News for 'police custody'

Babbar Khalsa men remanded to police custody

Babbar Khalsa men remanded to police custody

Rediff.com1 Jun 2005

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Madhu Jain sent Balvinder Singh and Jagannath Yadav to police custody till June 10 after police sought time for their interrogation.

Rohingya man stabbed 19 times in Hyderabad, dies

Rohingya man stabbed 19 times in Hyderabad, dies

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

A 19-year-old Rohingya man was stabbed to death in Hyderabad following a drunken brawl with another Rohingya man. The suspect has been taken into custody and a murder case has been registered.

Tunisha Sharma death: Court sends Sheezan Khan to two-day police custody

Tunisha Sharma death: Court sends Sheezan Khan to two-day police custody

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

Earlier in the day, Sheezan was presented in the court by the Waliv police, which sought to get his remand extended.

Right-wing group disrupts b'day bash over 'love jihad'; cops fine Muslim youth

Right-wing group disrupts b'day bash over 'love jihad'; cops fine Muslim youth

Rediff.com29 Dec 2025

A group of right-wing activists disrupted a birthday party in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, alleging 'love jihad'. Police intervened and fined two Muslim youths and a staffer for disturbing the peace.

BJP woman worker alleges cops disrobed her during arrest in K'taka

BJP woman worker alleges cops disrobed her during arrest in K'taka

Rediff.com7 Jan 2026

A controversy has erupted in Karnataka following allegations that the police disrobed a BJP woman functionary while arresting her in connection with an attack on government officials. Police deny the charge, claiming the woman disrobed herself and attacked the officers.

'Deep regret': SC says probe failed to find real Nithari killer

'Deep regret': SC says probe failed to find real Nithari killer

Rediff.com12 Nov 2025

The Supreme Court expressed deep regret that the actual perpetrator of the Nithari killings was not established despite a prolonged investigation, while acquitting Surendra Koli in the last Nithari murder case.

Tunda remanded to 4-day police custody

Tunda remanded to 4-day police custody

Rediff.com7 Sep 2013

The Special Cell of Delhi Police produced Tunda before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal and sought 10 days' custody for interrogation, saying it had to establish the source of explosives which were provided to various Pakistani nationals arrested in 1998 in connection with 37 bomb blasts.

10 Dawood aides sent to police custody

10 Dawood aides sent to police custody

Rediff.com22 Nov 2006

All of them are wanted in connection with various cases registered in the city for crimes ranging from extortion to murder.

Hero official sent to 5-day police custody

Hero official sent to 5-day police custody

Rediff.com3 Jan 2011

The fraud is said to be the handiwork of Shivraj Puri.

Maoist spokesman remanded in police custody

Maoist spokesman remanded in police custody

Rediff.com24 Jun 2009

Arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist spokesperson Gaur Chakraborty was on Wednesday remanded in police custody for 14 days, even as another member of the group and his wife were nabbed in Bankura district on charges of waging war against the state.

Sigachi Industries CEO held over Telangana plant blast

Sigachi Industries CEO held over Telangana plant blast

Rediff.com28 Dec 2025

A top executive of Sigachi Industries has been arrested in connection with the explosion at its pharma plant in Telangana in June, which resulted in 54 deaths.

Cough Syrup Deaths: This Is Sresan Pharma Owner

Cough Syrup Deaths: This Is Sresan Pharma Owner

Rediff.com11 Oct 2025

In a major development in the toxic syrup tragedy that killed 23 children in Madhya Pradesh, S Ranganathan, director of the Tamil Nadu-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, has been arrested and remanded to 10 days' police custody.

SIT to probe Tripura student's murder; key accused to be nabbed soon

SIT to probe Tripura student's murder; key accused to be nabbed soon

Rediff.com31 Dec 2025

Dehradun Police has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the death of Anjel Chakma, a student from Tripura, in Dehradun. Police state that initial investigations have not found evidence of racial abuse as a motive. The investigation is ongoing, with efforts focused on apprehending the main suspect.

