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Saturday, October 25, 2025
TopicWitness Protection Scheme

Topic: Witness Protection Scheme

Nitish Katara murder witness battles 37 cases, bullets, poison—Ajay Katara a cautionary tale

Katara is no VIP, but his life is now shrouded in high-level security with police officers on speed dial. His story shows why witnesses to murder hesitate to come forward in India.

SC expands ‘vulnerable witness’ definition, those in civil cases, family matters join list too

Under present definition, only a witness deposing in a criminal case is treated as 'vulnerable'. In order issued 8 April, SC allowed use of Vulnerable Witness Deposition Centres for other jurisdictions too.

Lawyers welcome witness protection scheme, but rue cases it failed to help

The Supreme Court recently approved the witness protection scheme drawn by the home ministry and ordered its immediate implementation.

Supreme Court accepts Centre’s draft witness protection scheme

The draft witness protection scheme, has three categories of witnesses based on the threat perception.

On Camera

The Press is not artillery — neither for the ruling party nor the Opposition: Sachin Sen

The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.