Morning Digest | Military, police bust racket illegally selling Army’s new uniforms; DoPT report says 30 Indian fugitives were located abroad in 2022, and more

From Military, police bust racket illegally selling Army’s new uniforms, to Supreme Court to look into the curious case of ‘planted’ earrings, read a select list of stories from The Hindu to start the day.

Military Intelligence, police bust racket illegally selling Army’s new combat uniforms

In the first major recovery of illegally sold counterfeit uniforms made according to the Army’s new digital combat pattern, a joint operation by Southern Command Military Intelligence, Pune and Bhingar Camp Police Station, Ahmednagar nabbed one person and recovered 40 such counterfeit uniforms.

30 Indian fugitives were located abroad in 2022: government report

As many as 278 fugitives wanted in other countries were located in India in the year 2022, according to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) 2022-23 annual report.

At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas

Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile’s President said on Feb. 3 evening, and officials said at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed.

U.S., Britain strike Yemen's Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants