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Mumbai: HM Amit Shah To Launch India’s First National Anti-Narcotics Helpline And Portal To Combat Drug Crimes & Trafficking

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Mumbai: HM Amit Shah To Launch India's First National Anti-Narcotics Helpline And Portal To Combat Drug Crimes & Trafficking

Mumbai: The first ever national anti narcotics helpline and portal for reporting cases of drug abuse and trafficking to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will be launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday.

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch a national toll free helpline number 1933 and exclusive portal MANAS for ‘Madak Padarth Nisedh Asuchna Kendra’ (narcotics prohibition intelligence centre) to be rolled out during the seventh apex-level meeting of the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) to combat rising drug menace, which, among other things, is funding narco terrorism.

The exclusive portal dedicated to address drug-related crimes, including drug trafficking, illegal sale, purchase, storage, manufacturing and illicit cultivation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with the MANAS helpline support citizens seeking help regarding rehabilitation and counselling.

“The NCB helpline aims to establish a user-friendly platform for every citizen to conveniently report drug-related matters 24×7. The earlier helpline and emails for reporting drug related crimes were not mannned full time and a national number and portal was needed like cyber crime helplines,” a senior MHA official explained.

The high -level meeting of top officials from the state police anti narcotics cell, NCB, Customs, Intelligence Agencies and Special Branch will be chaired by Amit Shah for “zero tolerance policy” against drug trafficking to make India drug-free by 2047 through a three-point strategy — strengthening of institutional structure, coordination among all narco agencies and extensive public awareness campaigns.

The NCORD will also include formations of canine squads for drug detection, strengthening the forensic capabilities, establishment of special NDPS courts and fast track courts

“The formation of a joint coordination committee on operational matters of specific narcotics cases linked with other crimes and international ramifications will be strengthened with a four- tier system with state and district level committees. A dedicated anti-narcotics task force (ANTF) will be set up in each state and Union Territories with high priority on drug disposal drives and the launch of portal for narco offenders,” a senior NCB official told on Tuesday.

Amit Shah will also release the federal anti drug agency NCB’s annual report 2023 and a compendium on ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat’ during the meeting.

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New India Cooperative Bank embezzlement accused’s properties attached

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Mumbai: Mumbai Economic Branch (EOW) has also started property seizure proceedings in the case of embezzlement of crores of rupees from New India Cooperative Bank. EOW said that after identifying the properties obtained from the embezzled amount, it has been attached and seized. 5 accused have been arrested in this case and 21 immovable properties of these accused have been found, which have been allowed to be confiscated.

This is the first action under 107 BNSS in Mumbai city in which the property of the accused has been seized. Mumbai AOW said that the amount recovered from the seized properties will also be estimated. After the bank scam in Mumbai, EOW has taken major action and details of other properties of the accused are also being investigated.

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Mumbai Five members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang arrested, Mumbai Crime Branch gives a shock to Bishnoi gang

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Mumbai: Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed to have arrested five shooters of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi gang in a major operation. 5 revolvers and 21 live cartridges have been recovered from the possession of these shooters. Mumbai Police is also interrogating these shooters. Police arrested the attackers before they could execute the incident and averted the incident. Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested these five from Andheri area. They had come here with the intention of carrying out a major vandalism incident, but the police foiled the incident before that.

The arrested accused include Vikas Thakur, Samit Dilawar, Devendra Rupesh Saxena, Shreya Suresh Yadav, Vivek Gupta. Vikas Thakur is a resident of Versova Andheri, Samit Mukesh Kumar Dilawar is a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, Devendra Rupesh Saxena is a resident of Madhya Pradesh, Shreya Suresh Yadav is a resident of Jagdishpur, Bihar and Vivek Kumar Gupta is a resident of Rampur, Rajasthan.

Weapons have been recovered from their possession and the Crime Branch has registered a case against them under Section 3 and 25 of the BNS, Section 55 and 61 (2) and Maharashtra Police Act. The Crime Branch is investigating where the accused brought the weapons from.

After the shooting of Salman Khan, Lawrence Bishnoi gang is trying to become active in Mumbai, but due to the strict action of Mumbai Crime Branch, the back of the gang has been broken and now the Crime Branch has given a big blow to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and arrested five of its members. The Crime Branch is further investigating the matter.

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It is unconstitutional to deprive SP MLA Raees Sheikh of his right to handle religious affairs under Article 26 of the Constitution

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Mumbai: Maharashtra MLA Raees Sheikh has opposed the introduction of the Wakf Bill in the Lok Sabha. Raees Sheikh has strongly criticized the BJP for creating a false narrative and called the bill a misconception and unconstitutional bill which is harmful for the poor of the society.

Shaikh further said that Article 26 of the Constitution guarantees freedom to run religious institutions. It is unconstitutional to take away the right of a person to run his institution under Article 26 of the Constitution. MLA Shaikh said that this move is against the constitutional guarantee of dealing with religious matters.

Shaikh said that the BJP government is showing the UPA government that it is doing politics of appeasement of a particular community, while the BJP-led government is not doing so. This is an attempt to spread a lie that allows the community to seize any land under Waqf or claim it to be Waqf. The Waqf Board is not a private organisation of the Muslim community but a statutory body established under the Waqf Act. In the process of declaring a property as Waqf, a government surveyor conducts a survey and officially declares the property as Waqf. Sheikh remarked that it is completely wrong to present the idea that Muslims can arbitrarily declare any property as Waqf.

Shaikh further said that he strongly opposes the false image being created by the government and the government has not considered the suggestions given by Muslims or the opposition. All Waqf governing boards and trusts have been given the option to exit the Waqf framework. This has weakened the system. “This is an unimaginable and unimaginable bill that only harms the poor of the society,” Sheikh said.

He further said that some provisions, such as the condition that the person making the donation should have been a Muslim for five years, are strange. Earlier encroachment on wakf property was a non-bailable offence, but now it has been made a criminal offence

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