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Aaftab to spend 4 more days in police lockup, to undergo lie detector test

Aaftab to spend 4 more days in police lockup, to undergo lie detector test

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

A court on Tuesday gave the Delhi police permission to conduct a polygraph test on Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who allegedly killed and dismembered the body of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, police sources said on Tuesday.

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar sent to police custody till July 2

Rediff.com26 Jun 2022

A court in Ahmedabad on Sunday remanded social activist Teesta Setalvad and former state director general of police R B Sreekumar in police custody till July 2 in a case of fabricating evidence to frame innocent persons in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots.

NIA posts video of violence at India mission, asks public to identify protestors

NIA posts video of violence at India mission, asks public to identify protestors

Rediff.com12 Jun 2023

Officials spokesperson of the agency posted links to five videos of the incident that occurred on March 19 on its Twitter handle and urged the people to provide any information regarding the persons seen in the footage to the NIA.

Terror suspect escapes from London jail that lodges Nirav Modi

Terror suspect escapes from London jail that lodges Nirav Modi

Rediff.com7 Sep 2023

Former British Army soldier Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, who was awaiting trial on charges of breaching the UK's Official Secrets Act at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, escaped allegedly by clinging to the under-carriage of a delivery van.

TMC spokesperson Gokhale sent to police custody for Morbi tweet

TMC spokesperson Gokhale sent to police custody for Morbi tweet

Rediff.com7 Dec 2022

The 35-year-old spokesperson of the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC underwent a heart surgery recently and was on a private visit to Jaipur, sources said.

'Bulli Bai' app case: 21-yr-old sent to police custody till Jan 10

'Bulli Bai' app case: 21-yr-old sent to police custody till Jan 10

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Mumbai Police has not revealed the identity of the suspect detained from Bengaluru yet, except for his age.

Court grants bail to 3 men who 'escaped' to India on boat from Kuwait

Court grants bail to 3 men who 'escaped' to India on boat from Kuwait

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

A court in Mumbai on Saturday granted bail to three men arrested by the city police earlier this month for allegedly entering India unlawfully on a boat from Kuwait.

Deve Gowda's son HD Revanna gets bail in kidnap case

Deve Gowda's son HD Revanna gets bail in kidnap case

Rediff.com13 May 2024

The case was registered following a complaint by the woman's son, who alleged that his mother was sexually abused by Revanna's son Prajwal.

3 men on boat came to Mumbai via Saudi-Dubai-Pak route

3 men on boat came to Mumbai via Saudi-Dubai-Pak route

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Three men, originally from Tamil Nadu, arrested by the Mumbai Police started their boat journey from Kuwait on January 28 and claimed to have taken the Saudi Arabia-Dubai-Pakistan route before entering Indian shores illegally, as per the police remand note.

Pro-Khalistan extremists block Indian envoy's visit to UK gurdwara

Pro-Khalistan extremists block Indian envoy's visit to UK gurdwara

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

The Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami, who was touring Scotland this week was blocked from entering a gurdwara in the capital Glasgow by pro-Khalistan extremists.

3 held for illegally entering India by fishing boat

3 held for illegally entering India by fishing boat

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

The boat was spotted off the Mumbai coast during patrolling on Tuesday morning, a police official said.

Sunak sacks Indian origin home secy; Ex-PM Cameron brought in

Sunak sacks Indian origin home secy; Ex-PM Cameron brought in

Rediff.com13 Nov 2023

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday sacked his Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and replaced her with James Cleverly, while former premier David Cameron, in an unusual move, is back in the frontline government as the new foreign secretary.

Brar attack: 2 accused to appear before UK court on Dec 7

Brar attack: 2 accused to appear before UK court on Dec 7

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Two Indian-origin men charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Lt Gen (retd) Kuldip Singh Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, will appear before a United Kingdom court in London for the next hearing on December 7, the metropolitan police said on Tuesday.

Mumbai police arrest another student from Uttarakhand in 'Bulli Bai' case

Mumbai police arrest another student from Uttarakhand in 'Bulli Bai' case

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

The Mumbai cyber police have arrested one more student from Uttarakhand in connection with the 'Bulli Bai' app case, an official said on Wednesday.

Brooklyn shooting: NY Police identifies 'person of interest'

Brooklyn shooting: NY Police identifies 'person of interest'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

The police department has a description of the suspect and a person of interest is being sought by police, according to New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai police asked to file reply on Shweta's bail plea

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai police asked to file reply on Shweta's bail plea

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

Mumbai sessions court has asked the police to submit their reply within two days in the bail plea of 18-year-old accused Shweta Singh arrested in connection with the Bulli Bai App case.

Dhaka: Woman, teen blow themselves up during police raid

Dhaka: Woman, teen blow themselves up during police raid

Rediff.com24 Dec 2016

A woman and a teenage boy on Saturday blew themselves up in Dhaka when Bangladesh police's elite counter-terrorism unit raided a three-storey building where heavily-armed militants, belonging to an Islamist group blamed for the deadly cafe attack, were hiding.

3 killed in US mall shooting, gunman shot dead

3 killed in US mall shooting, gunman shot dead

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

The gunman entered the Greenwood Park Mall with a rifle and several magazines of ammunition and began firing in the food court.

Probe into Bengaluru cafe blast intensifies

Probe into Bengaluru cafe blast intensifies

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Police sources said that four persons have been detained for questioning in connection with Friday's low-intensity bomb blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe.

