Master gangster Chhota Rajan’s henchman Farid Tanasha was shot dead at his residence and the investigating agency is of the opinion that there are three viable possibilities. It could be the handiwork of Rajan himself or it could be Bharat Nepali, a lieutenant of Rajan who turned renegade. The third alternative is that it could be the work of rival gangster Chhota Shakeel.

The transfers of IPS officers in the state on Tuesday turned out to be an exercise in cleaning up the system of controversial officers as well.
Some officers who had come under a cloud recently have been shunted from executive postings to what is generally termed as “side postings” or “punishment postings” in the force.

The Central intelligence agencies have cracked the cadres who are handling the operations of Bullet 313, a new terror outfit allegedly set up by the Laskhar-e-Tayyaba after the ban on the Indian Mujahideen.