News for 'Narcotic Drugs'

Terrorism, drugs, good governance: Rajnath says it all at SAARC

Terrorism, drugs, good governance: Rajnath says it all at SAARC

Rediff.com4 Aug 2016

India on Thursday sought strengthening of SAARC monitoring desks on terrorism and drugs, underlining that illicit funds generated from narcotics and fake currency networks are being fed into supporting terror activities

Drug peddler pic: Amruta Fadnavis takes on 'bigde' Nawab Malik

Drug peddler pic: Amruta Fadnavis takes on 'bigde' Nawab Malik

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

She called for converting the "bigde Nawab energy into Sudhre Nawab" and said questions should be asked to "bigde Nawab's "boss or super boss".

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Probe report mentions Sameer Wankhede's Rolex watch, properties

Rediff.com19 May 2023

The SET's findings have now been taken on record by the Central Bureau of Investigation which recently raided the 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer after it filed an FIR against him for corruption and alleged violation of rules in the raids that took place at the Cordelia cruise berthed at the Mumbai coast on October 2, 2021.

Sushant case: NCB gets custody of Rhea's brother till Sep 9

Sushant case: NCB gets custody of Rhea's brother till Sep 9

Rediff.com5 Sep 2020

Showik is brother of the main accused in the case, Rhea Chakraborty, while Miranda was house manager of the deceased actor.

Sandalwood drug racket: Actor Ragini Dwivedi arrested

Sandalwood drug racket: Actor Ragini Dwivedi arrested

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

The CCB had raided Ragini Dwivedi's residence early Friday morning after obtaining a search warrant from a court, a police officer said.

'Drug crime is the most serious crime our country is facing'

'Drug crime is the most serious crime our country is facing'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

'We are also seeing the birth of new evil, the new face of drug distribution where human interface has reduced; consumers are using the Dark Web to source supplies and using cryptocurrencies as payment mode.'

Court grants bail to Iqbal Mirchi's aide, pulls up ED over trial delay

Court grants bail to Iqbal Mirchi's aide, pulls up ED over trial delay

Rediff.com13 May 2023

The Enforcement Directorate, probing the case, has claimed Yusuf had assisted Mirchi in buying properties in India using money earned through illegal activities.

Sushant's death: NCB questions Rakul Preet in drugs case

Sushant's death: NCB questions Rakul Preet in drugs case

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

Rakul, 29, was seen entering the NCB guest house in Colaba around 10.30 am and left after four hours.

NCB summons Deepika, Shraddha, Sara, Rakul in drugs case

NCB summons Deepika, Shraddha, Sara, Rakul in drugs case

Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which is probing an alleged Bollywood-drugs nexus, has summoned actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh for questioning, an official said on Wednesday.

Bombay HC: Cannabis plant can't be considered 'ganja' if...

Bombay HC: Cannabis plant can't be considered 'ganja' if...

Rediff.com4 Sep 2022

A seized cannabis plant without flowering or fruiting tops does not fall under the purview of 'ganja', the Bombay high court has ruled while granting pre-arrest bail to a man accused of possessing commercial quantity of the narcotic substance.

Chemists withdraw agitation against NDPS

Chemists withdraw agitation against NDPS

Rediff.com19 Feb 2005

The agitation by chemists and druggists against the Narcotics Drugs and Psychtropic Substances Act was withdrawn on Saturday with immediate effect. Drugs covered under the Act would now be available on presentation of prescription, All India Organisa

Prosecutor invokes Gandhi, Buddha in Aryan Khan's case

Prosecutor invokes Gandhi, Buddha in Aryan Khan's case

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

The Narcotic Control Bureau, which had told the court on Wednesday that Khan was involved in the conspiracy, illicit drug trafficking as well as its procurement and consumption, today claimed that 'evidence reveal Khan frequently took contraband substances'.

Punjab cops, BSF recover huge arms cache, 1 kg heroin from Indo-Pak border

Punjab cops, BSF recover huge arms cache, 1 kg heroin from Indo-Pak border

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

The Punjab Police and the BSF have recovered a huge cache of weapons near the India-Pakistan border in the Khemkaran area of Tarn Taran district, an official said on Wednesday.

