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13 cops suspended over imprisonment of minor on trumped up charges
Thirteen policemen, including SHOs of two police stations, were today suspended in connection with the arrest and imprisonment of a 14-year-old boy allegedly on trumped up charges, after he refused to give vegetables to policemen for free, a top police official said. On July 21, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had ordered a high-level inquiry into media reports that the boy was arrested here and sent to jail three months ago. Inspector General of Police, Patna Zone, Naiyar Hasnain Khan told PTI that suspension of the 13 policemen was made on account of inconsistencies in lodging of the FIR and "wrongfully" sending the boy, who is less than 18 years of age, to jail. He, however, said the charge of policemen demanding free vegetables could not be proved "as there was no independent witnesses". The boy was picked up from his house in March by a posse of police personnel who allegedly refused to tell his family members as to why he was being taken away, the reports claimed. His parents .
Deployment of police units to UN peacekeeping missions should be based on clear, achievable mandates: India
India, one of the top police contributors to UN peacekeeping missions, has said deployment of police units should be based on clear and achievable mandates and after detailed consultations between the Security Council and the contributing countries. Indo-Tibetan Border Police Director General R K Pachnanda speaking at the 2nd United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit last week said the timing of deployment and role of the police in peacekeeping varies according to specific contexts. "Their capabilities and responsibilities are distinct from the military peacekeeping troops. Their mandates also have to be clearly aligned with the tasks they are trained to handle and distinct from those of the peacekeeping troops, he said. Pachnanda said the primary role of the police in UN peacekeeping missions is to train and build capacity of the host nation to enable them to build sufficient expertise and skills in policing, an important task in enforcing and maintaining the rule of law. "While a rapid
Security personnel on high alert ahead of Amarnath yatra
The Nunwan Base Camp here has been converted into a fortress ahead of the commencement of the annual Amarnath yatra, which will begin on Thursday, as security for this year's pilgrimage was heightened to thwart any rerun of last year's militant attack that left eight pilgrims dead and several injured. Security forces -- mainly police and CRPF personnel -- have been deployed in large numbers around the Nunwan Base Camp located at the entry of this buzzing tourist town known as the 'valley of shepherds' in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. The first security checkpoint was established and activated near the Langanbal bridge where police personnel check every vehicle entering or leaving Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for the pilgrimage to the holy cave of Amarnath in the mountainous region of south Kashmir. Security personnel have been deployed on both sides of the Lidder stream to thwart any attempt of daredevilry by militants. The next security barricade is adjacent to the ...
Sitharaman reviews Amarnath Yatra's security arrangements
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat on Monday visited Baltal Base Camp to review security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra.The two-month-long pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre high cave shrine of Amarnath will commence on June 28.Sitharaman and General Rawat were received by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Northern Army Commander and LT Gen AK Bhatt, Chinar Cops Commander.Sitharaman was briefed about the security and administrative arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra.She was subsequently given an update by the Chinar Corps Commander in Badami Bagh Cantonment on the latest security scenario in the Kashmir Valley including details of counter infiltration and counter-terrorist operations, undertaken in the recent past.She also appreciated the effectiveness of the intelligence and operational grids and commanded the commanders' troops for the excellent operational successes, which has contributed significantly towards improving the security environment in ...
Separatist leaders, MLA detained as shutdown hits Valley
Life across the Kashmir Valley was derailed on Monday by a separatist-sponsored shutdown even as the authorities detained senior separatist leaders to prevent their participation in protests.
Three killed in fresh Papua violence: Indonesia authorities
Three people were killed by Papuan rebels today, Indonesian authorities said, in the latest violence to hit the restive region ahead of regional elections. The separatists fired on a small plane carrying 15 police officers -- travelling to oversee the polls -- just after it landed at Nduga in the centre of the province, Papua military spokesman Muhammad Aidi said. The plane's pilot was injured in the attack, he added. Several rebels then killed a trio of street vendors as they fled the scene, Aidi said. "As they were fleeing, they shot and attacked vendors near the airport," he said. "Three of them were shot dead while another was seriously injured." A Papua police spokesman said authorities were looking for the shooters. The incident comes days after a pilot on another plane was shot and injured at the same airport. Indonesia holds regional elections on Wednesday that are seen as a bellwether for the 2019 presidential polls. Papua, on the western half of New Guinea island, has been ..
Saudi-led coalition says killed 8 Lebanese Hezbollah members in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen today said its forces killed eight members of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah in northern Yemen, near the Saudi border. "The coalition killed 41 terrorist elements in Maran and destroyed their vehicles and equipment. Among the dead were eight members of Lebanese Hezbollah, including a commander," coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said in a statement, without providing further details. Maran is in Saada province, a stronghold of Yemen's Shiite Huthi rebels who are backed by Iran.
Minor boy from PoK detained
An eight-year-old boy hailing from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was detained after inadvertently crossing into this side from across the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said today. The minor was intercepted by troops guarding the LoC in Digwar sector late last night and handed over to the local police station this morning, the official said. He said the boy had apparently crossed the heavily-guarded LoC inadvertently and would be sent back after completion of legal formalities. On June 15, two Pakistani nationals were taken into custody by BSF troops along the International Border in Samba district but handed over to Pakistani Rangers the next day after it was confirmed that they had inadvertently crossed the border.
4 die in junk shop blast in UP
Four persons were killed and three injured in an explosion on Monday in a junk shop in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said.
Sitharaman visits J&K to review Amarnath Yatra security
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the Baltal base camp in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to review security arrangements made for the annual Amarnath Yatra.
