Narmadapuram, July 27 (IANS) A 30-year-old man from Indore was swept away by the strong currents of the Narmada River while bathing at the Sahastradhara Ghat near Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, prompting an extensive search operation that continued for the second day on Monday, police said.The missing man has been identified as Arpit Hada, a resident of the Nipania area in Indore.According to police, Hada had come to Maheshwar with five family members on Sunday to visit the fam…
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Former IPS officer Kiran Bedi on Thursday suggested that civil defence personnel could be the first line of defence to deal with student protests rather than the riot police, thereby avoiding direct confrontations and allegations against the police force.The response comes days after the Delhi Police came under fire for unleashing “brutality” on student protestors during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led ‘Sansad Chalo’ march on July 20.In a self-made video posted on h…
Patna, July 1 (IANS) An Excise Department team came under attack late on Tuesday night in Patna district while returning from a raid against illegal liquor trade.The incident occurred near Akhtiyarpur Bridge under the Paliganj police station area after the team had arrested five people during the operation.No injuries were reported in the incident and the Bihar Police has launched an investigation into the incident.The Excise Department team was returning to the Excise police station in a Scorpi…
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance has arrested an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Police and a Home Guard driver of Mancheswar Police Station in Bhubaneswar for allegedly taking a bribe from a person to help him in a case and return his two mobile phones, a senior Vigilance official said on Thursday. The arrested police officers were identified as Rajesh Kullu, ASI of Mancheswar Police Station, and Jyoti Ranjan Behera, a Home Guard driver.According to Vigilance officials, Kullu w…
Amaravati, May 29 (IANS) Four persons were killed in separate incidents as rains with strong winds caused havoc in parts of Andhra Pradesh late on Thursday night.Two youths were killed when a tree fell on the motorbike they were riding, in Krishna district’s Kummarapalem. The deceased were identified as Manohar and Shivarama KrishnaA Home Guard and a student died of electrocution in two separate incidents.A student died of electrocution in Krishna district. The deceased was identified as Anitha,…
Patna, April 25 (IANS) In a shocking case from Bihar, four individuals — including two Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASIs) — have been arrested in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case, an official said on Saturday.Police have also recovered Rs 1.5 lakh, allegedly collected as ransom, from the accused. The incident is linked to the Nawada district.According to the SHO of Jamui Nagar Police Station, the arrests were carried out on Friday by the Jamui district police, who apprehended fou…
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has gone on high alert in preparation for the upcoming Home Guard recruitment examination scheduled to be held across the state on April 25, 26, and 27. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will conduct a comprehensive review meeting with senior administrative and police officials via video conferencing at 9:00 PM on Wednesday. The meeting will focus on examination arrangements and the overall law and order situation in the state. Accordi…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) It has been ten years since complete liquor prohibition was implemented in Bihar, yet liquor smugglers continue to operate fearlessly, repeatedly challenging law-enforcement agencies with ever-evolving tactics. Over the years, smugglers have been caught transporting liquor by building secret cellars inside trucks, hiding bottles in ambulances, petrol tanks, gas cylinders, and even concealing consignments in graveyards and cremation grounds.While such cases have surface…
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) In a shocking incident in Ranchi’s Doranda police station area on Tuesday, a young man was dragged for several kms by a luxury Mercedes car after he protested against the vehicle hitting a woman, officials said. The accused driver, identified as High Court advocate Manoj Tandon, has been taken into custody.The incident occurred near Rajendra Chowk in the Doranda area of the city. According to reports, the Mercedes first struck a woman. When a young man who was present at …
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) In the mysterious death of a woman Home Guard in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, the accused police officer has finally been arrested, the police said on Thursday. Sub-Inspector Sayan Bhattacharya of the Canning Police Station was arrested from the Swarupnagar police station area in Basirhat of North 24 Parganas district earlier in the day.Following the arrest, the accused was the produced before the Alipore court. According to sources, the police sought his custo…