Fake video on Kalakurichi incident: TN Police warns of stringent action against perpetrators
Chennai, July 18 (BPNS) The Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi district, R. Selvakumar who was injured in the stone pelting by protests the violent protests on Sunday has warned of stringent action against those who were circulating a fake and misleading video on the Kallakurichi incident. The SP warned that if any individual or groups were seen […]
Kallakurichi tense after police, students clash over death of Plus two student
Chennai, July 17 (BPNS) Striking students of Kallakurichi clashed with police on Sunday and a police vehicle burnt after police fired in air following clashes with the students. The students owing allegiance to left parties, certain Dravidian movements were striking after a plus two student of a government school here committed suicide a couple of […]
Coimbatore cop commits suicide after heavy losses in online games
Chennai, July 16 (BPNS) After a policeman attached to the Coimbatore armed city force committed suicide, his friends and relatives blamed the online rummy game to which he was addicted to being the reason. Kalimuthu, 29, had borrowed more than Rs 20 lakh from his known persons including relatives and friends and had been playing […]
Top NHAI official held by CBI for taking bribe
New Delhi, July 15 (BPNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Digvijay Mishra, the Chief General Manager of National Highways Authority of India for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a private firm, GHV Pvt Ltd. Sources said he was held after a trap was laid in […]
TN home dept sanctions Rs 50 lakh for Chennai police wellness programme
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 […]