Nigeria: 86 killed in fresh herder-farmer violence
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has called for calm after 86 people were killed in an attack by suspected nomadic herders against farming communities in the restive centre of the country. The grim discovery in the Barikin Ladi area of Plateau state came after days of violence apparently sparked by an attack by ethnic Berom farmers on Fulani herders on Thursday. State police commissioner Undie Adie said a search of Berom villages in the area following clashes on Saturday found "86 persons altogether were killed". Adie told reporters six people were also injured and 50 houses were razed. Bodies of those who died have been released to their families, he added. The deaths are the latest in a long-running battle for land and resources that is putting President Muhammadu Buhari under pressure as elections approach next year. The violence fuelled by ethnic, religious and political allegiances has killed thousands over several decades. Analysts believe it could become Nigeria's biggest .
36 dead in militia attack on village in central Mali: Group
A community militia killed 32 civilians in an attack on a village in central Mali then returned shortly after Malian soldiers left and killed four more, the head of the West African nation's largest ethnic Fulani association has said. Mali's government earlier in the day confirmed the first attack and said 16 people were killed, as the Fulani ethnic group faces growing pressure over accusations of links to al-Qaida extremists. The death tolls differed because many bodies had been buried by the time Malian soldiers responded, Abdoul Aziz Diallo with the Tabital Pulaku association told The Associated Press. The original attack occurred Saturday when militia members killed herders outside Koumaga before entering and "starting to fire on the villagers," Diallo said. As soon as Malian soldiers left the village Sunday afternoon militia members returned, killing a man and his three sons, Diallo said. Koumaga village has the reputation of being the birthplace of a number of al-Qaida-linked ...
Clashes in Nigeria between farmers, herders leave 86 dead
At least 86 people have died in Nigeria after violent clashes broke out between farmers and cattle herders, police in Plateau state said.
10 arrested in France for planning attacks on Muslims
French anti-terrorism units have detained a group of ultra far-rightists suspected of planning assaults against Muslim community in the country, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb has said.
Chhattisgarh: Naxals threaten locals to join them
The Naxals are threatening people in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district and have apparently asked them to send one member from each family to join them.Here, over the past few months, several clashes have been reported between the security forces and the Naxals.In order to beef up their army, the Naxals are now apparently forcing villagers to join them."They have informed us that one member from each family needs to join them otherwise they will kill us. We are really scared of them. We don't know what to do next," a local said.However, the state police have denied any such demand from the Naxals."Police has not received any kind of information regarding this - that the Naxals have announced that locals should join them," Deputy Inspector General R L Dangi said."Their (Naxal's) population is declining day-by-day as police is taking strict actions. Maybe that's why they are trying to create a psychological pressure amongst the masses. However, the youth in the area have now understood ..
Mattis expects NKorea to return US servicemen remains soon
US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that he was optimistic that North Korea would soon hand over the remains of US servicemen killed during the 1950-1953 Korean war. Mattis yesterday noted that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un committed to doing so in his June 12 meeting with President Donald Trump on denuclearising the Korean peninsula. He said that the United Nations Command in South Korea is standing by to receive the remains. "We simply are standing by for whenever the diplomatic activities are done,"he told journalists. "We are optimistic that it will begin," he added, because Kim agreed to it. More than 35,000 Americans were killed on the Korean Peninsula during the war, which ended in an armistice with no peace treaty. Among them, 7,700 are still considered missing, including 5,300 in North Korea alone, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon says Pyongyang has indicated several times that they have as many as 200 sets of remains that could be those of US soldiers who ...
Mattis sees positive signs in Afghanistan
US Pentagon chief James Mattis has said that there were encouraging signs in Afghanistan for talks between the government and the Taliban after 17 years of fighting. He pointed to the Taliban's acceptance of a three-day ceasefire offered recently by President Ashraf Ghani. Although the Taliban turned down a chance to extend the halt, Mattis pointed to the way Taliban fighters joined with government security forces and civilians to break fast on the Eid religious holiday. "Clearly Ghani has hit a responsive chord," Mattis told reporters yesterday. "Not just on the Afghan national government side, but also it cut deep into the Taliban. We'll see how this goes forward." During the unprecedented ceasefire fighters on both sides of the conflict expressed hopes it would continue. But the sight of its fighters openly mingling with security forces and civilians appeared to alarm the Taliban's leaders, who ordered their men back to their posts.
Taliban storm 16 check posts in Maidan Wardak
The Taliban insurgents stormed around 16 check posts and escaped with military hardware, weapons and ammunition, lawmakers from Maidan Wardak province said on Sunday, during a Wolesi Jirga session.The attacks took place against Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) check posts in Jalrez district of the province, according to MPs.APPF soldiers claimed that 13 check posts were captured and have been under siege for three days.They said the check posts fell to the Taliban on Friday and on Saturday, Tolo News reported.The APPF soldiers on Sunday said that airstrikes were carried out targeting the insurgents.The defense ministry spokesman stated that commandos and Special Forces have been deployed to the area to recapture the check posts.Defense experts have accused the Taliban of exploiting government's extended ceasefire.The Presidential Palace said the ceasefire is what the Afghan nation wants.In Kunduz province, the Afghan security forces has resumed their military operation code named
Israel launches 3 airstrikes on Gaza
Israeli army drones have carried out three successive airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, in response to arson kites and balloons fired from the enclave.
86 killed in Nigeria attack
At least 86 people have been killed following a coordinated attack on several villages in the Nigerian state of Plateau, the police said.