Agartala, July 27 (IANS) The opposition CPI (M) on Monday intensified pressure on the Tripura government over the death of Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag, demanding a judicial probe to ensure a fair, impartial and credible investigation. Two CPI (M) delegations, one led by Leader of the Opposition and state party Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury and the other by former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, separately met Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu and submitted memoranda seeking a judicial prob…
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Agartala, July 27 (IANS) The probe into the “mysterious” death of Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag gathered pace as the state police authority expanded the inquiry team from three to ten members to expedite the high-profile investigation, officials said on Monday. The body of Anurag, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tripura cadre, was found under mysterious circumstances in the washroom attached to his official chamber at the state police headquarters here o…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As per the causelist uploaded on the apex court’s official website, the batch of matters is listed before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana.The petitions include a writ pe…
Agartala, July 24 (IANS) Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) on Friday constituted a three‑member team to probe the “mysterious” death of former Director General of Police Anurag, whose body was found at the state police headquarters here on July 20, officials said. An order issued by the office of the DGP said that Superintendent of Police (West Tripura) Namit Pathak would head the probe team. Additional Superintendent of Police (Urban), West Tripura, Dhruba Nath, and Sub‑Inspector…
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…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to consider reconstituting the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, saying the investigation should be led by a senior IPS officer and taken to its “logical conclusion”. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana als…
Raipur, July 17 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Police Headquarters has appointed IPS officer Jayant Vaishnav as the new Superintendent of Police (SP) for the security of the Chief Minister, following the transfer of the incumbent, Harish Rathore, to Korea district.According to an official order issued by Director General of Police (DGP) Arun Dev Gautam on July 16, Vaishnav, who is currently serving as Superintendent of Police (Security), Special Branch, Police Headquarters, Raipur, has been assigned th…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) TV actor Karan Tacker, on Tuesday, marked a special family occasion as he celebrated his nephew’s first birthday with a heartfelt social media post. Alongside the emotional message, the actor added a playful touch by joking that he is “still single and seeking.” The post offered a glimpse into his personal life. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Special Ops’ actor posted a couple of heartwarming photos in which he could be seen cuddling and posing with his nephew. The pi…
Vijayawada, June 21 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged custodial death of a 25-year-old man in Vijayawada.Inspector General (Law and Order) M. Ravi Prakash will head the SIT to probe the disappearance and alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna.According to a Government Order issued by the Chief Secretary, Sai Prasad, West Godavari Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi and Alluri Sitharamaraju SP Amit Bardar will be …
Chennai, June 5 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai on Friday announced his departure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and launched a new youth-focused movement, ‘We the Leaders’. He said the movement would eventually be transformed into a political party later and would contest the next Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.In a video message, Annamalai said his decision stemmed from a desire to pursue the mission that had originally drawn him into public life. He stated that he ha…