Ex-CPI-M minister alleges political vendetta after brother’s arrest
September 10th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Following his brother Prashanta's arrest in the Midnapore skeleton case, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sushanta Ghosh Monday claimed the arrest as "political vendetta" ... Read more...
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Committee to inspect functioning of state shelters in Bengal
July 16th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) In the wake of the suspected rape and murder of a mentally-ill woman in a government-run asylum, the West Bengal government Monday announced the ... Read more...
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Andhra court asks CBI official to explain calls
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) joint director, heading the probe into the alleged illegal assets of YSR Congress ... Read more...
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Four killed in Karachi violence
June 5th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 5 (IANS) At least four people were killed and seven injured as the firing and target killing continued in Pakistan's port city of Karachi Tuesday, Online news agency ... Read more...
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Four held over murder of Karnataka officer
May 21st, 2012 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Four people have been detained in connection with the murderous attack on a Karnataka officer who is believed to have exposed land scams in house-building cooperative ... Read more...
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Pakistani police official shot dead
May 8th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 8 (IANS) A senior police official was gunned down in Pakistan's Quetta city Tuesday, a media report said.SP Crime Investigation Department (CID) Shahnawaz Khan was fatally shot in ... Read more...
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Ex-Navy officer demands CBI probe into father’s murder
May 7th, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, May 6 (IANS) An ex-Indian Navy officer who has been fasting here for the last eight days demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of ... Read more...
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Suri murder accused owns lands worth Rs.140 crore
May 4th, 2012 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 4 (IANS) The prime accused in the murder of gangster Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy alias Suri owns lands worth over Rs.140 crore and was involved in many settlements including ... Read more...
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Gangster Suri murder accused Bhanu arrested (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police Saturday arrested most wanted fugitive Bhanu Kiran alias Bhanu, the key accused in the murder of dreaded gangster Suryanarayana Reddy alias Maddelachervu ... Read more...
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Gangster Suri murder accused Bhanu arrested
April 21st, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police Saturday arrested Bhanu Kiran alias Bhanu, the key accused in the murder of dreaded gangster Suryanarayana Reddy alias Maddelachervu Suri.The Crime Investigation ... Read more...
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Former CPI-M MP arrested in Nandigram case (Lead)
March 17th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Lok Sabha member Laxman Seth and two of his associates were arrested in Mumbai Saturday in connection with the ... Read more...
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Former CPI-M MP arrested in Nandigram case
March 17th, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Lok Sabha member Laxman Seth and two of his associates were arrested in Mumbai Saturday in connection with the violent ... Read more...
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British fugitive arrested in Hyderabad
October 18th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 17 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh police have arrested a British national wanted in Britain for murder of a student, police said Monday.
Mohammed Ali Ege, a British national against whom ... Read more...
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Haryana forms security panel for religious sites
July 19th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 19 (IANS) The Haryana government Tuesday announced a committee to oversee the security of places of religious importance in the state.The committee, set up Tuesday, will be headed ... Read more...
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Telugu film producer arrested in Chennai
June 24th, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) Telugu film producer Singanamala Ramesh was Friday arrested in Chennai on charges of threatening a film financier, Jayanth Reddy, police said.Ramesh, who was evading arrest ... Read more...
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Five Andhra cops held for playing Munna Bhai
June 17th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 16 (IANS) Like Sanjay Datt in the popular Hindi film "Munna Bhai MBBS", five police officials in Andhra Pradesh got selected by making others appear for them in ... Read more...
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Two arrested for giving SIM card to jailed bureaucrat
June 15th, 2011 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, June 15 (IANS) Two men were arrested Wednesday on charges of providing a mobile phone SIM card to suspended Gujarat bureaucrat Pradeep Sharma, who is in a Bhuj jail ... Read more...
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Mayawati orders probe into girl’s death at police station (Lead)
June 13th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 13 (IANS) Even as the Uttar Pradesh government ordered a police probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl who was found hanging from a ... Read more...
