. / C% ! ("$9 $9 9 12.1#,3 *+45 * $0 . 11!, ..= > # 6 ( #+, - '#$() * #$% & ,#% +, 6+6 -837+? 3# #+*%8+# ,57- #5#76# 6B%6+6 %8 5-*7 . -6 N6*8+85* %6--8-#5A %8+ + #% +++,# 6 76 %'*+8 +9+ . ! "$% !& #!+ #,3!% R P ( +6 67 esides the failure of demon- Betisation to check the ram- pant use of black money in the ! just-concluded Assembly elec- tions in the five States, the alarming haul of drugs and +6 67 work involved in the illicit narcotics has been the most business. The gold was smug- worrying factor. From heroin anja and gold kept India’s gled from the Indo-Bhutan to brown sugar to anti-depres- Ganti-smuggling units on border. sants, the 17-crore haul indi- toes last fiscal. If the Directorate In 2017-18 fiscal, the Q cated how deep the rot is. As of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) agency even busted four major for the cash recoveries by the seized 10,000 kg ganja more in factories involved in manu- ! L Election Commission (EC), 2017-18 than the fiscal pre- facturing of synthetic drugs L barring Chhattisgarh, the ceding it, the seizure of gold from Tamil Nadu, Telangana seizures — besides gold and sil- more than doubled during the and Maharashtra leading to # ver — almost doubled since the same period. major seizures of Ketamine, Q $%&' last Assembly elections in the The DRI seized a whop- Mephedrone, Ephedrine and ( other four States this time ping 26,785 kg ganja in 2017- Alprazolam and neutralised ) & round. 18 in comparison to 16,197 kg syndicates involved in manu- ) # Of the seizures of over in 2016-17. Incidentally, the facture, packaging, transport ( 300 crore, 170 crore was seizures of psychotropic sub- and possible export of psy- $%& * $ cash, with Telangana leading stances were mostly made chotropic substances and syn- * the way accounting for 115 from South India that account- thetic drugs. “Synthetic drugs + crore. during the election campaign haul included brown sugar, were seized since the ed for 50 per cent of the haul. pose an emerging threat to * ( ( The Assembly polls in jewellery, gold, silver and plat- smack, opium, ganja, cocaine, announcement of election As for gold, 3,223 kg of the South-Asia in general and ) Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, inum accounted for 25.39 denatonium benzoate, schedule in the first week of yellow metal worth 974 crore India in particular,” the agency $%& Telangana, Chhattisgarh and crore. methamphetamine, heroin, October. was seized in contrast to 1,422 warned in its latest report. Mizoram was thus one heady Booze also flowed freely in tablets of antidepressants Former Chief Election kg worth 472 crore in 2016- The report, published by + + mix of cash, jewellery, liquor the States as the recoveries Alprazolam and Tramadol. All Commissioner OP Rawat too 17. Majority of gold seizures DRI, revealed that in case of , -- and drugs/narcotics. were whopping 17.29 lakh litres this worth 16.85 crore. has pointed out that demon- was from the four metros illicit drugs, the number of . Interestingly, Chhattisgarh worth 53.51 crore. The value In Telangana, the etisation didn’t reduce the use which are high consumption seizures in the last fiscal ' ) is the only State where overall of other items including vehi- Commission’s seizure stood at of misuse of black money in centres in the country. increased to 78, up from 64 in seizure of cash, jewellery, drugs cles and illegal arms stood at 137 crore which included elections. In fact, in some States In fact, the agency carried 2016-17. and liquor is lower this year as 31.35 crore. 115.16 crore in cash and, 689 more seizures were reported out a major operation on Ganja is mostly transport- compared to the last Assembly But then, liquor apart, the gram diamond, 147 gram plat- compared to previous years. Thursday and Friday in ed through commercial vehi- polls in 2013. new and the most disturbing inum, 18 kg gold,106 kg silver Apart from cash, over 10 Lucknow and Siliguri (West cles by concealments in false $%&L As per the Commission’s trend that was observed this worth 6.70 crore. As much as lakh litres of liquor worth 15 Bengal) and seized 66 kg gold partitions, secret cavities and * data, apart from the unac- Assembly election was the use 3,754 kg drugs (ganja, denato- crore was seized across worth 21 crore and arrested under cover cargo to avoid counted money worth over of drugs and narcotics in the nium benzoate, cocaine, brown Telangana over the last one four persons who are being detection by law enforcement L 300 crore from the five States five States during polls. The sugar, opium, afeem doodh) month. questioned on the larger net- agencies. ( / * + + Q # R # +) 01-2 - $ % Kolkata: Stepping up efforts to +6 67 linked to Robert Vadra on !