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Topic: Punjab Police

Proof of torture to false records, what led CBI court to convict 5 Punjab ex-cops for 1993 fake encounters

The 5 retired officers have been handed life term for abducting, torturing & killing 7 men in fake encounters in Tarn Taran.

Amritsar Police bust ‘ISI-backed’ arms & drug smuggling network, arrest 5

The police have seized an assault rifle, 6.106 kg of heroin, 90 live cartridges of AK Rifle, 10 live cartridges (9 mm), Rs 7.50 lakh, a car and three mobile phones.

Golden Temple to Taj, bomb hoax wave sparks manhunt by 18 states. Their only clue’s a ‘DMK obsession’

Hundreds of hoax threat mails have been received by establishments across country over past 2 years. VPN & encryption have made it difficult for cops to find the culprits.

Babbar Khalsa pulled pin, ‘mastermind’ hired trio to lob grenades at police posts in Patiala, Kaithal

Gurpreet Singh alias Babbu, currently lodged in a Patiala jail, was brought into BKI module by another Nanhera villager who facilitated funding & grenades, ThePrint has learnt.

‘SIT making craters in probe’—HC’s earful to Chandigarh Police in Colonel Bath assault case

Handing over the case to CBI Wednesday, the high court pulled up the police for no real progress in the investigation, adding that the court cannot be a ‘moot spectator’.

Dalit teen in Punjab ‘paraded half-naked, head shaved’ for ‘facilitating’ friend’s inter-caste marriage

Punjab police say 13 people booked & one arrested over the incident in Ludhiana. SHO says the couple are adults & married each other out of their own free will. 

Gangster Bhagwanpuria’s mother, cousin shot dead in Punjab. Rival Bambiha gang claims responsibility

The attack took place in Batala. Punjab police officials say it was indeed ‘revenge killing’, but Jaggu Bhagwanpuria’s mother may have been ‘collateral damage’.

Army jawan held by Punjab police on spying charges, was ‘introduced to ISI by Dubai-based smuggler’

Amritsar Rural police have arrested Gurpreet Singh and aide Sahil Masih. DGP Gaurav Yadav says 2 mobile phones ‘used for communication with ISI handlers’ have also been recovered.

Accused in Kamal Kaur murder, Amritpal Mehron ran riot for years in name of ‘cleaning up’ Punjab

For years, Amritpal Mehron fashioned himself as a self-styled enforcer of Sikh morals. Now, he stands accused in the murder of an influencer he called ‘vulgar’.

Who is Resham Singh, Pannun’s man arrested for ‘defacing public properties, Ambedkar statue’

At the directions of SFJ founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Singh has allegedly orchestrated 4 such incidents in Punjab so far this year.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.