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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicPunjab Police

Topic: Punjab Police

Chandigarh blast case: Punjab police arrest second accused from Delhi

On 11 September, a suspected small pressure-type blast occurred in Chandigarh's Sector 10. Second accused identified as Vishal Masih, resident of Punjab's Gurdaspur.

Police probe terror link to Chandigarh blast, Punjab ex-cop on separatists’ hit list was likely target

Police suspect Pakistan-based gangster-turned-militant Harvinder Singh Rinda's involvement. Family currently living in the Sector 10 house, narrowly escaped. Auto driver held.

Extortion calls a new normal in Punjab. Cops point fingers at Canada-based gangsters

Extortion calls from ganglords have become a law & order issue in Punjab. There was a spurt in such calls after Sidhu Moosewala’s killing in May 2022 & the numbers have plateaued since.

7 years after daring Nabha jailbreak, how Punjab Police brought its ‘mastermind’ back from Hong Kong

A legal Hong Kong resident, Romi provided funds & facilitated safe houses for perpetrators of 2016 Nabha jailbreak, most of whom were later arrested and led Punjab Police to him.

Punjab Police bust interstate opium smuggling syndicate operating from Jharkhand, 2 arrested

Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said they have seized 66 kg drugs and further investigations are going on to establish linkages in this case.

Punjab Police file zero FIR over farmer’s death, body taken home & cremated after 8 days in mortuary

Following registration of FIR, postmortem was conducted on deceased Shubhkaran Singh’s body in Patiala. His family will be given Rs 1 cr compensation & his sister a job in Punjab Police.

Week after farmer’s death, no FIR or inquest. Punjab & Haryana Police look the other way

Shubhkaran Singh was allegedly killed in a police firing on 21 February. It’s now learnt that Punjab Police may have no jurisdiction over the case. 

Ludhiana police arrest YouTuber in UP for hurting religious sentiments, followers cry vendetta

Arrest made on pastor's complaint that an X account linked to YouTuber posted insulting comments against Christians & targeted youth of the community.

Who is Bhaana Sidhu, activist & vlogger whose arrest has put Mann-led AAP govt on the back foot

Balwant Singh alias Bhaana Sidhu is facing 7 cases lodged against him since May 2023. Oppn leaders allege his arrest is attempt by Mann-led AAP govt to 'smother dissent'.

Punjab cops arrest Nihang Sikh for killing man who made ‘video confession of intended sacrilege’

Police say victim was found hiding in bathroom in early hours of Tuesday. He claimed in ‘confession video’ that he was sent to gurudwara to commit sacrilege in exchange for money.

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Zohran Mamdani is an authentic representation of modern India

Unlike many other Indian origin politicians, he has not converted to Christianity or played down his Indian roots. It would be hard for him to do that anyway because his mother Mira Nair is a well-known film director in India.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.