Mumbai rave party: 'Why was event manager spared?'

Mumbai rave party: 'Why was event manager spared?'

Rediff.com29 Jun 2012

A special court today came down heavily on the Mumbai Police for its probe of the Juhu rave party, where 92 people including two IPL players were rounded up after a raid.

Juhu rave party organiser gets bail

Juhu rave party organiser gets bail

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

A special court on Friday granted bail to Vishay Handa, arrested under various sections of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for organising a rave party in a suburban Juhu hotel on May 20.

Organiser of rave party arrested in Mumbai

Organiser of rave party arrested in Mumbai

Rediff.com21 May 2012

Vishay Handa, director of a city-based hotel where a rave party was held on Sunday night at which two IPL players were present, was on Monday arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. "Handa, organiser of the rave party and director of Oakwood Premier Hotel, has been arrested under the NDPS Act, as charas and cocaine were found at the venue. He has been booked under the Act," said a police officer.

Rhea Chakraborty and India's drug of choice

Rhea Chakraborty and India's drug of choice

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

The hounding of Rhea Chakraborty in the Sushant Singh Rajput case is a drug that is being carefully pumped into India's veins to make it comfortably numb as it is wracked by economic ruin and disease, notes Sumit Bhattacharya.

Guj ATS seizes drugs worth Rs 2,170 cr in 3 yrs; 73 people arrested

Guj ATS seizes drugs worth Rs 2,170 cr in 3 yrs; 73 people arrested

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

It claimed that Pakistani smugglers many times tried to use the Gujarat coast to smuggle drugs, but all such attempts were foiled.

Rhea procured drugs for Sushant through her brother: NCB

Rhea procured drugs for Sushant through her brother: NCB

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Rajput's manager Samuel Miranda and cook Dipesh Sawant used to collect the contraband and make `joints' (marijuana cigarettes) for the deceased actor, a NCB officer claimed.

Kerala court orders Latvian woman's killers to stay in jail for rest of life

Kerala court orders Latvian woman's killers to stay in jail for rest of life

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

The verdict was welcomed by the victim's sister who told a TV channel that she would like to thank the Sessions Judge "for pronouncing a fair judgement".

Rhea Chakraborty files bail plea, to be heard on Thursday

Rhea Chakraborty files bail plea, to be heard on Thursday

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

This is her second attempt to seek release after a magistrate court on Tuesday refused to grant her bail. In the fresh plea, filed by her lawyer Satish Maneshinde, the 28-year-old actress claimed to be 'innocent'.

SCO vows to prevent spread of terror, eliminate sleeper cells

SCO vows to prevent spread of terror, eliminate sleeper cells

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

The declaration said the SCO leaders reaffirmed their commitment to peaceful settlement of disagreements and disputes between countries through dialogue and consultations.

Drugs case: NCB records Ananya Panday's statement, may call her again on Friday

Drugs case: NCB records Ananya Panday's statement, may call her again on Friday

Rediff.com21 Oct 2021

Ananya's father Chunky Panday accompanied her to the NCB office located at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai, where they reached around 4 pm.

Violence in Manipur wouldn't have occurred if ...: CM Biren Singh

Violence in Manipur wouldn't have occurred if ...: CM Biren Singh

Rediff.com9 Jan 2024

Singh said that he would resign if the government measures against the use of drugs and its campaigns against the influx of unauthorised immigrants to contain the situation in the state were found to be unconstitutional.

Drones from across Pak border with drugs, arms more than doubled in 2022: BSF

Drones from across Pak border with drugs, arms more than doubled in 2022: BSF

Rediff.com13 Nov 2022

Security agencies could track the flight path and even address of criminals involved in this cross-border illegal activity that is rearing its head over the last few years, he said on Saturday.

Vikas Dubey's police record: 61 FIRs, 8 of murder

Vikas Dubey's police record: 61 FIRs, 8 of murder

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

The last murder case registered in the Chaubeypur police station of the district following the ambush of a police team by his henchmen alone accounts for the killing of eight policemen, besides the seven other cases of murder registered against him between 1992 and 2017, reveals a police history sheet on Dubey's offences.

