News for 'Andhra Pradesh Police'

Seshachalam killing: SIT says no evidence of 'encounter'

Seshachalam killing: SIT says no evidence of 'encounter'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

'This was expected. Did you really expect a SIT formed by the Andhra government to find their cops guilty? It was a farce from the beginning.'

Nearly 40 people questioned in Hyderabad blasts case

Nearly 40 people questioned in Hyderabad blasts case

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

With investigators trying to put together pieces of evidence, nearly 40 people have been questioned by police and central probe agencies for their suspected role in the twin blasts in Hyderabad.

Police seek custody of SRSR GM

Police seek custody of SRSR GM

Rediff.com27 Jan 2009

SRSR Holding is owned by Ramalinga Raju's sibling, Suryanarayana Raju, whose house was also searched by the police with regard to the Rs 7,800 crore (Rs 78 billion) accounting fraud in Satyam.

Slain cop's wife collapses at police station

Slain cop's wife collapses at police station

Rediff.com15 May 2010

On hearing about the death of her husband U Ramesh in Hyderabad, constable Shanta Kumari collapsed in Punganur police station of Chittoor district, where she served as a police constable. Ramesh, a constable in Andhra Pradesh Special Police's 11th battalion based at Kadapa was in Hyderabad on a special duty after the recent outbreak of communal violence.

Maoists blast police station in AP

Maoists blast police station in AP

Rediff.com29 Mar 2005

Hyd police has destroyed Mecca blast explosives

Hyd police has destroyed Mecca blast explosives

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation's probe in the Mecca Masjid blast case has brought yet another blunder by the Hyderabad city police to the fore.

Navy bans Facebook, smartphones within naval areas

Navy bans Facebook, smartphones within naval areas

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

The "stringent" step has been taken by the navy soon after seven naval personnel were caught leaking sensitive information to enemy intelligence agencies over social media, officials said.

Pushpa: The Rule Review: Bloated Spectacle

Pushpa: The Rule Review: Bloated Spectacle

Rediff.com5 Dec 2024

What makes Pushpa 2 float is Allu Arjun's magnetic performance. The actor really goes an extra mile to deliver the wildfire he promised, observes Mayur Sanap.

Election Commission's Knock At Midnight!

Election Commission's Knock At Midnight!

Rediff.com13 May 2024

A Ganesh Nadar's close encounters with the Election Commission.

Pune blast case: Police custody of IM men extended

Pune blast case: Police custody of IM men extended

Rediff.com17 Oct 2012

A court in New Delhi on Wednesday extended the custodial interrogation period for three suspected Indian Mujahideen terrorists, arrested for their alleged roles in the August 1 Pune blasts after the Delhi police said several IM and LeT cadres are still in hiding in different states.

AP cops tighten vigil over reports of Maoist resurgence

AP cops tighten vigil over reports of Maoist resurgence

Rediff.com16 May 2012

The Maoists are allegedly trying to regain their lost control and making their presence felt through violent acts like damaging communication network and roads. According to reports, the ultras have also started recruiting cadres in north Telangana districts

YSR Telangana Party chief Sharmila arrested for assaulting cops

YSR Telangana Party chief Sharmila arrested for assaulting cops

Rediff.com24 Apr 2023

YSR Telangana Party president Y S Sharmila was on Monday detained by police in Hyderabad following an altercation with them outside her residence here during which allegedly 'assaulted' cops.

Owaisi arrested, security beefed up in Hyderabad

Owaisi arrested, security beefed up in Hyderabad

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

After much drama the Andhra Pradesh police have finally arrested Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Member of Legislative Assembly Akbaruddin Owaisi for his alleged hate speech. Owaisi underwent a medical test at the government hospital before his arrest.

AP HC directs police to leave Osmania University

AP HC directs police to leave Osmania University

Rediff.com15 Feb 2010

After two days of clashes between the police and the students, which left more than 25 people including six journalists injured, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday, ordered the police and the paramilitary forces to leave the Osmania University Campus in Hyderabad.

Naidu tapes: Police slap notice on channel, scribes protest

Naidu tapes: Police slap notice on channel, scribes protest

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

Adding yet another dimension to the "cash-for-vote" scam, the Andhra Pradesh Police issued notice to news channel T News for airing an audio tape of purported conversation between Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and nominated Telangana MLA Elvys Stephenson, sparking protests by media fraternity on Saturday.

AP to deploy UAV to keep an eye on Maoists

AP to deploy UAV to keep an eye on Maoists

Rediff.com30 Dec 2011

The state-of-the-art UAV will have the capability to take photographs of anything under the thick foliage as well as record the sound signals and transmit the same to the control room almost live through satellite.

Andhra: Chittoor mayor stabbed to death in office

Andhra: Chittoor mayor stabbed to death in office

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

The mayor of Chittoor was on Tuesday stabbed to death and her husband seriously injured by unidentified assailants, in an attack suspected to be a fallout of a family dispute, the police said.

South East Asia-based gangs behind surge in cybercrimes in India: Govt

South East Asia-based gangs behind surge in cybercrimes in India: Govt

Rediff.com23 May 2024

The senior IPS officer said that 45 percent of cyber financial frauds taking place in the country are originating from the South East Asia.

