduct period
1 year, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh polls: Cash, drugs, jewellery worth Rs 340 crore seized during model code of conduct period

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election 2023: Cash worth Rs 40.18 crore and liquor, drugs, jewellery and other items cumulatively valued at nearly Rs 300 crore were seized in Madhya Pradesh since the model code of conduct for the state assembly elections came into force on October 9, a top official has said. Illicit liquor, narcotic drugs, cash, precious metals, gold, silver, …

EC to issue Telangana Assembly poll notification today
1 year, 1 month ago

EC to issue Telangana Assembly poll notification today

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission will on Friday issue the gazette notification for elections to Telangana State Legislative Assembly, by order of the state Governor. Cash seizure: Police seized Rs 4.69 crore cash on November 1 and up to 9 am on Thursday taking the overall total to Rs 156 crore from October 9. With 2032 litres of liquor worth Rs …

Election Code robs trade of glitter in Telangana amid upcoming polls
1 year, 1 month ago

Election Code robs trade of glitter in Telangana amid upcoming polls

The Hindu  

At 1 a.m. on a Sunday, vehicles zip through the barricade of the Langar Houz police check post in Hyderabad that has been set up to curb the clandestine flow of money, alcohol, narcotics, and contraband goods in the run-up to the Telangana Assembly elections on November 30. But ups and downs are part of the business.” Summing up the …

Police seize a total Rs 165 crore since October 9 in TS
1 year, 2 months ago

Police seize a total Rs 165 crore since October 9 in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state law enforcement agencies have seized Rs 35.52 crore cash on Tuesday, taking the total cash seized for transporting without valid documents from October 9 to Rs 165 crore. From the beginning of the moral code of conduct on October 9, police and excise officials have seized Rs 8.99 crore worth liquor, Rs 7.55 crore worth drugs, Rs …

Telangana polls: Rs 48 crore in cash, 37 kg of gold, liquor worth Rs 4 crore seized
1 year, 2 months ago

Telangana polls: Rs 48 crore in cash, 37 kg of gold, liquor worth Rs 4 crore seized

India Today  

Over Rs 48.33 crore in cash and 37.4 kg of gold were seized at various places in Telangana, as part of the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the November 30 Assembly election in the state since October 9, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Saturday. Besides cash and gold, the authorities also seized 365 …

Police Seize a Total Rs 74.95 crore Till October 13
1 year, 2 months ago

Police Seize a Total Rs 74.95 crore Till October 13

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Police on Saturday seized Rs 32.81 crore of cash that was not accounted for, the Election Commission of India said, taking the total cash found without documents to nearly Rs 75 crore. The state law enforcement agencies including the income-tax department have seized Rs 74.95 crore in the state since the model code of conduct came into force with …

Telangana Assembly elections: CEO devises plan to prevent use of cash, liquor, and drugs to influence voters
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly elections: CEO devises plan to prevent use of cash, liquor, and drugs to influence voters

India TV News  

The Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana, Vikas Raj, held a meeting with nodal officers of various enforcement agencies on Tuesday to discuss strategies to curb the flow of liquor, cash, and drugs during the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections. Some of the strategies discussed include: Establishing district-level intelligence committees to identify potential expenditure-sensitive areas and monitor the distribution of liquor, drugs, …

TS sets up checkposts to curb illegal liquor supply
1 year, 7 months ago

TS sets up checkposts to curb illegal liquor supply

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In order to prevent illegal transportation of liquor from Delhi, Chandigarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh to Telangana state, district police have set up special checkposts at border areas of the state. Since 2014, the Telangana state police have registered cases against a total of 27,883 miscreants for indulging in illegal liquor transportation to Telangana state from different states. …

Karnataka polls: Seizure of illicit items surpass ₹375 crore
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka polls: Seizure of illicit items surpass ₹375 crore

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In poll-bound Karnataka, enforcement agencies seized over ₹375 crore worth of liquor, drugs and freebies which was 4.5 times more than what was recovered during the 2018 assembly elections, the Election Commission of India said in a statement on Tuesday. Seizures of ₹83.78 crore were made by enforcement agencies from the date of the commission’s visit in March …

Pre-Poll Seizures in Karnataka Touch Rs 375 Crore, 4.5 Times Higher Than 2018 Elections: EC
1 year, 7 months ago

