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Chandigarh, Dec 17 (IANS) A blast was reported at a police station in Punjab’s Amritsar on early Tuesday, triggering panic among residents.

However, the police denied any blast in the police station.

According to locals, an explosion was heard at around 3 a.m. Senior police officials reached the spot and were investigating the matter.

Amritsar Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar denied claims of a blast. He said locals heard the sound of the explosion, but there was no damage there.

It’s learnt that a Germany-based gangster Jeevan Fauji claimed responsibility for the blast.

Three days ago, three members of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) module were arrested in connection with a hand grenade attack at a police post in Nawanshahr in Punjab, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said.

The accused were identified as Yugpreet Singh, Jaskaran Singh and Harjot Singh. Police teams also recovered two weapons — one country-made pistol and one revolver — along with six cartridges from their possession.

That development comes less than two weeks after some miscreants targetted the police post at Asron by hurling a hand grenade on its premises on December 2.

DGP Yadav has said the accused are the members of the KZF module controlled by handlers based in Germany, Britain and other countries and were tasked to target police establishments and minority leaders in Punjab and Haryana. The module has received funding of Rs 4.5 lakh in six months.

He had said preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested people had retrieved a hand grenade from a dead letter box (DLB) located in Jalandhar on November 28 and hurled it at the police post on December 2. A DLB is a secret location used to exchange information or items between two people without meeting in person.

Sharing operation details, Assistant Inspector General (Jalandhar) Navjot Singh Mahal said that a team of CI Jalandhar along with SBS Nagar Police laid a checkpoint near the railway crossing in SBS Nagar city and arrested the accused when they were coming on a motorcycle. Police teams have also impounded their motorcycle, he added.

He said further investigations are underway to identify and arrest other members of this terror module.

–IANS

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Hyderabad, Dec 23 (IANS) Six persons arrested for the attack on actor Allu Arjun’s house over Sandhya Theatre stampede issue were granted bail by a city court on Monday.

Leaders of the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (JAC), arrested by the police on Sunday, were produced before a judge at his residence on Monday morning. The judge directed each accused to arrange two sureties of Rs 10,000 each.

Jubilee Hills police, which had arrested the accused when they were protesting at the actor’s house, produced them before a magistrate at his residence in Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad.

Members of the OU-JAC had stormed the house of Allu Arjun at Jubilee Hills on Sunday evening, raising slogans of ‘we want justice’, barged into the actor’s house and damaged the property. They were demanding the actor to pay Rs 1 crore compensation to the family of a woman who died in a stampede at Sandhya Theatre during the premier show of ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’.

According to police, some persons holding placards suddenly rushed to the residence of actor Allu Arjun in Jubilee Hills and started sloganeering and one of them mounted the compound wall and started throwing tomatoes.

When the security staff objected and persuaded them to get down, they got into an altercation. They climbed down the wall, manhandled the security staff and damaged some flower pots kept along the ramp.

They continued sloganeering for a while and spoke to media persons waiting at the gate.

On receiving the information, Jubilee Hills Police reached the place and took six persons into custody. They all claim to be part of OU-JAC and on enquiry, they have claimed that they were trying to protest against the actor seeking to help the victim’s family.

“A case has been registered against six persons and others who were involved in the offence and stringent action as per law is being initiated against them all,” said S.M. Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Zone.

The police officer said that such lawless behaviour will not be tolerated and stringent legal action will be initiated against anybody who tries to take law into his hands.

–IANS

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Patna, Dec 13 (IANS) Two individuals were arrested and a significant quantity of drugs was seized during a vehicle inspection drive conducted by Mufassil police in Bihar’s Purnea district on Thursday, police said.

The incident occurred around 2.15 a.m. on the NH-31 flyover at Balouri village when a grey Swift car approaching from the Maranga side slowed down upon seeing the police and attempted to flee.

One occupant exited the vehicle and tried to escape on foot but was apprehended with the assistance of the police team.

Upon questioning, the suspects identified themselves as Raunak Kumar near the Khushki Bagh police station area at Sadar, Purnea, and Ricky Singh of Neva Lal Chowk police station area at Maranga, Purnea.

A thorough search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 5.19 kg of smack valued at Rs 5 crore in the international market.

The contraband was packed in 50 plastic bags in a specially designed box in the car.

The contraband was seized, and both individuals were taken into custody.

The operation, carried out by the Station House Officer (SHO) of Mufassil police station and his team, has been praised for its efficiency and effectiveness.

“We have registered an FIR under the NDPS Act in Mufassil police station and the matter is under investigation. We are making efforts to learn about their handlers,” said Brajesh Kumar, SHO, Mufassil police station.

Earlier, in a significant operation conducted jointly by the East Champaran Police and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), five individuals were arrested on Thursday for carrying highly refined heroin and a chemical in Bihar’s East Champaran district.

The raid took place in a village under Chhatauni police station, where two kg of a contraband substance and a chemical used in the refining of brown sugar production were seized.

The international market value of the seized items is estimated to be Rs 7 crore.

Swarn Prabhat, the Superintendent of Police, East Champaran, confirmed the arrests and the seizure.

“This operation was carried out in collaboration with the NCB. Five individuals have been arrested, and the contraband, along with a chemical, was recovered. The arrested individuals have been placed in judicial custody,” he said.

–IANS

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