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Hans India
28-05-2025
- Hans India
Bihar: Four undertrial prisoners escape from Samastipur court, one nabbed
Patna: In a breach of security, five undertrial prisoners escaped from the Sadar Court lockup of Samastipur District Court in Bihar on Wednesday, causing chaos and raising serious questions about courtroom security protocols. While one of the accused was apprehended immediately, four managed to flee, prompting an intensive police manhunt. According to an officer, the incident occurred shortly after the court hearing had concluded. The five accused, who were brought into police custody, managed to slip out of their handcuffs and escape the lock-up area, allegedly after pushing one of the guards. 'The accused were being taken to the lock-up after their court appearance when they took advantage and escaped. One of them has been caught, and search operations are underway for the others,' said Sadar DSP Sanjay Kumar Pandey. The escaped prisoners were identified as Rajnandan Kumar, an accused under the Arms Act and an FIR has been registered in Town Police Station (Case No. 05/25); Manish Kumar is accused of robbery and an FIR has been registered in Sarairanjan Police Station (Case No. 113/25); Arvind Sahani, Sarairanjan Police Station, Case No. 113/25 (Robbery) and Manjeet Kumar, Sarairanjan Police Station, Case No. 113/25 (Robbery). The accused caught has been identified as Nagendra Kumar. According to the police, the accused were lodged in judicial custody in connection with ongoing investigations and were brought for routine court proceedings when the incident took place. This is not the first instance of the security failure at Samastipur Court. A similar incident involving gunfire targeting an accused in custody was reported earlier. Sadar DSP Sanjay Kumar Pandey said: 'This is a serious issue. The matter is being thoroughly investigated. If any negligence is found on the part of the security personnel, strict action will be taken.' City police, led by the station in charge, have launched intensive raids across possible hideouts. All police stations in the district and adjoining regions have been alerted. Surveillance and check posts have been activated in the surrounding areas to prevent the accused from leaving the district.
India Gazette
21-05-2025
- India Gazette
Delhi Police cracks down on illegal transport and storage of narcotic medicines in Delhi Cantt; 1 arrested
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A team of Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Delhi Police in South West District arrested one drug peddler and seized a total 83090 tablets of banned pharma drugs (Alprazolam & Zolpidem) and 26,000 packets of prohibited foreign cigarettes from Mehram Nagar area of Delhi Cantt, police said on Wednesday. According to a statement, the crackdown on the prohibited narcotics medicine unfolded when Delhi police received credible information regarding certain international cargo courier service operators in the Mehram Nagar area who are involved in supplying these medicines and imported cigarettes. The information revealed that the peddlers have set up a few godowns in the Mehram Nagar area where these prohibited items are being stored. The ANTF team of Delhi police led further investigation and identified the suspect's location in Mehram Nagar. The team laid trap near the identified premises and arrested the accessed identified as Sanjay Kumar Pandey, the statement said. During the search of the premises, a large number of cartons containing prohibited narcotic medicine tablets and imported cigarettes were recovered from the premises. Upon checking all the boxes, a huge quantity of contraband was found, including: 83,090 tablets (1MG each tablet) of banned pharmaceutical drugs (Alprazolam & Zolpidem) and 26,000 packets of prohibited foreign cigarettes, which did not bear the mandatory health warning or MRP as required under the COTPA Act. The accused admitted that they do not have a License or medical prescriptions for the sale, import, export or storage of the said items in Delhi and NCR, the statement said. The accused revealed that his brother, Pramod Pandey, helped him establish a business of international cargo and courier services at Mehram Nagar. Currently, Pramod Pandey has set up his business in Dubai and is absconding in other NDPS-related cases. Sanjay used to supply these prohibited medicines at high rates. In 2011, he was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau, Delhi, with a large quantity of prohibited medicines and was sent to jail. After getting bail, he shifted to Mumbai, where he was again apprehended by the Narcotics team with drugs and was sent to jail, the statement read. The case is a significant bust of a foreign-linked narcotics supply chain and disrupted mid-level operations in the capital. Further investigation regarding the source and supply chain of drug supplier (Narcotics Substance) and prohibited foreign cigarettes is under progress. (ANI)
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Business Standard
21-05-2025
- Business Standard
Delhi Police cracks down on illegal narcotic medicines racket, 1 arrested
A team of Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of Delhi Police in South West District arrested one drug peddler and seized a total 83090 tablets of banned pharma drugs (Alprazolam & Zolpidem) and 26,000 packets of prohibited foreign cigarettes from Mehram Nagar area of Delhi Cantt, police said on Wednesday. According to a statement, the crackdown on the prohibited narcotics medicine unfolded when Delhi police received credible information regarding certain international cargo courier service operators in the Mehram Nagar area who are involved in supplying these medicines and imported cigarettes. The information revealed that the peddlers have set up a few godowns in the Mehram Nagar area where these prohibited items are being stored. The ANTF team of Delhi police led further investigation and identified the suspect's location in Mehram Nagar. The team laid trap near the identified premises and arrested the accessed