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Rajasthan Police SI paper leak: Police request govt to cancel the exam

The Rajasthan Police Sub Inspector (SI) recruitment exam paper has reportedly been leaked. Police headquarters have submitted a detailed report for exam cancellation. Government decision is awaited

Rajasthan Police Constable Result 2024 out, here's how to check, download

The Rajasthan Police announced the district-wise results of the Constable CBT (Computer-Based Test) held on June 13 and 14, 2024

Rajasthan's five trainee sub-inspectors arrested for role in paper leak

Five trainee sub-inspectors, including two women, who had been detained earlier for questioning, were arrested on Sunday by the Special Operations Group (SOG) for their alleged involvement in a paper leak incident of the sub-inspector recruitment exam, officials said. All five accused were produced before a court from where they were sent for police remand till September 7, they said. According to an official statement, among the arrested trainees include Shobha Raika and her brother Devesh Raima. Both are children of former Rajasthan Public Service Commission member, Ramuram Raika. Other three trainees include Manju Devi, Avinash Palsania and Vijendra Kumar, the statement read. All five trainees were taken into custody from Rajasthan Police Academy (RPA) and brought to the SOG office for interrogation on Saturday. So far, three separate chargesheet have been presented against the 61 accused in the sub-inspector recruitment exam-2021 case. Among the 61 accused, 33 are trainee ...

Bangladesh police orders return of looted arms, ammunition by Sep 3: Report

Bangladesh police on Sunday ordered citizens to return by September 3 all arms and ammunition looted from police stations during the recent violence which led to prime minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster, according to media reports. The violence that hit the country during the massive quota reform protests saw widespread attacks and looting of police stations across the country, The Daily Star newspaper reported. In a directive, the Police Headquarters said looted arms and ammunition of police must be returned by Tuesday. By Saturday, law enforcement authorities had recovered a total of 3,872 weapons of various types, looted from police stations and offices during the recent unrest, the report said. In addition, as many as 286,216 rounds of bullets, 22,201 teargas shells, and 2,139 stun grenades were also recovered, it said. The directive follows the interim government's earlier decision to suspend the firearms licences issued to all civilians during the more than 15 years of the ...

Maintaining law & order Rajasthan govt's top priority: CM Bhajanlal Sharma

Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that maintaining law and order in Rajasthan is the top priority of his government and police should adopt a "zero tolerance" policy against crime, according to an official statement. Sharma made the remarks at a meeting held at his office on Saturday night to review the law and order situation in the state. He directed the police department to ensure a safe environment for the common people in the state. The chief minister directed all additional director generals (ADG) to visit their respective ranges and hold a meeting with the police department officials regarding law and order in the district, the statement said. Sharma underlined that the prevention of cybercrime is necessary. For this, the general public should be made aware and strict action against criminals should continue. Along with this, prompt action should also be taken in narcotics-related cases and against illegal mining, he said. He said the police department has to keep an ey

Jharkhand govt to provide support to increase women's share in state police

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday said his government will provide all required support to increase the participation of women in state police up to 50 per cent in the coming days. Addressing the concluding ceremony of two-day state-level women police conference, he emphasised the need for framing a rule in a bid to promote women as in-charge of police stations. "Women are capable of contributing equally as men not only in the police department but in all aspects of society. We need to bridge the gap. I want women police personnel to progress in such a way that their participation increases up to 50 per cent from the existing 5-6 per cent in state police. The government will provide support for this," he said. Soren highlighted that when a woman who has been harassed visits a police station, her case diary is often written by a male officer. He questioned, "Why shouldn't it be handled by a woman officer?" He suggested that in environments predominantly occupied by .

