Two Congress workers died during party protests in Uttar Pradesh and Assam. The Congress alleges police brutality caused one death, while tear gas caused the other. Rahul Gandhi demanded justice, fueling political tensions and sparking online discussions about police brutality and the right to protest.
Fifty years after the murders of two Moncton police officers, Cpl. Aurèle Bourgeois and Const. Michael O’Leary, a ceremony honored their memory. The officers were killed while investigating a kidnapping. Their deaths deeply impacted their families and the Moncton community, which continues to support them. Two men were convicted of the crime. This story highlights the bravery of law enforcement and the lasting impact of violent crime.
Five individuals were apprehended following an encounter with Uttar Pradesh police in Bahraich. The incident has sparked controversy with allegations of a ‘fake encounter’ and concerns over police brutality. Two of the accused sustained injuries while attempting to flee, leading to accusations of excessive force.
Junior doctors in West Bengal are protesting the brutal murder and rape of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital. They claim police assaulted them during a peaceful rally, demanding justice for their deceased colleague. The doctors have issued a 24-hour ultimatum for their demands to be met, threatening an indefinite hunger strike if they are not addressed.
A former Army chief and other retired officers have condemned the alleged torture of an Army officer and sexual assault of his fiancée inside an Odisha police station. The woman claims she was harassed after being taken into custody, while a former CBI director refutes the allegations, claiming the couple was intoxicated and acted inappropriately. An investigation is underway, and the Odisha government has suspended five police officers.
The mother of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, has made serious allegations regarding her son’s death by police. She claims the shooting was pre-planned and questions the circumstances surrounding the incident, raising concerns about a potential conspiracy.
Following allegations of torture and sexual assault against an army officer and his fiancée at a police station in Odisha, the state government has ordered a judicial inquiry headed by a retired High Court judge. The inquiry will investigate the incident’s chronology, the authorities’ roles, and suggest measures to prevent such events in the future. The government has also suspended five police officers and asked the High Court to oversee the Crime Branch investigation.
A lawyer and restaurant owner in Bhubaneswar, who is the fiancé of an army captain, has accused the Bhubaneswar police of brutal assault and molestation. The woman claims she was beaten, kicked, dragged, and molested by police officers after approaching the Bharatpur Police Station to file a case against a group who had waylaid her and her fiancé. The incident has sparked outrage and led to the suspension of five police officers, including the inspector, while the National Commission for Women has sought an action-taken report from the state police.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a six-hour meeting with protesting doctors and agreed to their demand for the resignation of Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal. The move comes after days of protests by doctors demanding action against police brutality following the assault of a junior doctor at NRS Medical College and Hospital.
A policeman in Quetta, Pakistan, shot and killed a man accused of blasphemy while the suspect was in police custody. The incident has sparked outrage and raised concerns about the country’s controversial blasphemy laws and the growing mob violence associated with them.
