Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu home department has sanctioned an amount of Rs 50 lakh for the wellness programme ‘Magizhi’ which mainly deals with the mental health issues of cops including personal issues, mental trauma, stress and alcohol-related issues. Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner, Shankar Jiwal, is spearheading the project and has roped in […]
Kodanad heist and murder case: Jayalalithaa’s driver questioned
Chennai, July 14 (BPNS) The special police team investigating the Kodanad heist and murder case questioned the former driver of late Chief Minister, J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday. The driver, Gunashekharan who hails from Cherankulam in Tiruvarur district of Kerala was questioned at Police Recruits School (PRS) in Coimbatore. Gunasekharan was Jayalalithaa’s driver along with the […]
ED conducts raids at eight locations in Sikkim MCX fraud case
New Delhi, July 13 (BPNS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that they conducted searches at eight locations in Sikkim, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai in the Sikkim MCX fraud case. The locations include various premises of LLPs in Sikkim, which were controlled by brokers trading in MCX and NSE in Kolkata and Delhi. The […]
CBI arrests one in Rs 36,615cr loan fraud case involving top DHFL officials
New Delhi, July 13 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested one Ajay Ramesh Nawandar in connection with a loan fraud case of Rs 36,615 crore involving DHFL and its top officials. The CBI had on Friday conducted searches in this connection which had led them to the recovery of large number […]
Police officer to pay Rs 1.50 lakh as compensation for humiliating eight-year-old girl
Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (BPNS) The infamous pink police harassment case, which affected the image of the Kerala Police, is finally coming to an end. In the latest, the state has agreed to pay the compensation of Rs 1, 50,000 to an eight-year-old girl Devipriya and that too by recovering it from the officer – Rejitha […]
Extortion of money: Puducherry police commence crackdown on 69 loan apps
Puducherry, July 13 (BPNS) The cyber police of the Union territory of Puducherry have commenced crackdown on 69 loan apps after several complaints were registered over extortion of money, threatening, and blackmailing by these fintech apps. Cyber cell officials told IANS that a case has been registered under Section 66(A), 67, and 67(A) of the […]
TN Coastal police on high alert after crisis in Sri Lanka escalates
Chennai, July 12 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu coastal police is on high alert after Central intelligence agencies including the country’s external agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) have given input to be on the vigil after the crisis in Sri Lanka have escalated over the past couple of days. While the state government has taken […]
Kerala : Murder convict’s escape act goes wrong
Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (BPNS) A murder convict’s daring act to escape from jail has gone awry as he got trapped on a tree. The incident happened at Central Prison and Correctional Home, Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. It was Subash, a resident of Kottayam, who tried to escape from the prison. According to prison personnel, Subash who […]
BJP spokeswoman harrassed in Delhi, FIR lodged
New Delhi, July 11 (BPNS) A Delhi BJP spokeswoman was allegedly harassed by unidentified persons after which an FIR was registered by the police on Monday, an official said. In her complaint to the police, which has been accessed by BPNS, the spokeswoman said that some videos and wrong information were going viral, which not […]
TN officials seal AIADMK state headquarters following clashes
Chennai, July 11 (BPNS) Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Chennai, Sai Vadhini sealed the headquarters of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK) after a power struggle broke out in the party. The cadres of the AIADMK clashed against each other resulting into a law and order situation. The clashes between the supporters of the […]