South Korea police blames quality failure for fatal fire at battery maker

The Labour Ministry and police had sought arrest warrants for several executives including the CEO for alleged safety violations and negligence, officials said at a news conference

NDRF to join search operations for missing aircraft in J'khand's Seraikela

A NDRF team will join the search operation in Jharkhand's Seraikela-Kharswan district on Wednesday to trace a two-seater aircraft that went missing after it took off from an aerodrome here, a police officer said. Search operations for the missing aircraft were carried out on Tuesday till midnight, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (Chandil) Sunil Kumar Rajwar told PTI. The SDPO said NDRF team from Ranchi will join in the search operation on Wednesday. A massive search operation is being conducted in Chandil dam in Seraikela-Kharswan district after locals claimed that they saw the debris of the aircraft in the reservoir, Superintendent of Police (Seraikela-Kharswan) Mukesh Kumar Lunayat told PTI. Earlier, East Singhbhum district Deputy Commissioner Ananya Mittal told PTI that the last location of the aircraft, which belonged to Alchemist Aviation company, was detected near Nimdih under Chandil sub-division of Seraikela-Kharswan district, by the Air Traffic Control at Sonari Aerodrome.

44 officers killed in violence during quota protests: Bangladesh police

At least 44 policemen were killed in the violence that hit Bangladesh during the massive quota reform protests that led to prime minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster, the police said on Sunday. Hasina, 76, resigned and fled to India on August 5 following the massive protest by students against a controversial quota system in government jobs. The media wing of the police headquarters said that 44 police personnel were killed in the conflict, leading Bengali-language newspaper Prothom Alo reported. The reported deaths of the police officers took place between July 20 and August 14, it said. The report said that 25 police personnel were killed on the day Hasina fled to India -- the highest number of policemen deaths recorded during the conflicts -- while 15 others died the previous day on August 4. Apart from this, two policemen died while undergoing treatment on August 20, one on August 21 and one on August 14. The highest toll was recorded in the constable-rank police personnel -- 21.

Jharkhand Police has finished 95% of Naxalism problem in state: DGP Gupta

DGP Anurag Gupta added on and said that in the next two to three months, the Maoist activities in Jharkhand would be reduced and a change would be noticed

Doctor murder: Junior doctors' strike continues, give deadline to police

Junior doctors across West Bengal continued ceasework on Tuesday protesting the rape and murder of a woman doctor at a state-run medical college and hospital in Kolkata and demanding justice for her. The stir affected healthcare services as long queues of patients were seen at out-patient departments (OPDs) of all government hospitals since early Tuesday morning as senior doctors were substituting their junior counterparts to address the rush. The agitating junior doctors, who have been pressing for magisterial probe into the killing of the woman doctor, on Tuesday set a deadline of August 14 for the Kolkata Police to complete their investigation. "The ceasework and protest will continue till our demands are met. We have been very clear about our demands. We want a judicial probe into the incident," a protesting junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital said. "Why do they need a deadline till Sunday? We are asking the police to complete their investigation by ...

Police department held liable for lapsed policies

The National Commission dismissed the police department's defence of discontinuing the premium deductions based on oral instructions, without obtaining a written confirmation

K'taka govt launches cybersecurity policy, outflow of Rs 103 cr for 5 years

The report stated that Rs 23.74 crore of the total budget would go towards providing incentives and concessions

Rajkot game zone fire: Police file over 100,000 page chargesheet against 15

Police on Wednesday filed a charge sheet running into 1 lakh pages against 15 accused in the Rajkot game zone fire tragedy that killed 27 persons in May. "Statements of 365 witnesses have been recorded. Altogether, 15 persons, including co-owners of TRP game zone and officials of Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) have been arrested," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Parthrajsinh Gohil. As many as 27 people, including children, were charred to death in a massive fire that gutted the entire game zone facility on May 25. The charge sheet was filed by the crime branch in the court of Rajkot Judicial Magistrate First Class AP Dave. "It emerged during the investigation that the blaze spread and engulfed the entire structure within 3-4 minutes due to highly-inflammable construction materials such as foam sheet, plastic and wood, with sparks flowing from the welding work being carried out at that time," Gohil told media persons. The charge sheet runs into over 1 lakh pages and

BMW hit-and-run: Main accused Mihir Shah gets 14-day judicial custody

A court here on Tuesday remanded Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the BMW hit-and-run case, in 14-day judicial custody. Shah, 24, was arrested on July 9, two days after he allegedly rammed his BMW car into a two-wheeler, killing a woman, identified as Kaveri Nakhwa (45), and leaving her husband, Pradeep, injured in Mumbai's Worli area. The main accused in the case was produced before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Sewri court) S P Bhosale at the end of his remand on Tuesday. Police sought extension of his custody saying the accused has not given information about the persons who harboured him while he was on the run. He has still not given information about the missing number plate, the police, represented by public prosecutors Ravindra Patil and Bharti Bhosle, submitted in the court. The probe is underway and considering the gravity of the offence, the custody should be extended, the prosecution said. Advocates Ayush Pasbola and Shudir Bhardwaj, appearing for Shah, opposed the .

