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Topic: Delhi Police Special Cell

Social media friend requests, video calls, chats — how sextortion gangs run & the ‘soft targets’

Sextortion gangs lift photos of women from social media and create fake profiles to lure men, often in their 40s. ThePrint explains the modus operandi behind these burgeoning rackets.

Delhi Police probes possible ‘Taliban-IS link’ to Afghan drug cartel after 354 kg heroin bust

Delhi Police Special Cell has been on the trail of a drug cartel since July 2019. They believe it is run by an Afghan drug lord, and is shipped via Iran's Chabahar port to Mumbai.

Delhi Police seize 354kg heroin worth over Rs 2,500 cr, Afghan among 4 arrested

Police said opium grown in Afghanistan is concealed in exports such as talc stone & basil seeds, transported to Chabahar Port in Iran, and shipped to Mumbai.

Delhi Police raids Twitter offices in Delhi & Gurgaon in ‘Covid toolkit’ case

According to Delhi Police PRO Chinmoy Biswal, it appears that Twitter has some information that is not known to the police, which is relevant to the inquiry.

CCTVs ‘incapacitated’ during Delhi riots — police finds ‘fresh proof’ to say violence planned

Police says second supplementary charge sheet with details of CCTV findings from 24 Feb 2020 will be filed in UAPA-conspiracy case. Defence counsel says Delhi Police in habit of misusing evidence.

Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrests wanted accused Iqbal Singh for 26 January violence

Singh, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest, was arrested from Hoshiarpur in Punjab Tuesday night by northern range of Delhi Police's Special Cell.

Police-lawyer mistrust common, raids aren’t. Mehmood Pracha a target due to who he represents

Alarmed at the prospect of their incompetence and malice being exposed, the Delhi Police have retaliated in a crude and illegal manner against lawyer Mehmood Pracha.

Mehmood Pracha, lawyer for Delhi riots accused, raided in case of forgery, criminal conspiracy

Delhi Police special cell raids Pracha’s office in search of incriminating documents. Advocate says seizure of his computer violates attorney-client privilege, which is protected by law.

Delhi Police rejects Natasha Narwal’s plea for hard copy of charge sheet in February riots

Natasha Narwal, like the 14 other accused, was given a soft copy of the 1,800-page charge sheet filed for a larger conspiracy in northeast Delhi riots in February.

Delhi Police’s riots charge sheet is a parody scripted to prove the Boss is always right

As you read Delhi Police's 17,000-page charge sheet in Delhi riots case, ignore every question because you must not allow petty facts to disturb a good story.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?