JAMMU — A 45-year-old Pakistan national was handed over to the Rangers on Monday, a day after he was apprehended by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel while crossing into India across the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Zaffar Iqbal, a resident of Pindi village of Zafarwal tehsil in […]
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Counterfeit currency probe leads to Rs 19 crore cocaine seizure in Samba
JAMMU — Questioning of an accused arrested in a counterfeit currency case led to the seizure of cocaine worth over Rs 19 crore in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said on Monday. On February 3, a written complaint was lodged at Bari Brahmana police station by a branch manager of Punjab National Bank, regarding […]
MP resident arrested for brutally murdering friend to usurp money in Samba
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested a man, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, for allegedly murdering his friend in Samba district with the intent of grabbing his compensation money, an official said on Tuesday. The mutilated body of Jeevan Ahirwar, a resident of Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, was recovered in […]
Drug peddler booked under PIT-NDPS act in Kathua; two held in Samba
JAMMU — A notorious drug peddler was booked under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua while two others were arrested along with heroin in Samba district on Tuesday, police said. Mohd Sadiq alias Siku, a resident of Galak village of Ramkot, is […]
MHA approves forensic institute in J&K after AIIMS proposal
SAMBA — The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a proposal of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jammu, for a state-of-the-art Forensic Institute in the Union Territory. The proposal had been sent to establish an institute to consolidate evidence collection, increase conviction rates and help in better investigation and diagnosis in […]
16 persons detained from drug hotspots in Samba, sent to district jail
JAMMU — Sixteen people were detained by police from drug-related hotspots in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Friday, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, police carried out an operation in areas prone to drug-related activities at Rakh Barotian in Vijaypur tehsil, where some homeless people were found wandering suspiciously, they said. They detained 16 […]
Army JCO killed in firing incident in Samba
JAMMU — A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army died in a firing incident inside a military camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Wednesday. The incident occurred late Tuesday night and is under investigation, they said, ruling out any terror angle behind the shooting. “A JCO of […]
LG Manoj Sinha laid foundation stone for 449 homes for disaster-hit families in Samba, Kathua
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the construction of 449 new homes for families affected due to recent natural calamities in the twin border districts of Samba and Kathua and said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, history has been scripted with […]
BSF jawan found dead in Samba; CRPF constable dies in separate incident in Jammu
JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Constable Sukhdeep Singh, a resident of Ferozpur in Punjab, was found lying in a canal at Rehiyan village on Monday evening. Locals shifted him to the district hospital Samba, where […]
Pak drone sighted along International Border in Samba
JAMMU — A Pakistani drone was sighted over a forward village along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The drone, which was seen coming from the Chak Bhura post in Pakistan late Friday, hovered over Regal village in the Ghagwal area for a few minutes before returning to […]
