Indian Police

Coronavirus outbreak has revealed big gaps in healthcare, law enforcement in India; time for reforms is now

India has no national mechanism to track and manage data for all coronavirus positive persons across the country. Where they go, what happens to them, how they fare, what their trajectories are

Centre seeks criminal justice system overhaul, says protracted trials in heinous cases damaging police credibility

With more than 2.6 lakh criminal cases pending, including 15,000 related to murder, the Centre in a comprehensive note to the states and Central agencies asked for speedy investigation and swift trial.

Jammu and Kashmir administration bans Muharram processions; parts of Srinagar tense as restrictions continue

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday said like previous years, no Muharram procession would be allowed this time too and all rituals are to be performed in respective Imambaras or shrines.

Netflix's Delhi Crime, Soni present a compassionate portait of India's police force, one that's rare but real

It took streaming platforms to flesh characters out of policemen and women but it should be seen as a welcome change

Did India learn its lessons from 26/11 Mumbai attacks? No, acute police shortage part of system-wide malaise

Ten years ago, this day, the world watched as the Lashkar-e-Taiba's 26/11 assault team savagely exposed India's doddering police system. The killers faced police personnel armed with nothing but lathis, lacking even the rudiments of counter-terrorism training.

To arrest low conviction rates in heinous crimes, Centre proposes putting police officer in charge of prosecution

The Centre is examining a proposal allowing Directorate of Prosecution to be headed by a police officer to ensure higher conviction rates in the states

No police reforms would work without improving state of constabulary; SC order to fix term for top cops could promote sycophancy

The real challenge of police reform in India lies in providing proper training to the constabulary and inculcating in them a sense of confidence and discipline to make them aware that they are beholden to the law of the land and no one else.

Police officer, thriller writer, social media whiz: Meet the Kolkata cop who tracks crime in fiction and real life

Supratim Sarkar has used his way with words to write a collection of crime stories and manage the content of Kolkata Police's social media platforms | #FirstCulture

IPL 2018: Delhi police arrest three men for running illegal online gambling syndicate

Indian police have arrested three men suspected of placing illegal bets on Indian Premier League matches as authorities crack down on gambling rackets that emerge around the billion-dollar franchise every year

Kashmir violence: Army kids needn’t worry about cases filed against parents; security forces are never prosecuted in Valley

The army children may feel offended at the fact that FIRs are filed against soldiers, but based on Government of India data on FIRs filed and actions taken, there is no justice for Kashmiris in India