News for 'UK police'

French Open could be 'tense' after UK bombing: Pouille

French Open could be 'tense' after UK bombing: Pouille

Rediff.com24 May 2017

Security worries could create a tense atmosphere at the French Open this year after a bomb attack on a British concert hall killed 22 people, French tennis player Lucas Pouille said.

'Jihadi Jack' parents to face terror trial in UK

'Jihadi Jack' parents to face terror trial in UK

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

Jack's mother is charged with two further counts of attempting to provide aid knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect it could be used for the purpose of terrorism.

UK bar worker attempts citizen's arrest of Tony Blair

UK bar worker attempts citizen's arrest of Tony Blair

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Tony Blair was out for what he thought would be a quiet family meal at a trendy east London restaurant when a bar worker attempted a "citizen's arrest" of the former British prime minister.

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.

Was Indian student's UK killing racially motivated?

Was Indian student's UK killing racially motivated?

Rediff.com27 Dec 2011

British police investigating the killing of Indian student Anuj Bidve by a white man is not ruling out racism as a motive for the incident. The unnamed white man had a brief conversation with Bidve, 23, when he and his other Indian friends were moving towards the Manchester city centre.

England-Netherlands friendly victim of UK riots

England-Netherlands friendly victim of UK riots

Rediff.com9 Aug 2011

England have cancelled Wednesday's international soccer friendly with the Netherlands at Wembley on police advice as forces focus on dealing with rioting and looting in the capital.

Mirchi remanded to judicial custody in UK

Mirchi remanded to judicial custody in UK

Rediff.com13 Oct 2011

Iqbal Mirchi, the right hand man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and an accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was on Thursday remanded to judicial custody by a British court after he was charged with threatening to kill a man, police sources said.

Indian High Commission in UK attacked

Indian High Commission in UK attacked

Rediff.com28 Apr 2009

Five Tamil protesters forced their way on Monday into the Indian High Commission and smashed bullet proof glasses while thousands agitated against the Sri Lankan military offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, prompting the mission to seek "adequate security" to protect its offices.

UK: Attacks on Muslims have soared

UK: Attacks on Muslims have soared

Rediff.com3 Aug 2005

Attacks on Muslims have soared in London after July 7 attacks

Dominica court adjourns Choksi's case hearing till June 25

Dominica court adjourns Choksi's case hearing till June 25

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

A Dominica Magistrate Court has adjourned till June 25 the hearing into alleged illegal entry of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi into the Caribbean island nation, local media there reported. On Monday, the Magistrate Court was to start hearing the case of Choksi's "illegal entry" into the country on May 23 but he was a "no show", a media website Natureislenews reported. His legal team submitted a medical certificate from the doctors of Dominica China Friendship Hospital, where Choksi is being held, of "mental stress" and elevated blood pressure.

UK: Begging helps professionals beat recession

UK: Begging helps professionals beat recession

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

The police have discovered several cases of professionals who have suffered major salary cuts begging on the streets at night to supplement their falling incomes from day jobs. One woman in the east Midlands town of Leicester admitted that she begged at night after her office job, so that she could pay for a new kitchen in her flat.

Mosque had warned UK about suspect

Mosque had warned UK about suspect

Rediff.com6 Aug 2005

London mosque leaders warned police in 2003 about suspect

Ex-Maldives VP, who sought asylum in India, sent back

Ex-Maldives VP, who sought asylum in India, sent back

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

Adheeb was not allowed to enter India since he did not possess valid documents.

ED attaches Karti's assets worth Rs 54 crore in India, UK, Spain

ED attaches Karti's assets worth Rs 54 crore in India, UK, Spain

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

The central probe agency issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for attachment of Indian assets in Kodaikanal and Ooty in Tamil Nadu and a flat in Delhi's Jorbagh. A cottage and house in Somerset in the UK and a tennis club located in Barcelona, Spain have also been attached as part of the same order, the agency said.

UK riots: 3 Asians killed in Birmingham

UK riots: 3 Asians killed in Birmingham

Rediff.com10 Aug 2011

Three British Asians, who were on the streets of Birmingham to protect their community from rioting groups, were killed when a speeding car mowed them down on Tuesday night, making them the latest victims of the ongoing unrest in Britain. The police are treating the deaths as murder.

UK chopper hit: Crane operators thank divine intervention

UK chopper hit: Crane operators thank divine intervention

Rediff.com17 Jan 2013

Richard Moule and his colleague Nicki Biagioni were late for work -- both overslept for the first time in years -- and missed death by minutes

Martyrdom video found in UK suspect's house

Martyrdom video found in UK suspect's house

Rediff.com11 Aug 2006

The alleged ringleaders have been under surveillance since last year, security sources said.

UK blast mastermind sold CDs

UK blast mastermind sold CDs

Rediff.com2 Aug 2005

Haroon Rashid Aswat, believed to be the mastermind behind the July 7 London bombings that killed 56 people, made his living by selling CDs in downtown Johannesburg and was known in his neighbourhood as a "nice family man."

'Terrorism in Punjab being funded from UK'

'Terrorism in Punjab being funded from UK'

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

Speaking to BBC's File on 4 programme on Tuesday, Punjab's director general of police, said money was reaching terrorists from Britain-based supporters via informal funding channels in the Sikh community.

UK family killed in Pak, honour killing suspected

UK family killed in Pak, honour killing suspected

Rediff.com21 May 2010

A British family hailing from Lancashire has been shot dead in Pakistan in a suspected honour killing.

