Madhya Pradesh Police Officer

Top Officer's Medal Cancelled By President Over 'Staged' Encounter Charge

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday October 6, 2017

A top police officer in Madhya Pradesh, honoured 10 years ago for killing a dreaded criminal, has been stripped of his gallantry medal by the President. The encounter that Dharmendra Choudhry was awarded for was staged, the National Human Rights Commission has found.

Constable Drinks Poison In Madhya Pradesh, Blames Officer In Video

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Wednesday October 4, 2017

A head constable committed suicide in his quarters at a police station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district on Tuesday, alleging after he was mentally and physical harassed by the in-charge officer.

Madhya Pradesh Senior Cop Found Dead In His Residence; Suicide Suspected

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 1, 2017

A Sub-Divisional Officer of the Madhya Pradesh Police was today found dead in his official residence in Morena district with bullet wounds in his chest, a senior official said.

Police Officer Performs Rituals At Durga Puja Pandal After No-Show By Priests

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary | Tuesday September 26, 2017

After setting up a Goddess Durga idol for their first-ever Puja celebration, a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand waited for a priest to perform the rituals. And waited. When no priest showed up for hours, they called the police, who responded to their SOS and more.

Woman Killed, 29 Injured As Pick-Up Truck Overturns In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 26, 2017

A woman was killed and 29 others injured when a pick-up vehicle (mini truck) overturned near the Mandsaur's Sitamau police station in Madhya Pradesh this morning, a police officer said.

Conditional Bail To 15 Accused In Sedition Case; Investigating Officer Removed

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 29, 2017

A Burhanpur court granted conditional bail to 15 persons, arrested on sedition charges for celebrating Pakistan's victory over India in the Champions Trophy, even as the Madhya Pradesh Police today removed from field duties the Investigating Officer of the case.

Madhya Pradesh IAS Officer Claims Threat To Life From Mining Mafia

India News | Press Turst of India | Sunday June 18, 2017

Police have provided additional security to a woman IAS officer posted in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, after she claimed threat to her life from the sand mining mafia.

Mandsaur Firing: No FIRs Against Cops Who Shot Farmers In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Written by Sreenivasan Jain, Anurag Dwary, Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday June 13, 2017

Nearly a week after five farmers were allegedly killed in police firing in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district during a protest, a top officer of state police has confirmed to NDTV that no FIR or First Information Report has been filed against the policemen responsible.

Madhya Pradesh Cop, Mocked For Obesity, Admitted To Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 16, 2017

The Madhya Pradesh police officer who was fat-shamed by writer-columnist Shobhaa De on Twitter has been admitted to a private hospital in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh after he took ill. Inspector Daulatram Jogawat, the officer, had fever for the last five days and his food intake had come down to almost zero, said Dr Vipul Garg of Garg Nursing Home wher...

Retired Police Officer Launches Literacy campaign 'Angootha Saaf' In Madhya Pradesh

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Saturday March 4, 2017

A retired police officer in Madhya Pradesh has launched 'Angootha Saaf' campaign in Ater constituency of Bhind district. The campaign was launched on February 18.

Cop Who 'Disappeared' 2 Years Ago Caught From Madhya Pradesh Village

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 3, 2017

A senior police officer in Madhya Pradesh, who allegedly went missing two years ago under mysterious circumstances, was located at a lodge near Kahrgone, about 300 km from the state capital Bhopal, by a police team from Bhopal.

Order Issued To Shoot Anyone Attempting Jailbreak In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 15, 2017

In the wake of growing incidents of jailbreaks in Madhya Pradesh, the authorities have issued orders to shoot anyone trying to escape from prison, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Shoes Carried By Security Officer

India News | Reported by Siddharth Ranjan Das, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Friday January 6, 2017

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan walks in his socks as his shoes are carried by a police officer, in images that have gone viral on social media.

With So Many SIMI Prisoners, This Had To Happen, Says Bhopal Jail Officer

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday November 1, 2016

After the police gunned down eight members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India or SIMI, the top official at the prison that they escaped from in Bhopal has said the jailbreak was waiting to happen. "If you have so many SIMI prisoners (in one place), something like this is bound to happen," he told NDTV today.

Trio Throws Chilli Powder At Policeman During Dussehra Event In Madhya Pradesh

Cities | Associated Press | Wednesday October 12, 2016

Three persons allegedly threw chilli powder into the eyes of a senior police officer as he was trying to prevent them from creating chaos in front of a place of worship in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh on Wednesday during a Dussehra procession, police said.

