SC to hear journalist’s plea against Assam Police FIR over video post on August 28

SC to hear journalist’s plea against Assam Police FIR over video post on August 28

Mr. Sharma has been booked under various sections of BNS, including 152 and 196 (promoting enmity between groups).  The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday (August 28, 2025) a plea filed by journalist Abhisar Sharma seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him by Assam Police over a video post allegedly criticising the … Read more

Delhi police team visits Rajkot, questions five in CM Rekha Gupta attack case

Delhi police team visits Rajkot, questions five in CM Rekha Gupta attack case

Police and security personnel stand guard outside Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s residence, at Civil Lines, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI A Delhi Police team on Friday (August 22, 2025 visited Rajkot, Gujarat, and questioned five persons linked to Rajesh Sakaria, a local resident who was arrested for allegedly … Read more

Police sound alert in low-lying villages as Krishna flood level rises

Police sound alert in low-lying villages as Krishna flood level rises

Police sounded alert in the downstream areas of the Krishna river as the flood level has been rising. The police and revenue officials have arranged boats to shift people out of low-lying areas. Due to heavy inflows from the upstream projects, the irrigation authorities released more than 5.5 lakh cusecs by lifting all the 70 … Read more

Man beaten to death by ten persons, four held; police probing various angles

Man beaten to death by ten persons, four held; police probing various angles

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu A 20-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by ten persons in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra after they spotted him chatting with a girl, leading to the arrest of four individuals, police said on Wednesday. (August 14, 2025) Police suspect an old enmity led to the … Read more

By-elections: YSRCP alleges police bias

By-elections: YSRCP alleges police bias

A YSRCP delegation has submitted a memorandum to the Director General of Police (DGP), seeking urgent measures against “rampant police misconduct” during the ZPTC by-elections in Pulivendula and Ontimitta in Kadapa district. The team, led by MLCs Lella Appi Reddy and Ramesh Yadav, along with Vijayawada Mayor R. Bhagyalakshmi, former Minister M. Nagarjuna, and former … Read more

Police official deployed in Ashok Gehlot’s security arrested in paper leak case

Police official deployed in Ashok Gehlot’s security arrested in paper leak case

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police has arrested a head constable deployed in the security of former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in connection with paper leak of the sub-inspector recruitment examination of 2021. More than 120 accused, including 54 trainee sub-inspectors, have so far been arrested in the case. The accused head constable … Read more

Caught on CCTV: 2 Punjab Police officers attack journalist on road, suspended

Caught on CCTV: 2 Punjab Police officers attack journalist on road, suspended

A journalist was publicly assaulted by two police personnel following an argument between them in Punjab’s Batala. The entire incident was captured on CCTV. The accused were suspended after a video of the footage went viral on social media. The incident occurred on August 1 when Balvinder Kumar Bhalla, a freelance journalist, was attacked by … Read more

Week-long training equips 151 Telangana police personnel with advanced CSEAM investigation skills

Week-long training equips 151 Telangana police personnel with advanced CSEAM investigation skills

Best practices in search and seizure, advanced Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and forensic tools, and social media tracing techniques, were among the key focus areas of a week-long training programme for 151 investigating officers handling Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) cyber tipline cases. The training also covered legal provisions under Protection of Children from … Read more

Vijay Deverakonda-starrer Kingdom’s distributor approaches Madras High Court seeking police protection for theatres in Tamil Nadu

Vijay Deverakonda-starrer Kingdom’s distributor approaches Madras High Court seeking police protection for theatres in Tamil Nadu

Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu theatrical rights holder of Vijay Deverakonda starrer ‘Kingdom’ has approached the Madras High Court to restrain Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator S. Seeman and his followers from interfering with the screening of the movie in cinema halls on the alleged ground that … Read more

Khammam cyber crime police arrest 3 from A.P. in ‘digital arrest’ fraud

Khammam cyber crime police arrest 3 from A.P. in ‘digital arrest’ fraud

The Khammam Cyber Crime Police have arrested three people from Andhra Pradesh for duping a Khammam-based retired teacher of ₹59 lakh in a ‘digital arrest” fraud case. The accused were identified as Yerri Swamy, 35, E. Lakshma Naik, 35, and K. Narayana Reddy,49, of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, the accused allegedly … Read more