Prayagraj: In one of the biggest narcotics destruction drives in Yamunanagar area, Prayagraj Police destroyed 1,115.95 kg of seized cannabis worth an estimated Rs 5.58 crore under its anti-drug campaign, ‘Operation Dahan’, on Saturday.The destruction was carried out by joint teams of the Narcotics Task Force (Crime Branch), Naini police and Industrial Area police in…
Prayagraj: An interstate drug trafficker was arrested with 515 grams of heroin (smack) worth around Rs 1.03 crore during a joint operation by the Narcotics Task Force (NTF), Crime Branch and Industrial Area police in Prayagraj on Saturday.The accused, Alok Tripathi (42), a resident of Kidwai Nagar in Banda district, was arrested from a road…
Prayagraj: Two minor brothers drowned in the Ganga while swimming at Manaiya Ghat under the Industrial Area police station limits on Tuesday morning. Two others, including a relative who attempted a rescue, were saved by local swimmers.The deceased, Rajan (16) and his younger brother Abhishek (13), were residents of Mugari Saldi Ka Pura village. The…
Prayagraj: Body of a 55-year-old man was found hanging from a electricity tower at Mugari village under the limits of Industrial Area police station on Friday morning.The deceased, identified as Devi Lal, was a resident of Mugari Damri Ka Pura village. Upon being alerted, a team of Industrial area police and forensic experts rushed the…
Prayagraj: Three members of a family were arrested by Industrial Area police on Tuesday on charges of killing a minor girl and hiding her body beneath a haystack, on Monday evening.The three accused, Manni Lal (60) , his wife Geeta (50) and son Karan (20), residents of Vyohara village were close relatives of the eight…
