New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging excessive use of force by the Uttar Pradesh Police during a protest in Meerut demanding justice in the Lalita Gautam murder case. A Bench presided over by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo has issued notices to the Home Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, directing them to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) within 15 days.The action has been initiated unde…
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Gandhinagar, July 8 (IANS) Gujarat has completed the transparent recruitment of 54,509 police personnel across various ranks during the past 10 years, Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik said while addressing newly recruited Police Sub-Inspectors (PSI) at an appointment ceremony in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. Speaking after 449 newly recruited unarmed Police Sub-Inspectors received their appointment letters by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Malik added that the large-scale recruitment had…
Ranchi, July 3 (IANS) Expressing displeasure over the functioning of the police department, Jharkhand Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore, who represents the Congress in the state government, has returned his entire official security cover after he was denied an additional vehicle.He has returned all 16 security personnel assigned to him, along with the three government vehicles provided for their deployment.Following the decision, the Minister was seen attending various public engagements in…
Ahmedabad, July 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Wednesday appointed senior IPS officer Anupam Singh Gahlaut as the new Ahmedabad City Police Commissioner, transferring him from his present post as Surat City Police Commissioner.According to a notification issued by the Home Department, Gahlaut, a 1997-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Gujarat cadre, has been appointed to the vacant cadre post of Commissioner of Police, Ahmedabad City.The post has been downgraded from an ex-cadr…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (IANS) Kerala Director General of Police and state police chief (SPC) Ravada A. Chandrasekhar has issued a circular directing all police personnel in the state not to participate in religious functions, rituals, or celebrations while wearing their official uniform, except when they are on authorised official duty.The directive comes in the wake of multiple complaints against police personnel who were seen attending religious events in uniform and posting photographs an…
Chennai, July 1 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has sought criminal action against two alleged close associates of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, urging the state Director General of Police (DGP) to register a First Information Report (FIR) and launch an investigation into their alleged participation in Cabinet meetings and other confidential government deliberations. In a complaint submitted to the DGP, DMK’s Organisation Secretary R.S. Bharathi alleged that two private i…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar’s Bhojpur district and raising concerns over the growing trend of extra-judicial killings and “half encounters”.As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, a Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu is scheduled to take up the matter on Tuesday.The writ p…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar’s Bhojpur district and raising concerns over the growing trend of extra-judicial killings and “half encounters”. As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, a Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu is scheduled to take up the matter on June 30.The writ …
Gandhinagar, June 26 (IANS) Muharram was observed peacefully across Gujarat on Friday, with large gatherings reported in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and several other districts, as traditional Tazia processions were held under tight security. In Ahmedabad, processions passed through designated routes in the old city amid heavy police deployment and traffic diversions.Authorities implemented barricading at sensitive junctions, while surveillance was strengthened using CCTV systems and dron…
Ahmedabad/Surat, June 26 (IANS) Gujarat Police marked the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ on Friday with large-scale public awareness events in Ahmedabad and Surat, as senior officers reiterated the state’s commitment to tackling narcotics trafficking and preventing drug abuse through sustained enforcement and community participation.In Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) organised a cyclothon at the Sabarmati Riverfront to spread aware…