Tag: Scotland Yard

Gun fired outside London mosque during Ramadan prayers, no injuries reported

Worshippers at the Seven Kings Mosque in Ilford were part-way through evening prayers late on Thursday when the sound of a gunshot rang out.

May 10, 2019

Indian-origin pregnant woman killed in arrow attack in UK; baby survives

The baby is fighting for his life in hospital following the attack on Monday evening in Ilford area of east London.

November 14, 2018

FATF team in Pakistan for 12-day ‘On-site Inspection’ of efforts against terror funding

The APG delegation comprises experts from Britain's Scotland Yard, US Department of Treasury, Financial Intelligence Unit of Maldives, Indonesian Ministry of Finance, Peoples' Bank of China, and the Justice Department of Turkey.

October 8, 2018

22 injured in ‘terrorist incident’ on London underground train

An improvised explosive device (IED) on Friday went off on an underground train during the morning rush hour at a busy station in London, leaving at least 22 people injured, in what Scotland Yard called a “terrorist incident”. The explosion happened on a District Line Tube as the train pulled into Parsons Green station in...

September 15, 2017

Knife-wielding man arrested outside Buckingham Palace

A knife-wielding man was arrested following a confrontation with police outside the Buckhingman Palace here. Scotland Yard said two male officers suffered minor injuries. The incident occurred after the man, believed to be in his early 20s, stopped his car at traffic lights next to a police van outside the Mall roundabout near Spur Road...

August 26, 2017

999: World’s oldest emergency no turns 80-yr-old today in UK

The world's oldest emergency helpline 999 on Sunday completed 80 years of its existence in the UK with Scotland Yard celebrating the "cornerstone" of the British policing by organising several events. In the early days of the 1930s, just 24 staff in the old Victoria Embankment headquarters of the Metropolitan Police dealt with a couple...

July 2, 2017

Scotland Yard unveils heightened security plan for Wimbledon

There will also be a more visible armed police presence throughout the fortnight-long championship.

June 29, 2017

Mallya will be extradited soon, can’t fix time frame: VK Singh

Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, VK Singh on Tuesday said beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya will be brought back to India soon but the Centre cannot "fix the time frame". Speaking to the media here ahead of the hearing on Mallya's extradition case at a London court, Singh said: "He is in the UK....

June 13, 2017

4 detained in UK counter terrorism operation

Four persons were arrested and one injured during a counter terrorism operation in London and Kent in England, the Metropolitan Police said on Friday. Officers said the operation on Thursday night was not related to an arrest earlier in the day in Westminster when a man was detained on suspicion of terror offences after being caught carrying several...

April 28, 2017

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya arrested in London by Scotland Yard

Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya was on Tuesday arrested by Scotland Yard in London. He will be presented before a court in Westminster. Earlier in February, India had handed over a request for Mallya's extradition to the UK High Commission, saying it had a legitimate case against him in on charges of financial irregularities and...

April 18, 2017

Scotland Yard identifies London terror attacker

Scotland Yard on Thursday formally identified the London terror attacker as 52-year-old Khalid Masood, who was known to police, the BBC reported. Masood was born in Kent and detectives believe he was most recently living in the West Midlands.  Masood was not the subject of any current investigations and there was no prior intelligence about...

March 23, 2017

Indian-origin woman officer sues Scotland Yard over racism

An Indian-origin female officer is among three policewomen suing Scotland Yard over racism and sexism claims, a media report said on Sunday. Police Constable Usha Evans, Detective Constable Nighat Hubbard the Metropolitan Police's first Muslim policewoman to be awarded an honour by the Queen and Hubbard's colleague Catherine Bell allege they had faced discrimination from...

March 12, 2017