Deepika, Sara to join NCB probe in drugs case on Saturday

Deepika, Sara to join NCB probe in drugs case on Saturday

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Deepika and her husband Ranveer Singh on Thursday flew back to Mumbai from Goa, ahead of her appearance before the NCB. The couple arrived at Goa International Airport amid heavy security around 8 pm and boarded a chartered flight.

Congress leader moves SC for probing Hindenburg's Adani group claims

Congress leader moves SC for probing Hindenburg's Adani group claims

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking investigation under the supervision of a sitting apex court judge against the Adani group of companies in light of the allegations made by the US-based Hindenburg Research.

NCB questions Deepika, Shraddha, Sara in drugs case

NCB questions Deepika, Shraddha, Sara in drugs case

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

There was heavy police deployment outside the NCB office, where barricades were put up.

Satyamev Jayate, says Wankhede after over 5-hr grilling on Day 2

Satyamev Jayate, says Wankhede after over 5-hr grilling on Day 2

Rediff.com21 May 2023

Former Mumbai Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) chief Sameer Wankhede appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Mumbai for the second day on Sunday in a case in which he is accused of demanding Rs 25 crore bribe from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating his son Aryan in the Cordelia cruise 'drug bust' case, an official said.

Himachal's valleys becoming dens of drug abuse

Himachal's valleys becoming dens of drug abuse

Rediff.com4 Oct 2019

What has really alarmed the police, and also the families of young drug abusers, is the entry of "chitta" -- a highly refined white powdery semi-synthetic substance (mainly heroine) -- into the drug scene and has spread like wildfire among the state's youth. Ashwani Sharma reports.

HC quashes Centre's detention order, says detenue wasn't told reason in Hindi

HC quashes Centre's detention order, says detenue wasn't told reason in Hindi

Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

The high court said simply because the detenue has put his signatures in English on the documents does not by any stretch of imagination show that he understands English and as a consequence understood the grounds of detention and relied upon documents.

Kolkata drugs case: BJP leader arrested while 'trying to escape'

Kolkata drugs case: BJP leader arrested while 'trying to escape'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

West Bengal police arrested Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rakesh Singh from Galsi in Purba Bardhaman district, about 130 km from Kolkata, on Tuesday night in connection with his alleged involvement in a drug seizure case, a senior officer said.

Ex-cricketer held for smuggling opium

Ex-cricketer held for smuggling opium

Rediff.com17 Jul 2006

Rakesh Saini was nabbed from a barrier during routine checking on Sunday, police said.

'It wasn't Wankhede's decision alone to arrest Aryan Khan'

'It wasn't Wankhede's decision alone to arrest Aryan Khan'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

'The decision to arrest Aryan Khan was a consensual decision, not a one-man command.'

Sushant case: Look out circulars against Rhea quashed

Sushant case: Look out circulars against Rhea quashed

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

The Bombay high court on Thursday quashed the Look Out Circulars (LOCs) issued against Rhea Chakraborty, her brother and father by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with its probe into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

'Hostile witness cause low conviction rate'

'Hostile witness cause low conviction rate'

Rediff.com26 Mar 2006

The CJI has said this is not a new phenomena.

Security forces gun down Pak intruder, nab 2 with 17 kg drugs in Poonch

Security forces gun down Pak intruder, nab 2 with 17 kg drugs in Poonch

Rediff.com9 Apr 2023

Officials said the infiltration attempt by three suspected terrorists was foiled in Shahpur sector around 2.15 am when troops guarding the LoC picked up their movement and engaged them in a gunfight.

AI flight take off aborted, NRI couple held

AI flight take off aborted, NRI couple held

Rediff.com5 Oct 2008

The passengers-a 60-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman -- were off-loaded along with their checked-in baggage and later taken into custody by sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for allegedly possessing 3.73 kg of heroin, worth nearly Rs 4 crore in the international market, official sources said.

UP doctor duped of Rs 60 lakh after 'digital arrest'

UP doctor duped of Rs 60 lakh after 'digital arrest'

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Digital house arrest is a tactic where cybercriminals confine victims to their homes in order to scam them. The offenders generate fear by making audio or video calls, frequently posing as law enforcement officers using AI-generated voices or video technology.