Chennai Police

Tamil Nadu Journalist, Wife, Mother Killed In Suspected Fridge Blast

Chennai News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 28, 2019

A reporter of a local Tamil news channel was found dead on Thursday along with his wife and mother at their house near Chennai, police said.

On Video, Policeman Heckled By Four "Drunk" Men On Road In Chennai

Chennai News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday June 22, 2019

A policeman was heckled by four men on a road at night in Chennai after he tried to stop them from allegedly drinking in public.

9-Year-Old Girl Donates Savings To Chennai Police For Setting Up CCTVs

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 3, 2019

A nine-year-old school student has donated her savings of Rs 1.50 lakh to the city police for setting up CCTVs in Chennai.

Chennai Filmmaker Killed Wife, Chopped Body, Tattoos Gave Him Away: Cops

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday February 7, 2019

A filmmaker was arrested in Chennai on Wednesday for allegedly murdering his wife, an aspiring actress. The woman's body parts, without the head, were found in a dump yard in the city last month.

Former DMK Lawmaker Misses Flight After Carrying Bullets By Mistake

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 19, 2018

Former DMK lawmaker S R Jayadurai was briefly detained at the airport after five rounds of live bullets were found in his baggage while on his way to Chennai, police said Monday.

No Jail For Nakkheeran Editor, Arrested For "Defamation", Says Court

Tamil Nadu News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday October 9, 2018

The editor of popular Tamil weekly 'Nakkheeran', who was arrested this morning on charges of defamation for allegations against Governor Banwarilal Purohit in an article, will not go to jail. A court in Chennai has dismissed the police's request for the custody of journalist Nakkheeran Gopal.

American Woman, Abandoned By Indian Husband, Sent Back To US: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 16, 2018

The American woman who was found loitering in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram in semi-tattered clothes claiming she had been abandoned by her Indian husband has been sent back home with the assistance of the US Consulate in Chennai, police said Sunday.

1998 Coimbatore Blasts: Man "Hiding Abroad" Arrested After 20 Years

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Chennai Police have arrested a man "hiding abroad" for 20 years, in connection with the 1998 serial bomb blasts in Coimbatore that killed 58 people.

Chennai Ex-Police Commissioner S George Pleads Innocence In Gutkha Scam

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 7, 2018

Former Chennai Police Commissioner S George on Friday said he has not received any money from any gutkha manufacturer.

Dutch Woman Found Dead At Convention Centre Room In Chennai

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 1, 2018

A 24-year old Dutch woman was found dead in her room at a convention centre in Chennai, police said on Friday.

11-Year-Old Chennai Girl Sexually Assaulted By 15 People, Says Mother

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 16, 2018

An 11-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by around 15 people over a period of time at various places inside her apartment campus in Chennai, police said today.

Chennai Criminal Shot Dead By Police Officer In "Self-Defense"

Chennai News | J Sam Daniel | Wednesday July 4, 2018

Anandhan, a history-sheeter, was shot dead by Chennai police on Tuesday. The police said he was killed in self-defense by an officer.

Finnish Woman Tourist Dies in Chennai, Police Suspect Drug Overdose

Chennai News | Written by Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday January 10, 2018

A woman tourist from Finland was found dead in a hotel in Triplicane, one of the oldest neighbourhoods of Chennai, this morning. Helea Nea-Emilia and her boyfriend Palomaki Alekesi Joel Santeri were in India on a tourist visa and had been travelling across the country since November. They arrived in Chennai from Kanyakumari last Tuesday.

Rs 13 Lakh Cash Recovered In Chennai's RK Nagar Which Goes To Polls On Thursday

Chennai News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday December 16, 2017

In its largest recovery of unaccounted cash in poll-bound RK Nagar, Chennai Police today seized close to Rs 13 lakh from a physiotherapy centre. Officials say the cash was meant to be distributed to voters.

Chennai Cop Shot With His Own Gun During Rajasthan Op

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin and Harsha Kumari Singh | Wednesday December 13, 2017

A police inspector from Chennai, who was investigating a recent gold heist in Tamil Nadu, was shot dead in Rajasthan early this morning. He was reportedly chasing the gang involved in the robbery when he was shot at in the state's Pali district.