In its closure report on Rohith Vemula's death, the Telangana police claimed he was not a Dalit and died by suicide in 2016 as he feared that his "real caste" would be discovered.
The Special Task Force headed by former Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force K Vijayakumar on Tuesday discussed "division of assets" of the Andhra Pradesh police in the event of the bifurcation of the state on the first day of its three-day tour.
The SDMA said the ill-fated private boat was carrying 73 passengers, including eight crew.
Asthana is at present working as the Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security in New Delhi.
Andhra Pradesh Police on Friday said the face of one of the suspects of February 21 Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case in Hyderabad was clearly captured by CCTV cameras and efforts are on to identity the person.
The Supreme Court on Friday set up a five-member independent SIT to probe the allegations of animal fat used in preparing Tirupati laddus to "assuage the feelings of crores of people" while making clear that the court cannot be used as a "political battleground".
Uttar Pradesh director general of police HC Awasthy, Sashastra Seema Bal DG Kumar Rajesh Chandra and Special Secretary Home Ministry VSK Kaumudi were short-listed for the post of Central Bureau of Investigation director.
The Hyderabad Union Cabinet's surprise and sudden move to take up the Telangana note for consideration has inflamed the passions of people in Seemandhra regions and several organisations have called for a 72-hour strike in 13 districts of two regions from Friday.
The state Cabinet, which met in Hyderabad on Tuesday, approved a proposal to increase the security cover for the chief minister.
The Central Administrative Tribunal set aside the appointment of R R Girish Kumar as the director general of police of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
A deputy superintendent of police, hailing from Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday resigned from service as the campaign for separate Telangana state picked up momentum. While police sources said DSP D Nalini quit owing to health problems, the officer reportedly said in her resignation letter to the director general of police that she was quitting as she could not work under officers hailing from Andhra region.
Amid heightened security measures, more than two crore devotees took a dip in the Sangam till 6 pm on Wednesday on the occasion of Maghi Purnima during the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday directed the police to observe utmost restraint in dealing with the ongoing agitation in Andhra-Rayalaseema regions.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday held a high-level meeting to discuss the law and order situation in view of various agitation programmes planned by pro-Telangana groups in the next few days and the strike by government employees from August 17.
The Andhra Pradesh government has finally acted against Additional Director General of Police. Vivek Dubey and ordered him to go on leave for a month as the investigations were on against him for sending the constables to Delhi to work as domestic help with his family.
The DGP was on the "hit list" of the YSR Congress for some time now, as they were perceived to be close to the previous Telugu Desam Party government.
The police resorted to a lathi charge and seized several vehicles of TDP leaders, including Naidu's campaign vehicle, besides taking many party workers into custody.
Police teams from Hyderabad and Mumbai are in Lucknow to interrogate the two HUJI militants, arrested in Barabanki in connection with serial blasts in the civil courts in Uttar Pradesh, for their possible involvement in the Mecca Masjid blasts in Andhra Pradesh.
An indefinite curfew was on Sunday clamped in some parts of the walled city in Hyderabad, following communal clashes over alleged desecration of a religious place.
Posters have been found on the OsmaniaUniversity campus asking youngsters to join an "armed struggle to achieve Telangana state," prompting police to launch a probe into it.
Taking suo motu action, Andhra Pradesh police on Thursday filed two FIRs against Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi for allegedly making a "hate speech" against a particular community.
He is expected to be produced before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act court on Saturday where the ED will seek his remand for custodial interrogation.
A Sundar Kumar Das, serving as the chief vigilance officer with the power generation corporation, has lodged a complaint against the additional director general of police (Intelligence) K Arvinda Rao under the SC/ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act. He alleged that many hurdles were created for him just because he belonged to the SCs, though he had been discharging his duty with dedication.
The Andhra Pradesh police ruled out the possibility of a judicial inquiry into the alleged fake encounter of Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad on Sunday, but assured of an probe by the department into the incident.
A division bench, comprising Chief Justice G S Singhvi and Justice V Eshwaraiah also directed the district judge, Khammam, to go to the spot and submit a fact-based report within two days.
National Police Academy, the Hyderabad-based alma mater for Indian Police Services officers in the country, could soon get a woman chief for the first time in its history.
He said the Gujarat government has said that the CID investigations have to be carried out in four other states -- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
A week after the twin bomb blasts at Dilsukhnagar in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy on Thursday said sketches of suspects were being prepared, and he was hoping for a breakthrough.
The terror suspect's father reacts to reports that his son has been killed in Pakistan.
A police constable of Tamil Nadu police was killed and a sub-inspector was seriously injured in an encounter between suspected terrorists and a police team in Puttur town, located near the Tamil Nadu border, in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
The unidentified informant said one Zakir, a resident of Hafeezbaba Nagar in the old city having links with Bangladesh-based terror outfit Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami , was entrusted with the job of carrying out attacks targeting government offices.
Directing Andhra Pradesh government to conduct a magisterial enquiry into the killing of 20 persons allegedly in police firing in Chittoor district, the National Human Rights Commission on Monday ordered the Tamil Nadu police to give protection to two persons from the state connected with the incident.
The material kept in 26 gunny bags included spare parts sufficient to make 3000 hand grenades, six rocket launchers, land mines and materials used in the preparation of pressure mines and some ammunition.
Investigation into the attacks on some temples in Andhra Pradesh has revealed that most offences were committed by treasure trove hunters, believers in superstition, drunkards and others, Director General of Police D G Sawang said on Wednesday.
Though the DGP refused to confirm that some people involved in the case were already in the police net, police sources said that at least four people have admitted their involvement in the incident, which shocked the entire state.
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