Articles tagged under: Gujarat ATS

Gujarat ATS, ICG nab 2 from sea; seize 173 kg of drugs

April 29, 2024
Gujarat ATS, ICG nab 2 from sea; seize 173 kg of drugs

Porbandar: In the second such operation in just 24 hours, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad and the Indian Coast Guard have seized approximately 173 kg of drugs off the Gujarat coast. The law enforcement agencies have apprehended two individuals along with the drugs from the sea off the Porbandar coast. It is learned that the seized narcotics, believed to be Hashish, are valued at 60 crore rupees, and the two arrested individuals are of Indian origin who went to Pakistan to bring it into the c...Read More

Gujarat ATS nabs Jamnagar man for aiding Pakistani spy

April 29, 2024
Gujarat ATS nabs Jamnagar man for aiding Pakistani spy

Jamnagar: Gujarat Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), acting on a tip-off from Military Intelligence, apprehended an individual for allegedly aiding the Pakistani agency ISI in spying on Indian defense personnel. The arrested individual has been identified as Mohammad Saqlain (22), a resident of Bedi village in Jamnagar. Saqlain purportedly provided an activated SIM card to Labshankar Maheshwari, a former Pakistani citizen who acquired Indian citizenship and was previously arrested by the Gu...Read More

Gujarat ATS, NCB uncover 3 drug factories in Gujarat and Rajasthan; 10 nabbed

April 27, 2024
Gujarat ATS, NCB uncover 3 drug factories in Gujarat and Rajasthan; 10 nabbed

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a joint operation today uncovered three factories engaged in manufacturing MD drugs. While two factories were found in Rajasthan, one factory near the state capital, Gandhinagar, was also raided. Authorities seized around 25 kg of MD drugs along with a substantial quantity of raw materials. Ten individuals have been nabbed and are currently under investigation. The agencies are probing the manufactur...Read More

ATS seizes huge stock of arms from parts of Saurashtra; 5 nabbed

April 26, 2024
ATS seizes huge stock of arms from parts of Saurashtra; 5 nabbed

Surendranagar: The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), in a major operation in the Saurashtra region, has seized a large stock of arms and ammunition and has apprehended 5 individuals in connection with the case. Acting on a tip-off, the ATS apprehended 5 individuals from Surendranagar, Amreli, and Rajkot, seizing a total of 25 pistols and 90 live cartridges. It is alleged that these accused had procured these arms and ammunition from outside the state. One individual, Munnavar, is suspected of ...Read More

Another accused in the Jhalod BJP Corporator murder case held

March 21, 2024
Another accused in the Jhalod BJP Corporator murder case held

Dahod: Gujarat Police, in collaboration with Madhya Pradesh Police, has apprehended one more accused in the murder case of Jhalod Corporator Hiren Patel in 2020. Gujarat ATS DySP Harsh Upadhyay received intelligence that the accused Mohammed Irfan, also known as Irfan Bisti, a resident of Ujjain, was in Indore. Subsequently, the ATS in Madhya Pradesh was notified. Later, through collaborative efforts between the ATS of both states, a 34-year-old individual was apprehended in Indore. Jha...Read More

Rs. 480 crore drugs seized off Gujarat Coast from Pakistani boat; 6 nabbed

March 12, 2024
Rs. 480 crore drugs seized off Gujarat Coast from Pakistani boat; 6 nabbed

Porbandar: In an overnight joint operation during night of 11/12 March 2024, the Indian Coast Guard based on intelligence inputs, apprehended a Pakistani Boat with 06 crew and narcotics onboard, worth approx Rs 480 crores. The Boat was apprehended about 350 Km from Porbandar into Arabian Sea in a sea-air coordinated operation involving ICG ships and Dornier Aircraft. The operation exhibited well-coordinated efforts between ICG, NCB and ATS Gujarat. The Indian Coast Guard, on specific intellig...Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests 3 relatives of a drug dealer for smuggling 8 kg heroin

March 07, 2024

Veraval: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Tuesday apprehended three relatives of the fugitive drug dealer Isa Hussain Rao, including his wife and son, for allegedly aiding him in smuggling 8 kg of heroin that had arrived at the Veraval coastline. Rao's wife, Tahira, and son, Arbaz, who reside in Jodia village in Jamnagar district, were among the detainees. The third individual, Rizwan Taiyab, the fiancé of Rao's daughter Masuma, was also arrested. The accused, booked under sectio...Read More

Mufti Azhari brought to Gujarat ATS headquarters

February 05, 2024
Mufti Azhari brought to Gujarat ATS headquarters

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Junagadh Police today brought Maulana Mufti Salman Azhari to ATS headquarters in the city after apprehending him from Mumbai on Sunday night. Azhari was detained from his residence in Ghatkopar area of Mumbai by the Gujarat ATS with the assistance of the Maharashtra ATS and taken to the local Chiragnagar police chowki. Later, after obtaining the 2-day transit remand for Azhari, the Gujarat police brought him to Ahmedabad. Mufti Salman Azh...Read More

Gujarat ATS arrests suspended Police Inspector Taral Bhatt

February 02, 2024
Gujarat ATS arrests suspended Police Inspector Taral Bhatt

Junagadh: The Anti-Terror Squad of Gujarat Police has arrested the absconding Police Inspector Taral Bhatt, who is one of the three cops accused in an extortion case. The accused cop has been apprehended around Ahmedabad district. It was learned earlier that he had fled the country, but on Thursday, the suspended PI applied for anticipatory bail at the Junagadh sessions court, whose hearing will be held today. Later, the ATS searched Taral Bhatt's house and questioned the people linked with t...Read More

Gujarat ATS busts fake telephone exchange in Surat, nabs 2

December 25, 2023
Gujarat ATS busts fake telephone exchange in Surat, nabs 2

Surat: The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) today busted a fake telephone exchange in the Mahidhar Pura area of the city and nabbed two individuals in relation to the case. Acting on a tip-off that some people are operating a telephone exchange, the ATS, in a joint operation with the Surat city crime branch, raided the place, and it was learned that international calls were being converted into local calls with the help of a SIM box. Two accused have been nabbed in relation to the operation of...Read More