Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta

To counter radicalization of madarasas, more than 100 small, private madrassas in Assam have been merged with large ones, police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta told reporters today.

Batadrava Violence: A terror group may have engineered the mob attack on a police station in Assam, allegedly over a custodial case, the state police said today.

The mob attack on a police station in Assam yesterday, allegedly over a custodial death, was not an "action-reaction incident" but was carried out by criminals to destroy case records, state police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said today.

Two employees of state-owned energy company ONGC were rescued after an encounter near the India-Myanmar border in Nagaland today, while a search for a third employee is underway, Assam police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said.

Over Rs 5.28 crore in cash was seized and eight more people were arrested for their alleged involvement in Assam Police recruitment scam, taking the total number of those nabbed to 45, DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Saturday.

Over five kg of heroin worth Rs 25 crore was recovered from Karbi Anglong district in Assam and one person held in this connection, DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Monday.

The Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, officials said.

Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Saturday said 85 people have been arrested so far in connection with violent incidents during protests against the amended Citizenship Act.

Assam Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Friday said that while violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act have largely subsided in the state, the police are keeping a strict vigil to ensure that the situation does not go out of control again.

To counter radicalization of madarasas, more than 100 small, private madrassas in Assam have been merged with large ones, police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta told reporters today.

Batadrava Violence: A terror group may have engineered the mob attack on a police station in Assam, allegedly over a custodial case, the state police said today.

The mob attack on a police station in Assam yesterday, allegedly over a custodial death, was not an "action-reaction incident" but was carried out by criminals to destroy case records, state police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said today.

Two employees of state-owned energy company ONGC were rescued after an encounter near the India-Myanmar border in Nagaland today, while a search for a third employee is underway, Assam police chief Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said.

Over Rs 5.28 crore in cash was seized and eight more people were arrested for their alleged involvement in Assam Police recruitment scam, taking the total number of those nabbed to 45, DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Saturday.

Over five kg of heroin worth Rs 25 crore was recovered from Karbi Anglong district in Assam and one person held in this connection, DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said on Monday.

The Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, officials said.

Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Saturday said 85 people have been arrested so far in connection with violent incidents during protests against the amended Citizenship Act.

Assam Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Friday said that while violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act have largely subsided in the state, the police are keeping a strict vigil to ensure that the situation does not go out of control again.