News for 'police constable'

Meghalaya cop shot dead in brawl with colleague

Meghalaya cop shot dead in brawl with colleague

Rediff.com22 Mar 2012

The constables, who were posted as security guards at the United Bank of India branch at Nongshillong, 125 km from Shillong, suddenly got involved in the scuffle on Wednesday.

Gujarat shopkeeper arrested for not taking Covid vaccine

Gujarat shopkeeper arrested for not taking Covid vaccine

Rediff.com20 Jul 2021

Police have arrested a shopkeeper in Gujarat's Kutch district for not taking vaccine against COVID-19, against the backdrop of the state government setting July 31 as the deadline for people in such businesses to get their first jab.

Assam: Girl molested by cops, mob violence leads to firing

Assam: Girl molested by cops, mob violence leads to firing

Rediff.com26 Jul 2013

A teenage girl was allegedly molested by a policeman leading to mob violence and police firing in Assam's Kamrup district on Friday.

Assam will bring law for life term in 'love jihad' cases: Sarma

Assam will bring law for life term in 'love jihad' cases: Sarma

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

The term 'love jihad' is used by right-wing groups to allege a ploy by Muslim men to lure Hindu women into religious conversion through marriage.

Gujarat to MP, the saga of missing 240 British era gold coins

Gujarat to MP, the saga of missing 240 British era gold coins

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to unravel the mystery surrounding the alleged theft of 240 British-era gold coins by four policemen in Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, an official said on Wednesday.

Convoy carrying 23 Chinese engineers attacked in Pak's Balochistan

Convoy carrying 23 Chinese engineers attacked in Pak's Balochistan

Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

The attack occurred near the Gwadar police station in Balochistan when the convoy carrying 23 Chinese engineers was passing the police station and an IED blast took place.

Dalit man says was made to lick shoes of cops in custody

Dalit man says was made to lick shoes of cops in custody

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

According to an FIR filed by Harshad Jadav, 38, he was picked up by the police after he enquired about a commotion in his area with a police constable at the scene on the night of December 28.

'I saw debris lying 200 metres inside tunnel'

'I saw debris lying 200 metres inside tunnel'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

'The tunnel was dug up two km and the work was going on smoothly. I could have never imagined such an incident'

Did Waze-Param Bir speak for 30 minutes? Mumbai police orders probe

Did Waze-Param Bir speak for 30 minutes? Mumbai police orders probe

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

Mumbai police also asked its counterparts in Navi Mumbai to investigate how the two managed to speak to each other and that too for so long.

Policeman critically injured in militant attack in Anantnag

Policeman critically injured in militant attack in Anantnag

Rediff.com15 Nov 2013

Militants shot at and critically injured a policeman in south Kashmir's Anantnag town on Friday evening.

Three detained in Thane building collapse

Three detained in Thane building collapse

Rediff.com7 Apr 2013

Three persons, including an assistant municipal commissioner and a Nationalist Congress Party corporator, have been detained in connection with the building collapse in Thane district claiming 74 lives, police sources said on Sunday.

Kheda flogging: 4 cops sentenced for contempt of court

Kheda flogging: 4 cops sentenced for contempt of court

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

The Gujarat high court on Thursday sentenced four policemen, including an inspector, to 14 days of simple imprisonment in a case of contempt of court that stemmed from the public flogging of some minority community members at a village in Kheda district of the state in 2022.

Husband charged with murder of NRI constable

Husband charged with murder of NRI constable

Rediff.com1 Mar 2007

They are the third and fourth people to be charged with the murder of Nisha, 29, who was stabbed outside her home in Wembley last May

RPF jawan who killed 4 on train had a short fuse, lost his temper: Officials

RPF jawan who killed 4 on train had a short fuse, lost his temper: Officials

Rediff.com31 Jul 2023

The Railway Protection Force jawan who shot dead four railway passengers including an RPF ASI in the Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express, was not feeling well and had lost his calm, an official said on Monday.

