Rajesh Kumar PandeyPrayagraj: The Allahabad high court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Uttar Pradesh govt over police negligence that delayed the disposal of a bail application by more than 10 days, holding that repeated failures by police officials to furnish information sought by the court hindered the proceedings.The amount is to…
The matter has been listed for the next hearing on July 23 Gurgaon: Haryana Human Rights Commission has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging custodial torture, physical assault, humiliation and violation of constitutional safeguards by the city police personnel.In an order issued on Monday, the commission directed the police commissioner to preserve CCTV footage from…
Prayagraj: Noting that detaining a person in police custody beyond 24 hours without producing him before a magistrate is illegal, the Allahabad high court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh govt to pay Rs.25,000 as compensation to a Prayagraj resident for unlawful detention.The division bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjay Kumar passed the order…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court remarked that police officers in Uttar Pradesh appear to be more loyal to the ruling dispensation than to the Constitution. Stressing that constitutional governance cannot be held hostage to individual convenience or expediency, the court said the state machinery must remain accountable to the law and the Constitution rather than…
JAMMU: Cracking down on lapses in the handling of crimes against children, the SSP of J&K’s Samba district suspended the SHO of Ramgarh police station, a sub-inspector, two ASIs, and a munshi over allegations of facilitating a compromise in a Pocso case. They have been attached to police lines pending an investigation into the charges.“This…
Rakesh Behera is apparently battling for life at SCB Medical College and Hospital Bhubaneswar: Govt on Sunday removed Niranjan Behera from the post of inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Baranga police station in Cuttack following allegations of custodial torture of a suspect who is apparently battling for life at SCB Medical College and Hospital.The action came amid…
KOLKATA: Police stations in Bengal will have to accept complaints against cop excesses in last five years, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday in Diamond Harbour after his first administrative meeting with top police officers.Speaking to media after the meeting, Adhikari highlighted four categories, saying that alleged victims of political violence, police brutality, harassment against…