identified as Sanjay Kumar Pandey, the statement said. During the search of the premises, a large number of cartons containing prohibited narcotic medicine tablets and imported cigarettes were recovered from the premises. Upon checking all the boxes, a huge quantity of contraband was found, including: 83,090 tablets (1MG each tablet) of banned pharmaceutical drugs (Alprazolam & Zolpidem) and 26,000 packets of prohibited foreign cigarettes, which did not bear the mandatory health warning or MRP as required under the COTPA Act. The accused admitted that they do not have a License or medical prescriptions for the sale, import, export or storage of the said items in Delhi and NCR, the statement said. The accused revealed that his brother, Pramod Pandey, helped him establish a business of international cargo and courier services at Mehram Nagar. Currently, Pramod Pandey has set up his business in Dubai and is absconding in other NDPS-related cases. Sanjay used to supply these prohibited medicines at high rates. In 2011, he was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau, Delhi, with a large quantity of prohibited medicines and was sent to jail. After getting bail, he shifted to Mumbai, where he was again apprehended by the Narcotics team with drugs and was sent to jail, the statement read. The case is a significant bust of a foreign-linked narcotics supply chain and disrupted mid-level operations in the capital. Further investigation regarding the source and supply chain of drug supplier (Narcotics Substance) and prohibited foreign cigarettes is under progress. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
New Indian Express
20-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Man held with banned pharma drugs, prohibited foreign cigarettes in Delhi
NEW DELHI: A 48-year-old man was arrested for allegedly storing and transporting banned pharma drugs and prohibited foreign cigarettes from southwest Delhi, police said on Tuesday. Operation linked to Dubai-based kingpin using social media apps for communication. A total of 83,090 tablets of banned pharma drugs (Alprazolam and Zolpidem) and 26,000 packets of prohibited foreign cigarettes without legal warnings or MRP recovered, they said. Police got a tip-off regarding certain international cargo courier service operators in the Mehram Nagar area who were involved in supplying prohibited narcotic medicine tablets and imported cigarettes. The police examined CCTV footage of the area and identified the suspect's location in Mehram Nagar. On May 11, a trap was laid. Around 7.30 pm, a person was seen exiting the building who was questioned where he revealed his identity as Sanjay Kumar Pandey, a resident of Jaunpur district in UP. During the search, a large number of cartoons containing prohibited narcotic medicine tablets and imported cigarettes were recovered from the premises, a senior police officer said.
Indian Express
06-05-2025
- Indian Express
Another NEET scandal from Bihar: Doctor among 2 arrested for forging admit cards, arranging proxy candidates
TWO MEN, including a doctor posted at Begusarai district jail, were arrested Monday in Samastipur district for allegedly forging NEET admit cards and facilitating proxy candidates for the medical entrance exam. Samastipur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjay Kumar Pandey said during the NEET 2025 exam on Sunday across various centers in the district, they received 'a tip-off about a gang actively moving around Samastipur in a car, attempting to manipulate the examination process'. Acting swiftly on this input, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed, which identified a vehicle with a Darbhanga registration number moving near NEET centres throughout the day. 'The vehicle was intercepted near Mohanpur Bridge. Upon questioning, the occupants identified themselves as Rambabu Mallik, a resident of Darbhanga, and Dr Ranjit Kumar, a native of Samastipur posted at Begusarai jail,' ASP Pandey said. According to the police, during interrogation, both men confessed to orchestrating a racket of impersonating candidates of NEET 2025, and their statements are being corroborated with technical evidence. The ASP said their modus operandi involved replacing genuine candidates with 'scholars' (proxy candidates) hired to take the exam. ASP Pandey said Mallik's full-time job involved assisting in 'admissions to a government college in Darbhanga, which gave him a thorough knowledge of the admission process in medical colleges. This helped in their illicit operations'. The ASP said their modus operandi involved replacing genuine candidates with 'scholars' (proxy candidates) hired to take the exam. 'They admitted to charging hefty sums from the candidates, paying the proxy scholars between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh per exam,' the officer said, adding that the accused started forging admit cards 'as soon as the application process for NEET UG started'. 'They confessed to forging photographs, identity cards, signatures and Aadhaar cards, swapping the details of genuine candidates with those of proxy candidates,' the ASP said. A search of their mobile phones uncovered incriminating evidence. 'We found extensive communication on WhatsApp, where admit cards, Aadhaar cards, signatures and photographs were being exchanged in groups and with potential accomplices,' the officer said. He said investigations are underway to determine the full extent of the network. 'Based on the details disclosed during questioning (of the accused) and the evidence found on their phones, we are investigating the suspected genuine and proxy candidates. Only after questioning them will we be able to ascertain how many proxy candidates appeared in the exam, if any,' the ASP said. The accused have been charged under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections dealing with cheating, cheating by personation, forgery of valuable security, will, etc, using forged documents or electronic records as genuine and criminal conspiracy. Police have also seized the car used in the operation and Rs 50,000 cash, besides three mobile phones from their possession.