Turkman Gate violence: Whatsapp groups, 10 influencers under scanner

Turkman Gate violence: Whatsapp groups, 10 influencers under scanner

Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

According to police, rumours claiming the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was demolishing the mosque spread primarily through voice notes shared across community, religious and neighbourhood WhatsApp groups ahead of a court-ordered anti-encroachment drive.

Gustad in police custody till June 14

Gustad in police custody till June 14

Rediff.com10 Jun 2004

The magistrate, A Rahule, ruled that he would hear the bail petitions on June 14.

9 pirates caught off Somalia coast in Mumbai police custody

9 pirates caught off Somalia coast in Mumbai police custody

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

The Indian Navy rescued the hijacked Iranian fishing vessel 'Al-Kambar 786' and its crew after more than 12 hours of intense coercive tactical measures as part of an anti-piracy operation on March 29.

CCTV exposes custodial torture of restaurant workers in Kerala

CCTV exposes custodial torture of restaurant workers in Kerala

Rediff.com7 Sep 2025

A businessman in Kerala has released CCTV footage allegedly showing police officers assaulting restaurant employees in custody. The businessman claims the incident occurred in May 2023 and that his attempts to seek justice have been met with resistance.

Court extends Namdhari's police custody till Dec 7

Court extends Namdhari's police custody till Dec 7

Rediff.com5 Dec 2012

The police custody of sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, booked on charges of murder in slain liquor baron Ponty Chadha shootout case, was extended on Wednesday by a Delhi court till December 7.

Clerk rapes 22-yr-old woman on govt university campus

Clerk rapes 22-yr-old woman on govt university campus

Rediff.com27 Dec 2025

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a clerk of a state government-run university on the campus on the pretext of providing her a job at the facility in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city, police said on Saturday.

SC tells Atiq Ahmed to approach Allahabad HC for protection in UP police custody

SC tells Atiq Ahmed to approach Allahabad HC for protection in UP police custody

Rediff.com28 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed jailed former MP and alleged gangster Atiq Ahmad's plea seeking protection during his custody with the Uttar Pradesh police in the Umesh Pal murder case.

Bina Ramani remanded to police custody

Bina Ramani remanded to police custody

Rediff.com7 Sep 2006

The Special Investigation Team of the Delhi Police, which is probing the Jessica's murder, brought her to New Delhi.

Accused being taken to police station stabs cop to death

Accused being taken to police station stabs cop to death

Rediff.com18 Oct 2025

A 42-year-old constable was allegedly stabbed to death by a habitual offender while being taken to a police station in Nizamabad. Police have launched a manhunt for the accused.

SC to hear ED plea against Bengal govt in coal scam probe

SC to hear ED plea against Bengal govt in coal scam probe

Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference and obstruction by the West Bengal government, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in its probe into an alleged coal-pilferage scam. The ED claims Banerjee removed key evidence during raids on I-PAC offices and the premises of its director, Pratik Jain.

Geetika suicide: Chaddha's police custody extended

Geetika suicide: Chaddha's police custody extended

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

A Delhi court on Monday extended by another three days the police custody of ex-Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda's key aide Aruna Chaddha in Geetika Sharma's suicide case, with the prosecution saying that attempts are being made to destroy the vital evidence.

Kasab remanded to police custody till February 13

Kasab remanded to police custody till February 13

Rediff.com2 Feb 2009

Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested for his involvement in the Mumbai terror strikes, was on Monday remanded to police custody till February 13 for murdering the captain of a Gujarat-based fishing vessel. Kasab, whose police custody in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus firing case ended today, has been booked in 12 cases by the city police and is in judicial custody in five other cases. When asked by the magistrate, Kasab said he had no complaints.

UP woman, lover kill husband, cut body with grinder

UP woman, lover kill husband, cut body with grinder

Rediff.com23 Dec 2025

A few days later, on December 15, police recovered a mutilated body from a drain near the Eidgah area. The body was missing the head, hands and legs.

Delhi blast: ED attaches Al Falah University assets worth Rs 140 cr

Delhi blast: ED attaches Al Falah University assets worth Rs 140 cr

Rediff.com16 Jan 2026

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached the land and building of Haryana-based Al Falah University, worth about Rs 140 crore, that came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast, and filed a charge sheet against Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui and his charitable trust.

