In a major development, the security forces in joint operations, have recovered 328 arms and around 9,300 different types of ammunition in restive Manipur, officials said here on Saturday.

A senior police official said that in the wee hours of Saturday, on the basis of specific Intelligence reports regarding the presence of a large cache of arms and ammunition stashed in different areas of five Imphal valley districts, simultaneous search operations were launched at different locations.

He said that joint teams of Manipur Police, Army, Assam Rifles, Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) recovered the significant number of arms and a huge cache of ammunition and war-like stores from the outskirts of five valley districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Bishnupur, and Kakching.

Of the 328 arms recovered, 151 are Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs), followed by 73 rifles, 65 INSAS rifles, 12 Light Machine Guns (LMGs), six AK series rifles, five carbines, six pistols and many other different types of arms.

In a breakthrough, Patna Police on Saturday morning arrested notorious criminal Angesh Kumar following an encounter in the Khusrupur area on the outskirts of the city.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police Avakash Kumar, the arrest was the result of a well-planned operation based on specific intelligence. Angesh, wanted in over 18 criminal cases including attempt to murder, dacoity, arms possession, and loot, had been hiding in a village under the jurisdiction of Khusrupur police station.

“Acting on a tip-off, a special team led by the Khusrupur SHO raided the location early morning. While in custody, the accused tried to escape by attacking the police and opened fire using a concealed weapon. Our team retaliated swiftly and overpowered him,” SSP Kumar said.

During the exchange, Angesh sustained a gunshot wound to his leg. He was immediately taken into custody and admitted to a hospital. Police sources confirmed his injuries were minor, and he remains under medical supervision.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against three individuals associated with the banned insurgent group United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) for their alleged involvement in planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Guwahati during the 2024 Independence Day celebrations.

The accused -- Paresh Baruah, Abhijit Gogoi, and Jahnu Boruah -- have been charged under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act \(UA(P) Act), and the Explosive Substances Act.

The charges were filed on Friday after an extensive investigation into the terror plot aimed at destabilising the region and spreading panic among the public, the NIA said in a statement on Saturday.

According to the NIA, the trio was linked to an IED planted at Dispur Last Gate, Guwahati, in what was part of a larger ULFA-I conspiracy to execute multiple IED blasts across Assam.

Acting swiftly after a tragic road accident on Atal Path that claimed the life of a police constable and left two others critically injured, Patna Police have arrested three individuals, including the SUV driver, 21-year-old Nikhil Raj, officials said on Thursday. He has been booked for murder.

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Avakash Kumar said an FIR has been registered against four individuals at Sri Krishnapuri police station. While three have been arrested, one is still absconding.

The incident occurred around 12.30 a.m. last night when a speeding Scorpio SUV, allegedly travelling at nearly 90 km/h from the Digha side, rammed into a police team conducting a routine vehicle-checking operation.

The impact threw the personnel into the air. Among the victims were Sub-Inspector Deepak Kumar, ASI Awadhesh Kumar, and Constable Komal Kumari. Komal later succumbed to her injuries in the hospital.

“This is not a simple case of rash driving. We are treating it as murder,” SSP Kumar said at a press briefing. “Nikhil Raj, the driver and owner of the vehicle, has been arrested and booked accordingly.”

A shocking incident has rocked the temple town of Puri, where an 80-year-old senior servitor of the Jagannath Temple, Jagannath Dixit, was allegedly murdered under mysterious circumstances.

The incident took place in the Gudia Sahi area under Puri Town Police limits on Wednesday afternoon.

The deceased, a respected servitor from Mahasuar Sahi, had reportedly visited the Jagannath Temple on Wednesday for his daily religious duties.

The deceased's nephew, Bhimsen Dixit, stated, “My uncle had gone to the temple to offer his daily service to the deities on Wednesday. After returning home, this unfortunate incident occurred. We still don’t know who is behind this and why.”

In a disturbing trend of murders in the city in the last three days, two persons were critically injured in a late-night firing in the Mainpura locality of Patna on Tuesday night, officials confirmed. One of them, Raja Kumar, succumbed to his gunshot wounds during treatment on Wednesday morning.

The incident occurred at around 11:45 PM on Tuesday, prompting an immediate response from local residents who alerted the Patliputra police station. Sources have said that two persons executed the crime.

SDPO (Law & Order), Patna, Nitish Chandra Dharia, confirmed the details of the incident and the police response.

The Directorate of Enforcement's (ED) Delhi zonal office has filed a Supplementary Prosecution Complaint (SPC) against Harsatinder Pal Singh Hayer and others before the special PMLA court, New Delhi, in connection with the massive Rs 48,000 crore PACL investment scam.

The SPC was filed on May 17, and the court took cognisance of the matter on June 9, the ED said in a press release here on Tuesday.

The case had been filed as a result of an FIR by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), BSFC, New Delhi, under Sections 120-B and 420 of the Indian Penal Code, alleging that PACL Ltd., PGF Ltd., their directors, including N.S. Bhangoo and others ran fraudulent investment schemes that duped lakhs of investors across India, the release stated.

Anand, the fourth accused in the murder of Indore-based Raja Raghuvanshi during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, allegedly by his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi and her paramour Raj Kushwaha, has been arrested from Basari village in Bina, Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

Anand had fled Indore and sought refuge in his childhood home, but the search for answers finally led authorities to him, an officer said on Monday.

Officers are now interrogating Anand, hoping to uncover the details of a case that has made national headlines.

Another suspect was arrested in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh.

On Sunday night, Shillong Police conducted a raid in Digwar village of Kotwali Mahroni, leading to the detention of eighteen-year-old Akash Lodhi.

A day after the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl shocked Delhi, a 7-year-old girl was molested by a man in Sabzi Mandi Police Station area of the national captial.

When the girl informed her parents about the horrific incident, the accused, identified as Mohammad Salim, was beaten up by the furious public. Later, the police were informed, and the accused was apprehended, according to the officials.

The victim has been sent for a medical examination.

According to the police officials, the accused is not a direct neighbour but resides in the same locality as the victim.

In a shocking incident that took place on Monday morning, three members of a family were shot at in the Arfabad locality under Alamganj police station limits in Patna, officials said.

The incident took place around 9.15 a.m. when the victims -- a husband, wife, and their daughter -- were heading to the local market and were allegedly fired upon by two bike-borne assailants.

Patna City Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Atulesh Jha confirmed the attack, adding that the condition of the woman and her daughter is critical, while the husband sustained a gunshot wound to his leg.

The injured were rushed to Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) for treatment, he said.