Tag: Special Task Force

Kol police STF arrests Manipur terror activist

He was the chairman of Kangleipak Communist Party, a banned outfit in Manipur.

September 10, 2018

Special task force to deal with drug peddlers in Himachal

Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said a special task force has been constituted in the Police department to effectively implement the campaign against drug peddlers. Flagging off an awareness rally against drug abuse, organised by Himachal Pradesh Police Department on the occasion of International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking here, he …

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June 27, 2018

STF nabs most wanted gangster Sampat Nehra from Hyderabad

The Special Task Force (STF) of the Haryana Police has arrested one of the most wanted gangster, Sampat Nehra, from Hyderabad late on Wednesday. With more than two dozen criminal cases pending against him in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chandigarh, Nehra belongs to Lawrence Bishnoi gang and also carried cash reward of Rs one lakh …

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June 7, 2018

DMA task force to look into complaints of young doctors

In the wake of a recent incident of harassment of medical students and young doctors, the Delhi Medical Association (DMA) formed an eight-member special task force to address the grievance of young professionals. The task force was formed amid the recent incident, where a 36-year-old PhD student at AIIMS allegedly attempted suicide, accusing his supervisor …

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April 7, 2018

SSC paper leak: Four accused sent to 7-day police custody

All four people arrested in connection with the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) exam paper leak were sent to seven-day police custody by a Delhi court on Thursday. The arrested accused Sonu Singh, Param, Gaurav and Ajay Jaiswal are residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, Haryana’s Bahadurgarh and Delhi. Two accomplices Harpal and Anni are still at …

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March 29, 2018

Majithia should be arrested immediately: Navjot Sidhu

Punjab local government minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday demanded the immediate arrest of former minister Bikram Singh Majithia on the basis of the report of Special Task Force (STF) in connection with an alleged drug paddling racket. The minister said that the STF had found evidence against Majithia in the alleged drug trade. Sidhu …

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March 16, 2018

Bank fraud: U’khand govt acts tough

After receiving a series of complaints against bogus banking companies for cheating consumers and disappearing with their hard earned money, the Uttarakhand government has decided to form a dedicated wing to handle such cases. Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh said that Economic Offences Wing would be formed and it will work under Special Task …

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March 8, 2018

Bodh Gaya blast case: Another JMB terrorist nabbed in Bengal

Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested a member of Islamist terrorist outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in connection with the bomb blast case in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya on January 19, a senior officer said. Police have already arrested three more JMB suspects from various parts of the state …

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February 23, 2018

Gurugram STF arrests four gangsters in Haryana

The Gurugram unit of Haryana Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday said it has arrested four sharpshooters of gangster Manjeet Mahal’s gang from Jhajjar near here. In its first achievement after being set up, the STF is headed by Inspector General of Police Saurabh Singh, arrested the four criminals after a tip off that …

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January 15, 2018

Bodies of two police jawans found in roadside pit

Two Bihar police jawans were found dead inside a pit on the roadside here in the early hours of this Thursday, in what appears to be a road mishap, police said. The bodies of Dhananjay and Pankaj, both jawans of the Special Task Force posted in the district, were found inside a pit close to …

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January 4, 2018

Another Al Qaeda front militant arrested from India-Nepal border

The special Task Force of Kolkata police have arrested another member of Bangladesh-based Islamist group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), a front of terror outfit Al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent, from the India-Nepal border, police said on Wednesday. “We have arrested Omar Farooq alias Mohammed Aftab Khan from a hideout in India-Nepal border. It is …

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November 30, 2017

Chhattisgarh: IAF chopper makes emergency landing

An Indian Air Force chopper, shifting a Special Task Force (STF) jawan wounded in a gun-battle with naxals, made an emergency landing today in Abhanpur area in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district due to a technical snag. There is no information on any kind of damage or loss when the helicopter landed on an open ground in …

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September 26, 2017

3 security personnel injured in Chhattisgarh

Three members of a Special Task Force were injured, one of them seriously, on Tuesday when Maoists triggered a landmine blast in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, official sources said. The security personnel were returning after a night patrol undertaken by STF and Reserve Police men when Maoists lying in ambush near Paria forest area triggered …

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August 16, 2017

Punjab: 500 in drug net

With 240 tip-offs received in just two days the number of arrests in drug cases in Punjab has gone up to nearly 500. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, Chief Minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh said that the anti-drugs campaign kick started by his government was yielding results and would get a further boost with …

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March 31, 2017

Special Task Force to curb drug menace in Punjab: Amarinder Singh

Congress leader Amarinder Singh on Sunday asserted that his government will form a 'Special Task Force' to curb the drug menace in Punjab while making the state more investor-friendly. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him full cooperation for the development of the state. Winning 77 of the 117 state assembly seats, the …

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March 12, 2017

AAP government reconstitutes STF for women safety in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party government has reconstituted a Special Task Force (STF) for women's safety in the national capital, a government official said on Saturday. According to Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) officials, an order to reconstitute the STF was issued by the Home Department on January 17 after getting the Delhi Lt. Governor's assent.  …

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January 21, 2017