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‘Police-drug trafficker nexus’: Dismissed AIG Raj Jit offers to surrender before top court

According to the Supreme Court’s September 10 order, a bench comprising justices MM Sundresh and Augustine George Masih was informed by senior counsel appearing for Raj Jit that the petitioner was willing to surrender (HT)

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Published on Sept 17, 2026 07:48 am IST

The Punjab and Haryana HC seeks probe report in Dalit man’s ‘suicide’

The Dalit man reportedly raised questions about the availability of drugs in his village during a public interaction with finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema (HT)

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Published on Sept 17, 2026 07:44 am IST

4 arrested in Amritsar with 27kg heroin, weapons

Counter Intelligence (CI) Amritsar intercepted a cross-border smuggling network on Wednesday, arresting four men and seizing 27kg of heroin, a foreign-made .30-bore PX5 pistol, and three cartridges. (X)

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Published on Sept 16, 2026 04:48 pm IST

Punjab AAP leader says cops brought back more than a dozen gangsters from abroad

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Updated on Sept 16, 2026 04:44 pm IST

3 drug, arms smuggling rings busted, 8 arrested in Amritsar

Police have also established links between the accused and other associates involved in the supply network. (HT)

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Published on Sept 16, 2026 07:52 am IST

‘100% case for dismissal’: SC on suspended Punjab DIG Bhullar’s second bail plea

Suspended Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG) Harcharan Singh Bhullar, who was arrested by the CBI in October last year in a graft case. (File photo)

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Published on Sept 15, 2026 02:23 pm IST

Bishnoi gang operative deported from Canada, arrested at Delhi airport

Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) members after arresting Karamveer Singh (face covered), an accomplice of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport following his deportation from Canada on Monday. (X)

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Published on Sept 15, 2026 12:29 pm IST

‘Stop defaming Punjab’: Mann flays BJP over anti-drug yatras

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann addresses a press conference regarding the state government's actions and achievements against organised crime, terrorism, and drugs, in Chandigarh on Monday. (Sourced)

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Published on Sept 15, 2026 07:45 am IST

Two shooters targeting Ludhiana blood donation camp killed in police encounter

Police personnel on the spot after the encounter.

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Updated on Sept 14, 2026 12:08 pm IST

Gangster Buri Basantkotia, 4 aides held with six pistols after Gurdaspur chase

DGP Yadav said preliminary investigation revealed that the consignment of weapons and ammunition was smuggled from across the border via drones. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)

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Published on Sept 14, 2026 07:38 am IST

Punjab faces pharma drug threat as drone tech chokes heroin inflow

The anti-drone response is backed by 64 second-line defence nakas involving around 600 police personnel and 2,367 CCTV cameras installed at 585 locations.

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Updated on Sept 14, 2026 11:18 am IST

Ludhiana: Man duped of ₹10 lakh with police job offer, fraudster held

Accused in the custody of police in Ludhiana on Sunday. (HT Photo)

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Published on Sept 13, 2026 10:29 pm IST

Amritsar police seize 12 kg heroin, 4 kg opium in 2-day anti-drug operations

Punjab Police on Saturday intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking across Amritsar district, with the commissionerate police and Amritsar rural police conducting major cordon-and-search operations (CASO) that resulted in the recovery of 12-kg heroin and 4-kg opium and the arrest of 170 persons in drug-related and other criminal cases. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

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Published on Sept 13, 2026 07:37 am IST

Punjab Police extradite gangster Amrit Dalam from Moldova

A Punjab Police Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) team, led by SP Bikramjit Singh Brar, with fugitive gangster Amritpal Singh, alias Amrit Dalam (centre), after landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Saturday morning.

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Published on Sept 12, 2026 12:09 pm IST

Punjab: Targeted killing plot foiled, two Dubai returnees held with pistols

Two sophisticated .30-bore pistols and 10 live cartridges were recovered from their possession. (HT)

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Published on Sept 12, 2026 07:42 am IST

Drone scare near Amritsar airport prompts village awareness drive

Police said a drone had been operated to record the event without the required permission. The activity was not found to be linked to any suspicious or security-related operation. (HT File/for representation only)

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Published on Sept 11, 2026 07:48 am IST

Illegal arms network busted: Two AK-47 rifles, 50 cartridges seized in Amritsar, three held

The cache of arms recovered from their possession. (HT)

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Published on Sept 11, 2026 07:41 am IST

Drug crisis, caste abuse, suicide: Dalit man's death sparks row in Punjab

Police said a probe is underway.

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Updated on Sept 09, 2026 01:02 pm IST

Punjab: 7 flights diverted amid drone movement; FIR registered

Amritsar (rural) SSP Kanwalpreet Singh Chahal said a formal complaint was lodged by the Airport Authority on September 7. (HT File)

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Published on Sept 08, 2026 07:48 am IST

DSP transferred, 3 cops shifted to police lines in Sangrur

Punjab Police on Saturday transferred a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and shifted three other personnel to police lines. (HT)

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Published on Sept 06, 2026 07:41 am IST

HT Morning Brief Sept 5: More S-400s on India's radar; Delhi rain chaos and more

Commuters wade through a water logged stretch at Mayur Vihar Phase 2 near NH24 amid heavy rains in New Delhi on Friday.

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Updated on Sept 06, 2026 12:51 pm IST

Punjab Police conduct 551 anti-gangster raids, 225 held

With the latest arrests, Punjab Police said a total of 67,864 persons have been arrested during the 227 days of the campaign. (HT)

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Published on Sept 05, 2026 01:19 am IST

Conman Manjit Singh Bedi wanted by FBI over ₹5.6 crore scam arrested in Punjab

Manjit Singh Bedi in the custody of Jalandhar police on Friday.

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Updated on Sept 05, 2026 03:00 pm IST

Sukhbir appears before Chandigarh court in 2015 Kotkapura firing case

Sukhbir, who was serving as Punjab’s deputy chief minister at the time of the incidents, is also facing trial in the Kotkapura firing case. (HT FILE)

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Published on Sept 04, 2026 08:01 am IST

Chandigarh: Cop dies as weapon goes off accidentally

The deceased is survived by two daughters and a son. (HT FILE)

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Published on Sept 04, 2026 07:40 am IST

HC quashes dismissal of Punjab cop over Bishnoi interview

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Published on Sept 03, 2026 12:20 am IST

ED turns down Punjab Police request for further records

The ED’s letter stems from its PMLA probe against Ajay Sehgal and associates of M/s Indian Cooperative Housing Building Society over allegedly facilitating CLUs (change of land use) through government authorities to some real estate firms. (HT FILE)

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Published on Sept 02, 2026 08:21 am IST