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Police encounters are common in India

Police encounters are common in India

Rediff.com6 Dec 2019

Some police encounters that stunned India.

'Cars used to come at Deoria shelter home, but wasn't aware of purpose'

'Cars used to come at Deoria shelter home, but wasn't aware of purpose'

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

However, after a raid at the place on Sunday night, police said 24 girls were rescued.

Unnao rape case: BJP MLA's brother arrested over death of victim's father

Unnao rape case: BJP MLA's brother arrested over death of victim's father

Rediff.com10 Apr 2018

Atul Sengar, the brother of BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was arrested after the Lucknow Director General of Police issued the arrest warrant against him.

Chargesheet filed in Bihar midday-meal tragedy case

Chargesheet filed in Bihar midday-meal tragedy case

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

Three months after 23 children died after eating contaminated meals, a chargesheet has been filed against the suspended principal and her husband in the midday meal tragedy in a primary school at Dharmasati Gandaman village of Saran district.

CBI court to sentence Dera chief on Monday

CBI court to sentence Dera chief on Monday

Rediff.com27 Aug 2017

Ahead of the pronouncement of the sentence, police have left nothing to chance and have taken important functionaries of the sect, who could gather followers, into preventive custody.

SC refuses to intervene in probe against Sanjiv Bhatt

SC refuses to intervene in probe against Sanjiv Bhatt

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph held that it was not appropriate for the apex court to interfere in the ongoing investigation.

UP: Vendor shot at for putting less onion in omelettes!

UP: Vendor shot at for putting less onion in omelettes!

Rediff.com24 Sep 2013

The sky-rocketing price of onions has already diminished its presence on any food platte. But a street vendor in a village of Uttar Pradesh had never imagined that it could even nearly cost his life.

Bail to Alam, court says Guantanamo situations can't be tolerated

Bail to Alam, court says Guantanamo situations can't be tolerated

Rediff.com27 May 2016

The right of the accused, as guaranteed by the Constitution, principles of natural justice cannot be denied to the accused indefinitely, it said.

Alwar lynching: NHRC issues notice to Centre, Rajasthan

Alwar lynching: NHRC issues notice to Centre, Rajasthan

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

The MHA was told by the Rajasthan government that a special police team has been constituted to arrest all those involved in the lynching.

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani and the DNA Puzzle

Sheena Bora Trial: Indrani and the DNA Puzzle

Rediff.com13 Dec 2019

What Indrani doesn't know is that even if she is handed down a sentence of not guilty by the judge at the end of the long and meandering Sheena Bora murder trial, for India's legion of armchair judges, she will always be guilty. She won't be able to change that. Ever.

Punjab CM raids offices of ministers, finds 8 of them 'absent'

Punjab CM raids offices of ministers, finds 8 of them 'absent'

Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

Eight Punjab cabinet ministers and a senior bureaucrat were found to be "absent" from office during a surprise check on Tuesday by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Kodnani was present in Naroda Gam for around 10 minutes: SIT

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Citing the testimonies of eye witnesses, Vyas said that people of that area saw Kodnani at Naroda Gam during the morning.

Maratha quota: Two commit suicide, 8 attempt self-immolation

Maratha quota: Two commit suicide, 8 attempt self-immolation

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

Maratha outfits have announced that a mega rally will be held in Mumbai on August 9 in support of their quota demand.

'We refuse to be bullied into silence'

'We refuse to be bullied into silence'

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

MUST READ: The speech Nayantara Sahgal was not allowed to give.

200 British Sikh girls sexually abused in 5 years: Report

200 British Sikh girls sexually abused in 5 years: Report

Rediff.com3 Sep 2013

Minor British Sikh girls sexually abused by gangs of Asian men who befriend them over a period of time usually do not report the crime to authorities, according to a new investigation by the BBC.

'I will fight Shahabuddin till my last breath'

'I will fight Shahabuddin till my last breath'

Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

'I have nothing more to lose. My three sons were killed. I am not going to sit silent.'

'Three musketeers' convicted for plotting terror strikes in UK

'Three musketeers' convicted for plotting terror strikes in UK

Rediff.com2 Aug 2017

All the three, aged between 25 and 33 are believed to be of Pakistani origin

'They cannot silence me'

'They cannot silence me'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

'The police go into villages, kill villagers, rape women, burn homes, file false cases.' 'They want to empty Bastar of the tribals so that corporate houses can be given a free hand in our land.' 'My father was killed by Naxalites. This is very ironical because the police accuse me of being a Naxalite. If I had been a Naxalite, would I not have been able to prevent my father's death?'

5 shooters involved in Bihar scribe's murder arrested

5 shooters involved in Bihar scribe's murder arrested

Rediff.com25 May 2016

The accused say a close aide of former RJD MP Shahabuddin gave them a supari to kill Ranjan.

The bold face of Tamil Nadu's honour killings

The bold face of Tamil Nadu's honour killings

Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Yuvaraj, accused of killing a Dalit youth in Tamil Nadu, has been externed in Tirunelveli where A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com met him.

Pakistan executes man who attempted to murder Musharraf

Pakistan executes man who attempted to murder Musharraf

Rediff.com31 Dec 2014

Pakistan on Wednesday hanged a man convicted for attempting to assassinate former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the seventh execution in the country after a moratorium on death penalty was lifted following the Peshawar school carnage.

