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Delhi's PWD minister raided; 'What does Modi Want,' asks Kejriwal

Delhi's PWD minister raided; 'What does Modi Want,' asks Kejriwal

Rediff.com30 May 2018

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party accused the central dispensation of keeping the party ministers and MLAs in controversy to ensure that the work done by the Delhi government was not highlighted among the people.

Batla House encounter: MC Sharma's wife may challenge HC order in SC

Batla House encounter: MC Sharma's wife may challenge HC order in SC

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Earlier in the day, the high court upheld a trial court order convicting Khan of the murder of the slain inspector but refused to confirm the capital punishment.

I-T officials raid 4 top Kannada actors, 3 producers

I-T officials raid 4 top Kannada actors, 3 producers

Rediff.com3 Jan 2019

The raids were carried out across 23 locations in the state and involved around 200 sleuths, they said.

Meghalaya BJP leader on the run in sex racket case arrested from UP

Meghalaya BJP leader on the run in sex racket case arrested from UP

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

Marak, a former militant leader, had gone absconding following a police raid -- which started Friday night and ran till Saturday morning -- at the farmhouse at Tura in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district.

Delhi police arrest 3 more for Jahangirpuri violence, total detentions 30

Delhi police arrest 3 more for Jahangirpuri violence, total detentions 30

Rediff.com28 Apr 2022

The Delhi police has arrested three more people in connection with the communal clashes in Jahangirpuri, including a key "conspirator and executor" who was nabbed from West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.

'What happens during a raid? No one knows'

'What happens during a raid? No one knows'

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

'We always know on whose house the raid was conducted, and how much money was recovered.' 'We never know what happens inside when the raid is going on.'

Delhi police arrest main shooter, 2 others, in Moosewala murder case

Delhi police arrest main shooter, 2 others, in Moosewala murder case

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

The Delhi police special cell has arrested three persons, including two shooters, in connection with the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, officials said on Monday.

How Modi-Shah Defeated The Stone-Pelters In Kashmir

How Modi-Shah Defeated The Stone-Pelters In Kashmir

Rediff.com10 May 2024

'An entire operation was running systematically prior to the revoking of Article 370.'

Lokayukta raids mining baron Janardhan Reddy's home, office

Lokayukta raids mining baron Janardhan Reddy's home, office

Rediff.com29 Dec 2015

Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Tuesday raided the premises of former minister and mining baron Janardhan Reddy in Bellary for alleged illegal mining and possession of disproportionate assets.

Income tax conducts searches at premises linked to TN minister Balaji

Income tax conducts searches at premises linked to TN minister Balaji

Rediff.com26 May 2023

Income tax authorities on Friday launched coordinated searches across different locations in Tamil Nadu linked to state Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji, police sources said.

Karni Sena chief shot dead at home by attackers disguised as guests

Karni Sena chief shot dead at home by attackers disguised as guests

Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

Right-wing group Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena's president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead in the living room of his house in Jaipur on Tuesday by three armed men, one of whom was also killed in retaliatory firing, police said.

Batla House encounter: HC to decide on Ariz Khan's death penalty on Thursday

Batla House encounter: HC to decide on Ariz Khan's death penalty on Thursday

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

The court will also rule on Khan's appeal against the trial court verdict that said his offence fell under the "rarest of the rare category", warranting the maximum sentence and that he be "hanged by the neck" till death.

ED raids ex-Karnataka minister Roshan Baig in Rs 4000 cr scam

ED raids ex-Karnataka minister Roshan Baig in Rs 4000 cr scam

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Officials said multiple premises of Baig and his associates are being raided by the agency under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act

Fake call centre 'duping' US citizens busted in Hyderabad, 115 held

Fake call centre 'duping' US citizens busted in Hyderabad, 115 held

Rediff.com11 Aug 2023

According to the police, the accused persons collected data, such as phone numbers and personal data from a portal, and the employees of the call centre randomly made calls using VoIP to US citizens.

Madh island residents back police action in 'moral policing'

Madh island residents back police action in 'moral policing'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Coming out in support of police action in the 'moral policing' episode at Madh Island in Mumbai, residents of the area on Thursday threatened to 'gherao' the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis if senior police officers who led the raids were transferred.

Raids on Daler's Delhi premises

Raids on Daler's Delhi premises

Rediff.com18 Oct 2003

Armed with a non-bailable warrant against him, the police are looking for Daler, who is evading arrest.

Over 100 Joyalukkas stores face I-T raids

Over 100 Joyalukkas stores face I-T raids

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

I-T sleuths are raiding 130 premises of the business houses in the cities of Chennai, Hyderabad, Thrissur and other locations in Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal, I-T sources said.

Cop, ex-sarpanch arrested in Jammu terror funding case

Cop, ex-sarpanch arrested in Jammu terror funding case

Rediff.com3 Jan 2024

The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested two more persons, including a policeman, for allegedly being part of a cross-border narcotic syndicate involved in terror funding in Jammu, officials said on Wednesday.

5 arrested after cops raid homes of Left-wing activists across states

5 arrested after cops raid homes of Left-wing activists across states

Rediff.com28 Aug 2018

The raids were carried out as part of a probe into the violence between Dalits and the upper caste Peshwas at Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune after an event called Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on December 31 last year.

'I never imagined I would have a jail life'

'I never imagined I would have a jail life'

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

'I was under the illusion that this could never happen to me because my background was such -- corporate CEO, IIT professor, IIT alumnus, IIM...'

Airhostess suicide: Fresh raid at Gopal Kanda's residence

Airhostess suicide: Fresh raid at Gopal Kanda's residence

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

The Delhi police carried out fresh raids at the residence of absconding former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda, who is wanted in airhostess Geetika Sharma's suicide case.

