The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday appointed former Rajasthan DGP as the Head of its Anti-Corruption Unit, replacing former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.
A constable is battling for life in a government hospital after he was critically injured in violence at India Gate where people were protesting the gang-rape of a young girl in a moving bus in New Delhi.
Child rape: Protests rock Delhi, accused arrested in Bihar
Ready to call it a day after nearly a year-long controversial tenure, Delhi Police Chief Neeraj Kumar on Tuesday said a "motivated campaign" was launched against him in the aftermath of December 16 gang-rape incident but maintained that quitting had never crossed his mind.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in New Delhi, the high court on Wednesday pulled up the city police asking how the offence remained undetected.
Rajasthan Royals' co-owner Raj Kundra, who is facing accusations of betting in the Indian Premier League matches, has appointed noted criminal lawyer Majeed Memon to defend his case.
Former Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar was on Monday appointed as chief advisor of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) for a term of one year.
Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday mounted a fresh attack on party President Nitin Gadkari, accusing him of dragging the party on a suicidal path and took potshots at Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj over the appointment of new CBI Director.
'For dealing with rioters no political orders are required.'
'At that time the Delhi police was reeling under various controversies. This case was more of an attention diversion.'
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Tejender Khanna has cut short his visit to the United States following a communication from the government. He will hold a meeting on Monday with the top police brass to take tough decisions including possible suspension of certain officials responsible for security.
A vigilance inquiry by Delhi Police has found fault with the SHO of Gandhinagar police station for alleged lapses in investigation into the rape of a five-year-old girl.
Replace the Delhi police commissioner and treat the juvenile accused of gang-rape of the 23-year-old braveheart with the same severity as adults, says B Raman
Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay on Sunday said that a passenger coming towards platforms 14-15 slipped and fell on the stairs, and many passengers standing behind him were hit, leading to the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station.
The Delhi police on Wednesday advised Team Anna to immediately hospitalise Arvind Kejriwal and two other fasting activists and warned that the organisers will be "squarely responsible" if anything untoward happens to them.
Former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Saturday denied reports attributed to him that fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim had negotiated surrender with him months after the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Board of Control for Cricket in India's anti-corruption chief Ravi Sawani has resigned citing personal reasons.
The men were part of a 3-member group travelling in a car from Haryana to Delhi.
Union Minister Gen (Retd) V K Singh has said that the Indian Army is capable of executing daring operations to avenge 26/11-like attacks by eliminating offshore criminals but certain "considerations" preventing it from doing so.
Arif had been staying in Delhi for some time, police said, adding some arms and ammunition had been recovered from him.
The Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra's counsel Majeed Memon on Monday expressed shock at the BCCI's decision to suspend his client on charges of gambling in IPL VI matches, saying that the "hasty" action taken by the Board is "irresponsible".
'Singh is complaining that politicians are summoning Waze after bypassing him.' 'But Singh is himself undermining the hierarchy within his force by interacting directly with Waze.'
Thousands of police personnel and CCTV cameras were deployed and traffic regulated across states on Tuesday to ensure public safety and prevent any untoward incident as the country geared up to welcome 2025.
Rajeev Kumar, the Kolkata police commissioner, is known for his impeccable investigating and electronic surveillance skills.
He contemplated "suicide" during his time at Tihar Jail but pacer S Sreesanth is now hoping to sing the redemption song and would approach the BCCI for lifting the life ban imposed on him from playing cricket by the Board.
Bassi, a 1977 batch IPS officer told media persons after taking charge from Neeraj Kumar, "If I could summarise in a sentence I would say that my priority would be to give Delhiites a safe Delhi, and for that I will try that every Delhi policeman will contribute to his best".
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"Nobody is talking about the police's role and how the case was investigated well," ex-Delhi police commissioner said.
'The entire BCCI order was based on the Delhi police's chargesheet.' 'Neeraj Kumar shouldn't be part of any BCCI committee that will look into lifting the life ban on the three cricketers.'
The much-anticipated World Twenty20 match between India and Pakistan will be held as scheduled in Dharamsala, Tournament Director M V Sridhar confirmed on Tuesday.
'These officers should have sat together and sorted things out.' 'And if things were not working out amicably then the other organisations which control the CBI -- be it the CVC or the prime minister's office or even the home ministry -- someone should have gone ahead and solved these problems rather than reducing it to this farcical situation.'
Bishnoi, a resident of Jorhat who studies in Bhopal, is also the creator of the 'Bulli Bai' app on the platform GitHub as well as the main Twitter account holder of 'Bulli Bai', police said.
According to sources, the eight people were arrested from Delhi and the numbers could go up as teams have been sent to make more arrests.
The Delhi Police's Special Cell on Tuesday busted a Pakistan-organised terror module with the arrest of six men, including two ISI trained terrorists.
Pramod Singh Kushwaha, then the additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) and who headed the investigation team, said each member of the team pitched in to prepare a watertight case against the convicts.
BCCI cleared India speedster Mohammed Shami's central contract after its Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) exonerated him of corruption charges levelled by his wife Hasin Jahan.
The appointment of next India chief coach, Chennai Super Kings's low de-merger valuation of Rs 5 lakh and Neeraj Kumar's appointment as the Anti-Corruption Unit's chief consultant are some of the key issues that will be discussed during the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Working Committee meeting, in Kolkata, on Sunday.
Six persons, including three Delhi Police personnel, were remanded in three-day police custody by a court for allegedly obtaining call detail records of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley.
As per official data released on Friday, the national capital witnessed a whopping 200 per cent increase in crime in the last two years and Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi attributed the spurt to police registering all the complaints unlike in previous years.
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