Shahdara district police in Delhi have arrested a 23-year-old man for impersonating a Lieutenant in the Indian Army’s Para Commando unit and duping a woman of Rs 70,000 on the pretext of marriage.

According to police, a PCR call was received at Farsh Bazar police station on September 1, when the complainant, 28-year-old Damini, a medical store owner from Noida, alleged that she had been cheated by a man posing as an Army officer.

Karnataka police on Saturday shot a gang rape accused in the leg when he tried to escape by attacking policemen in Belagavi district of the state.

According to police, the incident has taken place in the limits of Kittur police station. Ramesh Killar, is the accused person who has been shot in the leg.

Police stated that Ramesh Killar is accused in a gang rape case, a case of dacoity, one robbery and an arms case. Three Non-Bailable Warrants (NBW) were executed against the accused.

In a major crackdown against the illegal liquor trade, the Delhi Police on Thursday arrested an interstate supplier and recovered 42 cartons -- amounting to 2,100 quarters -- of the illicit consignment being transported in a car.

According to a press release issued by the Dwarka District Police, the accused, identified as Ashish Sharma alias Ashu, 28, a resident of Bahadurgarh, Haryana, was caught red-handed ferrying the illegal consignment intended for sale in Haryana. The car used in the smuggling operation has also been seized.

Acting on the directions of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dwarka District, Ankit Singh, the Special Staff of the Dwarka District Police was deployed to monitor and crack down on the supply routes of illegal liquor from Haryana into Delhi. The team conducted surveillance operations at interstate borders, analysed feeds from ANPR cameras, and used local intelligence to track suspicious activities.

Rajasthan Police has cracked down hard on drug smuggling by busting two major networks in Jhalawar district.

In a series of swift actions, police arrested seven accused, including an Indian Army jawan, and seized large quantities of ganja and synthetic drug MDMA worth lakhs of rupees.

Acting on the directions of Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar, the Dag police intercepted a truck laden with iron rods. On thorough checking, the team discovered 103.600 kg of ganja concealed under the rods.

The truck driver, Zaheer Khan (35), and his aide Vinod Sharma (28), both residents of Jhalawar, were arrested.

Meanwhile, police also intercepted a luxury car that was escorting the consignment. Pirulal Malviya (34), a native of Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh) currently living in Jhalawar, and Anwar alias Annu (29), a resident of Jhalawar, were caught.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Head Constable of Delhi Police while accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh in exchange for not registering an FIR against the complainant, an official of the probe agency said on Tuesday.

Head Constable Rajkumar Meena, posted at Police Station Ashok Vihar, was booked on Monday, the official said.

It was alleged that a Sub-Inspector (SI) and the accused Head Constable demanded Rs 3 lakh from the complainant for not registering an FIR against him.

After negotiation, the accused Head Constable agreed to accept a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from the complainant for closing the complaint pending against him.