Police Excesse

The Editors Guild of India today said it was extremely disturbed by the manner in which the Delhi Police carried out searches and seizures at the homes of the editors of The Wire as well as their office and the newsroom.

The family of a pharmacy owner who died while in the Haryana Police custody has alleged that excessive torture and harassment led to his death.

Hyderabad Stampede: The situation soon turned out of control and a stampede broke out, with excited fans coming in excessive numbers and causing law and order issues. Police lathi-charged to disperse the massive crowd and restore control.

A 22 year old employee of an information technology firm allegedly died due to excess consumption of alcohol during an illegal rave party held in a popular mall in the city last night, police said on Sunday.

In a shocking incident of excessive force used by the police in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat, a policeman were filmed mercilessly hitting a man carrying a child in his arms with laathis on Thursday.

The mysterious deaths of a family and their dog on a California hiking trail that baffled investigators for weeks was down to excessive heat, the local sheriff said Thursday.

A nine-year-old Black girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester, footage released Sunday showed, sparking new outrage over excesses committed by the country's law enforcement.

A 50-year-old woman was gang-raped and murdered allegedly by three men including an occultist and his two disciples on Sunday night in western Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district. Two men have been arrested and a case has been registered against them, police said.

Superstar Rajinikanth has been summoned to help with the investigation into the 2018 violence at the Sterlite factory in Tuticorin -- officially called Thoothukudi -- over a remark that was seen to justify police use of excessive force on protesters. Thirteen people had died as protesters demanding permanent closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper sme...

All police stations in the country and investigation agencies including the CBI, National Investigation Agency and Enforcement Directorate, must install CCTV cameras with night vision and audio recording, the Supreme Court said Wednesday in a landmark order meant to prevent excesses in custody.

Two Indian subsidiaries of German carmaker Volkswagen group have been charged for allegedly selling seven Audi cars fitted with "cheat devices" that are able to deceive excessive pollution emission tests to a Noida businessman, police said on Friday.

Former Supreme Court Judge Madan B Lokur said on Tuesday that judiciary has to be on guard to ensure that the police does not exceed authority in an investigation and see there is a fair probe. His remark comes amid country-wide outrage over police atrocities.

Security footage has been erased at a police station in Tamil Nadu where a man and his son were detained before they died of excessive wounds, allegedly from torture and beatings, an inquiry report submitted to the Madras High Court reveals.

A minor girl died of excessive bleeding after she was allegedly raped by a man, who fled after attempting to strangle her, in a village in Unnao, police said on Wednesday.

The Aligarh Muslim University has decided to file a complaint against the Uttar Pradesh police over "excesses" committed during their crackdown on students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act last month.

The Editors Guild of India today said it was extremely disturbed by the manner in which the Delhi Police carried out searches and seizures at the homes of the editors of The Wire as well as their office and the newsroom.

The family of a pharmacy owner who died while in the Haryana Police custody has alleged that excessive torture and harassment led to his death.

Hyderabad Stampede: The situation soon turned out of control and a stampede broke out, with excited fans coming in excessive numbers and causing law and order issues. Police lathi-charged to disperse the massive crowd and restore control.

A 22 year old employee of an information technology firm allegedly died due to excess consumption of alcohol during an illegal rave party held in a popular mall in the city last night, police said on Sunday.

In a shocking incident of excessive force used by the police in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat, a policeman were filmed mercilessly hitting a man carrying a child in his arms with laathis on Thursday.

The mysterious deaths of a family and their dog on a California hiking trail that baffled investigators for weeks was down to excessive heat, the local sheriff said Thursday.

A nine-year-old Black girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester, footage released Sunday showed, sparking new outrage over excesses committed by the country's law enforcement.

A 50-year-old woman was gang-raped and murdered allegedly by three men including an occultist and his two disciples on Sunday night in western Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district. Two men have been arrested and a case has been registered against them, police said.

Superstar Rajinikanth has been summoned to help with the investigation into the 2018 violence at the Sterlite factory in Tuticorin -- officially called Thoothukudi -- over a remark that was seen to justify police use of excessive force on protesters. Thirteen people had died as protesters demanding permanent closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper sme...

All police stations in the country and investigation agencies including the CBI, National Investigation Agency and Enforcement Directorate, must install CCTV cameras with night vision and audio recording, the Supreme Court said Wednesday in a landmark order meant to prevent excesses in custody.

Two Indian subsidiaries of German carmaker Volkswagen group have been charged for allegedly selling seven Audi cars fitted with "cheat devices" that are able to deceive excessive pollution emission tests to a Noida businessman, police said on Friday.

Former Supreme Court Judge Madan B Lokur said on Tuesday that judiciary has to be on guard to ensure that the police does not exceed authority in an investigation and see there is a fair probe. His remark comes amid country-wide outrage over police atrocities.

Security footage has been erased at a police station in Tamil Nadu where a man and his son were detained before they died of excessive wounds, allegedly from torture and beatings, an inquiry report submitted to the Madras High Court reveals.

A minor girl died of excessive bleeding after she was allegedly raped by a man, who fled after attempting to strangle her, in a village in Unnao, police said on Wednesday.

The Aligarh Muslim University has decided to file a complaint against the Uttar Pradesh police over "excesses" committed during their crackdown on students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act last month.