The sleuths of National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Income Tax (I-T) department conducted simultaneous raids in more than 26 locations in Bengaluru separately on Wednesday. The sleuths of NIA conducted the search operation and raided more than 12 locations in Bengaluru following the arrest of suspected terrorist Ali Abbas with IS connections in a recent raid (December 9) in the state capital.
One more member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang was arrested for his alleged involvement in an extortion plan, the police said on Wednesday. The arrested individual was identified as Mohan Jaiswal, a resident of Bawana. Earlier, on December 8, after a exchange of fire, a team of Delhi Police Special Cell has apprehended two members, including a 15-year-old juvenile.
The Nagaland Police have busted one of the largest drug-trafficking networks spreading across northeastern states and Punjab, Director General of Police Rupin Sharma said on Wednesday. The DGP said that two drug peddlers from Manipur were arrested from Sechu Zubza in Kohima district on Wednesday and some heroin was recovered from their possession.
The Union Home Ministry (MHA) on Wednesday ordered an enquiry into the security breach of the Parliament earlier in the day. The enquiry will be headed by Director General, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Anish Dayal Singh.
The allegations worsened already strained relations between the Liberal government and that of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which has continued to deny any connection to the killing. In the interview, Trudeau said his public statement came after weeks of "quiet diplomacy" that included raising the allegations with India at the highest levels.
Liberal MPs gathered Wednesday for what was expected to be their final caucus meeting of the year, a day after Canada shifted its stance to join international calls for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The decision came amid conflict within Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal caucus over how to respond to the latest eruption in violence, which was triggered when Hamas militants launched their brazen Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
