The Maharashtra government on Friday suspended two police officers in connection with the Maval firing, in which three people were killed and several injured.
Joint Director Ramnish Geer, who led the probe in cases like housing scam allegedly involving the then Union minister Sheila Kaul, Naval war room leak case, kidnapping of an NRI businessman and his release besides other high profile anti-corruption cases, received the coveted President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, who shot dead his senior and three passengers on board a moving train last month, has been dismissed from service, an official said on Thursday.
The Delhi high court has directed the family members and relatives of a 22-year-old lesbian not to threaten or put pressure on her or her partner, saying they are at liberty to live their lives according to their own style.
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.
Maoists shot dead a police officer they had abducted, even as a Central Reserve Police Force jawan was killed in a landmine explosion during the combing operation launched to rescue him, at Chandiposh forest area, approximately 50 km from Rourkela in Orissa on Friday. The body of Sub-Inspector Ajit Bardhan, 30, who was abducted by armed Maoists late on Thursday night, was recovered during a combing operation. CRPF jawan, Abdul Rafiq, 29, was killed in a landmine explosion.
A woman was allegedly gang-raped within the premises of a police station in Khadda area in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.
Police have so far arrested 11 people on charges of rioting and murder in connection with the clash.
He also announced unemployment allowance for the youth, as the party's fourth poll guarantee, on coming to power.
A magistrate's court in Mumbai, which denied permission for subjecting dismissed RPF constable Chetansinh Chaudhary, accused of shooting four persons dead on a moving train, to narco tests has said in its reasoning that to remain silent is an accused person's fundamental right.
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Seeking his custody, the police told the court that the mental health condition of the accused constable was yet to be conducted and that he was not cooperating with them.
The killings of two civilians and injuries to another on Friday lead to massive protests with people demanding a fair probe into the incident.
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.
The enquiry commission's report tabled in the assembly on Tuesday said the police shooting on the protesters was unprovoked.
In the first information report (FIR), the cyber crime branch of the Ahmedabad police said that people from across the country have received Pannun's threat via a pre-recorded voice message sent from a foreign number.
The probe committee comprises principal chief security commissioners of the Western Railway and the Central Railway, principal chief commercial manager of the North Western Railway, principal chief medical director of the North Central Railway and principal chief personnel officer of the West Central Railway.
A state government affidavit said all convicts were granted parole, furlough and even temporary bail at different points during their incarceration, with the highest being for 1,576 days and the lowest 998 days.
"Mohit Yadav is my name...," said the 24-year-old, before slapping sub-inspector Jitendra Kumar.
A police officer was shot at by two unidentified gunmen posted at Taloja jail in Navi Mumbai on Sunday evening, the police said.
In a pre-dawn attack, a suicide bomber on Sunday detonated his explosives-laden car on a key motorway linking several cities of Pakistan, killing a police officer.
Bollywood star Salman Khan did not possess a driving license when his car met with an accident in 2002, an officer at Regional Transport Office on Monday informed the Sessions court hearing the hit-and-run case.
The chief minister said the policeman took the complainant to the locality to identify the accused person.
A strange-looking gold-colour chariot came afloat in the Bay of Bengal coast near Santabommali in the north coastal Andhra district of Srikakulam on Wednesday morning, leaving the locals awe-struck.
The team of 21 Rashtriya Rifles had entered the house of a civilian to prevent a hostage situation when they came under attack from the terrorists who had already reached there. While the four army personnel and the police Sub Inspector lost their lives in the encounter, the civilians trapped in the house were safely evacuated.
A chowkidar was on Tuesday arrested and five policemen were suspended in connection with the alleged gang rape of a woman inside a police station in Khadda area in Kushinagar district, a senior officer said.
One cop from the Gidham police station, in Dantewada district, was killed and another abducted in the incident.
The severed head of SI Satish, posted in the Anti-Homicide wing of the Crime Branch, was recovered in Bahadurgarh along with the body of an unidentified informer.
The CID also charged three minors, as they were also apprehended during the probe.
The SI leading the team allegedly hit the girl and wounded her seriously after the team failed to find the culprit, sources said.
Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports on the incident, the court initiated proceedings at 1 pm, Registrar General (RG) Dinesh Kumar Sharma said.
Ashok Kumar Tomar, who was posted in the central district, was suspended for allegedly threatening the family of the victim.
Padhiyar, who was allegedly driving the SUV, fled after abandoning the vehicle at the spot.
A Delhi court fixed the crucial cross-examination of a woman police officer for Tuesday who identified all material evidence including the blood stained bedsheet with which the December 16 gang rape victim and her friend were covered after they were thrown out of a moving bus.
Four persons were arrested for attempting to sell the stolen idol and remanded before the additional chief judicial magistrate of Kumbakonam, the idol wing police said on Friday.
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.
The concerned officials had been served notices to explain within 15 days why action should not be taken against them for their role in the incident.
Policemen spotted Samulu Pangi and arranged an ambulance to take the body of his wife Ide Guru (30) to his Sorada village in Pottangi block.
Twelve people, including six police personnel, were injured in the clashes, they said.
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