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Prophet Muhammad row: Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before Bhiwandi police to record statement
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Prophet Muhammad row: Nupur Sharma seeks time to appear before Bhiwandi police to record statement

The Bhiwandi police in Thane district had registered a case against Sharma over her remarks about the Prophet during a TV debate, following a complaint lodged by a representative of the Raza Academy on 30 May

Prophet Mohammad remark row: Thane Police summons suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma for enquiry tomorrow
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Prophet Mohammad remark row: Thane Police summons suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma for enquiry tomorrow

Some Gulf nations expressed outrage against the controversial remarks against the Prophet. The country has been witnessing protests

Prophet Muhammad remarks row: Maharashtra police summon suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on 22 June
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Prophet Muhammad remarks row: Maharashtra police summon suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on 22 June

An FIR had been registered against Nupur Sharma by the Mumbra police in Thane district of Maharashtra following her alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad. She has been summoned to record her statement

Government committed to empower Maharashtra police force, over 7,200 posts in dept to be filled: Ajit Pawar
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Government committed to empower Maharashtra police force, over 7,200 posts in dept to be filled: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar also announced that as many as one lakh houses will be built for the police personnel in Maharashtra in the near future

Judge killed, colleague injured as car collides with tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh
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Judge killed, colleague injured as car collides with tractor-trolley in Madhya Pradesh

Rishi Tiwari and Ashish Mathoria, both posted as Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Bada Malhera, were travelling to Chhatarpur when their car collided with a stationary tractor-trolley near Para Chowki, said police

Gadchiroli Files: Maharashtra police start comic strip to counter Naxal propaganda
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Gadchiroli Files: Maharashtra police start comic strip to counter Naxal propaganda

The brainchild of Gadchiroli superintendent of police (SP) Ankit Goyal, the comic series focuses on different issues of youth, women, farmers, students, and the people of the area

Top leader Milind Teltumbde among 26 Maoists killed in Gadchiroli encounter
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Top leader Milind Teltumbde among 26 Maoists killed in Gadchiroli encounter

The C-60 police commando team recovered bodies of 26 Naxals after the encounter and Teltumbde, one of the wanted accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was suspected to be among the dead

Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani booked for violating pandemic norms by roaming at public place
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Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani booked for violating pandemic norms by roaming at public place

Tiger Shroff was found roaming near the Bandra bandstand in the evening, hours after the 2 PM deadline for restrictions on the movement of people outside their houses without a valid reason, police officials said

Ex-Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh accuses home minister Anil Deshmukh of 'malpractices' in letter to Thackeray
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Ex-Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh accuses home minister Anil Deshmukh of 'malpractices' in letter to Thackeray

Deshmukh, however, has denied the allegations and accused the former Mumbai Police commissioner of trying to "save himself" as investigations on Waze are leading to him as well

Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh transferred to Home Guard; Hemant Nagrale to take charge
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Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh transferred to Home Guard; Hemant Nagrale to take charge

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh made the announcement on Twitter amid speculation in the media over Singh's handling of the Sachin Waze episode

Maharashtra: Police raids hookah parlour in Thane, arrests 18 for violating COVID-19 protocol
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Maharashtra: Police raids hookah parlour in Thane, arrests 18 for violating COVID-19 protocol

Police said that the accused have been booked under Sections of the Epidemic Diseases Act and for 'negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter'

'No truth', says Maharashtra govt on cops making women strip and dance in Jalgaon hostel
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'No truth', says Maharashtra govt on cops making women strip and dance in Jalgaon hostel

Speaking in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said a team of senior women police officers had visited the hostel for an inquiry into the alleged incident

Maharashtra govt orders inquiry after cops 'force girls to strip, dance' in Jalgaon hostel
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Maharashtra govt orders inquiry after cops 'force girls to strip, dance' in Jalgaon hostel

Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said a four-member high-level committee of officials has been formed to conduct the probe, and that a report is expected in two days

Palghar lynching case: SC asks Maharashtra Police to place fresh chargesheet on record
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Palghar lynching case: SC asks Maharashtra Police to place fresh chargesheet on record

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy was informed by the counsel for the Maharashtra govt that a second supplementary chargesheet has been filed in the case

Nadurbar accident: Five dead, seven injured as vehicle falls into gorge near Toranmal hill station
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Nadurbar accident: Five dead, seven injured as vehicle falls into gorge near Toranmal hill station

Police have rushed to the spot and the injured have been shifted to a hospital, the police said, adding that the rescue operation was on

SC refuses to entertain Republic TV’s plea seeking protection for employees in cases lodged in Maharashtra
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SC refuses to entertain Republic TV’s plea seeking protection for employees in cases lodged in Maharashtra

The bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud told ARG Outlier Media Private Limited, which owns the Republic Media network that their petition was ambitious in nature and they should withdraw it

TRP case: Bombay HC tells Mumbai Police to issue summons to Arnab Goswami before arraignment
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TRP case: Bombay HC tells Mumbai Police to issue summons to Arnab Goswami before arraignment

The court also directed police to submit investigation papers pertaining to the case in a sealed cover by 5 November, which is when it will hear the matter

Elgar Parishad case: NIA summons Varavara Rao's son-in-laws to appear before agency on 9 September
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Elgar Parishad case: NIA summons Varavara Rao's son-in-laws to appear before agency on 9 September

Rao and nine other activists have been arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case, which was initially probed by the Pune Police and later transferred to the NIA

Palghar lynching case: Three police personnel dismissed from service; 154 people arrested over incident
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Palghar lynching case: Three police personnel dismissed from service; 154 people arrested over incident

Two seers and their driver were lynched by a mob in Palghar on 16 April, when they were travelling to attend a funeral amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown

Maharashtra Police records 346 fresh COVID-19 cases, two deaths in 24 hrs; tally reaches 14,641
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Maharashtra Police records 346 fresh COVID-19 cases, two deaths in 24 hrs; tally reaches 14,641

A total of 2,741 police personnel are currently undergoing treatment at various hospitals, whereas 11,752 have so far recovered from the infection, a police official said