Bangalore ATM attacker murdered his wife in 2008

Bangalore ATM attacker murdered his wife in 2008

Rediff.com5 Dec 2013

After having identified the man who allegedly attacked a bank official at an ATM in Bangalore last month, the police say that his records indicate that he was a history-sheeter who murdered his wife in 2008. The man identified as Narayan Reddy has been absconding ever since he got bail in the murder case.

Amarnath yatra pilgrim from Raj dies, toll at 3; 60K pray at cave shrine

Amarnath yatra pilgrim from Raj dies, toll at 3; 60K pray at cave shrine

Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

Roshan Lal Suthar, a resident of Pansal Dhileara area of Rajasthan, was missing since Tuesday and his body was found near the lower Holy Cave, they said.

Hunting down the cocaine trail to Hyderabad

Hunting down the cocaine trail to Hyderabad

Rediff.com22 Dec 2010

Andhra Pradesh police have approached embassies of three countries to crackdown on sources of contraband substances supply, particularly cocaine to Hyderabad after busting seven gangs, involving foreign nationals, during the last six months.

Bitti Mohanty, rape convict on the run for 6 years, nabbed

Bitti Mohanty, rape convict on the run for 6 years, nabbed

Rediff.com9 Mar 2013

Bitti Mohanty, the absconding son of former Odisha Director General of Police BB Mohanty, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping a 26-year-old German national in 2006, has been taken into custody by the Kerala police in Kannur.

Naxalites loot police station in AP

Naxalites loot police station in AP

Rediff.com11 Jun 2003

Hy'bad police persuade several Assamese from leaving city

Hy'bad police persuade several Assamese from leaving city

Rediff.com17 Aug 2012

After three days of panic and frenzy, during which hundreds of people from Assam and other north-eastern states left Hyderabad city, Andhra Pradesh government seems to have succeeded in turning the tide.

Caste bias charges rock AP police establishment

Caste bias charges rock AP police establishment

Rediff.com5 Jan 2009

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.

CRPF officer killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh; 4 suspects detained

CRPF officer killed in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh; 4 suspects detained

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

The incident took place in the morning under Jagargunda police station area when a team of the CRPF's 165th battalion was out on an anti-Maoist operation, a police official said.

Top Maoists in police dragnet in AP

Top Maoists in police dragnet in AP

Rediff.com12 Dec 2005

'Basher involved in Lumbini Park blast'

'Basher involved in Lumbini Park blast'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2008

Mufti Abu Basher, who was arrested earlier this month by Uttar Pradesh police in connection with the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts, was also involved in the blast in Lumbini Park in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister K Jana Reddy said. After a high level review meeting at the state Secretariat, the home minister told the reporters that after questioning Basher, the state police officials were convinced that he was responsible for the blast at Lumbini Park.

Satyam fiasco: CID begins probe

Satyam fiasco: CID begins probe

Rediff.com9 Jan 2009

Director general of police S S P Yadav will personally supervise the investigation, highly-placed police sources told PTI.

Assam boy wasn't pushed from train in AP: Rly police

Assam boy wasn't pushed from train in AP: Rly police

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

At a time when tension was already high among the North Eastern people in different parts of the country and rumours were triggering their exodus, a statement by the All India Assam Students Union leader in Guwahati about the death of an Assamese passenger in Andhra Pradesh has further heightened the tension.

'We don't need security. People of Telangana will protect us'

'We don't need security. People of Telangana will protect us'

Rediff.com20 Oct 2011

Two Congress members of Parliament from Telangana region have sent back their gunmen to the government saying the people were enough to protect them and they don't need any security.

Cong workers held for releasing black balloons as PM's copter takes off

Cong workers held for releasing black balloons as PM's copter takes off

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

State police, however, denied there was any breach of security but said one Congress worker has been apprehended in this connection, while three other party workers were arrested for trying to enter the airport with black balloons.

50 arrested for violence during Chandrababu Naidu's rally

50 arrested for violence during Chandrababu Naidu's rally

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

Also, 200 others involved in the riots are likely to be arrested as police are watching the footage to identify those who indulged in the violence.

AP passes Disha Bill to ensure rape verdicts in 21 days

AP passes Disha Bill to ensure rape verdicts in 21 days

Rediff.com14 Dec 2019

The proposed new law has been named the 'Andhra Pradesh Disha Act Criminal Law (AP Amendment) Act, 2019 as a tribute to the veterinary doctor who was raped and murdered recently in neighbouring Telangana.

No forward movement on Telangana: Home minister

No forward movement on Telangana: Home minister

Rediff.com1 Oct 2012

With protests intensifying over the demand for Telangana, the Centre on Monday said there was no forward movement on the issue. "There is no forward movement," Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters when asked about the central government's steps for resolution of the sensitive issue.

Two arrested in AP burning case

Two arrested in AP burning case

Rediff.com23 Oct 2008

The Andhra Pradesh police arrested two persons -- Chandrabhanu and Jadhav Vinod alias Vinayak -- in connection with the burning of six members of a family in Vatoli village of Adilabad district during the recent communal riots.