The Border Security Force (BSF) destroyed five Pakistani posts and a terrorist launch pad across the Jammu border in an operation, an officer said. The BSF retaliated after Pakistan targeted civilian areas and Indian establishments in a systematic manner, the officer said.
The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday suspended six Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel including a station in-charge in connection with the beating of a woman and her grandson in Katni district.
Each of the 166 police stations in Delhi will have two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables in the backdrop of gangrape of a girl in the national capital.
Maharashtra Minister Yogesh Kadam said 54 people have been arrested in connection with the violence in Nagpur, India, while a search is underway for the mastermind. The violence, which injured 33 police personnel, was triggered by rumors about a chadar with holy inscriptions being burnt during protests by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
All three, who were responsible for the heinous crime near the Coimbatore international airport on Sunday, were found to have been involved in criminal cases in the past, the police said on Tuesday.
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A 20-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in Gwalior, India, by her father and cousin for refusing to marry the man chosen by them. The incident occurred while police officers were present outside the house to intervene in a tense situation. Despite the police presence, the woman's father and nephew allegedly shot her with country-made firearms, resulting in her death.
The main accused in the case of attack on a woman constable on board a train in Ayodhya was gunned down, while two other accused were injured in an encounter with police on Friday, a senior official said.
The CISF, tasked with providing security at airports, has also ordered a court of inquiry into the incident.
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Singh identified the suspended police personnel as Head Constable Salek Chand and constables Neetu Singh and Priyanka.
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The conduct of the wife in the present case reflected the "Hindu ideal of the woman as Shakti -- not weak, but submissive and powerful in her endurance and grace", said a bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi in the judgement passed on August 5.
The home ministry on Thursday ordered the appointment of two woman sub-inspectors and seven woman constables in every police station in Delhi. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the Delhi police will soon launch a special drive to recruit female constables and officers and appoint more women personnel in police stations to instill confidence among women.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has denied rumours that a cloth with Quranic verses was burnt during a protest in Nagpur. He attributed the subsequent violence to a planned attempt to disrupt social harmony and vowed to punish those who attacked police. Fadnavis stated that the violence was triggered by false rumours about the burning of a 'chadar' with Quranic verses during a protest demanding the removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb.
'I wanted to go for the heart, and at the same time, open the audience's mind.'
Police in Nagpur, Maharashtra, have formed 18 special teams to track down and arrest those involved in the violence that erupted in the city on Monday. As of Thursday, 69 people have been arrested in connection with the riots, while 200 accused have been identified and another 1,000 suspects are being investigated based on CCTV footage. The violence, which was sparked by rumors about a religious artifact being burnt during protests, led to injuries to 33 police personnel and damage to property.
Following the violence in Nagpur, Maharashtra's Cyber department has identified over 140 posts and videos on social media platforms that incite communal unrest. These posts, found on Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube, are being removed, and legal action is being taken against the individuals responsible. The department is also investigating the origins of the violence, which was triggered by rumors of a religious artifact being burnt during protests.
Taking suo motu cognisance of the incident, the NCW sought an action taken report from the DGP.
The violence, which erupted over the setting up of a shop in Maheshtala under Rabindranagar police station in South 24 Parganas district, quickly escalated, turning the area into a virtual battlefield.
YSR Telangana Party president Y S Sharmila was on Monday detained by police in Hyderabad following an altercation with them outside her residence here during which allegedly 'assaulted' cops.
'His belief that he is touched by the Almighty reflects in his performances.'
Fadnavis further said it was too early to comment on a foreign or Bangladeshi link to the riots as the probe is underway.
A BSF head constable was killed in unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district early Thursday, officials said.
"The accused was nabbed on Thursday night from Davanagere with the help of the Railway Police. He has been arrested in connection with the case," Hubballi Dharwad Police Commissioner Renuka Sukumar said.
Giving details of how she silenced three hostile posts resorting to unprovoked firing on her position during Operation Sindoor, she said, "I had three posts falling in my area. I pinned down the people at all three hostile locations. We hit them with every weapon we had. They were forced to flee their posts."
A security cover comprising only women police personnel will be deployed at a mega event to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat's Navsari district on the occasion of International Women's Day on March 8, a state minister has said.
A woman riding pillion on a motorcycle was groped and harassed by a group of men in a waterlogged area in Lucknow, prompting police to arrest four people and take action against eight officials, including the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) concerned.
Jaipur airport SHO Ral Lal said the ASI called for a female colleague for the security check, but the argument escalated and the SpiceJet employee slapped him.
Before the violence and rioting that erupted in Nagpur on Monday, March 17, over Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb came provocative statements from various political leaders.
In the wake of protests over the rape and murder of a woman constable in Rajasthan's Kota district, authorities have suspended two policemen, including a station house officer, besides transferring the rest of the staff of Chechat police station. Constable Maya Yadav was raped inside her quarter behind the police station allegedly by police driver Deshraj and later stabbed to death on Wednesday night with the help of Tulsi Ram, who was working as a cook in the police station.
A CCTV captured video of head constable Satish Prasad, allegedly abusing the woman donning his combat uniform and carrying an INSAS rifle, was also shared widely over social media.
The woman was reportedly upset with her husband and wanted to lodge a complaint against him.
The daughter of a traffic police head constable in Meerut, Kiran Baliyan was an accidental shot putter as her name was entered in a junior tournament by mistake nine years ago.
Security forces have intensified search operations using aerial surveillance and sniffer dogs following a night-long cordon after fresh reports of suspected movement of three individuals, believed to be terrorists, who escaped a recent encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said.
A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's English Premier League title triumph on Monday, hospitalising 27 people, with two seriously injured.
Hundreds of students have been staging protests at S R Gudlavalleru Engineering College in Krishna district since Thursday night over the alleged incident. Demanding justice at any cost, the students vowed not to attend classes until then, while the minister said that truth would come out and the culprits would be punished.
Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Atishi, the AAP candidate from Kalkaji, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and obstructing public servants on duty. The FIR was registered at the Govindpuri Police Station based on allegations that Atishi was found with supporters and vehicles at Fateh Singh Marg, violating MCC guidelines. Atishi, however, alleged that BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri and his family were engaging in hooliganism without any action from the Election Commission.
Eight District Reserve Guards (DRG) jawans and a civilian driver were killed in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district when Naxals detonated an improvised explosive device targeting their vehicle. The incident occurred near Ambeli village while the security personnel were returning from an anti-Naxalite operation. This is the biggest Naxal attack on security forces in the region in the past two years.
