As the security forces were engaged in the counter-militancy operation, over 100 protesters pelted stones on them, an army official said.
World Human Rights Council (WHRC) Chairman Ranjan Lakhanpal, a local advocate, sought a thorough probe into the molestation, circumstances leading to the suicide of Ruchika three years after the molestation by then IGP S P S Rathore in 1990 and booking of her brother, Ashu, in false cases.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to the chief ministers of Assam and Mizoram, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Zoramthanga respectively, and urged them to ensure peace along the disputed border and find an amicable settlement.
The team probing the incident examined 808 suspects and 118 witnesses to collect strong evidence against the accused, the CID said in a release.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Arampora village in Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district this morning following specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.
'It is a matter of concern. The number of forces on a 'naka' point is less and is normally in a remote area where they (terrorists) conceal themselves by coming along with civilians and then fire on the forces. We have faced losses and they have managed to flee a few times, but, we will soon find a response to this tactic and end this problem'
The joint team led by A M Prasad, IGP, Western Range, cordoned off a house at Mukkacherry on Ullal-Someshwar Road and took two suspected terrorists into custody. Based on the information provided by them, three more people were detained and taken to an undisclosed location for further investigation.
The Karnataka police on Sunday claimed they solved the last year's mysterious Hubli bomb blast case with the arrest of a man and his aides who allegedly involved in several criminal activities.
The encounter took place under Kalasa police station when an ANF team began combing operations following a tip off late Tuesday night. During the operation a gang of four Naxalites, including a woman, started firing at the ANF team, A M Prasad, IGP (Western Range) told PTI from Kalasa over phone.
The operation turned into an encounter after terrorists opened fire on security forces.
Apart from Aboh's son, the deceased included some other family members of the MLA.
Putting to rest speculation on the mysterious death of two boys in Asaram Bapu's school in Chhindwara, the police on Sunday claimed a Class IX student killed his hostel mates. "The student identified as Rituraj Dixit (14) admitted of killing Ram Krishna Yadav and Vedant Manmodhe in the hostel's bathroom," IGP M R Krishna told reporters while claiming to have solved the murder mystery in the ashram school.
The 24-hour bandh called by the Forward Bloc on Wednesday affected normal life in the state with rail and road transport disrupted even as police arrested 166 bandh supporters for putting up road blockades in many areas.
A group of armed men in police uniform on Sunday attacked the Nabha Jail in Patiala and fled with five prisoners, including Khalistan Liberation Front chief Harminder Mintoo.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed the police to conduct a "robust" probe Following the incident at the Asianet News office.
Violence erupted at the Tata Motors plant site in Singur on Sunday when police fired rubber bullets and teargas at Krishi Jami Rakhsha Committee activists when they hurled bombs and bricks in a bid to enter the area.
Trouble began on Sunday morning when about 100-200 people from Khejuri tried to enter Nandigram in batches.
Mukherjee had stitches in the head at Bethuadahari Primary Hospital and his condition was stable.
Police stations along the Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh border have also been put on high alert after yesterday's incident and combing operations have been increased, he said.
"We are sure this time that it is Ram as we had prior information on his whereabouts in that particular village for the last 24 hours. We are sure about the identity, but we want Ram's family members to confirm it," he said.
The 12-hour bandh was called by the Trinamool Congress against farmland acquisition for a Tata Motors project.
The 52-year old seer and his three accomplices -- a woman, her husband and his friend -- have been arrested under IPC sections including those pertaining to murder, attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy, South Zone IGP K V Sharath Chandra said.
The success for security forces comes days after Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Mukesh Singh said that four cases of killings and weapon snatching in Kishtwar district have been solved with the arrest of three Hizbul Mujahideen activists.
Four suspected militants, including a Babbar Khalsa member, allegedly involved in the recent blasts in Delhi, were arrested on Thursday.
Insurgents struck on New Year's eve, killing the top man in the state's intelligence set-up
Trinamool Congress workers, led by party president Subrata Bakshi, on Tuesday stormed into the prohibitory order-bound site of Tata Motors' small car project in Singur cutting about 10 feet of barbed fencing, police said.
Top Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander Abu Qasim was gunned down on Thursday in Kashmir.
Qasim, a Lashkar leader and terrorist, had planned the attack on a Border Security Force convoy in Udhampur on August 5.
The Special Investigation Cell constituted by Uttar Pradesh government has begun its probe into the 106 cases registered in connection with Muzaffarnagar riots that left 49 people dead.
Sachin Mukherjee was shot dead by unknown assailants in Garia.
Unidentified militants opened fire at the CRPF camp at Gagran in Shopian, 52 km from Srinagar, at around 1.00 pm and the security personnel retaliated, Inspector General of CRPF, Nalin Prabhat told PTI.
Rahul Pasupalan, who was the key organizer of the 'Kiss Protests' in Kerala last year, and his model wife were among six arrested On Wednesday in connection with an online prostitution case.
The posters put up by district police Shopian with pictures of gun-wielding terrorists said identity of people giving information will be kept secret.
The three-day conference of the directors general of police of all states was inaugurated in Hyderabad on Friday by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
A self-styled commander of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, who was allegedly involved in the killing of an agriculture department engineer, was shot dead in an encounter with security forces at Nayakgaon village in lower Assam's Kokrajhar district.
Rama Jhawar (21) is the daughter of a businessman and studies at the G D Birla College.
Powerful aftershocks measuring six on the Richter Scale rocked the Islands in the Bay of Bengal again on Monday at around 06:20 am.
The admission came after a bomb blast at a Karachi business centre, the Kawish Crown Plaza, which police said was ostensibly owned by Ahmed Jamal but actually belonged to Dawood Ibrahim'.
Andhra Pradesh Police said the lighting of a stove by a tea vendor might have sparked Friday's fire at the Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline in East Godavari district after leaked gas from the line enveloped the area.
The Election Commission's decision is "unfortunate", highly arbitrary, motivated and "biased" and was taken at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party, she said in the letter.
