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BSF detains Pak intruder near border in Amritsar

A Pakistani national was detained by the 117th battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) after he illegally crossed the border under the border outpost Dariya Mansoor in Amritsar district
Published on May 06, 2025 08:50 AM IST

BSF seizes drone-dropped pistol, ammo near Pakistan border

The drone and weapon seized by BSF
Published on Apr 15, 2025 07:50 AM IST

BSF recovers heroin, pistols near Pakistan border in Amritsar

The packets were wrapped in yellow adhesive tape, and copper wire loops with illumination strips were found attached to them,” the BSF release said (Sourced)
Published on Mar 13, 2025 07:00 AM IST

Punjab: Give list of cases where probe is pending for over 3 yrs: HC to DGP

The Punjab and Haryana high court (HT File)
Published on Mar 06, 2025 08:12 AM IST

Punjab: 23kg heroin recovered from Amritsar village, hunt on to arrest smuggler

Deputy inspector general of police (DIG), border range, Satinder Singh and Amritsar Rural senior superintendent of police (SSP) Maninder Singh with the seized contraband at a press conference on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Published on Mar 05, 2025 03:15 PM IST

Pakistan intruder shot dead by BSF along border in Punjab

The BSF is tasked to guard the 2,289-km India-Pakistan IB that runs across Jammu and Kashmir in the north to Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat along the western flank of the country. (HT File)
Published on Mar 04, 2025 08:54 AM IST

Smuggler caught with 30-kg heroin in Amritsar

Four packets of heroin, weighing 7.5kg each, were found in a black bag concealed in the car of the smuggler, Gursimranjit Singh, in Amritsar on Friday. (X)
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 02:46 PM IST

2 arms smuggling cartels busted in Amritsar; 8 pistols recovered

Busting two major weapon smuggling cartels, the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday recovered 8 pistols and 11 magazines. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:18 PM IST

Punjab: BSF seizes over 8kg drone-dropped heroin near border village in Amritsar

The heroin packets seized by the BSF on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 16, 2025 06:02 AM IST

Pistol, airdropped by drone, recovered along int’l border in Punjab

The ‘Made in Austria’ Glock pistol is suspected to have been dropped by a drone from across the border. (HT File)
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 05:58 AM IST

Punjab: BSF recovers 3 Pak drones in Amritsar

The BSF has recovered two DJI Matrice RTK 350 and one DJI Mavic 3 Classic drones. (Sourced)
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 05:06 AM IST

Punjab Police foil cross-border drug operation: 2 smugglers held with 10kg heroin in Amritsar

A case under Sections 21(C), 23 and 29 of the NDPS Act has been registered against the duo at Gate Hakima police station in Amritsar. (Sourced)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 07:10 AM IST

BSF recovers China-made drone in Amritsar

On November 1, the BSF had recovered two drones and 570 grams of heroin in Amritsar district. (HT File)
Updated on Nov 04, 2024 07:02 AM IST

Punjab: 2 drones, heroin recovered as BSF foils smuggling attempt in Amritsar

Based on information from the BSF intelligence wing, the troops foiled the attempt of drone smuggling through the border. (HT File)
Updated on Nov 02, 2024 07:52 AM IST

BSF apprehends two drug smugglers in Amritsar

They have been handed over to local police for further investigation into their connections with handlers based in Pakistan
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 08:04 AM IST

Multi-crore paddy scam: Proclaimed offender held after 4 years

Ten persons were booked for their alleged involvement in the misappropriation and pilferage of paddy allotted to the mill. (HT File)
Updated on Oct 26, 2024 08:50 AM IST

Task force unearths illegal mining ops in Ajnala

Representational image (HT File)
Updated on Oct 13, 2024 05:08 AM IST

BSF guns down Pak intruder in Amritsar

The security forces have recovered Pakistani currency amounting to 270 from him. (HT File)
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 07:50 AM IST

Punjab minister Dhaliwal meets Bittu ,seeks better rail network in Amritsar district

Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh with Union minister of state for railways Ravneet Singh Bittu in New Delhi. (HT )
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 09:12 AM IST

Cross-border drug smuggling rackets busted in Amritsar, six held with 9.2kg heroin

The accused arrested in Amritsar on Wednesday were in touch with Pakistan-based smugglers and had received the consignments through drones. (Representational photo)
Published on Jul 17, 2024 05:54 PM IST

Punjab: Bodies of 3 boys fished out of Amritsar canal, 1 rescued

The bodies of all three boys who were drowned while swimming in the Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) near Harsha Chhina village of Amritsar district on Sunday were recovered after an overnight search operation. (Representational photo)
Published on Jun 17, 2024 03:26 PM IST

BSF recovers packet of suspected narcotics in Amritsar

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Friday recovered a packet of suspected heroin in the border area of Amritsar district in Punjab, informed a press release. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 09:06 AM IST

Amritsar: Govt suspends teacher booked for sexually abusing 3 minor girl students

Majitha police station SHO Amolak Singh SHO said police teams have been formed to nab the man. (airdone)
Updated on Jan 06, 2024 06:36 AM IST

Amritsar: Two drones recovered near Pakistan border

BSF and Punjab Police, in a joint operation, recovered a drone and contraband on the outskirts of Bhaini village in Amritsar district.
Updated on Oct 30, 2023 06:46 AM IST

15-year-old shot dead by stalker in Punjab

A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by her stalker in Amritsar district of Punjab on Tuesday, police said, adding that the accused is absconding. (File photo)
Updated on Aug 30, 2023 12:14 AM IST

Amritsar horror: Man kills daughter, ties body to bike, drags it on road

The police said a case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the accused.
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 12:43 AM IST

NIA attaches house of two brothers in Pak-sponsored narco terror case in Punjab’s Amritsar

The NIA has already filed four charge sheets (including three supplementary) against 13 accused under relevant sections of the UAPA, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the case which was initially registered by the Punjab Police in 2020 and taken over by the agency on May 8, 2020.
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 12:55 AM IST

Punjab: 5.5-kg heroin airdropped by Pakistan drone recovered in Amritsar

The seizure was made by a team of the Border Security Force and the Punjab Police on the outskirts of Rai village in Amritsar on Saturday. (Representational photo)
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 02:44 PM IST

Punjab: Gangster shot dead by car-borne assailants in Amritsar

Gangster Jarnail Singh, who was out on bail, was shot dead by four unidentified assailants at his native Sathiala village in Amritsar district on Wednesday. (HT file photo)
Updated on May 24, 2023 03:45 PM IST

BSF recovers 8kg heroin dropped by Pakistani drone in Amritsar’s border village

The five packets of heroin, weighing a total of 8kg, that were recovered from a field on the outskirts of Kakkar village in Punjab’s border district of Amritsar on Friday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 04:42 PM IST