criminal investigations

Islamabad, April 1 – Pakistan's continued custodial torture reflects serious institutional shortcomings, particularly the lack of adequate training for police forces in modern investigative techniques, such as forensic analysis and evidence-based interrogation methods, according to a report...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 A total of 122 incidents of disorder involving Hindus, Muslims, and Christians were reported in various parts of Odisha during 2025, according to a White Paper tabled in the assembly on Wednesday.The home department said that 106 Hindu-Muslim and 16 Hindu-Christian...

Jammu, March 19 – In response to the rush of pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi temple in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir during the Chaitra Navratri festival, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Udhampur-Reasi range held a crime review meeting on Thursday.According to a police...

Chandigarh, March 10 In a secure operations room in Punjab, screens display call records, digital maps, and intelligence alerts, while phones ring with updates from districts across the state.For the officers inside, it is the nerve center of a relentless battle against organized crime – one...

Vadodara, March 6 Without using the term "love jihad," Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi urged women to help "trapped daughters" who fall victim to men with false identities.Speaking at the 'Kalash Yatra' of Rameshwar Mahadev Temple here, Sanghavi said the BJP government in the...

Chandigarh, March 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that the ongoing anti-drug campaign has fundamentally altered the fight against narcotics by dismantling entrenched networks and ensuring strict enforcement as "Yudh Nashian Virudh" completes one year.In a statement, Mann...

Dhaka, February 27 – Several allegations have emerged from opposition activists, journalists, local businesspersons, and ordinary citizens that the political transition in Bangladesh in August 2024 was exploited to implicate innocent people in legal cases, settle old disputes, and resolve...

New Delhi, February 26 In a significant set of directions, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the CBI and Manipur SITs to provide copies of charge sheets filed by them in the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence cases to the victims and their families.The directions were issued after the top court...

Washington, February 26 – US senators have warned that billions of dollars in suspected fraud related to small businesses during the pandemic era may go unpunished unless Congress quickly extends prosecution deadlines – a move that could affect thousands of restaurant and hospitality owners...

Mumbai, February 24 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday took a firm stand against the misuse of orchestra bar licenses to operate illegal dance bars, stating that the government will propose a provision to permanently cancel the licenses of such bars, which, despite earlier...

New Delhi, February 22 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has set a target of filing 500 charge sheets in money-laundering cases in the current financial year, and investigating officials have been directed to ensure that once a case is registered, the investigation should be completed within one...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 Kerala Police Chief Ravada Chandrasekhar has said that more than 30,000 drug-related cases were registered in the state last year as part of the government's ongoing "D-Hunt" campaign against drug abuse and trafficking.In an interview with

Kathmandu, February 18 Nepal and India have signed an agreement on mutual legal assistance to cooperate in criminal investigations and legal proceedings, the law and justice ministry here said.The Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters was signed on Tuesday during a function...

New Delhi, February 18 The Delhi Police has registered a case against the instant delivery platform, Blinkit, for allegedly selling knives that violate government-prescribed specifications, after it was found that individuals involved in crimes had ordered them online, an official said on...

Kathmandu, February 18: India and Nepal have signed an updated Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in Kathmandu, enabling the competent authorities of the two countries to cooperate in criminal investigations and legal proceedings.Following years of negotiations, the...

Chandigarh, February 16 The Punjab Police conducted 516 raids across the state on Monday, the 27th day of its anti-gangster campaign, and arrested 181 people, officials said.The campaign was launched on January 20, at the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and initiated by...