Pre-Poll Seizures in Karnataka Touch Rs 375 Crore, 4.5 Times Higher Than 2018 Elections: EC

News 18  

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said the pre-poll seizures in Karnataka have jumped by 4.5 times when compared to the 2018 assembly election as several agencies have seized cash, liquor, drugs and freebies worth Rs 375 crore. “As a drive, the results are encouraging with Karnataka witnessing seizures of Rs 375.61 crore during enforcement of Model Code of …

AP police seize liquor, drugs worth ₹12.66 crore
1 year, 7 months ago

AP police seize liquor, drugs worth ₹12.66 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh police have seized illicitly distilled liquor, non-duty paid liquor, drugs, other valuables and cash, all worth ₹12.66 crore by setting up a close vigil along AP and Karnataka border from March 29 to May 2. As Karnataka is going to polls on May 10, AP police have set up 57 integrated check posts at inter-state borders covering …

₹3.37 crore cash, 8.6 kg gold seized by poll officials in Bengaluru
1 year, 8 months ago

₹3.37 crore cash, 8.6 kg gold seized by poll officials in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Election duty officials on Tuesday seized 8.6 kg of gold worth ₹1.47 crore and cash of ₹3.37 crore in Bengaluru. In its daily bulletin, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka said the flying squad and police seized gold worth ₹1.47 crore in C V Raman Nagar constituency whereas the Income Tax Department seized ₹3.37 crore cash in …

Karnataka Elections 2023: Freebies worth over Rs 9 crore seized since Model Code of Conduct came into effect
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: Freebies worth over Rs 9 crore seized since Model Code of Conduct came into effect

India TV News  

Karnataka Elections 2023: Freebies worth Rs 9.59 crore has been seized since the Model Code of Conduct came into effect in Karnataka since March 29, officials said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, cumulatively the flying squads, Static Surveillance Teams and police authorities have seized cash worth Rs 7.87crore, 1,156.11 litres …

Congress protests, demands end to drug abuse in TS
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress protests, demands end to drug abuse in TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Blaming the state government for failing to control drug abuse and alcohol consumption, Congress leaders held a demonstration in front of the excise and prohibition office at Abkari Bhavan in Nampally here on Monday. Holding placards and shouting slogans, the protestors said, “unless the menace is checked on priority, we would be seeing ‘Udta Telangana’ in the not too …

NDPS Act | Violation Of Standing Orders During Contraband Sampling Leads To Adverse Inference Against Prosecution: Telangana High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

NDPS Act | Violation Of Standing Orders During Contraband Sampling Leads To Adverse Inference Against Prosecution: Telangana High Court

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court recently observed that Standing Orders with respect to sampling and seizure under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 cannot be flouted and in the absence of substantial compliance of the Standing Orders, adverse inference has to be drawn against the prosecution. Justice K. Surender noted that while drawing samples from the seized contraband, the …

Over Rs 1,000 crore worth cash, drugs, liquor seized during assembly polls, says EC
2 years, 9 months ago

Over Rs 1,000 crore worth cash, drugs, liquor seized during assembly polls, says EC

India Today  

More than Rs 1,000 crore worth of cash, drugs, liquor and freebies have been seized so far in the assembly polls in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa, the Election Commission said in a statement on Friday. Decide in 24 hours: HC to Election Commission "Apart from above mentioned seizure figures, the Commission's visit galvanised enforcement …

Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja
2 years, 10 months ago

Hyderabad: Police bust inter-state drug racket; three held with 256 kg ganja

India Today  

In a major haul, the Madhapur police busted an inter-state drug racket and arrested three drug peddlers and seized 256 kg of marijuana. All the drug smugglers were arrested near Hi-Tec railway station on Monday when police officers intercepted a truck and seized 256 kg ganja from the vehicle. Accused arrested Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted the truck on …

Assam Breaks All Records in Poll Seizures, Items Worth Over Rs 110 Cr Confiscated So Far
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Breaks All Records in Poll Seizures, Items Worth Over Rs 110 Cr Confiscated So Far

News 18  

Assam broke all previous records in seizures of cash, liquor, drug and other goods after the assembly polls were notified with several agencies confiscating items worth over Rs 110 crore, Chief Electoral Officer of Assam Nitin Khade said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, Khade said, "After the Model Code of Conduct came into force on February 26 in view …

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