Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Former National Investigation Agency (NIA) director general Sadanand Date has been appointed as Maharashtra’s director general of police (DGP) for a two-year term, the state government announced on Wednesday. Date, a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, will take over from incumbent Rashmi Shukla when she completes her tenure on January 3.According to the government order, Date has been appointed to the post for two years, irrespective of his retirement date. H…
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Jaipur, Dec 31 (IANS) Rajasthan Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar Sharma on Wednesday outlined the key priorities of the state police force for the year 2026, emphasising that the police system will be made more effective, sensitive, and technologically advanced, with public safety, crime control, and public trust at the core of its strategy. DGP Sharma said that strict and decisive action against organised crime will be a major focus area. Preventing crimes against women, children, and vul…
Lucknow, Dec 28 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that every police officer and personnel should make Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of smart policing the mantra of his or her life.Addressing the Senior Police Officers Conference ‘Police Manthan-2025’, the Chief Minister said, “PM Modi has given the nation a vision of smart policing. Strict and Sensitive, Modern and Mobile, Alert and Accountable, Reliable and Responsive, Tech-Savvy and Trained… E…
Hyderabad, Dec 26 (IANS) Former Telangana Special Intelligence Bureau (SIB) chief T. Prabhakar Rao, the prime accused in the phone tapping case, was released by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday. The former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, who was questioned by the SIT for two weeks after the Supreme Court had ordered him to surrender, was released from Jubilee Hills Police Station.The SIT is scheduled to submit its report on the custodial interrogation of Rao to the Supreme Cou…
Patna, Dec 22 (IANS) Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar on Monday avoided questions on the state Hijab issue controversy as the political bickering escalates in the state controversy involving Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, as the opposition has demanded an apology from the Chief Minister. On Monday, when journalists questioned DGP Kumar regarding the controversy over whether any action would be taken against the Chief Minister, especially at a time when Deputy Chief Minister Samra…