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Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms
Victims cited in DOJ report on Phoenix police brutality call on city to implement mandated reforms
Published on Jun 15, 2024 07:06 AM IST
AP |
Maratha reservation: Bandh declared, vehicles set ablaze as protest turns violent
On Saturday afternoon, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar reached Jalna to meet the villagers who were injured in police lathi- charge and are recuperating at Ambad Government Hospital
Updated on Sep 02, 2023 05:18 PM IST
France unrest: Deceased teen's co passenger reveals shocking new details
The passenger who was with Nahel at the time of the incident has stepped forward to set the record straight
Published on Jul 02, 2023 02:21 PM IST
Paurush Omar
Commissioner Keechant Sewell resigns abruptly from NYPD after 18 months
Commissioner Keechant Sewell announces her unexpected resignation from the New York Police Department (NYPD) after less than 18 months.
Published on Jun 13, 2023 08:24 AM IST
Not happy with compensation, say Haryana sunflower farmers
Haryana sunflower farmers termed it an attempt to thwart their gathering at the Pipli Mahapanchayat called by various farmer associations on June 12. “This announcement will not have any impact on the farmers as the rally is being organised against the police brutality on farmers,” said 67-year-old Pritam Singh of Mahdodan village.
Updated on Jun 11, 2023 01:33 AM IST
Neeraj Mohan, Shahbad
'Fact-check' on video of cop seen kicking man: Karnataka top cop shares details
A video of a police officer kicking a man in Karnataka's Belagavi made rounds on social media. It has now come to light via a fact check by the police department that the video is from a movie shooting.
Published on Nov 22, 2022 09:53 AM IST
Yamini C S | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Over 600 kids strip searched by London police, mostly black boys: New data
England's commissioner for children, Rachel de Souza, said she was "deeply shocked" by the figures after obtaining them from the Metropolitan police.
Published on Aug 08, 2022 05:58 AM IST
AFP |
Black Lives Matter: Four police officers charged with murder of Breonna Taylor
The deaths of Taylor and George Floyd, who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis in May 2020, became the focus of a wave of mass protests in the United States.
Published on Aug 04, 2022 11:18 PM IST
AFP |
Woman dies after beating: Inspector suspended, six cops booked in UP's Chandauli
As the cause of the death was not clear in the post-mortem report, the viscera has been preserved and sent for examination, the superintendent of police (SP) Ankur Agarwal said.
Updated on May 03, 2022 04:19 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
Functional CCTVs can help check brutality in police stations, says Kerala HC
The observation by the high court came while hearing a man’s plea alleging that he was chained to a railing and then charged with the offence of obstructing an officer there from discharging his duties when he sought a receipt for a complaint made by him.
Updated on Dec 22, 2021 04:27 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Kochi
Amid racial reckoning, Grammys honour the Black experience
Beyoncé’s song “Black Parade” and others focused on protesting, police brutality and the overall Black experience — are taking centre stage at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
Updated on Nov 25, 2020 10:57 AM IST
New York | Associated Press | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
Alvin Cole killing: No reason to fire officer who fired fatal shot, says police chief
Last week, the Milwaukee County’s district attorney had announced Joseph Mensah would not be charged for the death of 17-year-old Alvin Cole on February 2 outside the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa.
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 10:00 AM IST
Milwaukee | Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral
Alvin Cole killing: No charges for Wisconsin police officer
Joseph Mensah, who fatally shot the 17-year-old in February, won’t be charged because he had reasonable belief that deadly force was necessary, a prosecutor said.
Updated on Oct 08, 2020 11:52 AM IST
Madison, Wisconsin | Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral
Four Houston officers fired for fatally shooting man in April
27-year-old Nicolas Chavez, who had been experiencing a mental health crisis, was shot at 21 times after he was already injured and on the ground.
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 11:24 AM IST
Houston | Associated Press | Posted by Karan Manral
Rochester, New York police union says officers acted by book in using hood in man’s arrest
Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old African American, had died after an encounter with police in Rochester, in March. Seven police officers were suspended this Thursday over the arrest.
Updated on Sep 05, 2020 01:54 PM IST
Rochester, New York | Reuters | Posted by Karan Manral
UN rights council agrees to urgent debate on racism, police violence
CCouncil president Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger’s suggestion to hold the debate on Wednesday afternoon was met with no objections from any of the 47 council members, and passed by consensus.
Published on Jun 15, 2020 02:42 PM IST
Geneva | Agence France-Presse
‘Will investigate it’: Delhi police takes note of the video ‘proof of police brutality’ on Jamia students
The video has sparked a fresh row with the Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra demanding action against the policemen and accusing the home minister and the Delhi Police of falsely exonerating the cops.
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 01:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Priyanka Gandhi asks for action after tweeting ‘proof’ of police brutality on Jamia students
Priyanka Gandhi also accused the home minister and the Delhi Police of “lying” and said the video proved that Jamia students were beaten up inside the library.
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 01:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Jamia police crackdown: Video, ‘proof of police brutality’, put out on Twitter
Varsity students had claimed that Delhi police personnel entered the varsity campus without permission and assaulted students.
Updated on Feb 16, 2020 02:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Magisterial probe ordered into AMU’s Sunday violence
The violence broke out when miscreants joined AMU students’ protest against alleged police brutality on Jamia Millia Islamia University students in Delhi the same day.
Updated on Dec 19, 2019 01:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Aligarh | Hemendra Chaturvedi
UP man dies in police lock-up, wife alleges brutality
The victim, Ravindra Kumar, who was sick, was dumped outside his house in an unconscious state by two policemen in Bathuniya village, Thatiya. He died when the family was taking him to the hospital in Kannauj.
Published on May 22, 2019 02:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kanpur | HT Correspondent
45-year-old food vendor dies under mysterious circumstances in Mangolpuri, family alleges police brutality
On Saturday, Virender’s wife alleged that he was thrashed by police officials inside the station which led to his death.
Updated on Feb 10, 2019 07:51 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Outrageous advertising: Brilliant or a boomerang by Gillette?
The latest Gillette advert has sparked an online debate, with many slamming it for what they felt was tarring all men with one colour. Others say the ad only targets bullies and sexual predators.
Updated on Jan 22, 2019 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Abhinav Verma, New Delhi