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.

UK cop leaves 'secret' London Olympics dossier on train

UK cop leaves 'secret' London Olympics dossier on train

Rediff.com17 Jan 2012

In a security faux pas, a high-ranking Scotland Yard officer reportedly left a "secret" dossier, containing policing plans during this year's London Olympics, on a train.

'If you're a soldier, you have to put fear away'

'If you're a soldier, you have to put fear away'

Rediff.com18 Oct 2022

'I'm now living under threat, but life has to go on because as a soldier, you can't run away from it.'

China versus the people of Hong Kong

China versus the people of Hong Kong

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

India needs to take note of China's assertiveness in implementing its national security law as also its recently exhibited sensitivity to criticism of Xi Jinping by the Indian media, says former senior R&AW officer and China expert Jayadeva Ranade.

Noted columnist Hasan Suroor caught in paedophilia sting in UK: Report

Noted columnist Hasan Suroor caught in paedophilia sting in UK: Report

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

A spokesman for British Transport Police told Huffington Post India that Suroor travelled from Sloane Avenue, Kensington and Chelsea to meet the minor, after grooming the child online for sex on November 9.

UK girl's murder: Prime suspect arrested

UK girl's murder: Prime suspect arrested

Rediff.com28 Jul 2004

Maninder Pal Singh Kohli was arrested from Panitanki on the Indo-Nepal border in West Bengal's Darjeeling district.

UK terror plotter escapes custody in Pak

UK terror plotter escapes custody in Pak

Rediff.com16 Dec 2007

Terror suspect Rashid Rauf, arrested by Pakistani authorities in connection with a plot to bomb airliners in Britain last year, escaped from police custody shortly after being produced in a court on Saturday.

'200 terrorists on UK streets'

'200 terrorists on UK streets'

Rediff.com7 Mar 2005

'Some of the reports that crossed my desk in the last few months alone made my hair stand on end,' said Sir John Stevens, 62, who retired as London Metropolitan Police Commissioner February 1.

17-year-old Islamic State recruit becomes 'UK's youngest suicide bomber'

17-year-old Islamic State recruit becomes 'UK's youngest suicide bomber'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2015

Talha Asmal was one of four suicide bombers who attacked security forces near an oil refinery south of Baiji.

Protests sparked by George Floyd death rage on sixth day

Protests sparked by George Floyd death rage on sixth day

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Floyd died in Minneapolis on Monday after a white police officer pinned him to the ground. Video footage showed the officer kneeling on Floyd's neck as he gasped for breath. His death has triggered nationwide protests.

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

UK youth questioned over Brit-Indian teen's murder

Rediff.com20 Jan 2010

A 19-year-old man is being questioned on suspicion that he was involved in the murder of a British Indian schoolgirl as she walked home along an unlit riverside footpath.

International gang smuggling Indians to UK busted

International gang smuggling Indians to UK busted

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

The modus operandi, the prosecutor's office said, was to hand over the immigrants to a Kurdish gang which put them in lorries on their way to the UK.

Nirav Modi to move 2nd bail plea in London on Friday

Nirav Modi to move 2nd bail plea in London on Friday

Rediff.com26 Mar 2019

"He is expected to be produced before the court for a second bail application hearing on March 29," a court official in London confirmed on Tuesday.

3 Indians arrested for entering UK illegally

3 Indians arrested for entering UK illegally

Rediff.com13 Aug 2007

They travelled in a delivery lorry from Belgium and were without food and water for four days.

Indian student's murder: UK cops make an arrest

Indian student's murder: UK cops make an arrest

Rediff.com8 May 2008

V Jyotirmayee Nagasaibabu, the Vijayawada-origin student had died of head injuries at Handsworth, a suburb of Birmingham, on Tuesday evening. The West Midlands Police spokesman told PTI that the unidentified man, 24, was arrested on suspicion of the murder and was currently helping the police with their inquiry. This is the second incident of murder involving an Indian in the Birmingham area within the last three years.

Andaman: UK NGO says 'human safaris' still on

Andaman: UK NGO says 'human safaris' still on

Rediff.com12 Jan 2012

'Human safaris' in the Andaman and Nicobar islands were still continuing, an international organisation working for the protection of tribal rights alleged on Thursday.

Subdued New Year's eve celebrations amid COVID-19

Subdued New Year's eve celebrations amid COVID-19

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

The ministry of home affairs in its advisory on December 28 had advised states and Union Territories that they can impose local restrictions, including night curfew, based on their assessment of the situation to contain the spread of COVID-19.

UK fighter jets escort Pak plane after 'security alert'

UK fighter jets escort Pak plane after 'security alert'

Rediff.com24 May 2013

Britain on Friday scrambled its fighter jets after a mid-air 'security alert' on board a Manchester- bound Pakistan International Airlines flight and diverted it to a designated counter-terrorism airport in northeast London.

UK: Brown pays tributes to Ashok Kumar

UK: Brown pays tributes to Ashok Kumar

Rediff.com16 Mar 2010

The British police continued investigations into the death Indian-born Labour member of Parliament, Ashok Kumar, treating it as "unexplained" as Prime Minister Gordon Brown patted his contribution to the country.

UK national accused of child abuse extradited

UK national accused of child abuse extradited

Rediff.com6 Sep 2004

Allan Johan Water was booked for child sexual abuse by the Colaba police in south Mumbai in 2001 along with another British national Duncan Grant.