Gangster Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead in presence of cops

Gangster Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead in presence of cops

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

The bullet-riddled bodies of Ahmad and Ashraf were taken away from the spot as tension gripped the area after the sensational killing.

9 killed as speeding car rams into crowd at mishap site in Ahmedabad

9 killed as speeding car rams into crowd at mishap site in Ahmedabad

Rediff.com20 Jul 2023

A constable and a Home Guard jawan, who reached the spot after the first accident of a collision involving two vehicles, were among those killed in the incident, they said.

Death of Delhi constable: Two accused take alibi plea

Death of Delhi constable: Two accused take alibi plea

Rediff.com26 Dec 2012

A Delhi court on Wednesday took note of the plea of two brothers, accused with six others in the case of death of a constable deployed during the protests against the gang-rape incident that they were in a metro train during occurrence of the alleged incident.

Cops guarding Ajay Katara offered Rs 50 lakh for not defending him

Cops guarding Ajay Katara offered Rs 50 lakh for not defending him

Rediff.com4 Jan 2014

Three Uttar Pradesh police constables, deputed for security of Ajay Katra -- prime witness in Nitish Katara murder case -- have filed a complaint alleging their colleague offered them Rs 50 lakh each for "not defending" Ajay during an attack planned "at the behest of politician D P Yadav".

New Star On The Rise In BJP

New Star On The Rise In BJP

Rediff.com8 Feb 2023

When a former police constable was appointed Gujarat unit chief, everyone was surprised. Now workers are laying bets on when he will be elevated to the Union Cabinet, notes Aditi Phadnis.

Dantewada attack: Tragic end for 5 ex-Maoists who sought fresh start as cops

Dantewada attack: Tragic end for 5 ex-Maoists who sought fresh start as cops

Rediff.com27 Apr 2023

Of the ten police personnel who lost their lives in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, five had joined the force after quitting Maoist violence, a senior official said on Thursday.

Immigration racket: 2 cops,3 postal employees held

Immigration racket: 2 cops,3 postal employees held

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

According to the police, the illegal immigration racket was being run by one Aslam Panchal who has transported an estimated 35 people to the UK illegally. Panchal, who had a business visa to the UK after traveling there in the past, used to make passports for potential immigrants using forged documents

Yogi Adityanath cancels leave of police, administrative officials till May 4

Yogi Adityanath cancels leave of police, administrative officials till May 4

Rediff.com19 Apr 2022

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday cancelled the leaves of all police and administrative officials in the state till May 4 and asked all those on leave to report within 24 hours.

Ahead of Rahul's Madurai trip, misfire kills woman

Ahead of Rahul's Madurai trip, misfire kills woman

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

A 62-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday when a rifle of an Armed Reserve Police constable went off accidentally at the corporation office in Madurai, giving anxious moments to security men deployed for the visit of All India Congress Committee General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to the city later in the day.

Leicester violence: UK police nabs 47; Hindus, Muslims appeal for harmony

Leicester violence: UK police nabs 47; Hindus, Muslims appeal for harmony

Rediff.com20 Sep 2022

Leicestershire police said a 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon during clashes in the city.

44 people killed, 100 hurt in suicide attack at Pak political party's meeting

44 people killed, 100 hurt in suicide attack at Pak political party's meeting

Rediff.com30 Jul 2023

The explosion took place at 4 pm at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl workers' convention in Khar, the capital of Bajaur tribal district.

Father of Mahadev app scam accused found dead

Father of Mahadev app scam accused found dead

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

The body of Sushil Das (62), who was missing since the last two days, was found in a well at Achhoti village under Anda police station limits on Tuesday afternoon and prima facie it looks like a case of suicide, Durg Senior Superintendent of Police Ram Gopal Garg said.

Did this Indian couple fake Everest summit photos?

Did this Indian couple fake Everest summit photos?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

Nepal on Tuesday banned an Indian couple from mountain climbing in the country for 10 years after they tried to fake a successful ascent of Mount Everest with digitally altered photographs, officials said.

