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Bengaluru Lokayukta targets officials over suspected illegal wealth accumulation
Lokayukta officials raided locations linked to eight government officers, including a Joint Commissioner of Transport, for alleged asset accumulation

Published on Jan 08, 2025 10:46 AM IST
PTI |
Illegal truck parking on Chandivali Farm Road irks residents
Around 130 residents of Shapoorji Pallonji Vicinia have written a letter to the joint commissioner of police (traffic) requesting action on heavy vehicles parked illegally on the Chandivali Farm Road

Updated on Aug 02, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Ludhiana: Shop owners to keep record of sale of army, police uniforms
To ensure law-and-order situation and prevent crime in the city, joint commissioner of police (JCP, city) Saumya Mishra on Tuesday issued orders to shopkeepers selling police, homeguard, paramilitary and army uniforms to keep a record of the sale and identity of the buyer

Updated on May 16, 2023 11:42 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Traffic cops collect ₹1.18 crore fine, register 404 FIRs against wrong-side drivers in 20 days
Mumbai traffic police collected ?1.18 crore in fines and issued challans to 34,677 motorists for wrong-side driving violations. They seized 3,982 licenses and 461 vehicles.

Updated on May 01, 2023 12:41 AM IST
‘Vengeful’ man arrested for sending Sadak-2 actor to Sharjah with drugs in audition prop
During the probe, the crime branch officials learnt that Paul is the mastermind and wanted to take revenge on the actor’s mother - Premila Pereira therefore he along with Ravi hatched a plan to frame her daughter and sent her to UAE carrying a trophy stuffed with drugs - purportedly for the audition of an international web-series

Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:31 AM IST
NRI settled in New Zealand arrested in loan fraud case
Anil Gaikwad, a 41-year-old man settled in New Zealand, was arrested by Mumbai's EOW for his role in a car loan fraud case registered nine years ago. Gaikwad had taken a loan of ?10 lakhs for purchasing a Toyota Innova car and submitted a fake Registration Certificate (RC) to the bank which later turned out to be the number of a Maruti Suzuki Swift car. In all, 16 loans were taken in which the bank was cheated to the tune of ?1.57 crores.

Updated on Apr 16, 2023 01:02 AM IST
Khatri had threatened Solanki 3 days before suicide, police tell special court
IIT-Bombay student Arman Iqbal Khatri has had his police custody extended for two days over charges of abetting his batchmate Darshan Solanki's suicide. Khatri had allegedly threatened Solanki with a paper cutter after being abused over his religion. Solanki killed himself three days later. Solanki's phone has been sent for a forensic test, and statements from other students are to be recorded. Khatri's phone has also been sent for analysis. The court has been set up to deal with cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Charul Shah, Mumbai
Solanki’s father brings up caste discrimination in letter to SIT
The father of the IIT-Bombay student who died by suicide claimed that his son faced harassment due to his caste, and provided evidence to support his claim

Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Ludhiana’s shoe store owner stabbed to death with ice pick, 2 booked
Ludhiana police probing motive as scooter-borne accused fled with packet containing cash; family claims trader remained unattended on road for half an hour

Updated on Apr 11, 2023 11:15 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Repeat offences of rash, reckless driving may soon be non-bailable
Maharashtra proposes to make repeat offences of rash driving, speeding and reckless driving non-bailable, with an FIR to be registered against drivers fined multiple times. The proposal has been sent to the central government.

Updated on Apr 05, 2023 12:36 AM IST
PMC closes one alternate road to reduce traffic congestion in Mohammadwadi-NIBM
Pune Municipal Corporation closed down an alternate route causing acute traffic jams and chaos after the main Mohammadwadi-NIBM Link Road was shut down. Residents have alleged that the decision was made without proper planning or consultation with the traffic department and citizens. The issue was brought to the attention of the joint commissioner of police who has directed the traffic department to expedite the deployment of traffic constables to provide relief to the residents.

