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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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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: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains