IPS Prashant Kumar appointed as acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh

31 Jan 2024

Prashant Kumar has been named the acting Director General of Police for Uttar Pradesh, succeeding the outgoing acting DGP, Vijay Kumar, who is retiring today. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended his congratulations to Kumar, recognizing his appointment. Kumar, a 1990 batch IPS officer, previously held the position of...

Five accused including ex-DGP, ADGP appear before CBI in ISRO espionage case

27 Jan 2023

In connection to the 1994 ISRO espionage case, five accused appeared at the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) in Thiruvananthapuram for questioning on Friday. Meanwhile, before the CBI five accused who appeared for questioning is Sibi Mathews, former Kerala Director General of Police (DGP); R B Sreekumar, former Gujarat Additional Director...

PM Modi to attend All India Conference of DG’s and IG’s of Police

21 Jan 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the All India Conference of Director Generals (DG's) and Inspector Generals (IG's) of Police at the National Agricultural Science Complex on Saturday in Delhi. The three-day conference will be held from 20-23 January 2023 and will be held in a hybrid format....

41% of rape cases in Rajasthan are false.

17 Jan 2023

In shocking revelation, Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) said 41% of the rape cases registered in the state are false. DGP Mishra said that it is a misconception that Rajasthan ranks first in India in the amount of rape cases, whereas the truth is that Madhya Pradesh ranks first...

Blast in Karnataka was ‘not accidental’ but an ‘act of terror’: Top cop

20 Nov 2022

The state’s top police official said on Sunday that the blast in Karnataka' Mangaluru was “not accidental” but an “act of terror”. “It’s confirmed now. The blast is not accidental but an act of terror with intention to cause serious damage,” the Director General of Police (DGP) wrote in a tweet....

DGP files FIR against ‘The Kerala Story’ after offensive film teaser creates anger

09 Nov 2022

Anil Kant, the director general of police in Kerala, issued a directive on Tuesday ordering Thiruvananthapuram police commissioner Sparjan Kumar to file an FIR against the cast and crew of the movie "The Kerala Story" for allegedly presenting the state as a safe haven for terrorists. In a decade, according...

Telangana DGP urges Maoists to surrender, join society to get treatment

20 Oct 2022

M Mahender Reddy, Telangana's director general of police (DGP), urged all prominent Maoist figures in the state who were afflicted with various illnesses on Wednesday to surrender and join the mainstream of the society to get treatments. According to reports, several top members of the outlawed Communist Party of India...