Sexual assault probe: Las Vegas police seek Ronaldo's DNA

Sexual assault probe: Las Vegas police seek Ronaldo's DNA

Rediff.com11 Jan 2019

'Mr Ronaldo has always maintained, as he does today, that what occurred in Las Vegas in 2009 was consensual in nature.'

Moosewala murder: HC dismisses Bishnoi's plea on Punjab police custody

Moosewala murder: HC dismisses Bishnoi's plea on Punjab police custody

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

As Bishnoi's petition came up for hearing in the court of Justice Sureshwar Thakur on Thursday, Punjab advocate general Anmol Rattan Sidhu argued that the plea should be dismissed as premature.

Hit-And-Run Cases: Conviction Rate Below 50%

Hit-And-Run Cases: Conviction Rate Below 50%

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Hit-and-run cases are those in which drivers, who cause the accidents, flee from the spot and do not inform the police.

Delhi riots: Court raps police for 'lackadaisical' probe

Delhi riots: Court raps police for 'lackadaisical' probe

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

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.

Mumbai police summon Kangana in Javed Akhtar defamation case

Mumbai police summon Kangana in Javed Akhtar defamation case

Rediff.com21 Jan 2021

Akhtar filed a criminal complaint against Kangana in November last year before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in television interviews.

WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan's sexual harassment case takes new turn

WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan's sexual harassment case takes new turn

Rediff.com16 Sep 2023

Ex-WFI chief Singh not exonerated by oversight panel in sexual harassment case: Police tell court

Punjab Police 'arrested me as if I was a terrorist': Bagga

Punjab Police 'arrested me as if I was a terrorist': Bagga

Rediff.com7 May 2022

'Whosoever speaks against the AAP supremo would be termed the biggest terrorist'

Court seeks ATR from police on plea against Rahul

Court seeks ATR from police on plea against Rahul

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

A Delhi court on Wednesday sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police on a private complaint filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of a minor rape victim, the lawyer for the complainant said.

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan granted bail

Wrestlers' sexual harassment case: WFI ex-chief Brij Bhushan granted bail

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

A Delhi court on Thursday granted regular bail to outgoing WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a case of sexual harassment of women wrestlers.

Nepal cities ban all Indian films over Adipurush dialogues

Nepal cities ban all Indian films over Adipurush dialogues

Rediff.com19 Jun 2023

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah on Sunday said no Hindi film will be allowed to run in Kathmandu Metropolitan City until the dialogue "Janaki is a daughter of India" in Adipurush is removed not just in Nepal but also in India

Broken heart led to blast at Bengaluru cafe, hints govt

Broken heart led to blast at Bengaluru cafe, hints govt

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

At this moment it is not possible to say whether any organisation or an individual was involved, the home minister said. There were certain theories during his visit to the cafe on Friday night, expressing suspicion that someone might have done it out of 'heartburn', unable to digest the cafe's success and expansion.

HC seeks Delhi police stand on Zubair's plea, puts off hearing to July 27

HC seeks Delhi police stand on Zubair's plea, puts off hearing to July 27

Rediff.com1 Jul 2022

The judge listed the case for further hearing on July 27 and said that proceedings before the trial court would continue without being influenced by the present proceedings.

HC to hear on Friday Alt News co-founder Zubair's plea against police remand

HC to hear on Friday Alt News co-founder Zubair's plea against police remand

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

The petition, which challenges the trial court's June 28 order granting four days of custody of Zubair to the Delhi police, is listed for hearing before Justice Sanjeev Narula.

Can't say yet if an outfit was behind Bengaluru blast: Karnataka HM

Can't say yet if an outfit was behind Bengaluru blast: Karnataka HM

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said the police are conducting in-depth investigation into the bomb blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe and are looking into all angles.

Cop injured in US Capitol riot dies, toll rises to 5

Cop injured in US Capitol riot dies, toll rises to 5

Rediff.com8 Jan 2021

US Capitol Police Officer Brian D Sicknick was injured while engaging with protesters on Wednesday and returned to his division office, where he collapsed.

Man arrested for running up towards Queen's coffin

Man arrested for running up towards Queen's coffin

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

A man has been arrested after running towards the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall in London as thousands of mourners file past to pay their respects.

Delhi riots: Court stays order warning police commissioner of action

Delhi riots: Court stays order warning police commissioner of action

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

A Delhi court on Monday set aside an order seeking explanation from the Delhi Police Commissioner on why legal action should not be taken against him for non-submission of a report in a February 2020 riots case.

Teenager killed, cop among 3 injured in Washington DC shooting

Teenager killed, cop among 3 injured in Washington DC shooting

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

According to a local media outlet, the shooting took place at or near the site of a Juneteenth music concert called "Moechella" on 14th and U Street.

Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after...

Boris Johnson quits as UK lawmaker after...

Rediff.com10 Jun 2023

Johnson, 58, had been under investigation by a parliamentary inquiry looking into whether he misled the House of Commons about lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street during the COVID-19 pandemic.

London tube attack: Police arrest second man

London tube attack: Police arrest second man

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Earlier, an 18-year-old man was arrested in the port area of Dover. None of the suspects have been named.

Five top-flight UK clubs caught up in soccer abuse scandal, state police

Five top-flight UK clubs caught up in soccer abuse scandal, state police

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Five English Premier League and three Championship (second tier) soccer clubs are being investigated in relation to allegations of widespread historical child sex abuse in the sport dating back to the 1970s, British police said on Monday.