MP CM's aide dubs I-T raids as political action

MP CM's aide dubs I-T raids as "political action"

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

Praveen Kakkar has alleged that the Income Tax raids at his premises were politically motivated, and claimed nothing objectionable was found against him in the two-day operation.

Brazil police say IOC's Hickey discussed illegal ticket sales

Brazil police say IOC's Hickey discussed illegal ticket sales

Rediff.com24 Aug 2016

Brazilian police said on Tuesday they had uncovered emails between detained International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Patrick Hickey and the British owner of a ticketing company they said masterminded a scheme selling Olympic tickets illegally.

NewClick editor, HR head sent to jail for 10 days

NewClick editor, HR head sent to jail for 10 days

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

A Delhi court on Tuesday sent to 10-day judicial custody NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and human resources department head Amit Chakravarty, arrested in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that the news portal received money to spread pro-China propaganda.

Court allows arrested NewsClick editor to get FIR copy

Court allows arrested NewsClick editor to get FIR copy

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur was hearing the arguments regarding the applications. Special Public Prosecutor Atul Shrivastava cited a Supreme Court judgment and said the accused had to approach the police commissioner, who would then form a committee regarding the same.

Gorakhnath temple attack: UP ATS team in Navi Mumbai to collect more info on Murtaza Abbasi

Gorakhnath temple attack: UP ATS team in Navi Mumbai to collect more info on Murtaza Abbasi

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Abbasi had attacked two police constables with a sharp-edged weapon at a gate of the famed Gorakhnath temple and tried to barge into the premises on Sunday evening before he was overpowered.

Cops bust drug making unit in UP; MDMA worth Rs 200 cr seized, 9 Africans held

Cops bust drug making unit in UP; MDMA worth Rs 200 cr seized, 9 Africans held

Rediff.com17 May 2023

The police were also taken by surprise with what they witnessed -- a sophisticated setup for creating the synthetic drug, intense intoxicating smell inside the compound and the foreigners geared up with high-quality face masks.

Raid at 4 illegal dance bars in Mumbai, 60 rescued, 80 held

Raid at 4 illegal dance bars in Mumbai, 60 rescued, 80 held

Rediff.com20 May 2016

The raids, which started on Thursday evening, continued till the early hours on Friday.

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

Assam Rifles files sedition case against Manipur civil society group

Rediff.com23 Jul 2023

A highly-placed defence source said a first information report was registered against COCOMI on July 10, after the outfit gave a call to people 'not to surrender weapons.'

'It was not just an operation against NewsClick'

'It was not just an operation against NewsClick'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

The entire operation was meant to have a chilling effect on independent journalists, those not completely subservient to the regime, the small section still doing what the Fourth Estate should do -- raising questions to those in power.

Waze, Param Bir extorted huge money from bookies: Mumbai Police

Waze, Param Bir extorted huge money from bookies: Mumbai Police

Rediff.com6 Nov 2021

The Mumbai Police's crime branch had taken Waze's custody on November 1 based on the complaint filed by builder-cum-hotelier Bimal Agrawal, in which Param Bir Singh is also named as an accused.

Pak rangers raid NYT scribe's house in search of 'terrorist'

Pak rangers raid NYT scribe's house in search of 'terrorist'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

Masood said he talked to senior police officials who said a routine search operation was going against the terrorists.

Treat sex workers with dignity, not to abuse them: SC to police

Treat sex workers with dignity, not to abuse them: SC to police

Rediff.com26 May 2022

Any sex worker who is a victim of sexual assault should be provided with all facilities available to a survivor of sexual assault, including immediate medical assistance, in accordance with law, it said.

NCB witness Sail gets police protection in cruise drugs case

NCB witness Sail gets police protection in cruise drugs case

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil on Monday said police protection has been given to Prabhakar Sail, an independent witness in the drugs-on-cruise case who has claimed Rs 25 crore was demanded by an NCB official and other persons to let off Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the case.

Raid on Gujarat bookie's home

Raid on Gujarat bookie's home

Rediff.com11 Jun 2005

A raid is being conducted on the Rajkot home of Gujarat cricket bookie Arjun\nNihalchandani, who was arrested for alleged links with Shoban Mehta, a top police official said in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

BJP-AAP war of words erupts over Bagga's arrest by Punjab police

BJP-AAP war of words erupts over Bagga's arrest by Punjab police

Rediff.com6 May 2022

While the BJP alleged that the arrest of its leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was part of Kejriwal's vendetta politics, the AAP rejected the charge and said that Bagga has been arrested for trying to stoke communal tension and violence in Punjba.

Won't arrest Wankhede without notice: Mumbai police tells HC

Won't arrest Wankhede without notice: Mumbai police tells HC

Rediff.com28 Oct 2021

Wankhede filed a petition and sought an urgent hearing, saying he feared arrest by police over allegations of extortion against him in the case related to alleged drug bust on a cruise ship involving actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan khan.

BJP expels hooch tragedy accused; NSA to be invoked against 5

BJP expels hooch tragedy accused; NSA to be invoked against 5

Rediff.com7 Jun 2021

The Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party unit on Monday expelled Rishi Sharma, the alleged kingpin in the hooch tragedy case, from the party and said he was not an active member.

Kanda yet to be traced; fresh raids at residence

Kanda yet to be traced; fresh raids at residence

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

Delhi Police conducted fresh raids at the residence of former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, who is accused of abetting the suicide of former air hostess Geetika Sharma, even as he evaded police for another day.

Money, old and new, comes tumbling out as raids continue

Money, old and new, comes tumbling out as raids continue

Rediff.com14 Dec 2016

Raids are being carried out across the country by the Income Tax department in the wake of the burgeoning fake currency racket post demonetisation, as currencies both new and old have been seized in large amounts from Bengaluru, Panjim and Faridabad besides the national capital.