Man accused in series of break-ins shot after attack on constable
2 days, 11 hours ago

Man accused in series of break-ins shot after attack on constable

The Hindu  

A man allegedly involved in a series of house break-ins across the State was shot in the leg by an Inspector of Police after he purportedly attacked a police constable with a sharp weapon at Sithalapadi near Chidambaram in the early hours of Thursday. The incident occurred when a team from the Annamalai Nagar police station took the accused M. Stephen, 38, of Padmanabhapuram in Kanniyakumari district, to the spot to recover lethal weapons, including an iron rod allegedly used in the crimes. Cuddalore district Superintendent of Police S. Jeyakumar said the accused was involved in a house break-in incident at Annamalai Nagar in Chidambaram on March 18, 2025. When the team took the accused to Sithalapadi to recover the lethal weapons used in these incidents on Thursday, he allegedly attacked Grade I constable Gnanapragasam with a sharp weapon in his possession.

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Tamil nadu ex-cop murder case: Prime suspect shot at and arrested; inspector suspended
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3 days, 6 hours ago

Tamil nadu ex-cop murder case: Prime suspect shot at and arrested; inspector suspended

The Hindu  

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Tamil Nadu police shoot, arrest accused in ex-cop's murder
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3 days, 20 hours ago

Tamil Nadu police shoot, arrest accused in ex-cop's murder

India Today  

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Rape case accused shot at after he attacked SI, police constable near Thoothukudi
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Rape case accused shot at after he attacked SI, police constable near Thoothukudi

The Hindu  

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Rape case accused shot at after he attacked policemen near Thoothukudi
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Rape case accused shot at after he attacked policemen near Thoothukudi

The Hindu  

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Head Constable’s house attacked in Tirunelveli
1 month, 1 week ago

Head Constable’s house attacked in Tirunelveli

The Hindu  

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Rajasthan: Suspect in firing incident at shop in Kota shoots himself dead after police knock on his door
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India TV News  

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Police shoot at three murder accused in the legs after they try to escape in Hubballi
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The Hindu  

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Constable's Fatal Shooting Sparks Outrage in Manipur's Jiribam
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ABP News  

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Odisha man who chopped constable’s palm held
5 months, 1 week ago

Odisha man who chopped constable’s palm held

New Indian Express  

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Police shoot at 'Chaddi' gang members during escape attempt in Mangaluru
8 months, 1 week ago

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New Indian Express  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Bihar Police inspector shot at by unknown persons in Patna
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar Police inspector shot at by unknown persons in Patna

Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 4 months ago

Constable shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bihar’s Munger: Police

Hindustan Times  

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Karnataka cop accused of being accomplice in BJP worker’s murder on the run
1 year, 5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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2 Home guards murdered, one shot in the stomach, chants of Allahu Akbar, road blockages and more: 7 FIRs from Nuh anti-Hindu violence on how police was attacked
1 year, 7 months ago

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Op India  

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1 year, 7 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 8 months ago

Punjab: Criminal shot, accomplice caught during police encounter in Bathinda

Hindustan Times  

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1 year, 10 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Man who instigated associate to shoot at constable arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Man who instigated associate to shoot at constable arrested

Hindustan Times  

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Delhi: 5 cops, 1 home guard stabbed inside Shahdara police station, one critical
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi: 5 cops, 1 home guard stabbed inside Shahdara police station, one critical

India TV News  

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Man shoots at motorist on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway
5 years, 3 months ago

Man shoots at motorist on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Highway

India TV News  

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FIR lodged against 5 policemen for taking Rs 7 lakh from village head in fake case
5 years, 3 months ago

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India TV News  

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Constable attacked by land encroachers succumbs to injuries
5 years, 5 months ago

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India TV News  

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2 cops taken off gangrape probe for 'misbehaving with complainant'
5 years, 6 months ago

2 cops taken off gangrape probe for 'misbehaving with complainant'

India TV News  

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Bulandshahr violence: Man who 'shot' cop sent to 14-day custody
6 years, 2 months ago

Bulandshahr violence: Man who 'shot' cop sent to 14-day custody

India TV News  

A court on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody the man who allegedly shot dead a police inspector during mob violence in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district earlier this month. Mob violence broke out near Chingrawathi police post on December 3 after cattle carcasses were found strewn in a field near Mahaw village. Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh and 20-year-old Sumit Kumar …

Bulandshahr violence: Man who 'shot' inspector Subodh Kumar Singh sent to 14-day judicial custody
6 years, 2 months ago

Bulandshahr violence: Man who 'shot' inspector Subodh Kumar Singh sent to 14-day judicial custody

Firstpost  

A court on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody the man who allegedly shot dead a police inspector during mob violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district earlier in December. Prashant Nat, who was arrested Thursday from Sikandrabad, was produced in the court of the additional chief judicial magistrate. Bulandshahr: A court on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody the man …

Man beats up constable near transport office in Gurugram
6 years, 6 months ago

Man beats up constable near transport office in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A 51-year-old head constable was allegedly attacked and his uniform torn by a man after he debarred the entry of his motorcycle within the premises of the office of Regional Transport Corporation in Bhondsi, the police said on Saturday. An FIR was registered at the Bhondsi police station under sections 353 and 186 of the Indian Penal Code. Around 4pm …

Constable shot at by duo fleeing on bike in Noida
8 years, 1 month ago

Constable shot at by duo fleeing on bike in Noida

Hindustan Times  

A 24-year-old constable of Uttar Pradesh police was shot at by an armed assailant in Chotpur Colony in wee hours of Wednesday. Police said constable Brijesh Yadav was attacked around 4am when he was on patrol duty in a PCR van along with another constable Rajiv Kumar. Superintendent of police Dinesh Yadav said, “After the incident, constable Rajiv Kumar informed …

Seven chargesheeted in Tulsi Prajapati case
14 years, 7 months ago

Seven chargesheeted in Tulsi Prajapati case

The Hindu  

Tacitly admitting Tulsi Prajapati's shooting as a case of “fake encounter,” the Gujarat police on Friday filed a charge sheet against seven policemen, including the then Banaskantha Superintendent of Police Vipul Agrawal. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police CID R.K. Patel, the investigating officer in the Prajapati case, the charge sheet charging Mr. Agrawal, police inspector Ashish Pandya and five …

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