Madhya Pradesh 20-Year-Old Who Faked Rs 1.8 Crore Job At NASA Arrested

Bhopal News | Written by Siddharth Ranjan Das | Sunday September 25, 2016

Police in Madhya Pradesh arrested Ansar Khan, 20, Friday for wrongly claiming that he was employed with United States' space agency - National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA. A fake identity card, with US president Barack Obama's forged signatures, was also recovered from him.

CISF Woman Officer Falls Off Train Trying To Save Purse From Robber

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 5, 2016

A woman Sub Inspector of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) fell from a train while trying to save her purse from a robber at a railway station in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, Railway Police said on Monday.

8-Year-Old Boy Dies, Baby Critical After Being Given Wrong 'Oxygen'

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 30, 2016

A child died and another was in a critical condition at Maharaja Yeshwantrao Hospital in Indore after they were mistakenly given nitrous oxide, a widely used anaesthetic, to breathe in place of oxygen, a police officer said on Sunday.

Maharashtra Police Officer Charged for Allegedly Raping Civil Services Aspirant

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 26, 2015

A Maharashtra cadre police officer has been booked for allegedly raping a civil services aspirant on pretext of marriage, police said today.

Rs 7 Lakh Under Bed, 5 iPhones, 20 Luxury Watches Found In Clerk's House

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 23, 2015

Assets worth over Rs 60 lakhs and cash worth Rs 7 lakhs, hidden under the bed, was found in a raid at the home of a government clerk in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

Vyapam Scam: CBI Registers Case Against 38

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 26, 2015

CBI today registered an FIR in Vyapam scam against 38 accused including former Officer on Special Duty of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav for alleged irregularities in selection of police officers.

IPS Officer Suspended on Charges of Disproportionate Wealth

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 1, 2014

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Dr Mayank Jain was suspended by the Madhya Pradesh government following recovery of alleged disproportionate assets from his possession by the Lokayukta Police.

Bhopal: Suspended Cop Wanted in MPPEB Scam Surrenders

Bhopal News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 20, 2014

A suspended police officer, who was on the run for last six months as Special Task Force probing Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board's (MPPEB) PMT scam was after him, has surrendered before the STF.

IPS officer searching for Asaram Bapu's son allegedly gets threat call

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 21, 2013

A senior woman IPS officer posted in Surat has allegedly received an anonymous call threatening to kill her if she continues to search for Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai, wanted in a sexual assault case lodged against the father-son duo by two Surat-based sisters.

Chouhan government fined for revealing rape survivors' names

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 5, 2013

The Supreme Court today directed the Madhya Pradesh government to pay Rs 10 lakh as compensation each to the two school-going girls who were gang-raped last year in Betma town of Indore district. The top court also issued show cause notice to a senior police officer asking him why a criminal case should not be lodged against him for disclosing the ...

Army officer, pregnant wife beaten by miscreants

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 17, 2012

An army officer and his pregnant wife were allegedly beaten up by a group of unidentified men at an eatery on Mhow-Pithampur Road in Madhya Pradesh, police said.

Mining mafia allegedly tries to kill woman officer

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 19, 2012

In the backdrop of recent murder of a police officer in Madhya Pradesh, allegedly by a mining mafia member, a woman revenue officer narrowly escaped from meeting a similar fate when she tried to put a leash on illegal excavation of stones at Kusumania village in the district, officials said.

Flourishing illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh: Are politicians involved?

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Saturday March 24, 2012

Almost a month after Indian Police Service(IPS) officer Narendra Kumar Singh was slain by the sand mafia in Morena, an NDTV investigation reveals that illegal mining is still being carried on despite the promises made by the state administration to curb it, perhaps even with some political backing.

MP govt to recommend CBI probe into IPS officer's killing; Congress calls for bandh

Bhopal News | NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday March 13, 2012

Five days after Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Narendra Kumar was run over by a tractor, allegedly by the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, the Congress has called for a bandh in the state today, demanding a CBI probe into the death.

Gave a diamond to Madhya Pradesh govt, they gave me dustbin of ashes: Slain IPS officer's father to NDTV

India News | Reported by Kashish | Monday March 12, 2012

As outrage over the death of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Narendra Kumar - who was allegedly killed trying to stop illegal mining in Madhya Pradesh - grows, his father today hit out at the Madhya Pradesh government and appealed to the police to raise their voice against the incident. Keshav Dev, speaking exclusively to NDTV, said he wants ju...