News for 'Metropolitan Police'

England parks being used by terrorists

England parks being used by terrorists

Rediff.com14 Aug 2006

A total of 20 men belonging to various groups, some of them with known terrorist links, are being monitored by the anti-terrorist branch of London's metropolitan police after this trend came to light.

President Murmu to join 500 world leaders at British Queen's funeral

President Murmu to join 500 world leaders at British Queen's funeral

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

Ahead of Monday's funeral service, the President is invited to a reception hosted by King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla at Buckingham Palace.

Man shot dead at Stockwell is Brazilian

Man shot dead at Stockwell is Brazilian

Rediff.com24 Jul 2005

Man shot dead by London police identified as Brazilian

Latif warned of 'spot-fixing' seven years ago

Latif warned of 'spot-fixing' seven years ago

Rediff.com29 Aug 2010

Former captain Rashid Latif had warned of 'spot-fixing' in Pakistan cricket seven years ago in a letter to the ICC but instead of taking any action, his Board gave him a dressing down for writing directly to the world governing body.

Union minister pushes for separate North Bengal state

Union minister pushes for separate North Bengal state

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

Addressing a press conference in Siliguri as part of the BJP's 'Shahid Samman Yatra', Union minister John Barla said he would discuss the issue at the appropriate level to bring to fruition for creating a separate state.

R-Day violence: Deep Sidhu arrested, sent to 7-day police custody

R-Day violence: Deep Sidhu arrested, sent to 7-day police custody

Rediff.com9 Feb 2021

Metropolitan Magistrate Prigya Gupta sent Sidhu to the custody after the police alleged he was one of the main instigators of the violent incidents at the Red Fort.

Kanjhawala case: Court sends 6 accused to 14-day judicial custody

Kanjhawala case: Court sends 6 accused to 14-day judicial custody

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

The prosecution said it was found during their custodial interrogation that the accused were aware of the victim's body being dragged under the wheels.

Naval war room case accused Shakaran held

Naval war room case accused Shakaran held

Rediff.com20 May 2010

In a major breakthrough in the Naval war room leak case, one of the main accused Ravi Shankaran, a close relative of the then Naval Chief Admiral Arun Prakash, was arrested in London. "He has been arrested by the police in London and is at present out on bail. We have moved papers for his extradition," Central Bureau of Investigation Director Ashwani Kumar told PTI.

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Poonawala's trial to begin on Feb 24

Shraddha Walkar murder case: Poonawala's trial to begin on Feb 24

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

Poonawala will now have to appear before a principal district and sessions judge at Saket in New Delhi on Friday.

2 dead in terror attack at London Bridge, suspect shot dead

2 dead in terror attack at London Bridge, suspect shot dead

Rediff.com30 Nov 2019

Scotland Yard said that they are in the early stages of dealing with an incident at the London Bridge.

'Subway shooting linked to 2nd blasts'

'Subway shooting linked to 2nd blasts'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2005

Subway shooting directly linked to 2nd London blasts: Police

Haneef to be questioned by UK officer

Haneef to be questioned by UK officer

Rediff.com5 Jul 2007

According to Queensland-based Indian diplomat Sarva-Daman Singh no further information about Haneef was received from Australian government.

No pull out, say England C'wealth Games officials

No pull out, say England C'wealth Games officials

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

Dismissing reports that England is all set to pull out of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, officials in London insisted that there is no such move and a team will definitely travel to India for the mega event.

Man, child wave Islamic State flag outside UK Parliament

Man, child wave Islamic State flag outside UK Parliament

Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

A man marched past the British Parliament cloaked in an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria flag with a young girl on his shoulders brandishing the flag's smaller version.

Scotland Yard to send team to Rawalpindi

Scotland Yard to send team to Rawalpindi

Rediff.com3 Jan 2008

The spokesman said, "We confirm that, at the request of the Pakistan government, a small team of officers from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command will be traveling to Pakistan to provide support and assistance in the investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto." Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday night announced that he has sought help from the Scotland Yard for the investigations into the assassination of Bhutto.

Bangladeshi woman trained 30 terrorists in Bengal madrassa

Bangladeshi woman trained 30 terrorists in Bengal madrassa

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

How Bangaldesh's Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen recruits and trains terrorists in West Bengal.

'She peed herself': Air India 'urination' accused makes U-turn

'She peed herself': Air India 'urination' accused makes U-turn

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

She was suffering from some disease related to prostate. It was not him. The seating system was such that no one could go to her seat, Mishra's lawyer said.

Scotland Yard ups security to tackle protestors during Modi's UK visit

Scotland Yard ups security to tackle protestors during Modi's UK visit

Rediff.com8 Nov 2015

The Scotland Yard has said an "appropriate" policing plan is in place but no restrictions have been imposed on any London routes.

Five charged with terror plot in UK

Five charged with terror plot in UK

Rediff.com9 Apr 2004

Three of them were charged with offences involving 600kg of ammonium nitrate.

3-man panel gives clean chit to UP police for Vikas Dubey killing

3-man panel gives clean chit to UP police for Vikas Dubey killing

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

A three-member commission probing the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey has given a clean chit to police, stating their version of events about his death were supported by evidence.

