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27 gangsters brought to India from abroad by Haryana Police: DGP Ajay Singhal

Haryana Police have successfully deported or extradited twenty-seven gangsters from abroad. The Special Task Force has intensified its actions against organised crime networks. They are actively tracing wanted criminals hiding in foreign countries using intelligence. The police have also facilitated the detention of twelve more gangsters abroad. Efforts continue to…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

SC stays Calcutta HC order staying notifications on dedicated STF police stations, assigned courts

The Supreme Court has stayed a Calcutta High Court order. This order had previously scrapped two state government notifications. These notifications created dedicated police stations for the Special Task Force. The court questioned the high court's objection to the new police infrastructure. The Supreme Court issued notices on the state's…

The Economic Times · Aug 25

Chhattisgarh Encounter Update: 31 Maoists killed, 2 jawans martyred

The jawans killed in the encounter were from the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 9, 2025

Heroin worth over Rs 2.5 crore seized in Assam

Around 420 gram of heroin worth over Rs 2.5 crore was seized and two persons arrested during a search by the Special Task Force (STF) in Assam's Kamrup. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 9, 2024

Assam STF arrests three drug peddlers in Guwahati

The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police arrested three drug peddlers along with drugs in Guwahati on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 21, 2024

Amid paper leak allegations, U.P. govt. cancels Review Officer recruitment examination

The Uttar Pradesh government cancelled the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) preliminary examination, following allegations of paper leak

The Hindu · Mar 2, 2024

STF interrogates chief of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Halal Trust in certified products sale case

The Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday interrogated Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Halal Trust chief Mahmood Madani in connection with a criminal case lodged in Uttar Pradesh in 2023 over the ban on halal-certified products. He sought time to file a reply over the same. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Feb 22, 2024

Uttarakhand STF arrests hawala operator from Surat, busts cybercrime network

In a significant breakthrough, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttarakhand Police successfully apprehended a major hawala operator involved in supplying bank accounts and SIM cards in Dubai. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jan 30, 2024

Uttar Pradesh: Shahoon gang's active member Rahul Meo arrested after encounter

The Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested Shahoon gang's active member Rahul Meo from Kosikalan police station area of Mathura after an encounter. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 26, 2023

Chhattisgarh polls: Four jawans injured in encounter with Maoists, IED blast in Kanker

RAIPUR: Four security personnel were injured in an encounter with Maoists near Minpa village in the Sukma district of the Chhattisgarh's Bastar division during the first phase of assembly elections on Tuesday.

The Times of India · Nov 7, 2023