Law And Order

Hitting out at the West Bengal government over the death of a Bharatiya Janata Party worker in the state, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being biased

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Tuesday said his government will take strict action against anyone who tries to disturb the state's peace and harmony, days after the police crackdown against radical preacher Amritpal Singh. Police on Saturday launched a major crackdown against Singh and members of his outfit 'Waris Punjab De'. The preacher, however, gave the police a slip and escaped their dragnet when his cavalcade was intercepted in Jalandhar district. In his first reaction to the police action, Mann said he received several calls from people praising his government. "People are telling me, you have done a good job. There should be peace and harmony in Punjab. In this matter, we will support you," Mann said in a video message. Mann said Punjab's peace, harmony, and the country's progress were his top priorities. We will not spare any force working against the country, the CM said, adding people have given a responsibility to the AAP by giving it a huge mandate in the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Uttar Pradesh was once known for gangsters and poor law and order, but is now identified as a state that is progressing rapidly. Addressing a programme here in which appointment letters were handed over to more than 9,055 sub-inspectors of police, platoon commanders of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and firefighters, Modi said, "There was a time when Uttar Pradesh was known for mafia and a poor law-and-order situation. Today, it is known for better law and order and as a state that is progressing rapidly." The recorded video message of the the prime minister was played at the programme, which was attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, among others.

While addressing a press briefing at the Mumbai residence of former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Matoshree, it appeared Mann was dodging the question on Ajnala violence

Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh expressed grave concern over the Ajnala incident where the supporters of Sikh preacher Amritpal laid siege on the police station

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday expressed his approval to Lt Governor VK Saxena meeting deputy commissioners of Delhi Police over law and order situation in the city. In a Hindi tweet, Kejriwal claimed the law and order situation in Delhi has "deteriorated very much" in the last one year and the LG should hold such meetings more frequently. "The law and order in Delhi has deteriorated very much in the last one year. It felt good to know that the LG finally held a meeting over law and order. The LG should pay attention on law and order and hold such meetings frequently," the chief minister tweeted. Saxena on Tuesday said the recent Kanjhawla hit-and-drag incident and the Shraddha Walkar murder case exhibit a "glaring lacuna" in policing at the field level and urged the DCPs to rectify it. Addressing the DCPs' conference at the Delhi Police headquarters here, the LG also flagged a host of issues, including corruption, high-handedness of police and investigation loopholes.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will on Thursday hold a high-level meeting of officers to evaluate the law and order situation in the state

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the confidence of citizens in the due process of law and the protection of liberty rests in the judiciary which is "guardians of liberties". Delivering a lecture here, the CJI emphasized through the lives of the members of the bar, who fearlessly espouse those causes, the flame of liberty burns bright even today. Delivering the Ashok H Desai memorial lecture at the Y B Chavan Center here, he referred to a theft case where a man would have spent 18 years in jail had the SC not intervened to say "trust us to be guardians of the liberties of our citizens". The event was organised by the Bombay Bar Association. Yesterday in a seemingly innocuous case, where an accused was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in sessions trial for theft of electricity, the trial judge forgot to say that the sentences will run concurrently. "So then the consequence was that this person who had stolen electricity equipment like poles would have to

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday asserted that that the law and order situation has improved in the state in the past five years "with the crime graph showing a steep decline". Opposition CPI(M), however, rebuffed the assertion, claiming that the state has never experienced such lawlessness where rival camp leaders are attacked and stopped from carrying out political activities. Saha, who chaired a meeting of senior police officers during the day, said that cases of assault, rape and murder have decreased in Tripura since 2018, after the BJP formed government in the state. "Today, I held a high-level meeting with the director general of police and district superintendents of police (SPs) to review the prevailing law and order situation. The reports submitted to me showed a steep decline in all crimes, be it hurt, assault, rape or murder. "In case of hurt or assault, an overall 40 per cent decline was registered since 2018. Cases of murder and rapes are also dwindling

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Senior BJP MLAs Brijmohan Agrawal, Shivratan Sharma and Ajay Chandrakar said that the incidents of rape, murder, looting and blackmailing were on the rise in the state

Addressing the issue of increasing the retirement age of judges in the apex and high courts, the Union Minister for Law and Justice said that there is no proposal to do so currently

In a statement, Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva made "a special appeal" to people, especially the youth, to support the three forces and the police to maintain law and order in country

Referring to the killing of scrap collectors in a blast in Kannur district, CM Pinarayi Vijayan slammed Congress-led UDF for using it to portray danger to the law and order situation in Kerala

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday held a meeting with officials regarding the law and order situation ahead of Kanwar Yatra, Bakrid and other upcoming festivals

The home ministry is committed to achieving the conviction rate of up to 90 per cent and providing a citizen-friendly and effective criminal justice system in the country: Shah

The Jharkhand High Court on Wednesday slammed the Hemant Soren's government over the deteriorating law and order situation and sought a report from the state govt

A huge police force led by senior officers cleared the area, arresting over 20 activists.

"We are keeping a watch on law and order, and also ensuring that communal harmony is maintained," he said.

Police Inspectors of all the police stations have been instructed to interact with community leaders of their respective areas to maintain peace and harmony, he said.