Maya Kodnani sent to 24-hr police custody

Maya Kodnani sent to 24-hr police custody

Rediff.com4 Apr 2009

A local court in Ahmedabad on Saturday sent former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani accused in 2002 riot cases to 24-hour police custody and remanded co-accused former Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Jaydeep Patel to judicial custody.

5 held after violence erupts during demolition drive near Delhi mosque

5 held after violence erupts during demolition drive near Delhi mosque

Rediff.com7 Jan 2026

Violence erupted during an anti-encroachment drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan area early Wednesday, with some people pelting stones at police personnel, leaving five of them injured.

Police custody of alleged Pak spy extended

Police custody of alleged Pak spy extended

Rediff.com20 Dec 2010

According to the Crime Branch, Mozawala, who was working at the behest of two officials of the Pakistan High Commission, had gone inside restricted defence establishments and taken photographs from his mobile phone camera.

Police to conduct facial recognition of Saif suspect, get 7-day custody

Police to conduct facial recognition of Saif suspect, get 7-day custody

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

Mumbai police have informed a court that they need to conduct facial recognition of the Bangladeshi man arrested for allegedly stabbing Saif Ali Khan to ascertain if he is the person seen in CCTV footage. The accused, Shareeful Islam Shehzad Mohammad Rohilla Amin Fakir, has been remanded in police custody till January 29. The police are also seeking to match Fakir's footprints and recover the missing part of the knife used in the crime. Fakir's lawyers have opposed the police's plea, raising doubts about the credibility of the incident and arguing that the remand of the accused is not required to recover the material.

Encounter cop Sharma remanded to police custody

Encounter cop Sharma remanded to police custody

Rediff.com14 Jan 2010

Mumbai police's controversial encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma was remanded on Thursday, to judicial custody till January 27 along with five others including two constables in an alleged fake encounter case involving an aide of gangster Chhota Rajan.

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.

'Delhi riots pre-planned, attack on sovereignty', police tells SC

'Delhi riots pre-planned, attack on sovereignty', police tells SC

Rediff.com18 Nov 2025

Delhi Police strongly opposes bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others in the February 2020 riots case, claiming it was a pre-planned attack on the nation's sovereignty and an attempt to divide society on communal lines.

Haryana gang rape: 'They threatened to kill her if she screamed'

Haryana gang rape: 'They threatened to kill her if she screamed'

Rediff.com1 Jan 2026

A day after a 25-year-old woman was reportedly gangraped in a moving van through the night and thrown out of the speeding vehicle, chilling details have surfaced pointing at the brutality of the two alleged perpetrators.

Chiru's son-in-law remanded to police custody

Chiru's son-in-law remanded to police custody

Rediff.com29 Jul 2011

G Shirish Bharadwaj, the son-in-law of actor turned politician Chiranjeevi, was on Friday remanded to two-day police custody by a local court in connection with a dowry harassment case.

Preeti Jain remanded to police custody

Preeti Jain remanded to police custody

Rediff.com11 Sep 2005

Preeti Jain has allegedly given a 'supari' to kill Bhandarkar, whom she had earlier accused of rape.

Zubeen death: Singapore police to provide 'crucial evidence'

Zubeen death: Singapore police to provide 'crucial evidence'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2025

Singapore Police Force (SPF) is likely to provide crucial evidence, including CCTV footage and statements of eye witnesses, related to the death of Zubeen Garg within the next 10 days, a senior official said on Friday.

Goa fire: 'Are we beggars? Will Rs 2 lakh bring back my family?'

Goa fire: 'Are we beggars? Will Rs 2 lakh bring back my family?'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2025

A family in Delhi mourns the loss of four members in the Goa nightclub fire and demands justice, refusing compensation and calling for accountability.

Singapore sends Zubeen Garg's post-mortem report to Assam police

Singapore sends Zubeen Garg's post-mortem report to Assam police

Rediff.com1 Nov 2025

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says Singapore authorities have sent singer Zubeen Garg's post-mortem and toxicology reports to the state police. The SIT probing the death has made progress and will submit the chargesheet in court within the stipulated time.