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Thursday, April 23, 2026
TopicPolice officers

Topic: Police officers

Curious case of Jharkhand’s ghost DSPs, SDMs, forest officers. ‘We don’t exist officially’

‘We wear uniform, draw salary, don’t have a post’— over 100 Jharkhand DSPs & Sub-Divisional Magistrates in limbo.

Haryana minister Anil Vij vs SP puts Rule 3 of All India Services to the test

Public rebukes undercut the standing of district police leadership. The SP is not a personal staff officer.

Manipur police officer ambushed, shot dead by suspected Kuki insurgents in Moreh

Chingtham Anand Kumar was shot on the back by a sniper, police fired back at the attackers and a combing operation has been launched, it is learnt.

In Bengal, cops & central agencies play chor-police, trade FIRs — ‘pawns in politics’

State police and central agencies have traded FIRs on murder, criminal conspiracy, and more in last few weeks. Experts blame ‘political control’, warn it’s weakening the steel frame.

Rajender Singh, Delhi supercop who caught ‘superthief’ Bunty, on his greatest hits & a few misses

Known for work on high-profile cases including 2012 Delhi gang-rape, former ACP opens up on his career, what it takes to crack a case — and what he thinks of Shraddha Walkar probe.

28 posts, 78 DGs & ADGs in UP — why experts are calling top-heavy IPS ‘worst-managed cadre’

Both central and state police agencies suffer from acute crunch of mid-level officers like IGs, DIGs, and SPs. But states, especially UP, have more top-ranked officers than they need.

How Congress is trying to get Himachal DGP who’s ‘close to CM’ transferred before polls

Himachal DGP Sanjay Kundu has come under fire from Congress over 'lack of neutrality' & a police recruitment paper leak 'scam'. EC has asked state govt for report, it is learnt.

An Unlikely Police Chief—Ex-DGP BL Vohra’s new book raises key questions on policing in India

Journalist Vijay Kranti, who grew up with Vohra in refugee camps, summed up the latter’s journey: ’He grew up from the son of Bharatnagar to the son of Bharat’.

Gone are Singham & Chulbul Pandey – On Netflix, Amazon, cops are less masala, more material

From She to Paatal Lok and Delhi Crime, police officers on OTT are much more than their uniform. They are ordinary people, who just happen to be cops.

Viral video of Muslim man and woman beating police officer with slippers is from 2018

A 25-second video has been doing the rounds on social media with the claim that a Muslim man and woman beat a police officer in Bareilly for issuing them a fine.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.