Police Abuse Of Power

Inquiries are being made by agents over Henyard's purported use of public funds and resources, which includes extravagant out-of-town travel expenses.

"Will declare you a terrorist in a second" - this boast by a Bihar policeman to a teacher was caught on video. The clip, a chilling display of abuse of power and high handedness, is being widely shared on the internet.

A medical board on Friday examined a Dalit man whose family members had accused the police of severely beating him during interrogation in a molestation case lodged by a woman in Udaipur district, police said.

Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...

The Kerala State Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission on Sunday called for a report from the police regarding allegations that its officer illegally entered homes in a Dalit colony made casteist remarks against some residents there.

Ten policemen were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating Rs 6 croreof the money seized from a trader in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said.

The proposed changes to the Indian Administrative Services and Indian Police Services cadre rules will allow greater scope for abuse of power by the Centre, a group of over 109 former civil servants said today.

A Delhi court has directed Police Commissioner to take legal action and register a case against police officers for allegedly committing fraud by filing two distinct sets of charge sheets in a rape case, calling it "classic case of abuse of power"

A Delhi court has dismissed an application moved by suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, who was arrested in a case related to rioting in north east Delhi in February, accusing police officials of abusing their power and filing a false and fabricated report about pending cases against him.

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether high courts have powers to transfer to another state the enquiry into allegations of sexual harassment pending with internal complaints committee (ICC) as also the criminal case lodged with the police in the incident.

Police in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district arrested a man Wednesday for using abusive words for Chief Minister Kamal Nath while slamming the state government for frequent power cuts.

A police official in Saran district of Bihar has sought permission to lodge an FIR against one of his seniors whom he has accused of assault and use of abusive language while on duty.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to kill around 100 police officers accused of corruption and abuse of power, the media reported on Wednesday.

Congress student wing activists today filed police complaints across the country against BJP president Amit Shah, alleging that he was abusing his power as the head of the ruling party to "subvert the rule of law".

The dash cam was mounted just below the police cruiser's roof, in perfect position to capture the 26-year patrolman's transformation from concerned father to authority-abusing police officer.

Inquiries are being made by agents over Henyard's purported use of public funds and resources, which includes extravagant out-of-town travel expenses.

"Will declare you a terrorist in a second" - this boast by a Bihar policeman to a teacher was caught on video. The clip, a chilling display of abuse of power and high handedness, is being widely shared on the internet.

A medical board on Friday examined a Dalit man whose family members had accused the police of severely beating him during interrogation in a molestation case lodged by a woman in Udaipur district, police said.

Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...

The Kerala State Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission on Sunday called for a report from the police regarding allegations that its officer illegally entered homes in a Dalit colony made casteist remarks against some residents there.

Ten policemen were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating Rs 6 croreof the money seized from a trader in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said.

The proposed changes to the Indian Administrative Services and Indian Police Services cadre rules will allow greater scope for abuse of power by the Centre, a group of over 109 former civil servants said today.

A Delhi court has directed Police Commissioner to take legal action and register a case against police officers for allegedly committing fraud by filing two distinct sets of charge sheets in a rape case, calling it "classic case of abuse of power"

A Delhi court has dismissed an application moved by suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, who was arrested in a case related to rioting in north east Delhi in February, accusing police officials of abusing their power and filing a false and fabricated report about pending cases against him.

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether high courts have powers to transfer to another state the enquiry into allegations of sexual harassment pending with internal complaints committee (ICC) as also the criminal case lodged with the police in the incident.

Police in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district arrested a man Wednesday for using abusive words for Chief Minister Kamal Nath while slamming the state government for frequent power cuts.

A police official in Saran district of Bihar has sought permission to lodge an FIR against one of his seniors whom he has accused of assault and use of abusive language while on duty.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to kill around 100 police officers accused of corruption and abuse of power, the media reported on Wednesday.

Congress student wing activists today filed police complaints across the country against BJP president Amit Shah, alleging that he was abusing his power as the head of the ruling party to "subvert the rule of law".

The dash cam was mounted just below the police cruiser's roof, in perfect position to capture the 26-year patrolman's transformation from concerned father to authority-abusing police officer.