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India law enforcement conducts multiple arrests and operations

Various law enforcement operations across India have resulted in several arrests and fatalities. In Kerala, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Muhammed Fasal K, a key figure in an international cyber fraud and ATM card smuggling syndicate. The investigation revealed a network that purchased debit cards from students to smuggle to Dubai for fraudulent withdrawals.

In Pune, a 22-year-old IT professional died by suicide, with family members suspecting harassment from cyber fraudsters involved in a digital arrest scam.

In Assam, police arrested a man in the Sonitpur district after discovering 34 packets of suspected explosives and 18 detonators. In a separate incident in the Kamrup district, a suspected dacoit was injured by police gunfire while attempting to escape custody during an operation to recover arms.

In Haryana, Nuh Police reported that a wanted criminal, Shahid alias Advani, was killed during a police encounter near Sohna. Advani reportedly had 70 criminal cases registered against him across Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, including charges of murder, robbery, and kidnapping.

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Assam Police · Central Bureau of Investigation · Muhammed Fasal K · Nuh Police · Shahid alias Advani