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Secondary evidence in the form of photocopies of original documents can be permitted by court in specific circumstances during a trial.

Documents lost in fire at NCB office, court allows agency to rely on secondary evidence

August 16, 2025 10:34 pm

A major fire had broken out in the NCB's Ballard Estate office on July 3, 2013. The agency claimed that the Mumbai Fire Brigade had submitted a report stating that a defective electric circuit was the reason for the fire.

Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau chief OP Singh launches podcast series to spotlight fight against drugs

July 21, 2025 12:23 pm

The Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau podcast highlighted the growing misuse of pharmaceutical drugs and codeine-based syrups, and inter-state drug trafficking.

Narcotics Control Bureau moves Delhi HC against trial court order on furnishing cell location data of investigating officers in drug trafficking case

July 14, 2025 10:30 am

Naveen Fogat, an accused in a 2023 drug trafficking case, told the Delhi High Court that there were custodial irregularities preceding his formal arrest.

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‘Exit-route to small-time peddlers, crackdown on big fish of drug trade’ – how Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau plans its roadmap for 2024

December 28, 2023 8:48 pm

4 out of 5 arrested in 2023 was found with either small or intermediate quantities of drugs.

Verifying if Rhea Chakraborty is brand ambassador of firm for whose event she wants to go abroad: CBI to HC

December 21, 2023 2:05 am

The CBI contends the Bombay HC has no jurisdiction to grant relief to her because the FIR was registered in Patna and the case was being investigated by the agency’s Delhi team.

Dealing with drugs: How Haryana plans to change hearts and minds

December 13, 2023 2:19 pm

The initiative will be named 'Hriday Parivartan Abhiyan' and the aim is to bring about a behavioural change in drug addicts or peddlers

Sameer Wankhede complains after ‘threats’ from Bangladesh Insta user

October 12, 2023 8:48 pm

The 2008-batch Indian Revenue Service officer Wankhede, is currently facing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR for allegedly trying to extort money from actor Shah Rukh Khan.

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NCB unearths darknet-based LSD cartel; 3 held

August 02, 2023 2:14 am

The cartel named Zambada is also operating in the UK, the US, South Africa, Canada, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkiye.

20 kg mephedrone seizure: NCB arrests three more, including kingpin, of drug syndicate

July 09, 2023 4:21 pm

NCB Mumbai Zonal director Amit Ghawate said that based on the questioning of the three accused arrested earlier, they identified one Faisal S as the main accused and two others, Azim B and Irfan F as his associates.

'Standing orders of NCB serve a certain purpose': Delhi High Court suspends jail term of Zimbabwean woman in narcotics case

June 24, 2023 11:44 am

The appellant, Betty Rame, was apprehended in April 2018 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport and two polyethene were recovered in each cavity containing a crystalline substance.

Day after PM Modi’s visit to the town, Manipur’s Churachandpur sees violent protest

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Protests in Manipur's Churachandpur turned violent as two men were arrested for damaging decorations for PM Modi's visit. The crowd demanded their release and attempted to storm the police station. The men were eventually released after a bail hearing. The incident occurred after a clash between locals and police on Thursday, but the situation had calmed down before Saturday's visit.

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