Policing The Police
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Delhi HC orders two police officers to compensate man for illegally detaining him for half an hour
The court said that the person’s liberty had been deprived.
Scroll Staff
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Indian police often use illegal detentions to stifle dissent. Could a Delhi HC order change that?
On Monday, at the High Court’s direction, a student activist put under unlawful preventive detention lodged a complaint against the Delhi Police.
Vineet Bhalla
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Explainer: How ‘zero FIRs’ have become the latest battleground between state police forces
The Delhi Police registered a zero FIR against a Deoghar DC, who had complained against BJP MPs for violating safety protocols for getting a flight clearance.
Umang Poddar
Trending
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Lawyer Vrinda Grover says police should be held accountable for arbitrary arrests
The advocate, who represented Mohammed Zubair, also said there was strategy to manufacture offences based on ‘perceived hurt to religious sentiments’.
Scroll Staff
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From Tajinder Bagga to Jignesh Mevani, political arrests make India look like a banana republic
Weaponising the police for political ends is a dangerous trend for Indian democracy.
Arunabh Saikia
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‘Killed after snatching officer’s gun’: Why India has the clumsiest police force in the world
The reason we keep getting the same story about ‘gun-snatching encounters’ is because it is mandated by late-20th century human rights jurisprudence.
Prashant Iyengar
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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What can India do to combat police brutality and bias?
Urgent reforms must be implemented so that rule of law prevails, not the rule by force.
Rohan Deshpande
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In unprecedented action, Delhi Police stage protest against assault by lawyers
The protestors demanded decisive action against the assailants.
Vijayta Lalwani
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In charts: Only 7% of India’s police force is women. This hurts investigations into gender violence
Ninety nine percent of sexual assaults in the country go unreported.
Nithya Subramanian
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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As instances of police frisking people on suspicion fell, so did crime rates in New York
The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policies were held as an essential crime-fighting tool but was criticised for racial profiling.
Joe Sexton, ProPublica
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There may be many reasons to criticise UP Police but detaining donkeys is definitely not one of them
Everyone had a good laugh but it turned out that UP Police had nothing to do with the arrests.
Sam Jawed, altnews.in
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Delhi: Senior police officer transferred after picture shows Radhe Maa sitting on his chair
The Delhi Police initiated an inquiry into the incident after the picture surfaced on social media.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces