Srinagar Apr 21 PTI Baseer Choudhary the Deputy Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmirs militancy-hit Pulwama district has received the coveted Prime Ministers Award for Excellence in Public Administration for his outstanding contribution in civil servicesPrime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the prestigious award Thursday on civil servants selected through an extensive processThe award was conferred during the 15th Civil Services Day celebrations organised at Vigyan Bhawan hereBaseer was given the highest civil services award for record achievement under his initiative aimed at inclusive development through priority sector lending as Deputy Commissioner of Kargil over a period of two years The district witnessed a turnaround through the involvement of public sector banks and effective public outreachThe prestigious award carries a citation a trophy and Rs 10 lakh in cash PTI CPS SKL TIR TIR

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI The CBI has registered two separate cases against a general manager a chief manager and a sales officer of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited IOCL on the allegations of demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh in each case a spokesperson said FridayThe first case has been registered on a complaint against a general manager retail sales and a chief manager retail sales both at IOCL Nagpur on allegations that the former demanded a bribe of Rs 1 lakh to execute an agreement for the transfer of the ownership of a retail outletIt was further alleged that the accused directed the complainant to pay the bribe amount to the chief manager retail sales IOCL NagpurThe CBI laid a trap and the chief manager retail sales was apprehended while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainantThe CBI spokesperson identified the accused as N P Rodge General Manager Retail Sales IOCL Nagpur and Manish Nandle Chief Manager Retail Sales IOCL NagpurThe second case has been registered on a complaint against Sunil Golar a Sales Officer IOCL Gondia Maharashtra on the allegations of demanding bribe of Rs 1 lakh for allowing the smooth functioning of the complainants petrol pump without any delay caused by IOCL in providing the stock and also previous favours rendered to the complainantThe CBI laid a trap and the accused was apprehended while demanding and accepting the bribe of Rs 1 lakh from the complainantSearches are being conducted at the office and residential premises of the accused in both the cases the CBI official said adding that further investigation is continuing PTI CPS SKL TIR TIR

Kolkata Feb 28 PTI A special NIA court here sentenced a man on Monday to five years in jail for smuggling fake Indian currency notes an official said The court also imposed a fine of Rs 40000 on Ketabul S K of West Bengals Malda district after convicting him of the relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code the official of the premier investigation agency said The case was originally registered in West Bengals Murshidabad district in July 2018 following the seizure of the FICN having a face value of Rs 192000 the official said The NIA had re-registered the case in August 2018 and filed charge-sheets against three accused in October 2018 and December 2018 the official said Two accused were already convicted earlier in December 2021 the official added PTI CPS SKL RAX RAX

Patna Feb 25 PTI A special NIA court here on Friday jailed three traffickers of Fake Indian Currency Notes for eight years for smuggling FICN They were convicted on Tuesday Selim Sk and Shahnawaz Shaikh of West Bengals Malda district and Mannalal Chaudhary of Bihars West Champaran district were convicted under sections of the IPC and awarded eight years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 5000 each The case relates to the seizure of FICN by the Bettiah Police in February 2019 having a face value of Rs 4 lakh from the possession of one Julkar Shaikh of Malda in Bettiah The National Investigation Agency NIA had filed four charge-sheets in the case PTI CPS SKL CK

New Delhi Feb 24 PTI A Ugandan woman passenger who arrived at the IGI airport here from Nairobi has been arrested for allegedly smuggling heroin a Customs official said on Thursday The Customs Officers of IGI airport New Delhi booked the case of smuggling of off-white colour substances suspected to be heroin on Saturday The Ugandan woman passenger arrived at the Terminal-3 IGI Airport from Nairobi She was intercepted after she had crossed the green channel and was approaching towards the exit gate of international arrival hall Subsequently after a thorough checking a total of 69 capsules of off-white coloured substance suspected to be heroin collectively weighing 946 grams having international value of Rs 6622 crore approximately were recovered from her When this material was subjected to diagnostic test prima facie it appears to contain commercial quantity of heroin In view of the above it was clear that the passenger had violated provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act and had committed offence punishable under sections of the NDPS Act Accordingly she was placed under arrest on Wednesday The white powdery substance suspected to be heroin has been seized along with concealing material PTI CPS SKL CK

Ranchi Feb 23 PTI The NIA has arrested a supplier of explosives in connection with a 2019 CPI Maoist attack in Jharkhand which had left five policemen dead an official said on WednesdayAbraham Tuti of Jharkhands Khunti was arrested on Tuesday the official of the premier investigation agency saidBefore this 11 people were arrested and chargesheeted in the case the NIA official saidThe case pertains to an attack on a police party by the cadres of CPI Maoist in June 2019 in Saraikela-Kherswan district in which five police personnel were killed and their arms and ammunitions looted the official saidThe NIA during its investigation found that Tuti used to supply explosive material and provide other logistical support to the members of CPIMaoist as an Over Ground Worker the official said adding that further investigation in the case continues PTI CPS SKL TIR TIR

Bhopal Nov 25 PTI The NIA on Thursday conducted a search on the premises of a suspect in Madhya Pradeshs Shahdol district in connection with a blast in a forest in Jharkhand in which three personnel were killed an official said The case relates to an IED blast in March in the Lanji Forest Hill area in Jharkhands West Singhbhum district resulting in the death of three personnel of Jharkhand Jaguar STF and grievous injuries to others the official of the premier investigation agency said In September the NIA filed a charge sheet against 19 accused the official said During the search conducted on Thursday mobile phone handwritten diary and other suspected materials have been seized the NIA official said adding that further investigation in the case continues PTI CPS SKL CK

Guwahati Nov 24 PTI The NIA has arrested a Fake Indian Currency Notes FICN smuggler from here for his alleged involvement in circulating FICNs an official said on Wednesday Sudip Biswas was arrested on Wednesday the official of the premier investigation agency said The case relates to the seizure of FICNs with a face value of Rs 184000 from the possession of three accused during a search conducted by the police party of Paltan Bazar Police Station at Islampur road near Solapara flyover in April 2019 the NIA official said Earlier chargesheets were filed against four accused in the case Biswas along with Safiqul Islam had printed FICNs at Assams Barpeta district and had conspired to circulate the FICNs along with the other accused thereby sabotaging the economy of India the official of the National Investigation Agency NIA said adding that further investigation in the case continues PTI CPS SKL CK

Guwahati Oct 22 PTI The NIA on Friday filed a chargesheet before a special court here against four Bangladeshi nationals for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of Rohingyas an official saidMohammad Sahab Uddin Aman Ullah Mohammad Abdul Rahim and Saidul Alam have been charged with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Foreigners Act The case relates to the alleged trafficking of BangladeshisRohingyas for the purpose of exploitation by Sahab Uddin and others the official of the premier investigation agency saidThe accused were involved in the organised human trafficking of Rohingya and Bangladeshi men women and minor children into India through inducement by offers of jobs and marriage the official saidThe accused had arranged for transportation accommodation and fake documents among others for the trafficked Rohingya and Bangladeshi persons the NIA official said adding that further investigation of the case is underway PTI CPS SKL TIR TIR

Bengaluru Sep 21 PTI The NIA has arrested an absconding chargesheeted accused in the Bengaluru police station riots case an official said on TuesdayThe premier investigation agency in a joint operation along with the Karnataka Police arrested accused Tabrez 35 a resident of Old Bengaluru Layout Bengaluru City on MondayThe case was registered on August 12 last year at Devarajeevanahalli Police Station Bengaluru city under sections of the IPC the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property ActOn August 11 last year a mob protesting against the alleged derogatory social media Facebook post about Prophet Mohammed posted by one Naveen had turned violent and attacked the police station with dangerous weapons and stones and burnt police vehicles and damaged government and private propertiesThe NIA took up the investigation and filed a chargesheet before the NIA Special Court Bengaluru under various sections of the UAP Act IPC and Karnataka Prevention of Destruction and Loss of Property Act KPDLP Act against 109 accused people in February this yearTabrez is a member of Sagaipuram ward SDPI a political outfit of the Popular Front of India PFI and was involved in hatching the conspiracy to attack the DJ Halli Police Station and had instigated many others on WhatsApp groups the NIA official saidHe was also found involved in burning vehicles and damaging publicprivate property the official said adding that further investigation is continuing PTI CPS SKL RHL