Updated on Apr 04, 2023 11:04 PM IST
Vehicle lifters’ gang busted in Ludhiana, 13 cars recovered
the accused were planning another robbery when they were arrested from a vacant plot in Ayali Kalan village on Ferozepur Road

Updated on Dec 05, 2020 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times/Ludhiana | HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Three members of ‘Gulel Gang’ arrested in Ludhiana
The gang would break parked vehicles’ windows with slingshots and make away with valuables; five cases lodged between July and August solved after gang members’ arrest

Updated on Aug 24, 2020 09:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Ludhiana | HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Delhi Minorities Commission chairman booked under sedition charges
The FIR was filed on the complaint of a Vasant Kunj resident. The complaint reached the Lodhi Colony office of the anti-terror squad, special cell, through the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Safdarjung Enclave. HT has a copy of the FIR.

Updated on May 03, 2020 12:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Karn Pratap Singh
4 five-star Mumbai hotels get emails threatening ‘bomb blast by Lashkar-e-Taiba’: Police
The anti-terrorism squad (ATS) and crime branch officials are conducting parallel inquiries. However, a crime branch official said the email appears to be a hoax. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) has been deployed in the premises of the hotels.

Updated on Feb 20, 2020 06:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Delhi police start online facility for obtaining licences for public performances
Joint commissioner of police (licensing) Prabhakar said that the list of open venues excludes 26 premises and prominent hotels, which already have valid online licences to hold such events.

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 10:33 PM IST
New Delhi |
Karn Pratap Singh
‘Found the gun in a car’: Minor to Delhi cops, after bullet kills a friend
Shooting was reported around 10:30 am Friday morning from the Shakarpur showroom where all the three boys were present, including the accused minor, who used to work there as a cleaner.

Updated on Aug 02, 2019 08:46 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Athlete from Shamli held for molesting, assaulting woman near JLN stadium
The arrested athlete, identified by his first name Waqar, was also training at the stadium to participate in the 800-metre category racing events and also to qualify in physical eligibility tests for getting a job in the armed forces.

Updated on Apr 06, 2019 04:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Karn Pratap Singh
Women police squads formed to curb hooliganism in Delhi on Holi
A ban has been imposed on sale of rubber balloons measuring more than two inches when uninflated, to discourage people from hitting pedestrians with water-filled balloons and avoid repetition of last year’s complaints of college students who alleged they were hit with “semen-filled” balloons.

Published on Mar 20, 2019 08:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Karn Pratap Singh
On Women’s Day, snatchers drag 53-year-old on Delhi road
Two men on a motorcycle snatched the bag of 53-year-old Shobha Kanwar, while she was standing outside a residential colony in west Delhi’s Janakpuri. A video of the woman being dragged by her saree surfaced on social media on Monday.

Updated on Mar 12, 2019 07:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Anvit Srivastava
Crime Branch, once the pride of Mumbai Police, now just another unit of the force
After seeing off gangsters, force struggles with new crimes; experts say intelligence-gathering hit by transfers

Updated on Mar 09, 2019 03:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Manish K PathakOver 450 medium, heavy goods vehicles denied entry into Delhi
More than 450 heavy and medium goods vehicles were sent back from Delhi borders due to a three-day ban on their entry till Sunday, authorities said. According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Alok Kumar, 1,559 vehicles were checked and 1,078 vehicles were allowed entry from 11 pm on Friday till 6 am on Saturday.

Updated on Nov 11, 2018 12:17 PM IST
New Delhi |
Press Trust of India
Heavy goods vehicles to be banned from entering Delhi after 11pm for three days
A government order said the Supreme Court mandated Environment Protection (Prevention and Control) Authority, or EPCA, had recommended keeping all trucks out of Delhi for three days after Diwali.

Updated on Nov 08, 2018 07:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
3 FIRs and 2 rallies: Blame game over ruckus at Delhi’s Signature Bridge continues
The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered three First Information Reports (FIRs) pertaining to the violence between the BJP and the AAP during the inauguration of the Signature Bridge on Sunday.

Updated on Nov 08, 2018 09:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Six arrested in Jharkhand for robbery at retired judge’s home
The arrested men included the domestic help and two men who were present in the house at the time of the robbery.

Published on Sep 21, 2018 01:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Traffic police install railings at Marine Drive to stop jaywalking
Apart from railings, the traffic police have sought help from volunteers to stop people from jaywalking

Updated on Jun 18, 2018 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | , Mumbai
Megha SoodExternment is effective preventive action, sure to scare person in question, say Joint commissioner of police, Pune
The recommendation for externment is made at the police station level, following which the assistant commissioner of police conducts an inquiry into the recommendation.

Updated on Apr 05, 2018 04:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent