scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicPunjab Police

Topic: Punjab Police

Ex-Armyman killed wife, evaded arrest for years, started a new life. Then an LPG booking gave him away

Sandeep Tomar, a former captain in 12 Bihar Regiment, was apprehended after SIT tracked a Rs 500 gas refill transaction to his remote hideout in MP.

‘Poetic justice’ or ‘fake encounter’? Kin contradict police version of 19-yr-old’s death in Gurdaspur

Police say Ranjit Singh shot at them while trying to escape and was subsequently killed in a shootout. The family says CIA killed their son in custody and then staged an encounter.

‘Organised terror group’ suspected behind killings of Punjab cops at Gurdaspur border check post

But 24 hours later, killers yet to be identified. Officials have dismissed an obscure group laying claim to the murders. Gurdaspur opposition MP writes to Amit Shah.

AAP sarpanch shot dead at wedding in Tarn Taran, third such attack on ruling party functionary this year

Punjab Police suspends SHO and DSP hours after daylight shooting; Opposition Congress and Akali Dal hit out at AAP government over law & order ‘anarchy’.

Ludhiana agent ‘settled’ 100 visa cases but bank shows no payouts—ED protests Punjab cops’ probe

After most FIRs against a Ludhiana-based agent were quashed on compromise, ED questioned how complainants were paid when no matching transactions appeared in his accounts. 

Tarn Taran: Murdered law student’s mother asks, ‘How could assailant carry gun into class?’

Footage of incident captured on CCTV shows prime accused Prince Raj standing in group of students including Sandeep Kaur inside classroom at Mai Bhago Law College in Usma village.

HC raps Punjab govt, orders forensic test of ‘zila parishad poll rigging’ audio clip at neutral lab

'If you (govt) have nothing to hide, you should be taking the lead in getting the audio clip examined from a neutral lab,' said Punjab and Haryana High Court Chief Justice Sheel Nagu.

Goldy Brar’s dad no stranger to extortion cases. Ex Punjab cop was arrested in 2021 for ‘helping’ son

Fugitive gangster Goldy Brar's parents, residents of Sri Muktsar Sahib, were Monday arrested in connection with an extortion case from December 2024.

Nearly 1/3rd of gangsters plunging Punjab into chaos sitting on US soil, as foot soldiers face heat

While most wanted gangsters run syndicates from foreign soil, Punjab Police have arrested over 3,200 on-ground operatives in a sweeping statewide operation.

Mann’s ‘Gangstran te Vaar’: Intel boss removed, Punjab Police detains 1300 ‘aides’ of foreign gangsters

The state govt has launched an intense three-day campaign with emphasis on foreign-based operators as it faces criticism over law and order.

On Camera

India has 291 homoeopathic colleges in 2026, says Minister of Ayush Prataprao Jadhav

The World Homoeopathy Day 2026 is an opportunity to reassure that traditional medical systems remain accessible, and integral to a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready healthcare system.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.