Tag: IPS

Nageswara Rao again takes over duties of CBI Director

Nageswara Rao had earlier been appointed as the interim Director of the premier investigating agency on October 23 after the then CBI Director Verma was divested of his powers and sent on leave.

January 11, 2019

Who is M Nageshwar Rao, the interim CBI Director?

Nageshwar Rao, a 1986 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Odisha cadre, has been serving as Joint Director in the investigating agency since he joined the CBI in 2016.

October 24, 2018

Arvind Saxena appointed new UPSC chief with effect from June 20

Saxena, a 1978-batch Indian Postal Service officer, will take over the charge from incumbent Vinay Mittal.

June 10, 2018

Celebratory firing at farewell party kills IPS officer’s CBI posting dream

The Katihar Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddharth Mohan Jain can be seen singing song from the Indian film, Sholay, and proceeding to fire rounds in the air from his pistol.

May 2, 2018

MHA told to publish data of IPS officers with criminal cases

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to publish data on criminal cases against Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, an RTI activist said on Friday. The direction was given by Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad in an RTI appeal filed by Lucknow-based activist Nutan Thakur. While the MHA had denied …

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March 23, 2018

Police should be seen with people not politicians: Naidu

Highlighting the “serious trust deficit” between the public and police, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said police officers should be seen “more with the people” and maintain a “safe distance” from politicians. Addressing young IPS officers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad, Telangana, Naidu said police must be a friend of …

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February 28, 2018

Arrest warrant issued against Bharati Ghosh, bodyguard

An arrest warrant order was on Saturday issued against former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh following her alleged skipping of several CID summons in connection with an extortion case at Daspur in West Midnapore. The warrant was issued by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (ACJM) court in Ghatal on a CID plea. Ms Ghosh allegedly ignored …

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February 11, 2018

CID raids three more flats of Bharati Ghosh

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials conducted raids and searched three flats linked to former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh at three different locations in the city on Wednesday and recovered cash worth Rs 2.5 crore. The state probe agency, however, stopped short of naming the owner of the residences where searches were conducted. “We can’t …

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February 8, 2018

CID raids houses of former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials on Friday raided the houses of former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh and kept Belda police station officer-in-charge Pradip Rath under closed doors following their alleged involvement in misconduct and extortion from civilians. A senior CID officer said: “We have conducted raids in 12 locations and seized Rs 60 lakh …

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February 3, 2018

Inspecting authorities ensured honest execution of programmes: Naqvi

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday praised the government-appointed inspecting authorities, saying they have ensured “100 per cent honest” execution of the minority affairs ministry’s programmes. The authorities – which comprise mainly of retired IAS and IPS officials – were appointed a year ago to monitor the implementation of the ministry’s schemes. The schemes …

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January 13, 2018

Wife nabbed for ‘helping’ IPS officer cheat in UPSC exam

Tamil Nadu police with help of Hyderabad police arrested Joicy Joy on Tuesday for assisting her husband, Safeer Karim, to cheat in the public recruitment examination in Chennai, according to media reports. Joy has been taken into police custody for alleged role in helping Karim cheat in the civil services examination, according to media reports. The 2015-batch Indian Police …

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October 31, 2017

Maintain good conduct, behaviour towards people: Rajnath to budding cops

Stressing that people approach the police “not for sympathy but empathy”, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asked trainee police officers to maintain professional and intellectual integrity. Addressing probationer officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS) at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (NPA) in Hyderabad, Rajnath said police should focus on being a civilised …

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October 30, 2017

Meet Satyapal Singh, a tough cop, now a MoS

A Mumbai Police commissioner who quit the post to join politics, Satyapal Singh seems to have found his true calling after taking the electoral plunge to become an MP and now a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet. 61-year-old Satyapal Singh wanted to become a scientist before he joined the IPS in 1980 and …

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September 3, 2017

Five IPS officers promoted to DGP grade in J-K

The Jammu and Kashmir government has promoted five Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to the Director General of Police (DGP) grade, an official spokesman said. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here last evening. The cabinet sanctioned the promotion of D R Doley, Navin Agarwal, V K …

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August 10, 2017

Karnataka shunts out police officer Roopa for jail expose

The Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government on Monday transferred controversial Indian Police Service officer D. Roopa days after she exposed the rampant corruption and massive irregularities in the Bengaluru Central Jail, said an official order. "D. Roopa, IPS (Karnataka 2000 batch), Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, is transferred with immediate effect and posted until further orders as Inspector …

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July 17, 2017

Spat between MLA, female IPS officer continues in Haryana

Spat between a Congress legislator and an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Haryana over the issue of "defamation" continued with Rai MLA Jai Teerath Dahiya unsatisfied with inaction on his Breach of Privilege notice moved against IPS officer Bharti Arora, has decided to move the notice again seeking action against the top cop for …

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July 6, 2017

18 IPS, 11 PPS officers transferred in Punjab

In a major reshuffle, the Punjab government has ordered transfer of 18 IPS officers and 11 PPS (Punjab Police Service) officers with immediate effect. Officers who were transferred included a Director General of Police (DGP), 13 Inspector General of Police (IGP) and three Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP). DGP Hardeep Dhillon, who is currently holding …

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April 25, 2017