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Patna, March 16 – Following back-to-back police encounters in Bihar’s Saran and Patna districts, Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar said on Monday that authorities are taking firm action against criminals in accordance with the law.The statement came after an encounter took...

Patna, March 16 – A suspected liquor trader was injured and arrested during a police encounter in Saran district, Bihar, officials said on Monday.The incident occurred in the border area between the Mashrakh and Panapur police stations late Sunday night.According to an official, the accused...

Chennai, March 16 – A man wanted in connection with a major robbery case was killed in a police encounter near the Madhavaram Roundabout in north Chennai on Monday morning, police said.The deceased, identified as Thoppai Ganesh, was accused in several criminal cases, including murder and armed...

Chennai, March 16 A high-profile criminal, allegedly involved in over 30 criminal cases, including five murders, was killed in a "police encounter" early Monday morning in the Madhavaram area of the city, a police official said.The deceased, identified as Thoppai Ganesan, was a key suspect in...

New Delhi, March 10 Two shooters wanted in the murder of a businessman in outer-north Delhi's Bawana were arrested after an exchange of fire with police in Rohini, an official said on Tuesday.Seven people have been arrested in the case so far, they said.The accused — Mohammad Irfan (40) and...

New Delhi, March 10 Two individuals wanted in connection with the murder of a businessman in Bawana, a suburb of north Delhi, were arrested after a brief exchange of fire with the police in the Rohini area, an official said on Tuesday.The incident occurred in Rohini, Sector 34, when police...

Basti (UP), March 6 A man accused of shooting a 18-year-old woman to death was arrested after an encounter with police in the Kalvari area here, an officer said on Friday.The accused sustained a bullet injury to his right knee during the exchange of fire, he said.Additional Superintendent of...

Dantewada, March 5 A Naxalite, who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.The gunfight took place on Wednesday night in forested hills under the Geedam police station area when a...

Ghaziabad/Lucknow, March 3 The second accused in the attack on YouTuber Salim Ahmed alias Salim Wastik, who was injured in a police encounter in Ghaziabad earlier on Tuesday, has succumbed to his injuries during treatment, Uttar Pradesh Police said.Additional Director General (STF and Law and...

Ghaziabad/Lucknow, March 3 The second accused in the brutal attack on YouTuber Salim Ahmed alias Salim Wastik was seriously injured in a police encounter in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram area on Tuesday, a senior official said.In a statement issued on Tuesday evening in Lucknow, Additional Director...

Lucknow, March 2 An accused who was wanted in connection with the alleged stabbing of a YouTuber died after being injured in an encounter with the police in the Loni area of Ghaziabad, officials said.According to Loni Police Station House Officer (SHO) Mukesh Singh Solanki, the deceased...

Lucknow, March 1 An accused who was wanted in connection with the alleged stabbing of a YouTuber died after being injured in an encounter with the police in the Loni area of Ghaziabad on Sunday night, officials said.According to Loni Police Station House Officer (SHO) Mukesh Singh Solanki, the...

Gurdaspur, March 1 The family of Ranjit Singh, one of the accused in the murder of two police officers in Gurdaspur, who was killed in an encounter with the police, staged a protest on Sunday demanding a CBI investigation into his death.The family also demanded a fresh autopsy by the PGIMER in...

Saharanpur (UP), March 1 A criminal wanted in a case involving the slaughter of a cow was injured in an encounter with police in the Nagal area here, officials said on Sunday.Station House Officer (SHO) Rajkumar Chauhan said during routine patrolling and vehicle checks on the...

Gurdaspur, February 28 Punjab Cabinet ministers Lal Chand Kataruchak and Laljit Singh Bhullar met the family of ASI Gurnam Singh on Saturday, who was one of two police officers killed in Gurdaspur a few days ago, to express their condolences.Assistant sub-inspector Singh and home guard Ashok...

Gurdaspur, February 27 One of the three men arrested by the police for the murder of police personnel in Gurdaspur blamed the other two accused, one of whom was killed in a police encounter.The police have identified Ranjit Singh (19), Inderjit Singh (21), and Dilawar Singh (19) for their...

Gurugram, February 27 Gurugram Police arrested a wanted criminal who carried a reward of Rs 25,000 after a brief encounter near Pachgaon chowk, officials said on Friday. The accused had escaped from a jail in Uttar Pradesh in January.The police said the accused opened fire on the police team...

Chandigarh, February 27 Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar on Friday sought an impartial probe into the death of Ranjit Singh, one of the three accused in the murder of two police officers in Gurdaspur, in an encounter with police.His statement came amid questions raised by Ranjit's family over the...

Chandigarh, February 27 – Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday urged the Punjab government to initiate an impartial investigation to prove its credibility in the killing of a man in a police encounter in the Gurdaspur district.He stated that the version being presented by the police "is...

Gurdaspur, February 26 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira visited the residence of Ranjit Singh, who was killed in an encounter by the police, on Thursday, and said their party stands firmly with his family.Ranjit, a resident of Adhian...