News for 'Additional Director General of Police'

SC likely to pass order on interim bail to Kejriwal on Friday

SC likely to pass order on interim bail to Kejriwal on Friday

Rediff.com8 May 2024

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who headed the bench which heard Kejriwal's petition against his arrest in the case, said, "We will pronounce the interim order (on interim bail) on Friday. The main matter related to the challenge to arrest will also be taken on the same day."

HuJI terror suspects may be in Mumbai: Goa cops

HuJI terror suspects may be in Mumbai: Goa cops

Rediff.com7 Oct 2010

Goa police have alerted their Mumbai counterparts about possible presence of a Harkat-ul-Jihadi-Islami terror suspect in the metropolis after he left the coastal state two days ago.

Fourth SIT chief takes charge in Ishrat case

Fourth SIT chief takes charge in Ishrat case

Rediff.com28 Jul 2011

R R Verma on Thursday took charge as the fourth chief of the Special Investigation Team probing the Ishrat Jahan police encounter case at the agency's office in Shahibaug area in Ahemedabad.

Mumbai ATS may question terror suspect in Delhi

Mumbai ATS may question terror suspect in Delhi

Rediff.com6 Jun 2009

Mohammed Omar Madni, a suspected aide of Lashkar-e-Tayiba founder Hafiz Saeed, is likely to be questioned by the Mumbai police in connection with the July 11, 2006 serial train blasts case. "We are in touch with Delhi police authorities and after getting more information from them, we will send a team to interrogate him," Additional Director General (Anti-Terrorism Squad) K P Raghuvanshi said.

Dismissed army soldier caught spying for ISI

Dismissed army soldier caught spying for ISI

Rediff.com22 Sep 2009

The ISI operative was in Patna to collect information about the Ordnance factory at Rajgir in Nalanda district.

18 held after violent clashes in Kanpur over 'insult to Prophet'

18 held after violent clashes in Kanpur over 'insult to Prophet'

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

Mobs hurled bombs and pelted stones at each other as violence erupted in Kanpur after groups of people tried to force shopkeepers to down shutters over an alleged insult to Prophet Mohammed on a television show.

Accused in Gorakhpur temple attack case to undergo psychological test

Accused in Gorakhpur temple attack case to undergo psychological test

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

The Uttar Pradesh police will get a psychological test done on Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, accused in the attack on security personnel outside Gorakhpur's Gorakhnath temple, a senior official said on Thursday.

LS polls: Haryana seeks 200 more companies of central forces

LS polls: Haryana seeks 200 more companies of central forces

Rediff.com17 Mar 2024

Additionally, the Haryana police and home guard personnel will be deployed for security during the elections, he said.

CBI announces Rs 10 lakh reward for elusive IPS officer

CBI announces Rs 10 lakh reward for elusive IPS officer

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

In a first of its own kind, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh to anyone leading to the arrest of a serving but absconding Additional Director General of Rajasthan Police A K Jain in a fake encounter killing case of 2006.

FIR under anti-terror law against Sharjil Imam for comments on Assam

FIR under anti-terror law against Sharjil Imam for comments on Assam

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

Sharjil Imam came to limelight during the ongoing protests against the CAA in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, for his alleged remarks threatening to 'cut-off' Assam from rest of India.

KP Raghuvanshi is new Maharashtra ATS chief

KP Raghuvanshi is new Maharashtra ATS chief

Rediff.com12 Jun 2009

Maharashtra government on Thursday appointed senior Indian Police Service officer K P Raghuvanshi as the chief of Anti-Terrorism Squad hours after the Bombay High Court pulled up the authorities over the crucial body remaining headless since the killing of Hemant Karkare in terror attacks in Mumbai last November.

No information about Headley's UP links: Cops

No information about Headley's UP links: Cops

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

Amid reports that suspected terrorist David Coleman Headley visited Lucknow and Agra, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday said they had no information about his links with the state.

