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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Exaggerations, silences and treasure: Kerala’s Arabian tale of migration to the ‘Gulf’
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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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: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana