Drugs money used to buy Punjab VIP car, cell numbers

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 15:36

Money from a multi-billion-rupee racket in synthetic drugs was used by those involved in the illegal trade to fulfil a fancy and unusual wish - to lay hands on VIP numbers for high-end cars and mobile phones.

Operation Blue Star was not necessary: KPS Gill

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 21:20

Army should not have been used in anti-insurgency operations in Punjab and Assam, former Director General of Police K P S Gill said.

Punjab Police drug seizures go through the roof

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 16:46

Drugs seizures in Punjab have hit an all-time high this year. Punjab Police alone have seized 348 kg of heroin and over 200,000 kg of poppy husk in the first 10 months of this year.

Two rape accused arrested in Moga

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 20:15

Police Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly raping a 15-year-old Dalit girl in the district over a month ago.

24 kg heroin recovered in Punjab, four held

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 00:20

The SSOC of Punjab Police arrested four men and recovered 24 kg of heroin estimated to be valued at Rs.120 crore ($19.5 million) on the international market.

Girl gang-raped in Moga, case registered

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 16:45

A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two men, police said Thursday.

Punjab road mishap: 20 pilgrims killed, over 30 injured

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 10:55

At least twenty pilgrims were killed and more than 30 others were seriously injured when an overloaded mini truck carrying them fell in a deep gorge in Manguwal village in the district early Thursday.

55-year-old man shot dead in Moga village

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 18:30

A 55-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by three motorcycle-borne men, one of whom is an accused in several cases of robbery and is out on bail, at Talwndi Bhangerian village in the district, police said Wednesday.

Ex Punjab DSP jailed for 35 years for abducting 7 persons

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 20:36

In an unusual punishment, a former DSP and a constable of Punjab Police have been sentenced to 35 years each by the Supreme Court for abducting seven persons of a family in 1991 when terrorism was at its peak in the state.

Punjab Police bust arms racket, arrest six

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 23:18

Punjab Police on Tuesday said they had busted an arms racket and arrested six persons in a joint operation with its Maharashtra counterpart.

Flesh trade racket busted, 9 arrested in Punjab

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 18:30

Punjab Police Thursday arrested nine persons, including five women, and claimed to have busted a flesh trade racket operating in the city.

Adopt zero tolerance towards drugs: Sukhbir

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 19:22

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Wednesday directed all Police Commissioners and SSPs to launch a concerted drive against drug peddlers and show concrete results within a month.