6 killed in Maoists-police crossfire; Odisha orders probe

6 killed in Maoists-police crossfire; Odisha orders probe

Rediff.com9 Jul 2016

Five of those caught in the cross fire died on the spot, while another person succumbed to injuries later, Kandamal superintendent of police Pinak Mishra told media persons.

Did TN police torture 14 Nari Koravas to give false confessions?

Did TN police torture 14 Nari Koravas to give false confessions?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Police in southern Tamil Nadu are facing grave charges of falsely implicating members of a nomadic tribe and torturing them into admitting to crimes they did not commit. A Ganesh Nadar reports from Kanyakumari.

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

'Vikas Dubey thought nothing would happen to him'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

'Caste-based power politics made him think that he can get away with murder.'

What every Lok Sabha candidate must know

What every Lok Sabha candidate must know

Rediff.com25 Mar 2019

'We would do well to encourage all Indians to participate in democracy by contesting and laws that prevent or deter individuals and parties should be relooked at,' says Aakar Patel.

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Pak Taliban claims Benazir Bhutto's assassination in new book

Rediff.com15 Jan 2018

Pakistan Peoples Party chief Bhutto, 54, was killed in a suicide attack in Rawalpindi shortly after she had addressed an election rally on December 27, 2007.

Mumbai cop accused of rape granted anticipatory bail

Mumbai cop accused of rape granted anticipatory bail

Rediff.com12 Aug 2014

In a relief for Deputy Inspector General of Police Sunil Paraskar accused of rape and molestation by a Mumbai model, a court on Tuesday granted him pre-arrest bail, observing the complainant's behaviour and her e-mail exchange with him suggested consent.

Model accuses senior Mumbai cop of rape

Model accuses senior Mumbai cop of rape

Rediff.com24 Jul 2014

An First Information Report has been registered against a senior Indian Police Service officer of Maharashtra after a model accused him of rape, police said on Thursday.

Jats call off quota agitation after meeting Haryana CM Khattar

Jats call off quota agitation after meeting Haryana CM Khattar

Rediff.com19 Mar 2017

"Centre and state will soon begin the process of giving reservation, following the Delhi High court order," Khattar told reporters in a joint press conference along with All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti chairperson Yashpal Malik.

Ishrat case: Cop cites 'incomplete' charge sheet to seek bail

Ishrat case: Cop cites 'incomplete' charge sheet to seek bail

Rediff.com4 Jul 2013

A jailed Gujarat police officer who is one of the accused in the "fake" encounter killings of Ishrat Jahan and three others, today sought bail on the ground that the Cent6ral Bureau of Investigation had filed "incomplete" chargesheet in the 2004 case.

'I have confidence in the people of India'

'I have confidence in the people of India'

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

'Adivasis are a critical national treasure, so we need to protect them.' 'The fight for the tribals of Chhattisgarh needs people from all political parties. It cannot be about any single political group.'

CBI registers case in murder of Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan

CBI registers case in murder of Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over investigations in the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan as it registered a case on Thursday against unknown assailants.

Bihar asks Centre to check smuggling of liquor at airports

Bihar asks Centre to check smuggling of liquor at airports

Rediff.com28 Apr 2016

The Nitish Kumar government is leaving no stones unturned to plug the loopholes in the implementation liquor ban.

Rajiv case: SC defers Centre's plea against release of convicts

Rajiv case: SC defers Centre's plea against release of convicts

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred until March 26 the hearing on the Centre's plea against the Tamil Nadu government's decision to release seven prisoners convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

SC stays release of 4 more Rajiv killers by TN

SC stays release of 4 more Rajiv killers by TN

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

After staying release of three convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the Tamil Nadu government from letting out four more convicts in the case.

'To wait for justice for 28 years, and to see them walk away...'

'To wait for justice for 28 years, and to see them walk away...'

Rediff.com8 Apr 2015

It's difficult to say who suffered more these 28 years: The men who survived the PAC shooting and the assaults in jail; or the women who lost their men in these custodial killings.

Mumbai: Rape accused DIG says no to polygraph test

Mumbai: Rape accused DIG says no to polygraph test

Rediff.com2 Aug 2014

Senior Maharashtra Indian Police Service officer Sunil Paraskar, accused of raping and molesting a model-turned-actress, has declined to undergo a polygraph test while the victim expressed readiness to face the scientific examination.

Kairana exodus: Blame it on 'bhaigiri', says BJP MP

Kairana exodus: Blame it on 'bhaigiri', says BJP MP

Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

'It is impossible for a decent man to live in Kairana town.' 'Any man who is not able to pay extortion money has left Kairana.' 'The people involved in this extortion want it to become a Hindu-Muslim problem.' 'The intention in Kashmir was that if Pandits leave Kashmir, all the property left behind will go to Muslims. The intention is the same in Kairana,'

SC sends 3 Amrapali directors to police custody

SC sends 3 Amrapali directors to police custody

Rediff.com9 Oct 2018

The court said the conduct of the directors was in 'gross violation' of its order.

Top cop who has become an anti-trafficking hero

Top cop who has become an anti-trafficking hero

Rediff.com5 Jul 2017

Fighting sex trafficking and forced labour became Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat's life mission. The winner of the US State Department's 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report Heroes Award speaks to Rediff.com