Chhattisgarh Police

Two men were allegedly tied to poles and assaulted by four persons, including two security guards of a private company, who accused them of attempting theft in a coal mine area in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.

Former Chhattisgarh minister and senior BJP leader Rajinder Pal Singh Bhatia was found hanging at his residence in Rajnandgaon district of the state on Sunday, in what police suspect is a case of suicide.

Nine members of a family, including four women and a one-year-old girl, were killed and seven others injured on Sunday after the autorickshaw they were travelling in collided with an SUV in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, police said.

A Maoist involved in the 2010 Tadmetla incident in which 76 security personnel were killed was arrested from Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Monday.

The Chhattisgarh government has assigned fresh postings to 20 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the state in a major bureaucratic reshuffle, officials said today.

A Naxal named Muya Sodhi carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh, surrendered to police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Thursday.

A man allegedly raped his eight-year-old niece in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, the police said on Wednesday.

A pastor was assaulted with shoes and slippers inside a police station in Chhattisgarh's Raipur. Some people had accused him and the local Christian community of forcibly converting people in the area. The police had called him in for questioning.

A First Information Report (FIR) is filed against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father by the state police over his comments on boycotting Brahmins.

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by two minors in a government school in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh city, the police said today.

At least two Maoists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Tuesday.

A man died after he allegedly shot himself accidentally with his father's gun during his own birthday celebration in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, police said on Monday.

Two personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), including an Assistant Commandant, were killed in a Maoist attack at Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh today.

A man was arrested in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl, police said today.

Security has been stepped up in Chhattisgarh, particularly in Maoist-affected areas, ahead of Independence Day with intensified patrolling and other measures to prevent any untoward incident, police said on Saturday.

Two men were allegedly tied to poles and assaulted by four persons, including two security guards of a private company, who accused them of attempting theft in a coal mine area in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday.

Former Chhattisgarh minister and senior BJP leader Rajinder Pal Singh Bhatia was found hanging at his residence in Rajnandgaon district of the state on Sunday, in what police suspect is a case of suicide.

Nine members of a family, including four women and a one-year-old girl, were killed and seven others injured on Sunday after the autorickshaw they were travelling in collided with an SUV in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, police said.

A Maoist involved in the 2010 Tadmetla incident in which 76 security personnel were killed was arrested from Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Monday.

The Chhattisgarh government has assigned fresh postings to 20 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in the state in a major bureaucratic reshuffle, officials said today.

A Naxal named Muya Sodhi carrying a reward of Rs 8 lakh, surrendered to police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Thursday.

A man allegedly raped his eight-year-old niece in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, the police said on Wednesday.

A pastor was assaulted with shoes and slippers inside a police station in Chhattisgarh's Raipur. Some people had accused him and the local Christian community of forcibly converting people in the area. The police had called him in for questioning.

A First Information Report (FIR) is filed against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father by the state police over his comments on boycotting Brahmins.

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death allegedly by two minors in a government school in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh city, the police said today.

At least two Maoists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma on Tuesday.

A man died after he allegedly shot himself accidentally with his father's gun during his own birthday celebration in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, police said on Monday.

Two personnel of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), including an Assistant Commandant, were killed in a Maoist attack at Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh today.

A man was arrested in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl, police said today.

Security has been stepped up in Chhattisgarh, particularly in Maoist-affected areas, ahead of Independence Day with intensified patrolling and other measures to prevent any untoward incident, police said on Saturday.