'The barrage of rockets has quietened down'

'The barrage of rockets has quietened down'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Soma Ravi, an Indian caregiver in Ramat Gan, recounts the last 4 days in Israel and says the Indian embassy has been in constant touch.

Suicide by Japan minister

Suicide by Japan minister

Rediff.com28 May 2007

Agriculture minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka reportedly hanged himself hours before he was to face questioning in parliament over a political scandal.

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai court extends remand of all 3 accused

Bulli Bai case: Mumbai court extends remand of all 3 accused

Rediff.com10 Jan 2022

A Mumbai court on Monday extended till January 14 the police custody of Shweta Singh and Mayank Rawal, arrested from Uttarakhand in connection with the case pertaining to the 'Bulli Bai' app, which targeted Muslim women by putting up their images online for 'auction.'

Delhi car drag: Court asks why response to PCR calls was delayed

Delhi car drag: Court asks why response to PCR calls was delayed

Rediff.com10 Jan 2023

The court passed the directions while hearing the prosecution's application seeking 14 days' judicial custody of the six accused.

LTTE leader arrested in UK

LTTE leader arrested in UK

Rediff.com7 May 2008

Arunachalam Chrishanthakumar alias A C Shanthan, the de-facto leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in Britain, was arrested on Tuesday for a second time in less than a year in connection with fund-raising and procurement activities for the militant outfit.Shanthan was allegedly operating with LTTE leader Anton Balasingham and trying to build up the outfit in London. He had accompanied Balasingham for peace talks in Geneva in 2006.

Hours after getting bail, TMC's Saket Gokhale arrested again

Hours after getting bail, TMC's Saket Gokhale arrested again

Rediff.com9 Dec 2022

Gokhale on December 1 tweeted a news clipping about information purportedly obtained through the Right to Information claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Morbi after the bridge collapse cost Rs 30 crore.

Chelsea fans banned after racist incident on Paris Metro

Chelsea fans banned after racist incident on Paris Metro

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

Four Chelsea fans who refused to allow a black man onto the Paris Metro were banned on Wednesday from attending football matches for between three and five years.

Al Qaeda planned to kill Blair in front of Queen

Al Qaeda planned to kill Blair in front of Queen

Rediff.com26 Feb 2007

British Prime Minister Tony Blair braved an assassination threat from al-Qaeda and went ahead with the plans to attend the Queen's 2002 Golden Jubilee celebrations.

Inquiry into Diana's death dismisses conspiracy

Inquiry into Diana's death dismisses conspiracy

Rediff.com14 Dec 2006

Diana, who was married to the heir to the British throne, had separated from Prince Charles in 1992 and obtained a divorce four years later.

Scotland Yard boss accused of racism to be removed

Scotland Yard boss accused of racism to be removed

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

Embattled Scotland Yard boss Ian Blair, who has been accused of racial discrimination by an Asian origin Muslim officer, is set to be on his way out to halt the "collapse of morale" in the Metropolitan Police, a news report said on Thursday. "He has become the issue. There comes a point when fairness has nothing to do with it and what matters is the integrity of the organisation," a well-placed source was quoted as saying by The Times newspaper on Thursday.

Indian struck by train at London Underground station; dies

Indian struck by train at London Underground station; dies

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

An Indian man, who was pursuing an MBA in the United Kingdom, died after being struck by a train at a London Underground station in the capital's southwest, authorities said on Monday.

Kanjhawala accused to be charged with murder

Kanjhawala accused to be charged with murder

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

The offence attracts life imprisonment or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, besides fine.

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

UK blasts: Moroccan denies involvement

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

French officials consider al-Guerbouzi, who has British and Moroccan nationality, to be the founder and principal recruiter of a Moroccan militant group, the Islamic Combatant Group.

Woman from Bihar claims lost boy is her son

Woman from Bihar claims lost boy is her son

Rediff.com26 Mar 2008

Bindiya Devi of Aurangabad town in Bihar claimed Gurrinder Singh, the nine-year-old Sikh boy found abandoned at a London bus stop, is her son. She also claimed that his real name is Shintu Kumar and that he was abducted on March 3, 2005. According to the BBC, the boy was living with a European man for the last three years.

3 charged with helping 7/7 bombers

3 charged with helping 7/7 bombers

Rediff.com6 Apr 2007

All those charged on Thursday were from the same area of West Yorkshire, England, as three of the four bombers.

Man caught smoking on AI flight refuses to pay for bail, opts for jail

Man caught smoking on AI flight refuses to pay for bail, opts for jail

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

The accused told the court he had read online that the fine payable under section 336 of the IPC is Rs 250, which he was willing to pay, but not the bail amount.

Man who 'shielded' Delhi car-drag accused gets bail

Man who 'shielded' Delhi car-drag accused gets bail

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

The judge noted that according to the Investigating Officer (IO), Khanna had in his statement to the police said that accused Deepak was driving the vehicle.

Petrogate: Police file chargesheet against 13 accused

Petrogate: Police file chargesheet against 13 accused

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

Delhi police on Saturday filed chargesheet against 13 persons arrested in connection with the petroleum ministry document leak case.