Varanasi: Ghazipur police on Friday registered an FIR against Mohammad Shahid, an associate of the Mukhtar Ansari gang, the then station house officer (SHO) of Mohammadabad police station, and the area lekhpal for allegedly facilitating the issuance of an arms licence in 2001 using the address of a rented house by falsely showing it as…
Varanasi: Two sub-inspectors posted at Kotwali police station in Ghazipur were suspended on Monday for alleged negligence in investigating a case involving the use of forged documents in a govt tender process. The officers were suspended by DIG (Varanasi Range) Vaibhav Krishna after a review found serious lapses in the probe.The action followed a review…
Varanasi: Police on Wednesday announced reward of Rs 50,000 each on a total of 36 wanted and absconding criminals in three districts of Varanasi zone including Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Chandauli. According to DIG Varanasi Range Vaibhav Krishna, all criminals were wanted for more than one year. In Chandauli district, 12 wanted criminals, include Bajrangi Musahar,…
Lucknow: The Varanasi Range Police have launched “Operation Vajrapat” to dismantle not just the physical networks of criminals but also their growing digital footprint. The campaign, spanning Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Chandauli, has led to the takedown of 554 social media profiles allegedly used to glorify crime and spread fear.Initiated under DIG Varanasi Range, Vaibhav Krishna,…
Varanasi: A 29-year-old son of a hotelier was shot dead by four masked assailants who arrived on two motorcycles and opened fire at him at his establishment on Fullanpur Bypass Road under the Kotwali police station area of Ghazipur late Friday.Investigators suspect that the prime suspect is associated with the alleged ‘Katra Gang’, which has…
