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Time of India
19-07-2025
- Time of India
Menace in the sky: UP villagers chase drones with sticks & stones
Drones in UP sky spark fear BIJNOR: Just before dusk on Friday, a drone swooped low over Bulandshahr District Jail, hovered for several seconds, shifted its angle, and turned back. Within hours, aerial footage of the compound surfaced on social media. By Saturday morning, the pilot was arrested, the drone seized, and police had filed charges for unauthorised flying and filming inside a protected no-fly, no-photography zone. Bhupendra Singh, 25, has been charged under sections 223 (breach of peace) and 351(1) (acts endangering safety) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with provisions of the IT Act, Prison Act, and Criminal Law (Amendment) Act. Though Singh's case appears procedural — cops say he's been identified as source of the footage — there is growing unease in the region. What the law says The sky, once carrying birds, now feels crowded. As night falls & power lines flicker, residents climb rooftops with torches, keeping watch for hours. Across villages in UP, people have begun mounting rooftop vigils, chasing away low-flying drones with torches, stones, and sharpened sticks as sightings multiply and suspicion deepens. For several nights before the jail airspace was breached, 'strange lights' were spotted drifting across districts encircling Bulandshahr — Bijnor, Moradabad, and Amroha. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Up to 70% off | Libas Purple Days Sale Libas Undo Over rooftops and farms, between mango orchards and grain silos, blinking red and blue as they swept silently across villages after sundown. No one knew who operated them, but everyone noticed. In Syohara (Bijnor), torches burned till dawn. In Chhajlat (Moradabad), someone fired a shot skyward. In Bukharipur, an e-rickshaw battery went missing hours after a drone was seen hovering overhead. In Dhabarsi and Ogarpur (Amroha), residents began drawing maps — not of fields, but of drone paths and power cuts. 'They stop above your house like they are measuring it,' said Brahampal Singh of Isapur Sharkee. In Rajoha, three young men filming reels were beaten by villagers who thought they were guiding drones for a robbery ring. In Adampur, a drone passed overhead one evening, later that night someone stole a two-wheeler battery. 'Maybe a coincidence, maybe a conspiracy,' said one resident. Police have said no theft has yet been conclusively linked to drones. But across dozens of villages, the fear persists: someone is watching, and no one knows who. Bijnor SP Sanjeev Vajpayee said cops had stepped up night patrols, were tracking local drone sales, and scanning social media for flight footage. 'Some of this is probably mischief,' he said. 'But not all of it.' Apart from jail breach arrest, no other pilots have been identified, and no drones recovered. Yet in village after village, people keep looking up.
Daily Express
06-06-2025
- Daily Express
Police seek eight individuals linked to criminal cases
Published on: Friday, June 06, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jun 06, 2025 By: Winnie Kasmir Text Size: (Top row, from left) Yee Kok Wai, Safawati, Mohd Nursyahfiq, and Mohd Nazrie; (bottom row, from left) Hisham, Firdawis, Mohamad Dussin, and Mohammad Azwan SANDAKAN: Police are tracking down several individuals identified in connection with multiple criminal cases in the district. Acting district police chief Supert Ramasamy Kuppan urged the public with any information to contact the Sandakan District Control Centre at 089-212222 or report to the nearest police station. Advertisement Those wanted include Yee Kok Wai (rape), Mohammad Azwan Mukram (sexual offences against children), and Hisyam Tarang (outraging modesty), each sought under different criminal laws. Also being pursued are Mohd Nazrie Mohd Sha (causing injury), Firdawis Daud (Prison Act violation), Safawati Taming (theft), Mohd Dussin Ahmad (Road Transport Act offence), and Mohd Nursyahfiq Homir Sari (theft). Ramasamy reiterated the police's commitment to tackling crime and safeguarding public safety and order. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Barnama
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
Draft Prison Act Amendment At AGC Stage
GEORGE TOWN, May 17 (Bernama) -- The draft of the Prison Act amendment is now at the review stage at the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) before it is expected to be tabled at a Parliament session this year. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the amendment would enable the implementation of the Compulsory Attendance Order on individuals in remand, with focus on non-major offences. 'Suggestions to amend the Act have been passed at the Cabinet level in principle and now theAGC is developing the matrix of the amendment, then we will only table it at Parliament. 'This amendment (was suggested) because currently it is only for light sentences under three years and we want to expand it to 10 years,' he said at a media conference after attending the 235th Prisons Day celebrations at Padang Kota here today. Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Ramli Ngah Talib officiated the event, which was also attended by Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah and Prisons General Commissioner Datuk Abdul Aziz Abdul Razak. Saifuddin Nasution also said that the Home Arrest Act would be legal grounds enabling the Prisons Department to implement house arrest officially and after it is approved, guidelines and regulations for implementation will be developed carefully to ensure its effectiveness and guarantee the safety of everyone involved. The amendment was also part of the efforts to reform prison management with a more humane approach, he added. 'Currently we have over 81,000 inmates in prison and 27,000 remand detainees. Many of them are minor offenders who have never been convicted. So with this new law, these detainees can carry out their sentences at home, with their families while being monitored, for instance, using electronic gadgets before the trial is completed,' he said. He also announced that the Step Up initiative launched today was the Prisons Department's continuous efforts to strengthen the rehabilitation and support system for former prospects after finishing their sentences and aimed to tackle the stigma against individuals rehabilitated in the prison system who are beginning new lives.
Hindustan Times
08-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Ludhiana: Robbers' gang busted, stolen mobiles seized
The Sadar police have dismantled a gang of armed robbers that had been targeting residents across multiple city areas. With the arrest of four accused, the police have recovered 23 snatched mobile phones, five motorcycles, four wristwatches, three sets of AirPods, and two sharp-edged weapons used in the crimes. As many as 23 snatched mobile phones, four motorcycles, four wristwatches and sharp-edged weapons were recovered. (HT Photo) The arrested individuals have been identified as Golu Kumarr, 26, a factory worker from Giaspura, Mohan alias Monu, 31, of Manakwal, who is out on parole since December 2024, Mukesh Kumar, 21, another factory worker from Giaspura and Anil Kumar, 25, of Lohara Road. According to additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) City 2 Karanveer Singh, the arrests have helped the police crack at least six robbery and snatching cases carried out by the gang since December 2024. The gang operated in areas including Dehlon, Sadar, Dugri, and Daba, where they would threaten victims with weapons and rob them of cash, vehicles, and other valuables. The ADCP revealed that two of the arrested have prior criminal records. Golu Kumar was previously booked for possessing illegal weapons by Ropar police in April 2022. Mohan, alias Monu, has an FIR against him in a 2015 gang rape case and another under the Prison Act registered in 2020. He is currently out on bail. More important information has been expected from the accused during questioning.
Hindustan Times
04-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
ASI held for smuggling heroin into Bathinda jail
An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gurpreet Singh of the Punjab Police was arrested by the Bathinda police with 40 grams of heroin. The accused is from the reserve battalion, and he was posted in the central prison in Bathinda. He was arrested while he was attempting to smuggle contraband into the jail premises. Police sources said the prison authorities had suspicions about Gurpreet's activities, and the drug was recovered after he was subjected to a thorough frisking at the jail on Saturday. Officials seized contraband that Gurpreet had hidden in his uniform. A case was registered at the cantonment police station on the complaint of assistant jail superintendent Lakshdeep Kaur under various sections of the NDPS Act and the Prison Act.