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Mayawati orders probe into girl’s death at police station
June 13th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 13 (IANS) Chief Minister Mayawati has ordered a police probe into the alleged rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl who was found hanging from a tree inside ... Read more...
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14 injured in Peshawar blast
May 25th, 2011 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) At least 14 people were injured in a powerful blast Wednesday morning in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar, Xinhua reported.According to the report, the blast took ... Read more...
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Taseer’s killer interrogated in Shahbaz Bhatti assassination case
March 5th, 2011 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 5(ANI): The scope of investigations into the assassination of Pakistan's Minorities Affairs Minister Shahbaz Bhatti has been widened to include Malik Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of former Punjab Governor ... Read more...
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CBI team visits Netai to investigate Jan 7 killings
February 26th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths visited Netai village of West Midnapore district Saturday to probe the Jan 7 shootings which left nine people dead and several injured, ... Read more...
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CBI takes over Netai carnage case
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday officially took over investigation into the Jan 7 Netai village shootings in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, in which nine people ... Read more...
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Two CPI-M leaders arrested for Lalgarh carnage
February 14th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Two leaders of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were Monday arrested for their alleged connection with the Jan 7 killing of nine people in Lalgarh. ... Read more...
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Stop-gap arrangement for Karnataka top police post
January 31st, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 31 (IANS) Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S.T. Ramesh Monday assumed the post of Karnataka's director-general of police (DGP) and inspector-general of police (IGP) as an interim measure following the ... Read more...
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42 Maharashtra personnel to be honoured on Republic Day
January 25th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 25 (IANS) Forty-two security personnel from across Maharashtra will be awarded Police Medals on the occasion of Republic Day in Delhi Wednesday, a statement said.The officers are:1.Himmatrao Deshbhratar, Commissioner of ... Read more...
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Banda rape case: MLA did rape me, says Dalit girl
January 14th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by ANI
Banda (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 14 (ANI): The dalit girl, who has accused Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi of raping her at his residence told a court here on ... Read more...
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BSP MLA arrested in Dalit girl rape case
January 13th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Jan 13 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi, who has been accused of raping a minor Dalit girl, in Banda constituency on Thursday.According ... Read more...
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Mayawati orders BSP legislator’s arrest in minor’s gang rape
January 12th, 2011 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 12 (IANS) The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday ordered the "immediate arrest" of Bahujan Samaj Party legislator Purshottam Narain Dwivedi for his alleged involvement in the gang rape ... Read more...
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Man held with 50 kg of drugs in Abu Dhabi
January 10th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 9 (IANS/WAM) A drug dealer has been arrested in Abu Dhabi while trying to sell 50 kg of hashish worth 400,000 dirhams ($109,000), police said.The police had been tipped ... Read more...
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5,700 cops to monitor Muharram processions in Karachi
December 13th, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Dec.13 (ANI): To avoid any untoward incident of terrorism or crime during Muharram, which falls on Friday, the Karachi Capital City Police will deploy 5, 700 of its personel to monitor ... Read more...
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Lashkar-i-Jhangvi behind Karachi CID building attack: Rehman Malik
November 12th, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) was behind the terror attack on the Crime Investigation Department (CID) office building in Karachi on Thursday night, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has ... Read more...
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CID police knew about ‘attack plan on its office beforehand’
November 12th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 12 (ANI): The Crime Investigation Department (CID) police had warned the high-ups about a possible attack on its office a couple of weeks ago.A CID official, who wished to remain ... Read more...
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Police knew their Karachi office was to be attacked
November 12th, 2010 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Nov 12 (IANS) Crime Investigation Department (CID) personnel had alerted "high-ups" that their office here could be the target of a terror attack, a media report said Friday, ... Read more...
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19 killed in Karachi suicide blast (Third Lead)
November 12th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 12 (IANS) At least 19 people were killed and more than 110 were injured Thursday night when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a police station in a ... Read more...
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