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    Sathankulam Custodial Death: Sentencing Adjourned to April 2

    Madurai, March 30 A court on Monday criticized the central and state governments for the delay in submitting reports regarding the health, financial status, and conduct of nine police officers convicted in the high-profile Sathankulam custodial death case. The sentencing in the case was...
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    West Bengal Considers Local LPG During Election Period

    Kolkata, March 27 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that LPG produced in the state should not be sent outside the state as long as the current crisis over LPG supply is resolved.At the same time, she also expressed concerns that, following the mass transfers...
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    Gangster Encounter Case: Mumbai Court Drops Charges Against Police

    Mumbai, March 27 A court here on Friday acquitted five Haryana police personnel, including a then sub-inspector, and two others who were accused of the alleged fake encounter of gangster Sandeep Gadoli at a hotel in Mumbai in 2016.Additional sessions judge Prashant Kale found the accused not...
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    West Bengal Elections: Allegations of Bureaucratic Transfers and EVM Security

    Kolkata, March 26 – The Trinamool Congress expressed concerns on Thursday about potential attempts to hack electronic voting machines (EVMs) that will be used in the crucial two-phase elections in West Bengal next month.The party's Member of Parliament from the Jadavpur constituency in South...
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    West Bengal Election: Trinamool Alleges Bias in RO Replacement

    Kolkata, March 25 – The Trinamool Congress approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, seeking the immediate removal of the newly appointed returning officer (RO) for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata. This constituency is where Chief Minister Mamata...
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    Custodial Deaths Case: DMK Criticizes Palaniswami's Handling

    Chennai, March 25 The ruling DMK on Wednesday criticized the AIADMK, demanding to know whether former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami would issue a public apology following the conviction of nine police officers in the Sathankulam custodial deaths case.In its party organ, 'Murasoli', the...
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    HC Extends Stay on FIR Against Sambhal Cops

    Prayagraj (UP), March 25 The Allahabad High Court has extended its interim stay on the order issued by the chief judicial magistrate of Sambhal, directing the registration of FIR against several police officers, including then Circle Officer Anuj Kumar Chaudhary.When the matter came up for...
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    ECI Faces Challenges in West Bengal Poll Management

    Kolkata, March 23 – In a significant development late Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has removed as many as 73 Returning Officers (ROs) in West Bengal, which is scheduled to go to the polls in two phases next month on April 23 and April 29.This development opens a new...
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    Poll-Bound State Transfers: ECI's Rationale Explained

    Kolkata, March 23 – The preliminary hearing at the Calcutta High Court on the public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to transfer several senior bureaucrats and police officers in poll-bound West Bengal concluded on Monday. The ECI’s counsel...
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    PIL Filed in Bengal HC Over Bureaucracy Transfers Ahead of Elections

    Kolkata, March 20 – A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging the transfers of bureaucrats and police officers of the West Bengal cadre ordered by the Election Commission of India (ECI) since the Model Code of Conduct came into force on Sunday.The...
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    West Bengal CM Accuses ECI of Political Interference

    Kolkata, March 19 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to transfer bureaucrats and police officers in the state and also to send many of them on deputation as general and police observers in other...
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    Bengaluru-Ballari Accident: CM Siddaramaiah Provides Support to Victims' Families

    Bengaluru, March 18 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced compensation for the families of three police officers who were killed in a road accident in Chitradurga district, calling the incident "extremely tragic".The Chief Minister said that an ex gratia of Rs five lakh each would be...
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    IPS Officers Challenge Lower Rank Deputations in Uttarakhand HC

    Nainital, March 17 The Uttarakhand High Court, while hearing a plea by two senior IPS officers challenging their central deputation to a post lower than their current rank, has directed the Centre and the Uttarakhand government to file affidavits.A division bench, comprising Chief Justice...
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    EC Transfers 19 Senior Police Officers in West Bengal

    Kolkata, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including the Additional Directors General (ADGs) for North and South Bengal, in another reshuffle ahead of the state assembly elections.IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed as the new ADG for...
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    West Bengal Transfers Delayed as Election Code of Conduct Enforced

    Kolkata, March 16 – Uncertainty is looming over the transfer of several bureaucrats and police officers in West Bengal, ordered just around an hour before the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the two-phase polling dates in the state on Sunday afternoon.The uncertainty stems from...
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    EC Seeks Officer List for 2021 Bengal Violence

    Kolkata, March 10 The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government to provide a list of police officers, including station officers and their senior officials, who were on duty during the post-poll violence in 2021, officials said.A full bench of the EC held a meeting...
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    West Bengal CM Advises Bureaucrats, Police on Election Conduct

    Kolkata, March 9 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday advised state bureaucrats and police officers not to succumb to pressure or disciplinary threats from the Election Commission of India (ECI) or Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.However, the Chief Minister...
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    Retired Army Officer Receives Damages for Illegal Detention and Harassment

    Kollam (Kerala), March 3 A Kerala court has awarded damages of Rs five lakh to a retired army officer for "malicious prosecution" by the police.Principal Munsiff Ragi S directed the state government and six of its police officers to jointly pay the compensation to 54-year-old Willington, a...
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    Unidentified Assaults Increase Security Concerns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    Islamabad, March 1 – Two police officers and six people were injured after unidentified assailants attacked three police installations in Peshawar city, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, local media reported on Sunday.A senior police official stated that the Mattani and Badhber...
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    Amritsar Arrest Links Third Man to Gurdaspur Officer Deaths

    Chandigarh, February 27 The Punjab Police said on Friday that it has arrested the third accused involved in the murder of two police officers found dead in Gurdaspur on February 22.SSP Aditya of Gurdaspur said that the accused, Inderjit Singh, was arrested in Amritsar.On February 22, ASI...
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