Police

In the midst of heavy rain in Chennai, police inspector Rajeshwari, carried an unconscious man on her shoulder to an auto rickshaw and rushed to the hospital on November 11. She stated that they were working on removing a tree that fell in the cemetery, when she received information about the man. Furthermore, Rajeshwari told ANI, "I assured them not to worry… read-more

According to reports, 34 child-friendly police stations will be set up by the Odisha Government across the state, in order to eliminate the stress of children. Furthermore, each police district will set up such a station. “All of these proposed police stations will have special facilities for children and special logos, plaques, libraries for children featuring a variety of books, magazines and newspapers.”, read the CMO’s statement.

Owing to the bribery case, Vijay Belge, a senior inspector at Mumbai's Andheri police station has been suspended. Reportedly, Belge has been accused of not taking any actions against a dance bar operating under his jurisdiction. However, a senior police official said, "last month there was a raid on a dance bar following which an inquiry was initiated against him. After the inquiry, he was suspended on September 29.”

About ten Australian police officers sustained injures during a large protest in Melbourne, which resulted in the arrest of around 253 people on September 18. Reportedly, the protesters called out protest against the extended lockdown imposed by the Australian government, however, Police Commander Mark Galliot said, "protesters came only to pick a fight with the police." Galliot further criticized the protester's actions and called it a "… read-more

Karnataka police arrested a sub-inspector on September 1 for forcing a Dalit man to ''lick urine on the floor''. Reportedly, the incident took place at Gonibeedu police station in Mudigere taluk on May 10. However, the victim was in custody based on villagers' oral complaints about creating confusion between a couple. Besides, the district court has sent the sub-inspector under 14 days of judicial custody on September 2.