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The Print
5 days ago
- The Print
Prime accused in SIM racket arrested: Assam Police
The operation was conducted based on input provided by Gajraj Corps' Military Intelligence. The accused was apprehended by the Special Task Force (STF) of the state police force on Saturday night from Dhubri under ongoing 'Operation Ghost SIM', it said. Guwahati, Jun 1 (PTI) A prime accused in an inter-state racket, which provided SIM cards to cybercriminals including Pakistanis for opening WhatsApp accounts to dupe people, has been arrested by Assam Police, an official statement said on Sunday. One laptop, two mobile phones, three micro ATM machines, one biometric device, six ATM Cards, 11 voter ID cards, one Aadhaar card and one PAN card were recovered during the operation, the statement said. The total number of accused persons arrested under 'Operation Ghost SIM' is now at 11. 'Further interrogation of the accused is currently underway. Updates will be provided as the investigation progresses,' the statement added. The STF had busted the inter-state racket under 'Operation Ghost SIM', with the arrest of seven persons in the first success last month. The operation was launched based on information provided by Military Intelligence about the racket operating with bases in Assam, Rajasthan and Telangana, Director General of Police (DGP) Harmeet Singh had said earlier. The racket procured SIM cards under different names and dispatched these to criminals who used those for cybercrime and also 'anti-national activities', he said. PTI SSG SSG ACD This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Libya Review
25-05-2025
- Politics
- Libya Review
Libyan Defence Minister Receives Chadian Counterpart in Benghazi
Libya's Defence Minister in the Parliament-designate government, Ahmed Houma, held a high-level meeting on Sunday in Benghazi with a visiting Chadian delegation, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in military and security affairs. The official visit came at the invitation of the Libyan side and coincided with the 11th anniversary of the Karama Revolution, a key turning point in Libya's modern history. The anniversary commemorates efforts to combat terrorism and restore national sovereignty under the leadership of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. The Chadian delegation was led by Defence Minister Issaka Malloua Ndjamous and included Deputy Director of General Intelligence and three senior advisers to the President of Chad. They were received in Benghazi by Minister Houma, alongside the Director of Military Intelligence, Major General Fawzi Al-Mansouri, the Head of Protocol at the General Command, a representative of the Commander-in-Chief's Office, and several department heads from Libya's Ministry of Defence. The discussions focused on reinforcing joint efforts to confront regional security challenges and improving coordination between the two nations. Both sides stressed the importance of enhanced cooperation in securing their shared borders and combating cross-border threats such as terrorism, organised crime, and human trafficking. The visit marks a renewed effort to build strategic partnerships in the Sahel and Sahara region, a hotspot for instability. The Libyan side highlighted the significance of mutual trust and military collaboration in promoting regional peace and stability. Libya and Chad have long-standing ties, but recent years have seen renewed interest in revitalising defence relations in light of shifting security dynamics across North Africa and Central Africa. This official meeting signals a step forward in aligning the two countries' security agendas and strengthening their shared commitment to maintaining order in a volatile regional landscape. Tags: benghaziChadDefence Ministerlibya
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Daily Mail
The tiny detail that unmasked fleeing Nazi monster Heinrich Himmler... before he committed suicide with hidden cyanide and was buried by British troops in an unmarked grave that remains hidden to this day
As the right-hand man of Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler was perhaps the most feared man in Nazi Germany. Under his command, the monsters of the SS had carried out unspeakable horrors, not least the murder of millions of Jews in the Holocaust. But on May 22, 1945, Himmler - who had been on the run with two SS henchmen after the Nazi surrender to the Allies - was stopped by British troops in northern Germany. Wearing an eye patch and posing as a lowly sergeant called Heinrich Hizinger, Himmler had handed over his false identity documents in the hope that they would pass muster. Instead, he was given away by a stamp that his own people had placed on the document. British military intelligence had already spotted it being used by members of the SS who were trying to flee, and so Himmler was held. The following day, having been taken to a detention camp, he made the stunning admission to his captors that he was Heinrich Himmler, the most wanted man in Germany. It was a fantastic result. The hunt for one of the world's most wanted Nazis was at an end less than a month after Adolf Hitler's suicide, and it was the British who had pulled it off. Wearing an eye patch and posing as a lowly sergeant called Heinrich Hizinger, Himmler had handed over his false identity documents (above) in the hope that they would pass muster. But he was held after British troops spotted a stamp that British military intelligence had already spotted being used by members of the SS who were trying to flee But what happened next was catastrophic. Medical officer Captain CJ 'Jimmie' Wells was asked to check Himmler. The examination initially proceeded as normal. Knowing that he might have a cyanide capsule hidden somewhere, Captain Wells looked at Himmler's chest, between his buttocks, inside his nostrils and ears and between his toes and fingers. Two capsules had been found about his person. So when it came to checking his mouth, Himmler realised the game was up. Having seen that Captain Wells had spotted the blue capsule hidden in the corner of his mouth, Himmler clamped down on his finger. After a struggle, Himmler wrenched himself away and then cracked open the capsule with his teeth. It was 11.14pm. Within minutes, Himmler - now in agony - would be dead. Describing the disaster, Captain Wells later wrote: 'The dramatic rapidity of death I anticipated but slightly. 'There were a slowing series of stertorous breaths which may have continued for half a minute, and the pulse for another minute after that. 'The stench coming from Himmler's mouth was unmistakably that of hydrocyanic, and the dose must have been enough to kill an elephant.' He added: 'I felt a vague surge of distinct anger. Not because I had been outwitted but oddly enough because of a feeling of contempt and disgust that a man in his position should choose this way out from the wreck and torture which he had had such a large hand in creating. 