Nagpur cops do a U-turn, no threat to Tendulkar

Nagpur cops do a U-turn, no threat to Tendulkar

Rediff.com3 Nov 2008

"There is no specific threat to any individual player and there is no threat input," Additional Director General of Police and Commissioner of Police Praveen Dixit told media person hours after claiming there was a threat to Tendulkar from Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-E-Mohammad.

VHP insists on holding yatra in Neh despite curfew

VHP insists on holding yatra in Neh despite curfew

Rediff.com28 Aug 2023

The VHP president said that it is beyond understanding that the administration is denying permission for a peaceful Yatra.

AP to involve private agencies in anti-terror

AP to involve private agencies in anti-terror

Rediff.com31 Dec 2008

If the Andhra Pradesh police have their way, numerous private security agencies in the state will soon become part of its anti-terror strategy to counter the threat of terrorists. The police have sent the draft of a new legislation to the state government to make it mandatory for the private security agencies to work in coordination with the police force both in hour of crisis and otherwise.

CAB: Guwahati top cop shunted out; Internet suspended

CAB: Guwahati top cop shunted out; Internet suspended

Rediff.com12 Dec 2019

Suspension of Internet services in ten districts of Assam was extended for 48 hours on Thursday

UP: Six injured in flyover collapse

UP: Six injured in flyover collapse

Rediff.com11 Jan 2010

At least six persons were on Monday injured when a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed on them in Rudauli town of Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

Explained: How National Testing Agency functions

Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

Here is an explainer on the functioning of the seven-year-old body.

Bengal on the boil, 2 dead in clashes near Kolkata

Bengal on the boil, 2 dead in clashes near Kolkata

Rediff.com20 Jun 2019

The West Bengal government has taken a serious note of the situation in certain areas under the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, including Bhatpara, which has witnessed a series of clashes since May 19, when the bypoll was held in the assembly constituency.

Bihar police drop sedition charge against celebrities

Bihar police drop sedition charge against celebrities

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Police sources claimed that during investigations it was noted that allegations were "mischievous" and "lacked substance".

UP: Senior BJP leader's wife strangulated to death

UP: Senior BJP leader's wife strangulated to death

Rediff.com31 Jul 2010

The wife of a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister was found murdered at her residence in Muzaffarnagar on Saturday.

SC grants protection from arrest to actor Siddique in rape case

SC grants protection from arrest to actor Siddique in rape case

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notices to the Kerala government and the victim in the case and sought their replies within two weeks.

Security beefed up in Kashmir ahead of G20 meet; SPG to be deployed at venues

Security beefed up in Kashmir ahead of G20 meet; SPG to be deployed at venues

Rediff.com7 May 2023

Additional security personnel have been deployed on the ground and drones are being used for aerial surveillance, they said.

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

UP cops gun down gangster involved in 18 murder cases

Rediff.com5 May 2023

According to the police, a Special Task Force team retaliated when the gangster, recently released from prison on bail, opened fire at them after being cornered. His car had crashed into a pole.

Mahabodhi temple, holy Bodhi tree UNTOUCHED by blasts

Mahabodhi temple, holy Bodhi tree UNTOUCHED by blasts

Rediff.com7 Jul 2013

In what may be considered the silver lining of a very dark cloud, the 500-year-old Mahabodhi temple and Bodhi tree have not been damaged in spite of the nine serial blasts that rocked the 500-year-old temple premises in Gaya, Bihar.

1 killed, 14 injured in IED blast outside Udhampur court complex

1 killed, 14 injured in IED blast outside Udhampur court complex

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said preliminary investigation suggests it to be 'an act of terrorists but we are investigating the case'.

Search launched to flush out 4 Lashkar terrorists hiding in Jammu region

Search launched to flush out 4 Lashkar terrorists hiding in Jammu region

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

The security forces unearthed this information while interrogating the members of the twin modules busted by the police in Rajouri recently.

Police conduct raids in UP, fail to nab ex-BSP leader's son

Police conduct raids in UP, fail to nab ex-BSP leader's son

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

A UP Police officer said Ashish Pandey, a realtor from Lucknow, held licences for three firearms, which have now been suspended.

