Dhule

Anti-terrorist commando shoots himself in Mumbai

Press Trust of India | Friday April 26, 2013

A 25-year-old commando of Maharashtra's elite counter-terrorism unit 'Force One', allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service pistol on the terrace of the Kalina police campus today, the police said.

Maharashtra cop in ICU after he was allegedly attacked with a sword by sons of a corporator

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With IANS inputs) | Thursday March 28, 2013

Ten days after a policeman was beaten up by several Maharashtra legislators in the state assembly complex, an Assistant Police Inspector was attacked with a sword, allegedly by the son of a former corporator in Dhule.

Now another cop attacked in Maharashtra by sons of a corporator

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday March 27, 2013

Ten days after a policeman was beaten up by several Maharashtra legislators in the state assembly complex, another policeman was attacked by the sons of a former corporator in Dhule, police said here Wednesday.

Dhule riot report: Police firing excessive

Reported by Rashmi Rajput; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday February 12, 2013

A Maharashtra Police report on the January 6 Dhule riots in the state has indicted cops of firing "in excess".

Four arrested for BJP worker's murder

Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2013

Four people were arrested from Dhule district in Maharashtra in connection with the murder of BJP worker Kishor Gondhali, police said.

Six policemen arrested for allegedly vandalising homes during Dhule riots

Edited by Samira Shaikh (with IANS inputs) | Friday February 8, 2013

Six policemen have been arrested for allegedly indulging in vandalism during the communal riots in Machchli Bazaar in Dhule, Maharashtra on January 6. Six people had died and more than 200, including policemen, were injured.

Almost a month after Dhule riots, police faces ire

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday February 2, 2013

The video clip showing policemen indiscriminately firing during the January 6 violence in Dhule in Maharashtra has created a lot of outrage. Shockingly, even women seem to have not been spared in the firing.

A month after communal riots, Dhule residents struggle to cope

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday February 1, 2013

Almost a month after communal riots tore through Machchli Bazaar in Dhule, Maharashtra, Jebunissa says she still hears the sound of guns firing.

Maharashtra government orders judicial probe into Dhule riots

Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 15, 2013

The Maharashtra Government today ordered a judicial investigation into the recent communal riots in Dhule, a city in North Maharashtra.

Girl rescued from brothel says cop hit her and fiance, refused to file complaint

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 12, 2013

A girl, who was allegedly kidnapped and later rescued from a brothel in Dhule district last week, has complained to the city police that their counterparts in Ahmednagar had refused to register a complaint and a senior policemam even hit her and her ...

The Maharashtra riots in which five dead, 400 were injured

Imtiaz Jaleel | Tuesday January 8, 2013

The death toll from the riots in the communally-sensitive town of Dhule in Maharashtra has climbed to five. A person in hospital, being treated for injuries from Sunday's police firing, died this morning.

Clashes in Maharashtra town: 4 people killed, over 500 injured

Reported by Rashmi Rajput, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Tuesday January 8, 2013

Four people have been killed and over 500 people - including 113 policemen - injured after clashes broke out between members of two communities at Dhule in north Maharashtra, official sources said.

4 killed, around 176 injured in clashes in Maharashtra's Dhule town

Rashmi Rajput | Monday January 7, 2013

Four people have been killed and around 176 people, including 113 policemen, injured after clashes broke out between members of two communities at Dhule in north Maharashtra, official sources said.

Two killed, around 90 injured in clashes in Maharashtra town

Edited by Samira Shaikh | Sunday January 6, 2013

Two people have been killed and around 90 people, including some policemen, injured after clashes broke out between members of two communities at Dhule in north Maharashtra, official sources said.

First H1N1 death in Mumbai: Swine flu claims pregnant woman

Mid-Day.com | Friday April 13, 2012

Swine flu claimed the first life in the city yesterday, with a 23-year-old woman from Dhule succumbing to the H1N1 virus at JJ hospital, a day after delivering a dead foetus eight months into pregnancy. Trushali Laxman Divade was rushed to JJ hospita...