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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Police launch crackdown on spurious seeds trade across Telangana
Hyderabad: Telangana Police has launched a comprehensive campaign against the illegal trade of spurious and substandard seeds across the state. A joint task force, comprising police officials, agriculture department representatives, and seeds corporation personnel, has already been established at the district level to combat this growing menace. The crackdown targets various offenses, including the sale of substandard seeds, expired seeds, unlicensed sales, and the distribution of banned herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton seeds. Offenders face severe penalties under multiple acts, including the Seeds Act and the Environmental Protection Act, with punishments extending up to seven years imprisonment. In recent operations, authorities in Vikarabad,and in commissionerates of Rachakonda, Warangal, and Ramagundam have seized significant quantities of spurious seeds. The DGP said that the state has adopted a zero-tolerance policy, implementing the Preventive Detention Act against the offenders. He appealed to farmers to purchase seeds only from authorized dealers and report any suspicious activities to local police stations.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Cocaine worth Rs 6 crore seized from chemical factory, 3 held
KOLHAPUR: Police in Maharashtra's Satara district raided a private chemical factory at Tasawade on May 21 and confiscated 1.3 kg of cocaine, valued at over Rs 6 crore. Five men, including the company's proprietor and the cocaine supplier, were booked, and three of them were arrested on Friday. Satara SP Tushar Doshi said while the supplier was in Telangana Police's custody, efforts were on to locate another suspect. "Police received information that narcotics was being stored and manufactured at the facility of Suryaprabha Pharmachem at the Tasawade MIDC. When police raided its premises, 1,270 grams of cocaine worth Rs 6.4 crore was seized," Doshi said. Three employees of the company, identified as Sameer Padwal, Ramesh Patil and Jeevan Chavan , were apprehended.
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
DGP reviews implementation of new criminal laws in Telangana
Nearly a year after Telangana implemented new criminal laws, Director General of Police (DGP) Jitender chaired a review meeting on Friday (May 23) to assess implementation progress, challenges and compliance across the police force. The three new laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), officially came into force in Telangana on July 1, 2024. As of May 22, Telangana Police had registered 1,37,644 cases under the new BNS, along with 1,251 Zero FIRs. Of particular note were 607 cases under significantly revised or entirely new provisions, including sections on terrorism (BNS 113), organised crime (BNS 111), mob lynching (BNS 103(2)), snatching (BNS 304), and offences like endangering national sovereignty (BNS 152). DGP Jitender urged officers to monitor the timeliness of chargesheet submissions, stressing that the BNSS-mandated deadlines of 60 and 90 days must be met without fail. 'We need to tighten procedural compliance and work closely with prosecution teams to improve conviction rates,' he said during an interaction with prosecutors. Shikha Goel, Director General of CID and convener of the New Criminal Laws (NCL) Implementation Committee, presented a detailed status report and outlined the various tasks under way to embed the new legal regime into everyday policing. Among the senior officers present were ADG (Law & Order) Mahesh M. Bhagwat, ADG (Trainings) V.V. Srinivasa Rao, ADG (Personnel) Anil Kumar, IGP Multizone-I S. Chandra Shekhar Reddy, IGP (Planning & Logistics) M. Ramesh, and DIG of the Women Safety Wing Rema Rajeshwari. Members of the Joint Working Group on NCL implementation also participated.
The Print
22-05-2025
- The Print
Andhra Pradesh court sends two terror suspects to 7-day police custody
'The court granted seven-day custody of Rehman and Sameer to police,' Vizianagaram Additional Superintendent of Police Sowmya Lata told PTI. The two suspects, Siraj Ur Rehman (29) and Syed Sameer (28), were arrested in a joint operation by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Police on Saturday with explosives. Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh), May 22 (PTI) A court here on Thursday sent two terror suspects to seven-day police custody, an official said. The two are currently lodged in Visakhapatnam Central Prison. 'If we receive orders from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the case will be handed over to the National Investigation Agency. Until then, police will interrogate them during the custody,' the ASP said. Rehman was arrested after a tip-off and explosives like ammonia, sulphur and aluminium powder were recovered from his premises during a search operation here, police said. Based on his confession about making a bomb, Sameer was arrested from Boiguda in Hyderabad in a joint operation with Telangana Police, they said. Both of them are suspected of radical activities but no links to ISIS or any other terror outfit have been found, ASP Lata said. A case was registered against Rehman and Sameer under the Explosive Substances Act, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. PTI MS STH DIV DIV This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
The Print
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Basavaraju's death big setback for Maoist movement, demoralises cadres: Telangana police
'It is a big success for the government and the security forces because a top-level Maoist leader has been eliminated by the security forces. Definitely it will be a big setback and will be a demoralising (factor) for the Maoists,' the Telangana Police official told PTI. Basavaraju, who was on the most wanted list of the NIA, was among the 27 dreaded Naxals killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region. Hyderabad, May 21 (PTI) The killing of CPI-Maoist general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju, the topmost leader by security forces in Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday, is a big setback for the banned outfit and will definitely be a demoralising factor for its cadres, a senior Telangana police official said. Already the Maoists are demoralised. That's why hundreds of their cadres have surrendered before Telangana police besides many being arrested, the official pointed out. Basavaraju, a native of Andhra Pradesh, did his BTech from Regional Engineering College, Warangal. He had been associated with the banned movement since 1970s and was elevated to the toppost in CPI (Maoist) seven years ago. Basavaraju was facing several cases in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for planning extremist offences, official sources said. A retired Director General of Police-rank official said the slain Maoist (Basavaraju's) might have been involved in the planning and execution of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLA Kidari Sarvewara Rao of Araku constituency in Andhra Pradesh in September 2018. 'When it comes to high-profile killings, the senior leadership of the Maoists is usually involved. Therefore, Basavaraju's involvement in the TDP MLA's murder cannot be ruled out,' the former bureaucrat said. Over 300 Maoists of various cadres have surrendered before the Telangana police so far this year besides as many as 32 ultras were also arrested from January 2025 till date. PTI VVK GDK VVK KH This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