Naxals blow up police vehicle in Dantewada, 7 cops killed

Naxals blow up police vehicle in Dantewada, 7 cops killed

Rediff.com20 May 2018

Naxals looted six automatic weapons -- two AK-47s and as many INSAS and self loading rifles -- of the deceased personnel.

Militants gun down 2 Manipur policemen, women block road to airport

Militants gun down 2 Manipur policemen, women block road to airport

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

A large number of women from Malom in Imphal West district blocked the road to the airport in protest against the killing of the policemen in Moreh.

Mumbai train shooter cop booked for promoting enmity

Mumbai train shooter cop booked for promoting enmity

Rediff.com7 Aug 2023

Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetan Singh, arrested on charges of gunning down his senior officer and three passengers on a moving train last week, has now been booked for promoting enmity between groups, while a court in Mumbai on Monday extended his police custody till August 11.

Students conduct 'last rites' of law

Students conduct 'last rites' of law

Rediff.com26 Apr 2005

Students, parents and teachers gathered in large numbers at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai and demanded action against officials for allowing elements like dismissed constable Sunil More to find a place in the Mumbai police ranks.

11 cops on duty at time of Kanjhawala death suspended

11 cops on duty at time of Kanjhawala death suspended

Rediff.com13 Jan 2023

The MHA had on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to suspend all its personnel deployed on the route following a report into the accident submitted by an inquiry committee headed by Special Commissioner Shalini Singh.

The Lady Mumbai Police Love

The Lady Mumbai Police Love

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

Unless you've been hiding under an Internet-blocking rock, you must have chanced upon some of the crisp, polite, informative and frequently witty posts crafted by the Mumbai police. Mrigank Warrier meets Sunchika Pandey, the brains behind the Mumbai police quips.

UP: Cop killed in crude bomb attack

UP: Cop killed in crude bomb attack

Rediff.com18 Sep 2006

One of the assailants was shot dead.

Cop 'accidentally' fires 3 rounds near PM's residence

Cop 'accidentally' fires 3 rounds near PM's residence

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Shots were fired "accidentally" by a Delhi Police constable outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 7, Race Course Road residence in New Delhi on Wednesday night, sending security officials into a tizzy.

Injured Delhi cop is critical, on ventilator

Injured Delhi cop is critical, on ventilator

Rediff.com24 Dec 2012

A Delhi police constable, who was severely beaten up near India Gate by protesters on Sunday, is on ventilator support and his condition is stated to be critical

Doc, cop among 4 J-K employees sacked for terror links

Doc, cop among 4 J-K employees sacked for terror links

Rediff.com22 Nov 2023

In the last three years, the Union Territory administration has invoked 311 (2)(c) of the Constitution to sack more than 50 employees, who were allegedly operating in shadows within the government and drawing a salary from the public exchequer, however, they were helping Pakistani terror outfits, providing logistics to terrorists, propagating terrorists' ideology, raising terror finances and furthering secessionist agenda, officials said.

Terror outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi's Karachi chief arrested

Terror outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi's Karachi chief arrested

Rediff.com7 May 2013

In a major breakthrough, former police constable and chief of the Karachi chapter of the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi was on Tuesday arrested by the Pakistani police in Karachi.

'UP police not trigger-happy, lack of training behind Apple executive's murder'

'UP police not trigger-happy, lack of training behind Apple executive's murder'

Rediff.com4 Oct 2018

Two constables, Prashant Chowdhury and Sandeep Kumar, were arrested after an FIR was lodged on basis of a complaint by Tiwari's colleague Sana Khan, who was travelling with him.

NEET Case Kingpin's Political Ambitions

NEET Case Kingpin's Political Ambitions

Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

Sanjeev Kumar alias Sanjeev 'Mukhiya', an alleged kingpin behind the NEET paper leak, was not only minting money but wanted to become an MP or MLA.