Home Secretary R K Singh on Wednesday got a rap on his knuckles from former Chief Justice of India J S Verma for his praise of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in the aftermath of the Delhi gang-rape incident, saying he was shocked to hear this when an apology was expected.
In December 2021, the victim was abducted and stabbed to death by a group of men after his social media post sparked criticism. While the other accused were arrested, Joshi managed to escape and was declared a proclaimed offender by a court in June 2022.
The Union home ministry has initiated disciplinary action against Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal and a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for allegedly maligning the office of the West Bengal Governor by promoting and spreading canards, a central government official said.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh also questioned the authenticity of materials placed before it by petitioner Mohd Ismail and others and refused to stay any further deportation of Rohingyas saying similar relief was denied by the court.
A 20-year-old man in Delhi has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his parents and sister to death on their 27th wedding anniversary. The suspect, Arjun, reportedly confessed to the crime, stating he was angered by his parents' preference for his sister and their decision to give her the family property. Police are investigating the incident and have collected evidence against Arjun, including injuries on his hands consistent with the attack. There were no signs of forced entry, and the murder is believed to have occurred within an hour.
An investigation has been initiated in the matter, they said, adding that based on the circumstances in which the body was found, there is a possibility the victim was raped and murdered before her body was dumped on the highway.
The Delhi high court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL challenging the appointment of Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as city police commissioner.
The police said the woman has a postgraduate degree in social work from Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar, has been a research fellow, and has over eight years of experience in the social sector.
A Delhi court has come down heavily on the police for its 'lackadaisical attitude' in probing the 2020 riots cases and asked the Police Commissioner to take appropriate action ensuring proper, expeditious investigation into them.
In the wake of last month's brutal gang-rape of a student in a moving bus, a Parliamentary Committee is in favour of bringing Delhi traffic police under the city government as it feels criminals take advantage of multiplicity of authorities.
Blackout measures have been imposed in many districts including Hoshiarpur, Ferozepur, Fazilka, Pathankot, Patiala, Moga, Kapurthala, and Muktsar districts.
It also asked the farmer leaders to submit their response within three days, explaining why legal action should not be taken against them as they did not follow conditions set for the parade.
While two bodies were recovered on Wednesday, the death toll climbed to four on Thursday after the recovery of two more bodies from the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site in Kangra district.
Junior National team chief coach Ramesh Nagpuri was suspended by the National Anti Doping Agency for "complicity" in doping and seven athletes were in dock for "evading" tests after a slew of dope cases rocked Indian athletics.
Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Sunday night ruled out his resignation over the horrific gang-rape incident here, saying he is not a "quitter".
Delhi Fire Services on Sunday said eight city hospitals and IGI Airport received bomb threats through emails, 11 days after over 150 schools in Delhi-NCR received a bomb scare of unprecedented scale.
The Delhi Police has arrested two people in connection with the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man inside a ward in the GTB Hospital, officials on Monday said.
Security has been beefed up across the national capital, especially in New Delhi district, on the eve of the G20 summit with police, paramilitary forces and other agencies maintaining a hawk-eye vigil in the city, officials said on Friday.
Two of those nabbed are from Uttarakhand, Nagrale told reporters, adding some more people could be involved in this matter.
Due to a 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' convened by farmers at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Thursday, the Delhi Police has beefed up security and deployed heavy force for checking vehicles, which might lead to traffic snarls in the central parts of the city, officials said.
The resolution expressed "disapproval" against the controversial Gujarat-cadre officer being "forced upon Delhi" as its police commissioner.
Delhi Police has given permission to the farmers to hold their 'Kisan Mazdoor Mahapanchayat' with the condition of gathering not exceeding to 5,000, no tractor trolleys, no march at the Ramlila Maidan, and made elaborate security arrangements that may lead to a heavy traffic jam in the national capital on March 14, officials on Wednesday said.
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.
How to conduct the mock exercise with active public participation of people was discussed threadbare at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan. Top civil and police officers of the country participated in the meeting, official sources said.
The Hyundai Venue car had five occupants, four of them students of Delhi University colleges, who were returning from a birthday party at a pub in neighbouring Gurugram.
The founder of FIITJEE and 11 others have been booked after several of the coaching institute's centres in Delhi-NCR abruptly shut down, leaving students and parents in the lurch. FIITJEE has blamed the closures on "mismanagement and desertion" by managing partners, while students and parents allege non-payment of salaries and fraudulent practices. The institute claims it is pursuing legal action against competitors for alleged poaching of its faculty.
The city's 24-hour Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm daily, stood at 417, making it the worst in the country. On Friday, the AQI level was 396.
The police arrested Rishi on Monday after he reached Port Blair from Chennai.
The revised salaries of MPs are significantly lower than the salaries drawn by top bureaucrats in the country.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha said "there was no palpable progress made in the investigation".
According to police officials, the juvenile, a distant relative of the victim, claimed during interrogation that he had a dispute with Akash Sharma involving Rs 70,000 which led him to a hatch conspiracy to kill him.
Bhura has been giving different versions to the Delhi police officials who questioned him along with the intelligence agencies through the night about the motive of moving around the prime minister's residence when he was not posted there.
Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda said fresh charges could be added against the five accused arrested in connection with the case on the basis of the post-mortem report.
The police arrested six persons including a hacker named Parit Dhamelia from Surat and owner of a YouTube channel Prajwal Taily, a resident of Latur, Maharashtra.
Delhi police sources on Sunday said a team of the crime branch in a joint operation with the Rajasthan police nabbed the duo from Chandigarh's Sector 22.
The police have identified the accused -- the sixth person to be arrested in the case -- as Ashutosh.
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde summoned Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Tuesday, and directed him to use all the available resources and nab the culprits behind the rape and assault of the 23-year-old physiotherapist who is battling for her life in a Delhi hospital.
Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports on the incident, the court initiated proceedings at 1 pm, Registrar General (RG) Dinesh Kumar Sharma said.
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