'I could not see a Churchill or Montgomery, or a thousand others, under any circumstances even contemplating such an action.' In 2011, a startling unseen image of Himmler's corpse emerged. It had been taken by one of the SS chief's interrogators, Corporal Guy Adderley of the Military Intelligence Corps. Taken just minutes after his death, it showed him lying backwards with his glasses on his face and his hands resting on his stomach. Adderley's family had been set to sell the image at auction, but then withdrew it. Himmler's fake documents came to light in 2020 after being donated to the Military Intelligence Museum in Shefford, Bedfordshire, by the great niece of former wartime intelligence agent Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Noakes. Experts believe that he may have been one of two MI5 interrogators who questioned Himmler before he was medically examined. Himmler's suicide made the front page of the Mail. Under the headline, 'Himmler Poisons Himself Inside British HQ', the story said: 'Heinrich Himmler, once the most-feared man in Europe, committed suicide at four minutes past eleven last night at the headquarters of the British Second Army. 'To-night the body of this man, architect of the horror camps, Chief of Hitler's police, and Minister of the Interior, lies in the red-roofed villa which is the army headquarters. 'Grey faced, bespectacled, the thin-lipped face turned to the ceiling, half covered with a grey British blanket. 'The body is collarless and is clothed in a British Army shirt, Army slacks, and Army socks.' The BBC said in a German-language broadcast: 'The most devilish figure which Nazism created has committed suicide. 'Ad head of the Gestapo and the SS, he was responsible for the atrocities inside the concentration camps. He topped the list of the war criminals'. Moscow Radio announced: 'The Devil's lieutenant has returned to his master'. The BBC said in a German-language broadcast: 'The most devilish figure which Nazism created has committed suicide. 'Ad head of the Gestapo and the SS, he was responsible for the atrocities inside the concentration camps. He topped the list of the war criminals'. Responsibility for burying Himmler's corpse fell to four British soldiers. They took it to an unmarked grave on Luneburg Heath. The Mail reported on May 26, 1945: 'Himmler's body was buried in a secret, nameless grave on the edge of the heath here at dusk this evening. 'A small party of British soldiers carried the blanket-swathed body to the heath and dug the grave. 'An Army chaplain said the last rites as the body was lowered. The grave was immediately filled in and left unmarked.' With the precise location of his remains kept top secret to this day, conspiracy theories about Himmler's fate have abounded. Some have suggested that he lived for years beyond his supposed capture, and that the man who fell into British hands was a mere lookalike. It has also been claimed that Himmler was murdered by British agents to keep secret the alleged fact he had been negotiating with the Allies behind Hitler's back. The notion that there were talks and that they went on for months is not backed by substantive evidence.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
B'deshi man arrested near army cantt
Siliguri: A 38-year-old Bangladeshi national, Mohammad Abdul Sattar Milan , was arrested from the Durpin Dara army cantonment on Tuesday after he was apprehended by Military Intelligence. The accused was produced in court on Wednesday and sent on three-day police remand. Police said Milan was a resident of Choriliya Bataba village under Pirganj PS in Bangladesh' Rangpur. He was found carrying a sack containing gram, puffed rice and clothes. Authorities described Milan as appearing disoriented. He reportedly claimed to be a rag-picker and revealed that he was a Bangladeshi national. He provided personal details, including the names of his father, Mohammad Abdul, mother, Musmat Baliga Khatun, wife, Bibi Nazish Begum, and children, Abdul Naseem and Sadiya Akhtar. "A case was registered against him under Section 14A of the Foreigners Act, 1946. Investigation was initiated to determine the nature and purpose of his presence in a sensitive area near the army establishment," said a police officer.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russian delegation arrives in Istanbul ahead of potential Ukraine peace talks as Putin not expected to join
Editor's note: The article was updated with statements from Ukrainian official Andrii Kovalenko and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. A plane with the Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul ahead of planned peace talks with Ukraine, pro-state news agency Interfax reported on May 15, citing sources in aviation services. President Volodymyr Zelensky invited Russian President Vladimir Putin for direct negotiations in Istanbul, but the Russian leader seemingly declined to attend and appointed his aide, Vladimir Medinsky, to lead the talks. The negotiations are expected to begin at around 10 a.m. local time in a closed-door format, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported. Ukrainian official Andrii Kovalenko later refuted that the meeting would be scheduled for this time. The Russian state media later reported that the meeting is likely to take place in the second half of the day. The Russian delegation will also consist of Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, Military Intelligence Director Igor Kostyukov, and Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin. The delegation's list is notably void of Putin himself and other Kremlin top politicians, including Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Putin's foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, was also absent from the list. Putin held a preparatory meeting on the evening of May 14 with the Russian delegates, Lavrov, Defense Minister Andrei Belusov, Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, and chiefs of military and security forces, spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to TASS. Ukraine's Presidential Office has said that Zelensky would not meet lower-level Russian officials if Putin refuses to come, making the format of the expected talks uncertain. The Ukrainian president is set to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara before the planned Istanbul talks. "I am waiting to see who will come from Russia, and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take. So far, the signals from them in the media are unconvincing," Zelensky said on the evening of May 14. Kyiv and its allies have urged Moscow to adopt an unconditional ceasefire starting May 12 as the first step toward peace talks — a proposal Russia has ignored. U.S. President Donald Trump initially voiced optimism about the prospects of a Zelensky-Putin meeting and suggested he might attend as well. However, a White House official on May 14 said that Trump will not attend the peace talks. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Turkey on May 14 and met with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Antalya. Sybiha also met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel to Istanbul with Rubio on May 16 to participate in discussions on Ukraine. Read also: Ukraine's next steps will be based on who Russia sends to peace talks, Zelensky says We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