-#9-3##6# ( ( / Special Task Force for further make sure that the Bengal Friday. 3*1+89/553 investigation,” said police. Government does not pose he Congress on Saturday “The people in power espe- rmoured vehicles rolled 1 UP Principal Secretary any more hurdles for its “rath Tjumped into the defence of cially PM is thinking that the Athrough central Paris on 01-3 he Uttar Pradesh (Home) Arvind Kumar on yatras” on December 12, the its leader Sonia Gandhi’s son- exit polls are right and are Saturday as riot police clashed + 5 ! TGovernment on Saturday Saturday said that the West Bengal unit of the BJP in-law Robert Vadra whose scared. People in opposition are with “yellow vest” demonstra- transferred Bulandshahr Senior Bulandshahr SSP will be filed caveat in the Supreme associates were raided by the being targeted by sending IT, tors, who set fire to barricades ! # / Superintendent of Police (SSP) replaced by Sitapur SP Court and the Calcutta High Enforcement Directorate (ED) ED. I want to ask Modi rather and hurled rocks in the latest ( Krishna Bahadur Singh to the Prabhakar Chaudhary. Court on Saturday. saying that people in power, blame him why such things are demonstrations against ! DGP office in Lucknow, five Additional Director The Bengal Government especially Prime Minister happening in his rule,” Sibal President Emmanuel Macron. days after two people, includ- General (ADG) Intelligence will now have to give notice to Narendra Modi, is scared questioned at a Press conference Shouts of “Macron, resign” $ ( * 4 ing police inspector, were killed SB Shiradkar had on Friday the BJP if they move an appli- “thinking that the exit polls are in the evening after Singhvi had mingled with tear gas on the &) in violence in Syana police submitted a report on the cation to the apex court against right” and worried about defeat already lashed out at the Modi Champs-Elysees avenue, which ( station area in Bulandshahr Bulandshahr violence. The the HC bench order of Friday. in Assembly elections. Government earlier in the day was the scene of the worst riot- ( over the alleged cow slaughter. transfers are understood to be Coming down heavily on A battery of top Congress claiming that the raids were a ing in Paris in decades last On Friday night, the UP in line with the findings of the the State Government for fail- leaders, including Kapil Sibal, reflection of “the highest degree week. Thick plumes of black * Government had transferred report on police handling of the ing to respond to letters of the Ahmed Patel and Abhishek of panic” of the ruling dispen- smoke from fires could be * the Circle Officer of Syana, situation. BJP seeking permission for its Manu Singhvi, attacked the sation, “awaiting” poll defeats in seen rising high into the sky 2 5 Satya Prakash Sharma, and On December 3, Inspector “rath yatras”, a Division Bench Government for the searches the Assembly polls. over the city. ' ) & Chingravati police outpost in- Subodh Kumar Singh and a of the Calcutta HC had on by the ED against three persons Detailed report on P5 Meanwhile, around 70 6 & charge Suresh Kumar. local youth, Sumit, were killed Friday directed Bengal Chief people were arrested on Meanwhile, Armyman in violence over the alleged cow Secretary, Home Secretary and Saturday in the Belgian capital ( ( Jitendra Malik, known as Jitu slaughter incident in Director General of Police to Brussels during copycat “yellow Fauzi, who is alleged to be Bulandshahr. The inspector sort out the yatra imbroglio by vest” demonstrations rocking ( behind the killing of inspector and his team had gone to the December 12 and inform the neighbouring France, Belgian Subodh Kumar Singh, was village to tackle the violence appellant (the BJP) about their police said. 6 * 4 arrested by the Army’s 22 when they came under attack. decisions. The decision should The area housing Rashtriya Rifles (RR) from The UP Police has arrested be reasonable and not arbitrary, European institutions including ( north Kashmir's Sopore, where nine accused in the the Judges said. the offices of the European Q he is posted, on Saturday. Malik Bulandshahr case but the main The court’s direction was Commission and the European has been shifted to Srinagar. conspirator, Yogesh Raj, the dis- described as a “big win for Parliament was sealed off as a / / “The accused soldier will trict convener of the Bajrang democracy” by BJP president precautionary measure. be handed over to UP Police’s Dal, is on the run. Amit Shah. Agencies " #! % "& Related reports on P7 ( 7 / 7 $%&Q !" R +6 67 Wildlife SOS CEO Kartick % ! * 6 ( Satyanarayan said, “The civet is 6 # :! ; n injured Asian Palm Civet under immense stress and will +)4 # O Awas rescued from near take time to recover from the / / !" Sanjay Van adjoining a resi- ordeal.