Cops question authenticity of ADGP's diary

Cops question authenticity of ADGP's diary

Rediff.com29 Apr 2005

State DGP A K Bhargav said it was against the police manual for an official of Sreekumar's rank to maintain such a diary.

A N Roy back as Maharashtra police chief

A N Roy back as Maharashtra police chief

Rediff.com22 Jan 2010

The 1972 batch IPS officer was removed from the post in February last year after the court deemed his appointment as DGP in February 2008 as invalid. Terming Roy's appointment as arbitrary, the court had asked Maharashtra government to appoint a new DGP within four weeks.

Kanpur: 7 injured in crude bomb blast

Kanpur: 7 injured in crude bomb blast

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

Seven people, including three children, were injured in an explosion in Colonelganj area of Kanpur on Tuesday evening, the police said.

Security beefed up in Karnataka

Security beefed up in Karnataka

Rediff.com9 Dec 2002

Bihar put on high alert ahead of R-Day

Bihar put on high alert ahead of R-Day

Rediff.com25 Jan 2010

Bihar has been put on a high alert and security personnel have been asked to maintain a hawk-eyed watch on all vital installations of the central and state governments on the eve of Republic Day on Monday."We have alerted all the police stations and special security attention is being paid to protect installations of the state and central governments across the state," said Additional Director General of Police (Headquarter) U S Dutt.

Assam: Task force constituted for women's security

Assam: Task force constituted for women's security

Rediff.com19 Jul 2012

The Assam government has constituted a special task force to be headed by the additional director general of police (criminal investigation department wing) to tackle the rising trend of crime against women in the state.

Jaya goes for bureaucratic shake-up hours after taking charge

Jaya goes for bureaucratic shake-up hours after taking charge

Rediff.com24 May 2016

The government brought back former Chennai Police Commissioner T K Rajendran, DGP and Inspector Genral prisons, as Chennai Police Commissioner replacing Ashutosh Shukla.

UP: Chargesheet filed against BSP MLA

UP: Chargesheet filed against BSP MLA

Rediff.com3 Jan 2009

The Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday filed a chargesheet against 10 persons, including Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Shekhar Tiwari, in the murder of Public Works Department engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta in Auraiya. Tiwari had, on Friday, confessed that he had beaten and tortured PWD executive engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta until he succumbed to his wounds in the early hours of December 24.

Engineer's murder: BSP MLA's gunners arrested

Engineer's murder: BSP MLA's gunners arrested

Rediff.com29 Dec 2008

The Uttar Pradesh police on Monday arrested two gunmen engaged in the personal security of Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Shekhar Tiwari, who is behind bars for allegedly murdering PWD engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta in Auraiya on December 24. "We suspect Tiwari's gunners Pal Singh and Gajraj Singh, so we arrested them today," UP Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Brijlal said on Minday evening.

Chhattisgarh: 3 SSB men killed in blast triggered by Maoists

Chhattisgarh: 3 SSB men killed in blast triggered by Maoists

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Three jawans of the Sashastra Seema Bal were killed and another seriously injured on Friday when a mini truck of the force was blown up in a landmine explosion triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, said the police. "Three jawans of SSB died while another personnel was injured when the vehicle came in contact with a landmine planted by the Maoists," said Additional Director General (Naxal Operations) Ram Nivas.

'There was intelligence Pakistan would kill Kasab'

'There was intelligence Pakistan would kill Kasab'

Rediff.com18 Nov 2023

'There was some intelligence that he'll be killed before the whole process -- after sessions court, high court, Supreme Court, mercy petition before the governor, the President -- was completed; they (Pakistani intelligence agencies) will somehow manage to kill him.'

Lucknow: Pak spy's two suspected aides held

Lucknow: Pak spy's two suspected aides held

Rediff.com17 Nov 2009

Two men, suspected to have helped an alleged Pakistani spy in procuring passport and driving licence using forged documents, were arrested on Tuesday by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of Uttar Pradesh police in Lucknow.