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An India-origin man in the US is facing 39 charges related to sex abuse, trafficking, molestation as more victims of the liquor store owner came forward during the ongoing investigation against 32-year-old Kulvir S Brar. Brar was arrested in March 13 after police said he was using Snapchat to solicit sex from minors, offering them…
Ahmedabad: A container truck from Bhangadh in Rajasthan was intercepted in Naroda, and beer tins and other liquor worth Rs 1.08 crore was seized by a Prevention of Crime Branch team on Tuesday morning. A complaint was lodged by Kishore Pratabh, a PCB head constable, with the Naroda police. Tipped off, the PCB teams set…
On February 27, a Delhi court cleared Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and other AAP leaders of charges in the case. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday stayed a trial court order directing departmental action against the CBI officer who investigated the Delhi excise policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, hearing the CBI’s appeal…
Bengaluru: In a break from a decades-old system, Karnataka will stop fixing retail prices of alcoholic beverages from April 2026, allowing beer and liquor makers greater freedom to set prices in one of India’s largest alcohol markets.Announcing the move in the 2026-27 state budget on Friday, chief minister Siddaramaiah said the government will also introduce…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday hit out at Arvind Kejriwal, saying that “those shouting in his defence should understand that the pot of deceit will not be put on the stove again in Delhi”.Addressing a public gathering in Chandni Chowk, she said the AAP chief is “guilty in the eyes of Delhi’s…
NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal launched blistering attacks at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah in a press conference after he received a clean chit in the Delhi excise case. Accusing PM Modi and Shah of hatching a conspiracy against him, Kejriwal claimed that “the two still could not…
Junior actor Shafeeq, known as ‘Alku’ and recognized from ‘Action Hero Biju’, was arrested for operating an illegal late-night liquor distribution network in Ernakulam. Officials seized a significant quantity of alcohol and the vehicle used for deliveries. Meanwhile, a separate legal dispute concerning the ‘Action Hero Biju’ title rights between Nivin Pauly and producer P.S….
NEW DELHI: Calls for a rethink of Bihar’s decade-old liquor ban have resurfaced within the ruling alliance, with NDA allies urging chief minister Nitish Kumar to review the policy. Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said the principle of prohibition was not flawed but its implementation had gone awry. “We have been saying for a long…
BHILWARA: Four members of a family, including three women, died in Aloli village under the Gangapur police station area of Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district Friday morning after allegedly consuming a fuel chemical used for heating food, mistaking it for liquor, officials said.The victims had been working on contract as dishwashers at a wedding ceremony for the…
Hazaribag: Six members of an interstate vehicle theft gang allegedly involved in stealing vehicles from Jharkhand and selling those to liquor mafias in Bihar have been arrested during an anti-crime checking drive in the Pelawal outpost area after a white SUV, bearing a Bihar registration number, broke through a barricade at Indrapuri Chowk on Wednesday…
