At least one Assam Rifles personnel was injured after unidentified gunmen ambushed a vehicle of the security force at Namdang area in Margherita bordering Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, the officials said. According to the officials, the injured personnel have been airlifted for treatment. “A vehicle-mounted patrol of three vehicles of […]
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Drugs worth Rs 130 cr seized in Mizoram in last 45 days: Assam Rifles
The Assam Rifles recovered and seized heroin and contraband drugs worth Rs 130 crore in Mizoram in last 45 days, officials said. From January this year till February 15, the Assam Rifles recovered and seized contraband drugs worth Rs 130 crore in Mizoram. “From January 2024 to date, Assam Rifles in Mizoram have […]
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41,606 women personnel in Central Armed Police Forces, Assam Rifles: Govt in Lok Sabha
The existing strength of women personnel in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles (AR) is 41,606, the Central government told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the House in a written reply, pointing out that several steps are being […]
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Tripura: Assam Rifles seize 180 kg of marijuana worth over Rs 75 lakhs, one held
Assam Rifles seized 180 kg of marijuana worth Rs 75.5 lakh and apprehended one drug peddler in Tripura’s Khowai district on Wednesday, the officials said. The drugs were seized from General Area Bidhyabil under the Khowai police station limits in Khowai on January 23, Tuesday. According to the officials, a joint operation was launched […]
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Assam Rifles seizes Yaba tablets worth Rs 3.8 crore in Karimganj; 2 drug peddlers apprehended
Assam Rifles on Saturday apprehended two drug peddlers and seized 22,000 Yaba tablets worth Rs 3.8 crore from General Area Patharkandi, under Patharkandi police station in Assam’s Karimganj district. Apart from the Yaba tablets, the Assam Rifles also seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth Rs 10,500, and a mobile phone worth Rs 20,000 was also recovered from the drug peddlers. According to the […]
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Assam Rifles recover foreign-origin cigarettes worth over Rs 2 crore in Mizoram’s Champhai
Assam Rifles recovered foreign-origin cigarettes worth Rs 2.38 crore in the general area of World Bank Road Zokhawthar in Champhai district, said an official statement. Based on specific information, the operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles in Zokhwthar with representatives of the Customs Preventive Force […]
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Assam Rifles recover Marijuana worth over Rs 10 lakh, arrest two Myanmar nationals
In yet another success in its crusade against smuggling activities, the Assam Rifles and the Excise and Narcotics Department recovered Marijuana worth Rs. 10.73 lakh in the general area of Zote in Assam’s Champhai district and arrested two Myanmar nationals, said an official statement by the Assam Rifles on Friday. Marijuana is a kind of drug extracted from the Cannabis plant. “In […]
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Assam Rifles inaugurates Sentinel Centre of Educational Excellence, Skilling and Awareness in Tripura
Assam Rifles along with the National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO) and Axis Bank have established the Sentinel Centre of Educational Excellence, Skilling and Awareness at Teliamura here on Friday. The centre was opened as part of a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, according to a statement. The vision […]
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Assam Rifles recovers contraband worth over Rs 27 lakh from Mizoram’s Champhai
Assam Rifles has recovered contraband worth Rs 27.68 lakh in the general area of Zokhawthar-Melbuk Road in Champhai district of Mizoram. “Recovered foreign-origin cigarettes, whiskey and beer worth Rs 27.68 lakh in the general Area Zokhawthar-Melbuk Road, Champhai district on October 24,” said a statement issued by Assam Rifles on Wednesday. The operation, which was carried out by […]
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Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force seize smuggled areca nuts worth Rs 91.56 lakhs in Mizoram
In an operation against smuggling activities, Assam Rifles, under the leadership of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), successfully recovered 249 bags of Areca Nuts valued at Rs 91.56 lakhs in the general area of Vill Chhungte, Champhai District, Mizoram, on October 8. According to a press release, the operation was […]
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Assam Rifles apprehends one person with heroin worth Rs 1.1 cr in Cachar
Assam Rifles in a joint operation with police apprehended a person with over 276 gm of heroin, valued at Rs 1.1 crore in the international market, an official said on Tuesday. According to the release the joint operation was launched by the Radhanagar Battalion of Agartala Sector assam-rifles”>Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (EAST) in […]
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Indian Army, Assam Rifles rescue 23,000 civilians in violence-hit Manipur; curfew partially relaxed in Churachandpur
Indian Army and Assam Rifles which were called in to curb violence in Manipur have successfully rescued nearly 23,000 civilians so far and moved them to the operating bases, a statement from the Indian Army said on Sunday. As per the statement, no major incidents of violence have been reported […]
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Assam Rifles rescues NHIDCL employees stranded in violence-ravaged Manipur
Assam Rifles has successfully rescued 188 employees of National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) stranded in violence-hit Manipur and shifted them to safer places in Mizoram, an official statement said As per the Assam Rifles’ press release on Saturday, the NHIDCL has requested the paramilitary force to assist in […]
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Mizoram: Assam Rifles, Customs seize 240 bags of illegal areca nuts worth Rs 1.34 cr
Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East) seized 240 bags of illegal areca nuts worth Rs 1.34 crore in the general area Murlen, Champhai, said officials on Sunday. “The operation was carried out by a combined team of Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force on Saturday based on […]
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Assam Rifles recovers Heroin in Aizawl, one arrested for smuggling
Security Forces have recovered Heroin worth over Rs two crores and apprehended one person. The Aizawl Battalion of 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East), recovered 35 soap cases (443 gm) Heroin No. 4 worth Rs 2,21,50,000 in General Area Neuva Section, Bawngkawn, Durtlang Road, Aizawl and apprehended one individual on Saturday. In a […]