Accused should not gain from police lapses: SC
August 18th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) An accused facing trial should not be allowed to take advantage of slipshod investigation by police, the Supreme Court has said, cautioning judges against acquitting ... Read more...
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Police station chief beats up constable, both face action
August 13th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) A 29-year-old constable was beaten up by his station house officer (SHO) here when he objected to use of allegedly abusive language by the senior, ... Read more...
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18 injured in Srinagar bridge collapse
August 11th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 11 (IANS) As many as 18 people, including four policemen, were injured as a wooden footbridge over a stream collapsed here Saturday, police said.Police here said a group ... Read more...
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Police inspector beats up colleagues, helps accused escape
August 8th, 2012 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) A Rajasthan Police inspector was arrested here Tuesday for helping two molestation accused escape by beating up a team of policemen that had gone to their ... Read more...
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Two shot dead in Gurgaon
July 12th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 12 (IANS) Two people were gunned down and another person wounded over a suspected money dispute in Gurgaon Thursday, police said."Amit Kumar alias Bona, 22, and Mahender Singh ... Read more...
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‘Dedicated cops needed for serving court summons’
June 25th, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The absence of dedicated police personnel for court-related duties is resulting in non-execution of summons and non-bailable warrants (NBWs), contributing to a delay in trials, ... Read more...
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GPRS deployed for Mahi’s rescue operation
June 22nd, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 22 (IANS) Forty-four hours after four-year-old Mahi was trapped in a 70-feet deep borewell in Manesar town near here, modern technology was deployed Friday evening to locate her ... Read more...
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Rescue operations still on for baby in borewell
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, June 22 (IANS) Four-year-old Mahi, who fell into a 70-foot deep borewell in Manesar town here, couldn't get any relief even after many hours of marathon efforts by the ... Read more...
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Court pulls up cop for lax rape probe
June 20th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Pulling up the investigation officer (IO) in a four-year-old girl's rape case, a Delhi court has sought an explanation from her for not conducting the ... Read more...
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Trace ex-armyman, seize revolver, court tells cops (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday directed police to trace a retired army captain and seize his personal revolver for allegedly threatening his wife.Justice Manmohan ... Read more...
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Court orders seizure of ex-armyman’s revolver (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed police to seize the personal revolver of a retired military officer on the plea of his wife alleging that ... Read more...
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Court orders seizure of ex-armyman’s revolver
June 6th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday directed police to seize the personal revolver of a retired military officer on the plea of his wife alleging that ... Read more...
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SHOs now responsible for witness’ security in Haryana
May 20th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak, May 20 (IANS) Witnesses in Haryana can now feel more secure. Following a spurt in cases of key witnesses being attacked or murdered by criminal gangs while going to ... Read more...
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Punjab to withdraw unauthorised security from VIPs
May 14th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 14 (IANS) VIPs and influential people flaunting police security in Punjab may have to shed some of it with Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Monday ordering that ... Read more...
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When Benazir enjoyed ‘Pakeezah’ in Shimla
May 13th, 2012 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) When her father Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto discussed peace with Indira Gandhi in Shimla, his daughter Benazir was busy viewing the Meena Kumari-starrer 'Pakeezah'.So says ... Read more...
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New-born baby boy found abandoned in Gurgaon
May 12th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 12 (IANS) A baby boy was found abandoned near the main market of this technical hub of Haryana, police said, adding this was the fourth such case in ... Read more...
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Woman jumps from Gurgaon high rise, dies
May 7th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 7 (IANS) A 28-year-old woman jumped to her death Monday from the sixth floor of an apartment building, police said.Minakshi, the wife of 34-year-old Amit Kumar, jumped to ... Read more...
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Jail warden held for providing mobiles to inmates
May 6th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 5 (IANS) A warden posted at the district jail in Bhondsi near here was arrested Sunday for allegedly supplying mobile phones to the prisoners, police said.Warden Pawan Kumar, ... Read more...
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Bedi panel turns down plea for Omar’s cross-examination
April 27th, 2012 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) The Justice H.S. Bedi Commission, probing ruling National Conference (NC) worker Haji Yusuf's death, Friday disallowed a plea to summon Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for cross-examination.Advocate ... Read more...
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Baby girl abandoned in Gurgaon
April 25th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 25 (IANS) A 10-day-old baby girl was found abandoned in the old jail complex in the city Wednesday, the third such case in less than a fortnight, police ... Read more...
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Amarinder, supporters storm police station against ‘false’ cases
April 13th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 13 (IANS) Accompanied by a number of party workers and leaders, Punjab Congress president and former chief minister Amarinder Singh Friday stormed into the Dayalpura police station in ... Read more...
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Sonipat teacher pays with life for not allowing cheating
April 9th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sonipat (Haryana), April 9 (IANS) An honest school teacher in Haryana's Sonipat town has paid with his life for refusing to let a student cheat in the Class 12 board ... Read more...
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Two labourers buried alive in Himachal
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) Two labourers were buried alive while working in a tunnel for a hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district, the police said Tuesday."Two labourers, who were ... Read more...
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Defence ministry official killed wife after fight over childless state?
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Strains in their relationship due to their childless state could have led a defence ministry official to strangle to death his wife in a fit ... Read more...
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Kashmir police bust human trafficking racket
March 9th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 9 (IANS) Police in Jammu and Kashmir Friday unearthed a human trafficking racket in Baramulla district, arresting two people, including a woman, from Bihar.According to a police statement, ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Woman shot dead in Pakistan
March 7th, 2012 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 6 (IANS) A woman was shot dead in Pakistan's Sindh province after a tribal assembly ordered her killing for dishonouring the tribe's name.The incident took place in Shikarpur, ... Read more...
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Detention, assault of two men being probed, court told
March 6th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Police here have registered a case against some of its officials, who yet remained unidentified, for allegedly detaining two people last month and assaulting them, ... Read more...
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Chandigarh Rose Festival gets underway
February 24th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 24 (IANS) Chandigarh's popular Rose Festival got underway Friday as hundreds of people, including the youth, flocked to the sprawling 30-acre Rose Garden to view the myriad variety ... Read more...
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Court notice over legislator’s encroachment of DDA land
February 23rd, 2012 - 1:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and Delhi legislator Asif Mohammad Khan on a public suit seeking removal of illegal ... Read more...
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Sports car driver killed in crash (Second Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A young realtor driving a Lamborghini was killed when his sports car hit a cyclist and crashed into a bus stop railing in south Delhi ... Read more...
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1 dead in sports car crash in Delhi (lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The driver of a speeding Lamborghini was killed when his sports car hit a cyclist and crashed into a bus stop railing in south Delhi ... Read more...
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Show tact and compassion: Kashmir police told
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police Monday wrapped up a five-day training programme to learn how to deal with mobs with skill, tact and compassion.The training was ... Read more...
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Bihar gets its first all-women police station
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Bihar's first all-women police station was opened in Nalanda district Monday. The station will deal exclusively with crimes against women, officials said.The police station was inaugurated ... Read more...
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Gurgaon firm’s Rs.50 lakh mysteriously lands in vendor’s account
January 5th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Jan 5 (IANS) The bank account of a vegetable vendor in Kolkata was frozen after the mysterious transfer of nearly Rs.50 lakh from a Gurgaon-based firm, police said Thursday.The ... Read more...
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Delhi Police launch e-map to locate police stations
January 3rd, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Delhi Police Tuesday launched a new e-initiative 'Know Your Police Station' on its website to help people locate the nearest police station.Commissioner B.K. Gupta said: ... Read more...
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