Army, police, CRPF use drones to conduct search op after movement in Jammu

The search operations are being done using hi-tech spectrum drones equipped with high-definition cameras that have the ability to capture videos up to several kilometres away

Police file supplementary chargesheet in 2023 Parl security breach case

The Delhi Police Monday filed a supplementary charge sheet before a court here in connection with the Parliament security breach last year on the anniversary of the 2001 terror attack. The police filed the charge sheet before Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur after obtaining requisite sanctions to prosecute all the accused under the stringent Unlawful Activates (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Meanwhile, the court also extended the judicial custody of all accused persons till the same date. Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Akhand Pratap Singh informed the judge during the brief hearing that the police have obtained the requisite sanctions from the authorities concerned to prosecute the accused persons under sections of UAPA. He also apprised the court that certain forensic reports are awaited, and will be submitted very soon. The judge noted the submission and listed the matter for arguments on cognisance for August 2, 2024. Meanwhile, the court also extended the judicial custody of

Police arrests five people for suspected radioactive device possession

Five people were arrested on Friday for allegedly being involved in the illegal sale and purchase of a suspected radioactive device, police said here. They said two of them were nabbed from Dehradun's Rajpur area, two from Madhya Pradesh and one from Delhi. A case was registered against them under relevant sections of the law for keeping and buying a substance that endangers life, police officials said, adding that a radiography camera was found in their possession. One of them told police that he bought the device 10 months ago from a Saharanpur resident and had come to Dehradun to arrange for its sale, the officials said. Police have sealed the room of a flat in the Brook and Woods Society on Rajpur Road and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has been called in for an investigation, the officials said. An SDRF team confirmed the presence of a radioactive substance in the flat, they said. Police said devices like the one found in the possession of those arrested are ...

Kathua attack: Searches intensify as DGP Swain reviews ongoing operation

A massive search operation was underway on Tuesday to track down the terrorists behind the deadly attack on an Army patrol party in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, as Director General of Police R R Swain flew to the area to oversee the operation on the ground. The bodies of the five soldiers killed in the attack have been handed over to the Army after postmortem and were airlifted to their homes for last rites, officials said. Accompanied by ADGP Anand Jain, DGP Swain conducted an aerial survey of the area and reviewed the ongoing operations, they said. The scope of the search operation has been expanded to encompass large areas in the adjoining districts of Udhampur and Kathua, including Basantgarh, Seoj (a high-altitude area in Udhampur), and the upper reaches of Bani, Daggar, and Kindli in Kathua district. Special forces of the Indian Army's 'Para' unit have been deployed to conduct surgical operations against the terrorists in specific areas, the officials said. Ground se

Rs 38.25 cr swindled in cyber fraud across India in two months: Police

The police have arrested 28 people, including nine women in the last two months, for allegedly duping people by offering investment opportunities in the share market, police said on Monday. The police said Rs 38.25 crore has been swindled in separate incidents of cyber fraud in the past two months. During the investigation, the police recovered Rs 27,700 in cash, three laptops, 24 chequebooks, an iPOS machine, 15 mobile phones and 95 SIM cards from their possession, DCP cyber Siddhant Jain said. The police said 10,472 complaints and 540 cases are lodged against the accused across the country. Of these, 26 cases are registered in Haryana, including six in Gurugram. Further investigations are underway, the police said. The accused used to commit cyber crimes like task-based fraud in the name of getting profit in the share market, in the name of online ticket booking, through social media and getting money transferred by pretending to be experts, Jain said. DCP Jain said that after .