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Madras HC sentences IPS officer to 15-day imprisonment in contempt case filed by Dhoni

Dhoni had filed the contempt of court case against IPS officer G Sampath Kumar for having allegedly made contumacious remarks against the Supreme Court and High Court.

Maharashtra’s 1st female police chief was called Jhansi ki Rani. She exposed a corrupt DIG

In this candid account of her thirty-six years in Indian law enforcement, Meeran Chadha Borwankar details the sensational cases that defined her career.

Who’s Prabhakar Chaudhary? IPS officer facing 18th transfer in 8 yrs after lathicharge on kanwariyas

Bareilly SSP Prabhakar Chaudhary was transferred hours after taking action against ‘unruly’ kanwariyas Sunday and terming their actions as a ‘clash of egos’.

Coimbatore DIG’s ‘suicide’ shocks Tamil Nadu, loved ones remember him as ‘positive & kind person’

Police say C Vijayakumar was suffering from 'OCD, depression', a claim dismissed by friends & colleagues. AIADMK says his alleged suicide 'raises suspicions', demands CBI probe.

‘Victims of TN custodial torture were offered bribes to retract statement against ASP’

At least five torture victims have allegedly been offered money to change their testimony against IPS officer Balveer Singh, according to a lawyer as well as one of the victims.

‘Chief justice calling’: How Bihar IPS officer ‘conned’ DGP into withdrawing liquor case

IPS Aditya Kumar has 'gone underground'. He & one Abhishek Agarwal plotted to get liquor case withdrawn, for which Agarwal called DIG posing as Bihar HC chief justice, police say.

Rags to riches — an IPS officer’s journey from police to youth icon

Published by HarperCollins India, ‘Win All Your Battle’ by Vishwas Nangre Patil will be released on 14 July on ThePrint’s SoftCover.

Senior Karnataka IPS officer Amrit Paul arrested in police recruitment scam

Commenting on the arrest of the ADGP rank officer, CM Basavaraj Bommai said the government had given a free hand to the CID and hence, they took action based on evidence.

N.C. Asthana — Retired IPS officer goes from ‘police brutality’ critic to cheerleader in 6 months

On Saturday, retired IPS officer shared purported video of Uttar Pradesh Police personnel thrashing riot accused with batons in custody, calling it a 'very beautiful scene'.   

NIA arrests gallantry awardee IPS officer for ‘leaking sensitive documents’ to Lashkar-e-Taiba

Arvind Digvijay Negi, who had served in the NIA for over a decade, was on the agency’s radar for a year and was called for questioning twice last year.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?