Tag: crime

The Wave Andaman investigation finds meth use spreading quietly in the islands, with informal networks, intermediaries, and weekend gatherings facilitating access, while authorities face challenges tracking a growing and structured supply chain targeting youth.

A coordinated anti-poaching drive by N&M Andaman District Police led to the arrest of nine poachers and the seizure of 350 kg of protected sea cucumbers along Andaman’s coastline.

Andaman Anti-Narcotics Police seized 7.36 kg of ganja from a courier parcel and arrested the accused in Kolkata. Investigation ongoing.

Police arrested a man accused of breaking into a Hanuman temple and stealing cash from the donation box in Sri Vijaya Puram. CCTV footage and local enquiries led to the identification of the suspect and recovery of the stolen money.

In late 1980s and early 1990s Port Blair, news traveled slowly, and society remained conservative. Young couples seeking privacy faced danger on secluded stretches near Mazar Pahar and Corbyn’s Cove, where predatory groups carried out what they chillingly referred to as “attacks.” These assaults, though widely whispered about, never reached the police or newspapers. Victims remained silent, fearing societal judgment rather than justice. Today, Port Blair has changed—its roads busier, its isolation diminished. But the past lingers in memory, and the men who once preyed on the vulnerable now walk as husbands and fathers, their crimes buried by time and silence.