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‘Mere custody’ not offence: Delhi HC quashes FIR against US army employee found with ammunition at IGI airport

November 10, 2025 1:25 pm

Harmanjeet Singh Delhi High Court, US army employee ammunition case: The Delhi High Court quashed an FIR against a US citizen and army employee found carrying ammunition at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, stating the necessity of "conscious possession" for the offence under the Arms Act 1959.

Techie working at Noida multinational firm among 3 held in interstate arms supply case

January 02, 2025 2:51 am

Five semi-automatic pistols, 275 live cartridges, and mobile phones and SIM cards were seized from the three accused, the Delhi Police said.

Blinken says US rushing ammunition, weapons to Ukraine amid fierce new fighting

May 16, 2024 12:38 am

Blinken, speaking as Ukrainian troops fought off a new Russian ground incursion into the northeastern Kharkiv region, said he expected President Joe Biden to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the coming weeks.

20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition explosion at military base

April 27, 2024 9:54 pm

Hun Manet said in a Facebook post that he was “deeply shocked” when he received the news of the explosion at the base in Kampong Speu province. It was not immediately clear what caused it.

Amid war, identifying sources for Soviet-era equipment spares: Army Chief

January 13, 2023 8:07 am

Addressing the press ahead of Army Day on January 15, General Pande said the Army has secured a waiver and sanction to import spares and ammunition for the sustenance of these equipment for the next two to three years.

J&K police seize arms consignment, arrest two

October 30, 2022 10:55 pm

This is the fourth cache of arms and ammunition seized by Jammu police this year which has been dropped by a drone from the Pakistan side.

History-sheeter arrested with handguns and ammunition in Ahmedabad

May 19, 2022 6:10 pm

Haider Ali Saiyyad alias Boxer, who was arrested from near the Simpson Memorial Church in Jamalpur, had earlier been banished from Ahmedabad and surrounding districts for two years for his anti-social activities, according to police.

Ammunition seized from village in Jammu, one arrested

November 02, 2015 3:08 am

Police sources said the is significant as the Sarthal area has not seen militant activities since early 2000. Sarthal is located on the border of Bhaderwah in the hilly Doda district, which recently saw militant activities.

Obama clears way for non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels

September 17, 2013 11:40 am

Assistance includes personal protective equipment against chemical arms.

Chhattisgarh Police worry over Naxals amassing hi-tech weapons

September 13, 2013 10:05 am

Development of secuirty forces' camps gadgets is egging the Naxals to pose challenge by getting superior tech.

AMMUNITION VIDEOS

18 kg gold bars seized in Siliguri

February 18, 2016 10:55 am

Siliguri, Feb 18 (ANI): The Siliguri Police seized 18 kilograms of gold from three people after intercepting their car in Siliguri on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, police caught the smugglers passing by Salugara Monastery. The police recovered 13 thousand USD and a pistol with ammunition from them. When they (smugglers) and the car were searched, 18 bars of gold weighing 1kilogram each, total 18kilograms gold, 13 thousand USD, and one improvised pipe gun with two round of ammunition is what we have found. In India, smugglers risk a jail term of up to seven years, although such a penalty is rare and the main deterrent is confiscation of the gold. When the country first started stifling gold imports in 2013 to tackle a widening trade deficit, smugglers went to the extent of getting human mules to swallow nuggets or hiding gold bars in dead cows.

Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif was target of terrorist attack, says MEA

January 07, 2016 4:05 pm

New Delhi, Jan 07 (ANI): Confirming that the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif was indeed the target of a terrorist strike, the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Thursday said the reports received from the Afghan authorities on January 6 indicate that the armed terrorists attacked with heavy ammunition. Swarup also said it lasted till the night of January 4 when the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) were able to eliminate the four terrorists, who had been holed up in a building near the Consulate.

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