Mizoram Police in a major breakthrough has seized a large cache of arms and ammunition while these are being supplied to an insurgent outfit based in Myanmar to the rebel group in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeast Bangladesh, an official said here on Thursday.

A senior police official said that a huge cache of sophisticated arms and ammunition was recovered by Mizoram Police and sister intelligence agencies from the Saithah village in bordering Mamit District on Wednesday night.

Quoting the preliminary investigation, the police official said that the confiscated arms and ammunition were intended for trade between the Chin National Front (CNF) from Myanmar, a prominent rebel organisation and the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF-P), another insurgent group active in the CHT.

“This operation highlights the transnational character of illegal arms dealings and emphasises the ongoing threats to regional stability. With this catch, a serious threat to regional peace and stability has been neutralised,” he pointed out.

The Border Security Force (BSF) claims that it has strengthened security along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal, in the light of infiltration attempts on a regular basis.

On Wednesday, five Bangladeshi nationals were 'chased away' from Indian territory in the districts of North 24-Parganas and Malda, an official said.

On Tuesday, 13 Bangladeshi infiltrators were pushed back in these two districts, he said.

Rajasthan's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has arrested 26-year-old Sudha Kanwar, wife of gangster Amarjeet Vishnoi, an active member of the Rohit Godara and Lawrence Bishnoi gang.

Kanwar was apprehended on Wednesday in Trapani City in Italy’s Sicily with assistance from local police. She had fled India on a tourist visa with help from her husband. Kanwar is accused of threatening businessmen, firing at them, and being involved in the Raju Thehat murder case.

Additional Director General (ADG) Dinesh MN stated that the AGTF arrested Kanwar, a resident of Bichwal, Bikaner, with coordination from Interpol at the international level. The operation led to her capture in Trapani, Sicily, on Wednesday.

A 24-year-old techie allegedly committed suicide in Bengaluru after being threatened by her close relative that he would share her nude photos with her parents if she did not follow his commands.

The accused identified as Praveen Singh has been arrested.

The victim's mother complained to the police against Praveen Singh and his wife Sandhya Singh.

Accidents during Kite-flying claimed four lives in Telangana during the last two days. The incidents were reported in the Mahabubnagar, Nirmal, Rangareddy, and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts on Tuesday and Wednesday.

An 11-year-old died after falling from the terrace of his house while flying a kite. The incident occurred in Nirmal town on Wednesday. Mohammed Huzef was studying in the sixth class at Telangana Minority Residential School. The boy lost his balance and fell down from the terrace while flying a kite along with his friends. He sustained grievous injuries and was shifted to a hospital, where he succumbed.

In another incident, a man died after falling from a building while flying a kite. The incident took place at Meerpet corporation limits in the Rangareddy district. K. Mahesh Yadav (39) fell down from the terrace while flying a kite. A schoolboy died of electrocution while flying a kite in Mahabubnagar district. The boy, identified as Manoj Kumar, suffered electrocution while trying to retrieve a kite that was entangled in electric wires. The incident occurred when the boy used an iron rod to retrieve the kite from electric wires on the terrace of his house.

A video showing a woman assaulting an auto driver in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur has gone viral, allegedly following a dispute over fare. The woman, Priyanshi Pandey, however, claimed that the driver used a "wrong word" about her, which led to the confrontation.

She further stated that she has been receiving threat calls since the incident.

In the video, Priyanshi Pandey is seen dragging auto driver Vimlesh Kumar Shukla away from his seat while abusing him. Despite Shukla pleading with folded hands, Pandey continues to thrash him. She later uploaded the video on her Instagram, and it quickly gained traction. Following this, the auto driver filed a police complaint against her, seeking justice.

The residents of capital city of Rajasthan experiencing the cold days of the winter season experienced more shivers on Wednesday as heavy rain brought the mercury down, intensifying the cold wave, besides spelling trouble for the commuters and pedestrians who ran for cover.

The rain started around 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Initially light, the rain soon turned heavy, further lowering the temperature.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 10.3 degrees Celsius.

Many districts in Rajasthan were also shrouded in dense fog this morning.

Three labourers trapped under the debris after the collapse of a crumbling well that was being repaired in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district on Tuesday, died on Wednesday.

Six of the labourers were pulled out alive from the debris on Tuesday, while three of them remained trapped inside the well.

A joint rescue operation was carried out by the SDRF and NDRF for 20 hours, however, by the time the rescue team reached the three workers on Wednesday, they were already dead.

Officials said that the rescue operation was slowed down by the flow of water into the well, and they had to dig a parallel hole to reach the labourers trapped at a depth of 30 feet.

The deceased labourers have been identified as Wasid Khan (18), Sehzadi Khan (50) and her son Rashid Khan (18).

A resident of Kadatti tribal village in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Tamil Nadu's Erode district was trampled to death by a wild elephant, officials said on Wednesday.

According to Forest Department officials, Madevappa. 65, and three friends entered the forest on Tuesday to collect firewood. When they were about 500 metres into the forest at the Boothalapuram beat, they encountered a herd of elephants.

While his companions managed to escape, Madevappa was trampled by one of the elephants.

Mercury continued its free fall in the valley on Wednesday as the Meteorological (MeT) office forecast cloudy weather with snowfall at isolated higher reaches in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.

The MeT office statement said, “On January 15 and 16, generally cloudy sky with light snow at isolated higher reaches during 16th early morning. From January 17 to 19, generally a cloudy sky, but no significant change is expected till January 19. On 20 and 21st of January, a generally cloudy sky with light snow at isolated to scattered places is likely to occur."

The department issued an advisory: "Tourists/travellers/Transporters are advised to follow Admin/Traffic advisory.”

Srinagar city recorded minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 7.4 degrees and Pahalgam minus 8.4 as the minimum temperature. There was, however, an overall improvement in the weather in the plains of the Jammu division.