Manipur: Militant arrested with cartridges, explosives
Imphal (PTI): A militant has been arrested and more than 1,200 cartridges and 68 lathode explosives have been seized from his possession, police said on Monday.
A car was stopped by traffic police at the Moirangkhom Road crossing in the Imphal West district on Saturday but it tried to flee. However, the law enforcers were able to stop the vehicle.
During a search of the vehicle, the lone occupant of the car was found carrying 573 rounds of 7.62 mm cartridge and 294 rounds of 5.56 mm calibre, besides 40 mm lathode explosives, a police officer said.
The arrested man was identified as a militant but the name of his outfit was not revealed by the police.
Both the man and the seized items were handed over to the Imphal police station for further legal action.
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
