In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old man allegedly attempted suicide by slitting his throat inside a police station where he was brought in connection with a theft case on Thursday, officials said.
A private ambulance lost control and overturned, resulting in the deaths of four individuals and leaving a young girl seriously injured.
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau, under the direct supervision of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, has taken swift action against corruption by arresting the SHO of Cyber Crime Police Station, Fazilka, along with three other police personnel, for taking a bribe of ₹1,00,000 in a case involving a minor's confiscated phone.
A division bench of the MP High Court comprising Chief Justice S K Kait and Justice Vivek Jain ordered the Seoni SP and Dhuma police station SHO to submit signed affidavits explaining in detail why no action was taken in the matter.
Delhi Police mark a historic shift with its first-ever merit-based exam for the appointment of Station House Officer (SHO) in cyber police stations, scheduled for Tuesday, officials said.
In a significant development, the Sub-Judge/Special Mobile Magistrate, Kathua, Amandeep Kour, has directed the SHO of Billawar Police Station to submit Action Taken Report (ATR) on two complaints seeking registration of FIR in the custodial torture of Makhan Din in Billawar in Kathua district.
The Punjab government has directed the Deputy Commissioners (DCs), Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs), Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), and Station House Officers (SHOs) to check corruption in their respective areas.
Disclosing this here on Monday, a spokesperson of the VB said both the aforementioned police officials have been arrested in FIR No. 36 dated 4.8.2024 which was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act at VB police station Patiala range.
A 34-year-old son in Punjab killed his widowed mother after heated arguments over the latter's refusal to give the money received from the government following her husband's death. The victim identified as Jasbir Kaur, 62, was repeatedly hit by her son Satpal Masiah, a labourer following a quarrel on Monday in Shri Hargobindpur areas of Gurdaspur.
Accused Kiran, a native of Attingal has been arrested, police said on Sunday.
