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A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district was allegedly gangraped by six men who filmed it and posted a video online, with the survivor claiming that police only filed a case after the video went viral. (Representational Image)

Woman gangraped by 6 in UP, man filmed act and posted video online

The incident happened in Mau police station area on Monday, while police said they filed a case on Friday evening.

03 Nov 2019 11:16 AM

A former Georgia police officer convicted of aggravated assault and other crimes in the fatal shooting of an unarmed, naked man was sentenced Friday to 12 years in prison. (Photo: AP)

'Uniform, gun not license to kill': Ex-US cop gets 12 years in naked man's fatal shooting

Prosecutors asked for 25 years in prison followed by five years on probation, while defense attorneys asked for five years in prison.

02 Nov 2019 4:59 PM

Many state governments have ruled to make compulsory for Police Officers and Security personnel to wear body worn camera.

Body worn cameras: Necessity for Police Departments to capture real-time evidence

The practice of adoring Body Worn Cameras is at its initial phase, but slowly it is becoming standard equipment in the Police Department.

25 Oct 2019 11:01 AM

A 27-year-old woman allegedly jumped into a well along with her four children in Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, the police said on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

27-year-old UP woman with 4 children jumps into well, cops recover body

Police have recovered the bodies of Vimla, Buri (2), Arushi (7), Nayan and Roshani (4) from the well, he said.

22 Oct 2019 1:57 PM

A taxi driver in Delhi has been arrested for allegedly duping a US national of more than Rs 90,000 by lying to him about shutdown the city due to festivals, the police said on Monday. (Representational Image)

Delhi cab driver loots Rs 90,000 US man in name of 'city shutdown'

The fraud came to light after he reached Agra and called the hotel in Delhi to ask for a refund.

22 Oct 2019 10:54 AM

Delhi saw a rise of over 11 per cent in cases of crime in 2017 as compared to 2016, data released by the National Crime Records Bureau on Monday showed. (Representational Image)

Crime rate in Delhi highest among Union Territories: Govt data

A total of 3,147 cases of robbery, 9,828 cases of burglary and 2,976 cheating cases were reported in 2017, the data stated.

22 Oct 2019 9:56 AM

A Mumbai court on Thursday remanded in police custody till October 22 Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank's former director Surjit Singh Arora in connection with the multi-crore scam at the bank. (Photo: File)

PMC Bank scam: Ex-director sent in police custody till Oct 22

The court also remanded bank's former managing director Joy Thomas in 14-day judicial custody, after his police remand ended on Thursday.

17 Oct 2019 1:10 PM

The Mumbai Police will investigate how the Reserve Bank of India audit missed various irregularities in the PMC bank transactions, the metropolis police chief said on Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Omission of irregularities in PMC bank working will be probed: Mumbai police

In this case, the loans were not shown in the name of HDIL but were shown in the accounts of different names.

17 Oct 2019 8:59 AM

Kerala police Chief Loknath Behra on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the ongoing probe into the case relating to the mysterious deaths of six members of a family near here. (Representational Image)

Probe into deaths of family members going on well: Kerala DGP

The SIT is probing the case after receiving a complaint from Roy's US based brother, Rojo, over the six deaths between 2002-20.

12 Oct 2019 2:08 PM

A 30-year-old delivery agent associated to an e-commerce firm was booked by police in Noida after a city-based customer accused him of rape attempt, officials said on Thursday. (Representational Image)

Noida woman accuses delivery agent of rape bid, later wants FIR quashed

The accused delivery agent, he said, reached the police station when he was summoned.

11 Oct 2019 10:20 AM

A five-month-old baby, who was injured during a fight between his mother and father, died in east Delhi's Kondli area, the police said on Wednesday. (Representational Image)

Baby dies after getting hit during fight between parents in Delhi: Police

According to the postmortem report, the baby died due to blood clotting in the brain, the police said.

10 Oct 2019 11:24 AM

The incident took place at a mall in Mangalore on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Karnataka man beaten for saying 'India a Hindu Rashtra'

The police have registered a case against the accused and the investigation into the matter is underway.

26 Sep 2019 2:58 PM

According to the police, the incident occurred on September 14 as per the complainant. (Photo: ANI)

Seven arrested in Odisha in connection with gang-rape of woman in Kalahandi

Odisha Police had on Monday registered case against several men for gang-raping woman at knife-point in Kalahandi district.

26 Sep 2019 11:08 AM

Security has been beefed up with barricades put across the roads to stop protesting farmers from reaching national capital from the adjoining Uttar Pradesh on Saturday at East Delhi's Ghazipur border. (Photo: File)

Farmers' march: Police equipped with riot gear to halt farmers from entering Delhi

Last year, in October the protesting farmers were stopped at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border by the Delhi Police.

21 Sep 2019 4:01 PM

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP government and the police in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday over the Chinmayanand case, saying they were repeating the "negligence" shown and "protection" given to the accused in the Unnao rape case. (Photo: File)

Chinmayanand case: Priyanka slams BJP govt, police for 'repeating' Unnao 'negligence'

In the Unnao case, expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been accused of rape by a 19-year-old woman.

19 Sep 2019 3:26 PM

Days after the Jharkhand Police’s decision to drop the murder charge against 13 men accused of lynching Tabrez Ansari because the post-mortem report said he died of a cardiac arrest, the police on Wednesday invoked the murder charge against all the accused. (Photo: File)

Jharkhand mob killing: Murder charges reinstated against accused in Tabrez Ansari case

The police also filed a supplementary chargesheet, bringing back the murder charge, based on a fresh medical report.

19 Sep 2019 8:58 AM

A Pakistani Hindu dental college student was found dead in her hostel room in Pakistan's Sindh province with a rope tied to her neck, a media report said on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

Hindu medical student found dead in Pak's hostel room, brother claims foul play

Police is yet to ascertain whether the girl committed suicide or was murdered.

17 Sep 2019 2:00 PM

Delhi Police have taken a father-son duo, both US citizens, into custody for flying a drone near Rashtrapati Bhavan here. (Photo: File)

2 US citizens arrested for flying drone near Rashtrapati Bhavan

Police have recovered a few photographs of the high-security Central Secretariat area captured through the video camera fitted in the drone.

16 Sep 2019 2:20 PM

At a time when imposition of heavy fines for violation of traffic rules is evoking public anger in parts of the country, Rachakonda police commissionerate in Greater Hyderabad is trying an innovative method to make the motorists follow the rules. (Photo: Twitter/ @RachakondaCop)

Cops award traffic violators with helmets instead of challans in Hyderabad

Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic) Divya Charan Rao launched the innovative drive on Saturday.

15 Sep 2019 12:46 PM

Fights erupted in Hong Kong on Saturday with political rivals trading blows in a mall and Beijing supporters using Chinese flags to assault opponents on a street, deepening the city's polarisation after months of pro-democracy protests. (Photo: AFP)

Fights break out as Hong Kong's polarisation deepens

Fights later broke out between pro-China and pro-democracy supporters in Amoy Plaza, a shopping centre on the other side of the harbour.

14 Sep 2019 2:37 PM

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