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Mumbai Cop Shoots Video Song On Fight Against Coronavirus
A police constable in Mumbai has produced a video song aiming to spread awareness about the fight against coronavirus and also to boost morale amid crisis.
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"No Short Skirts": Maharashtra College's Diktat Upsets Students
Students of a medical college in Maharashtra have launched a protest after authorities allegedly asked them to not wear short skirts and sit apart from men during events.
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"Seems Like Moral Policing": Top Court On Maharashtra Dance Bar Licences
The Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing in the state.
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Caught On Camera: Cops Thrashing Boy, Abusing Girl In Alleged Moral Policing
Police in Maharashtra's Thane district have been accused of moral policing after a video emerged showing a boy being beaten up allegedly for travelling in an auto-rickshaw with the girl.
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Now, Mumbai Cops Can't Harass Couples Using Sec 110 of Bombay Police Act
This could very well be the end of moral policing in the city - Mumbai Police, who had recently come under a hail of criticism for harassing citizens with the dreaded Section 110 (public indecency) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, have decided they will no longer take action against anyone under that provision.
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After Issuing Circular, Mumbai Police Holds Seminars to Sensitise Cops
The Mumbai Police has issued a circular asking their officials not to enter hotel rooms and flats to take action against consenting couples, there was massive outrage from the public after the police had knocked on doors and rounded up couples for indecent behaviour in Malvani area earlier this month.
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Don't Believe in Moral Policing, Says Mumbai Police After Protests Over Raids on Couples
After a massive outrage over alleged moral policing, the Mumbai Police is now correcting course. Sources have told NDTV that Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has pulled up the Zonal Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Senior Police Inspector of Malvani Police Station.
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Opinion: Mumbai Police Raids Rip Off The City's Cover
Let us not forget, that in a country like India, "Morality" has been the calling card of all political outfits. So be ready to outrage again!
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Mumbai Police Chief Orders Probe Into Raids on Couples in Hotels
Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.
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Mumbai Police Not Moral Police, Says Rakesh Maria
After a couple became a victim of moral policing in Goregaon, allegedly in the name of the commissioner of police, because the woman was sitting with her arm around her boyfriend's waist, Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria has clarified that the Mumbai Police will not indulge in such moral policing.
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New Facebook Group to Block 'Offensive' Posts Against Religious Figures
With the morphed photos of Shivaji and Bal Thackeray leading to violence in Mumbai and Pune - and even the death of a techie earlier this month, a citizen group has decided to take matters into its own hands.
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Blog: Yes, it's jihad
It's a real shocker. Mumbai Police, in an internal circular, has asked cops to monitor activities of a Muslim organisation - Girls Islamic Organisation. Their reason: The organisation is "indoctrinating young women and training them for jihad."
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Mumbai lovers, relax. Police revises its stand.
The Mumbai Police has abandoned a misguided attempt to target couples romancing in parks and beaches, a move which was intended, bafflingly, to make the city safer.
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Judge who released Dhoble 'victims' makes controversial remarks
The Metropolitan Magistrate Special Court at Mazgaon yesterday ordered for the release of nine of the 11 women who were 'rescued' in course of a raid conducted by ACP Vasant Dhoble on June 4, and thereafter detained. The release, however, came hand in hand with some comments from the metropolitan magistrate, which raised eyebrows among a population...
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Defamation case against Mumbai top cop Vasant Dhoble: High Court order expected today
The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...
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Mumbai Cop Shoots Video Song On Fight Against Coronavirus
A police constable in Mumbai has produced a video song aiming to spread awareness about the fight against coronavirus and also to boost morale amid crisis.
-
"No Short Skirts": Maharashtra College's Diktat Upsets Students
Students of a medical college in Maharashtra have launched a protest after authorities allegedly asked them to not wear short skirts and sit apart from men during events.
-
"Seems Like Moral Policing": Top Court On Maharashtra Dance Bar Licences
The Supreme Court today asked the Maharashtra government why it has not allowed a single dance bar to operate and wondered if there was total moral policing in the state.
-
Caught On Camera: Cops Thrashing Boy, Abusing Girl In Alleged Moral Policing
Police in Maharashtra's Thane district have been accused of moral policing after a video emerged showing a boy being beaten up allegedly for travelling in an auto-rickshaw with the girl.
-
Now, Mumbai Cops Can't Harass Couples Using Sec 110 of Bombay Police Act
This could very well be the end of moral policing in the city - Mumbai Police, who had recently come under a hail of criticism for harassing citizens with the dreaded Section 110 (public indecency) of the Bombay Police Act, 1951, have decided they will no longer take action against anyone under that provision.
-
After Issuing Circular, Mumbai Police Holds Seminars to Sensitise Cops
The Mumbai Police has issued a circular asking their officials not to enter hotel rooms and flats to take action against consenting couples, there was massive outrage from the public after the police had knocked on doors and rounded up couples for indecent behaviour in Malvani area earlier this month.
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Don't Believe in Moral Policing, Says Mumbai Police After Protests Over Raids on Couples
After a massive outrage over alleged moral policing, the Mumbai Police is now correcting course. Sources have told NDTV that Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has pulled up the Zonal Deputy Commissioner of Police and the Senior Police Inspector of Malvani Police Station.
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Opinion: Mumbai Police Raids Rip Off The City's Cover
Let us not forget, that in a country like India, "Morality" has been the calling card of all political outfits. So be ready to outrage again!
-
Mumbai Police Chief Orders Probe Into Raids on Couples in Hotels
Mumbai police chief Rakesh Maria has ordered an investigation into the last week's raids at hotels and lodges during which couples were allegedly detained and harassed by the police. The police action -- allegedly dragging out consenting couples from hotel rooms -- faced widespread criticism from the civil society.
-
Mumbai Police Not Moral Police, Says Rakesh Maria
After a couple became a victim of moral policing in Goregaon, allegedly in the name of the commissioner of police, because the woman was sitting with her arm around her boyfriend's waist, Commissioner of Police Rakesh Maria has clarified that the Mumbai Police will not indulge in such moral policing.
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New Facebook Group to Block 'Offensive' Posts Against Religious Figures
With the morphed photos of Shivaji and Bal Thackeray leading to violence in Mumbai and Pune - and even the death of a techie earlier this month, a citizen group has decided to take matters into its own hands.
-
Blog: Yes, it's jihad
It's a real shocker. Mumbai Police, in an internal circular, has asked cops to monitor activities of a Muslim organisation - Girls Islamic Organisation. Their reason: The organisation is "indoctrinating young women and training them for jihad."
-
Mumbai lovers, relax. Police revises its stand.
The Mumbai Police has abandoned a misguided attempt to target couples romancing in parks and beaches, a move which was intended, bafflingly, to make the city safer.
-
Judge who released Dhoble 'victims' makes controversial remarks
The Metropolitan Magistrate Special Court at Mazgaon yesterday ordered for the release of nine of the 11 women who were 'rescued' in course of a raid conducted by ACP Vasant Dhoble on June 4, and thereafter detained. The release, however, came hand in hand with some comments from the metropolitan magistrate, which raised eyebrows among a population...
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Defamation case against Mumbai top cop Vasant Dhoble: High Court order expected today
The Bombay High Court is likely to pronounce its order in a defamation case filed against Assistant Commissioner of Police Vasant Dhoble. Two sisters, who were booked under the Prevention of Illegal Trafficking Act (PITA), had filed the defamation suit against Mr Dhoble, who heads the Mumbai Police's Social Service branch. In their plea, they have ...
