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The Hindu
05-08-2025
- The Hindu
Narcotics sniffer dog detects 30kgs ganja at Vijayawada railway station
The sniffer dog squad in a joint operation with Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Protection Force (RPF), and Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB) seized 30 kgs ganja worth ₹1.5 lakh from three women on board Chennai-bound Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express at Vijayawada railway station. The arrested smugglers were identified as Susanthi, Pushpa Latha, and Manisha, all natives of Nabarangpur in Odisha, said Railway Central Intelligence Branch (CIB) Inspector K. Madhusudhan, who headed the operation. 'During surprise raids on the halted trains at Vijayawada railway station on Monday (August 5, 2025), dog Leo, an expert in narcotics detection, pounced on the stocks concealed in the coach, and alerted the RPF and GRP personnel,' said inspector M.V. Durga Rao, Inspector of Railway Police (Lines). During questioning, the women smugglers said that a man identified as Bola handed over three bags containing ganja (Cannabis) to them at Visakhapatnam station. A case has been registered under NDPS Act, and other charges. The accused along with the seized ganja have been produced in the court, Mr. Madhusudhan said.
The Hindu
04-08-2025
- The Hindu
Kerala man held while celebrating theft at Tasmac outlet
A 43-year-old man from Kerala was arrested from a Tasmac outlet near Coimbatore railway station when he was celebrating the theft of valuables belonging to a passenger on Sunday. Syeed Ahammed Mubeen, who hails from Vellayil in Kozhikode, was arrested by a joint team of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), its Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB) - Salem and the Government Railway Police (GRP). According to the RPF, S. Vijay Nagaraj, 41, from Cromepet in Chennai complained that his shoulder bag containing laptop and a few other items went missing when a Chennai-bound train he travelled departed from Coimbatore station around 5.40 p.m. on Sunday. A joint RPF, CIB Salem and GRP swiftly acted and apprehended Mubeen, who went to a Tasmac outlet close to the railway station, after the theft. He was found with a black shoulder bag containing a laptop valued ₹3 lakh, an earbud priced ₹38,000, driving licence and registration certificate belonging to the complainant. When questioned, he admitted to having stolen the bag of the passenger. He went to the Tasmac outlet to celebrate the successful theft. The accused was brought to the GRP station, Coimbatore, where a case was registered against him. He was arrested and produced before the Sixth Judicial Magistrate and remanded in judicial custody.
Hindustan Times
28-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
34 women rescued in Darjeeling, 3 suspected human traffickers arrested: Police
As many as 34 women hailing from underprivileged families were rescued by Bengal's Darjeeling district police from a Ranchi-bound bus on Sunday night when they were being taken to Tamil Nadu by suspected human traffickers, officials aware of the developments said. Three persons, who had promised the women jobs at garment factories in Chennai, were arrested during the raid. (Representative file photo) Three persons, who had promised the women jobs at garment factories in Chennai, were arrested during the raid. The group was supposed to board a Chennai-bound train from Ranchi. The operation was held six days after 56 women from similar backgrounds were rescued from a Patna-bound train at the New Jalpaiguri station by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP). These women were promised jobs in Bengaluru. Also Read:Eight illegal Bangladeshis on way to Chennai held in Assam, fake documents recovered Sunday's raid was conducted by the Pradhan Nagar police station in Siliguri. 'The Ranchi-bound bus was searched on the basis of some specific information and 34 young women from various parts of north Bengal, especially the tea growing regions, were rescued. Two men and a woman, who were escorting them, claimed the young women would be employed by some garment factories in Chennai,' BD Sarkar, inspector-in-charge of Pradhan Nagar police station, said. 'Gautam Roy, a Bihar resident, Petrous Beg, a resident of Juranti Tea Estate in Jalpaiguri district, and Joyshree Pal, a Siliguri resident, were arrested after we found inconsistencies in their statements,' Sarkar added. Some of the rescued women claimed that they were given offer letters by a Tirupur-based garment company that promised a salary of ₹11,000. Police are verifying the offer letters.
New Indian Express
17-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Odisha bandh brings state to a halt as Congress protests over Balasore student death
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the 12-hour bandh called by opposition Congress and Left parties, seeking justice for the the FM College incident in Balasore, where a student died by self-immolation, allegedly due to sexual harassment by her department HOD, paralysed public transport, brought normal life to a standstill across the state, protestors staging dharna near Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's residence were rounded up by police in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday afternoon. The bandh remained by and large peaceful till this report was filed but essential services were hit partially as vehicular movement on major roads and highways were disrupted by the agitating Congress workers. The dawn-to-dusk strike also affected train services over a dozen of railway stations as Congress workers resorted to 'rail roko' on the day. The agitators detained Chennai-bound Coromandel Express for more than an hour at Bhadrak railway station at around 6 am, while departure of Utkal Express from Puri railway station was also delayed by at least 30 minutes due to dharna at the railway station. 'Timings of at least 10 trains were affected due to the bandh. However, the services have become normal now,' said an officer from the East Coast Railway (ECoR). Tension flared up briefly at Master Canteen Square in Bhubaneswar after agitating Congress workers tried to forcefully entre into the railway station. However, they were blocked by the police and security personnel following a minor scuffle. Long queues of commercial vehicles were witnessed in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Jajpur stretch of National Highway NH -16. Hundreds of trucks also remained stranded on Koraput-Jeypore stretch of NH 26 owing to the bandh.
Indian Express
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
West Bengal: Cabinet okays job to families of Balasore train tragedy victims
The West Bengal Cabinet on Monday gave the go-ahead to a proposal to give a job each to the families of the 2023 Balasore train accident victims who hailed from the state, officials said. Thirteen of the 296 persons who died in the accident were residents of West Bengal. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat. The Cabinet decided to give them home guards jobs in the police department. In one of the country's worst railway disasters, Chennai-bound Coromandel Express rammed into a stationary goods train at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore, Odisha, on the evening of June 2, 2023. Minutes later, the coaches derailed in the collision were hit from the opposite direction by the Yeshvantpur Express that was going towards Howrah. The Cabinet also announced to allocate 40 acres land to Titagarh Rail Systems Limited for extension of the existing facility to manufacture Vande Bharat train coaches. The land will be given to the rail coach factory on a lease of 99 years for Rs 126 crore. The plot is located adjacent to TRSL's current 34-acre plant in Uttarpara in Kotrung and Bhadreswar in the Hooghly district. The Cabinet decided to change the provision of widow and old age allowances. So far, the social welfare office was in charge of the approval of the allowances in the Kolkata Corporation. But from now, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation commissioner can approve the allowances. The administration has argued that the process will be faster, simpler and transparent under the new system. The beneficiaries will get quick allowances in this process, the state government claimed. Speaking at the meeting, the CM expressed concern over the harassment of Bengali-speaking people in other states. Stating that such injustice cannot be tolerated, she said peaceful protests need to be organised. A minister said, 'In the meeting, the CM asked ministers to take out with rallies in the districts to support Bengali migrant workers who were being humiliated in the other states. She also said on July 21, the TMC will organise the Martyrs Day rally was done in the past.' — PTI inputs
