New details about last week’s encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad have emerged with the police claiming on Tuesday that the Naxals had used villagers, including minors, in an unsuccessful bid to save the life of their senior cadre, Karthik. Karthik was among seven Naxals killed in the encounter on December 12 and at least four civilians … Read more
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait speaks to a police personnel, in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, on December 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait was detained by the Aligarh Police on Wednesday (December 4, 2024) while on his way to Greater Noida to participate in a meeting of farmer leaders, a … Read more
The Valapattanam police will file a custody application on Wednesday (December 4) for C.P. Lijesh, 45, who was arrested for allegedly stealing cash and gold from the house of K.P. Ashraf at Manna in Valapattanam. The accused, a welding worker, was remanded to judicial custody by the Judicial Magistrate Court (II). The police plan to … Read more
A 64-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death on Wednesday in Delhi’s posh Panchsheel Park area, police said. The man, identified as Rohit Kumar, was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood in his home, following which a police team reached the spot. Kumar was a businessman and used to stay with his family … Read more
A Delhi Police constable was stabbed to death by unknown people on Saturday (November 23, 2024) while he was on night patrolling duty in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri area, an official said. Constable Kiran Pal, aged around 28, was posted at the Govindpuri Police Station. His body with stab injury marks was recovered from a lane … Read more
Physical frisking of aspirants of Uttar Pradesh police constable recruitment examination at an examination centre, in Lucknow. File | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena The Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB) announced the results for the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable recruitment exam on Thursday (November 21, 2024). Candidates can check their results at https://t.co/gea9Wtgw4T. … Read more
UP Chief Election Officer Navdeep Rinwa addressed allegations concerning burqa checks at polling stations. He clarified that identity verification is a routine procedure and that complaints should be directed to police officers. Rinwa announced the suspension of five officials following a complaint by Akhilesh Yadav about women being asked to remove burqas for identity verification. … Read more
Bapatla District Superintendent of Police Tushar Dudi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The police at Chinnaganjam station in Bapatla district cracked a kidnap case within hours, using advanced technology. Six persons were arrested, and key evidence, including two cars, a laptop, and a smartphone, were seized, informed the District Superintendent of Police Tushar Dudi in … Read more
Education Minister Bratya Basu said the accused will be arrested. File photo | Photo Credit: ASHOKE CHAKRABARTY More allegations of fraud relating to the West Bengal government’s ‘tablet scheme’ came to the fore on Thursday with several schools in Kolkata, South 24 Parganas and other districts alleging that money allocated for the students have been diverted to other … Read more
The Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to issue blanket orders restraining the police from registering cases against persons posting abusive content on social media platforms, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist on Wednesday. The judges observed that it was unfortunate that even the judiciary was not spared in … Read more