Mumbai Police : Armed forces, police close ranks for World Cup final

MUMBAI: The city police has discussed in detail security arrangements for the World Cup final match at Wankhede stadium on April 2 with the National Security Guard (NSG), the Air Force, the Navy and the Army. The security arrangement is said to be twice as tight as that during US president Barak Obama's visit last year.

The trigger for the stringent measures is an input from security agencies that terrorists could try and attack the event. The police are not ruling out the possibility of air and water strikes. Accordingly, the venue has been declared a no-flying zone during the match; the Air Force will be ready to shoot down any suspicious aircraft which violates the order. The Navy and Coast Guard, on their part, will monitor the sea.

NSG and Force One commandos will be posted at strategic positions near the stadium in ready position for counter-terrorism operation. Marine commandos (MARCOS), too, will also be on standby. The city police will engage choppers for the movement of security personnel. The police have requested all disaster cells of the government to be in a standby position during the match.

Rajkumar Vhatkar, deputy commissioner of police and Mumbai police spokesperson, said, "There is no specific terror input related to the match. But we have a general input that terrorists could try to disrupt the event. Therefore, we are adopting all security measures possible along with the Air Force, the Navy and the Army."

The police has decided to allow just 70 vehicles belonging to VVIP and VIPs inside the stadium parking on the day of the World Cup final. No police vehicles, even those of top-most officers, will be allowed.

Plainclothes policemen have been keeping a close watch on people visiting the area around the stadium since the past few days, and verifying the backgrounds of those they find suspicious.

Vhatkar said the police are ensuring that no suspect can enter the stadium with any kind of weapon or explosive. Policemen, who will be deployed on security bandobast duty inside and around the stadium, will be given a biometric identity card to ensure that no anti-national element can enter the stadium in a fake police uniform.

The city police recently received the fresh input regarding a terror threat. They started conducting surprise checks at various localities in Mumbai and its neighbouring districts since the past four days. 
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Delhi Police : Woman cop murdered by husband and son

NEW DELHI: After few years of a disturbed marriage, a 43-year-old woman sub-inspector posted at the Crime Against Women Cell at Nanakpura – a specialized unit created to deal with violence against women – was strangled by her husband and 16-year-old son in the early hours of morning on Saturday at their residence. The victim's 12-year-old son was present at the spot though he was not part of the violent murder.

The death brought to an end 19 years of a marriage that had followed four years of courtship. The S-I Vipin Bala Sharma wasn't getting along with her husband, Anil Sharma (44), for years. The latest cause of friction was her insistence that he should spend on his own family rather than sustain his extended family at Samaipur Badli, according to joint commissioner (southern range) Amulya Patnaik.

After one such flaming row on Friday night, her husband – who runs a dhaba at Sunlight Colony – and her 16-year-old son, a student of class X, allegedly killed her at their residence in Kilokri area near Maharani Bagh. The remorseless duo then went to the Sunlight Colony police station around 5 am and surrendered. Vipin Bala was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre but it was too late. The body has been sent for postmortem.

Sharma and Vipin Bala had a love marriage in 1992, four years after Vipin joined Delhi Police as an assistant sub-inspector . For two years she had prepared herself for the job at her parental residence at Palam as she simply "loved the uniform" "Sharma was running the eatery for the past seven years. The couple were not on good terms for the past three years and fought over money and domestic issues ," said additional commissioner (southeast) Virender Chahal. The CAW mediation cell had once apparently " amicably settled' ' the matter but grouses remained.

Sharma told police his wife was always asking for the money earned from the eatery even as the children alleged that she beat them up regularly . Matters took a turn for the worse when the father and two children shifted to the third floor of their house and barred Vipin from even cooking for them. Vipin settled on the second floor.

On Friday night, the police said, both fought outside the dhaba after Vipin demanded money. "She is alleged to have damaged some utensils," said Chahal. The matter reached the police station. Vipin complained that her husband was not taking care of her and used to spend all his money on his father and sister. Things were settled and they were sent home," said an officer.

When they reached their house, which they had bought two years ago, the younger son started scolding his mother. "He accused her of bringing shame to the family by taking the matter to the police. The mother hit back ferociously and dragged the 12-year-old ," said the officer.

Police said the feud continued through the night and early in the morning Sharma and his elder son strangled her with an electric chord of the iron.

When asked how the incident had happened, the younger son is said to have shot back: "She died. So what?" Patnaik said both sons need counselling. " We are doing whatever we can to help the ASI's family. We all regret the unfortunate incident," he said. 

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UP Police : Farmers clash with cops, abduct two UP officials

GREATER Noida: The Greater Noida police fired rubber bullets and lobbed teargas shells at farmers who clashed with a police party near Mirzapur village in the Rabupura police station area. Farmers had blocked a road in pursuance of their demand of higher compensation for the acquisition of their lands.

The farmers retaliated by burning down two dumpers and a truck and abducting two Uttar Pradesh government officials, one of them a deputy director of agriculture and the other a deputy director of handicap welfare. The police arrested 12 of the farmers.

Most of the farmers involved were from the villages Bhatta and Parsol in the Dankor police station area, who had clashed with a unit of the Provincial Armed Constabulary on February 21, resulting in firing by the PAC which left several farmers injured. The PAC unit had then used force to rescue a colleague and recover a light machine gun from the agitating farmers, without the knowledge or sanction of any officer of either the PAC or the police. A report was later filed against hundreds of unidentified farmers. But it was never quite explained as to how the PAC unit happened to be at Bhatta village, or why the personnel fired scores of rounds without officers in command.

On Saturday afternoon, said the Greater Noida superintendent of police, Rakesh Kumar Jolly, "The kisans had blocked a road near Mirzapur village, when a police team headed by me was patrolling the area. Suddenly, they attacked us. We retaliated by firing rubber bullets and teargas. The situation calmed down after a while."

But later, said a police officer, the farmers at Mirzapur contacted others at Bhatta and Parsol villages. "Soon, hundreds of farmers rushed to Mirzapur. They set afire two dumpers and a truck that were passing by. Then, they also abducted two officials of the state government who happened to be passing by. The police then arrested 12 farmers, and a large force of the police and the PAC was deployed to prevent further flare-ups."

The farmers of Bhatta and Parsol have been agitating for several weeks against the acquisition of some of their land. They claim that they are being offered Rs 711 per square metre for their land, while the government is selling it for Rs 6,200 per acre. They are also demanding a compensation of at least 80% of the sale price.
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Mumbai Police: World Cup final: Mumbai Police push for public holiday

ecurity in south Mumbai is being tightened for the April 2 World Cup final to such a level that it is beginning to rival the security given to US President Barack Obama who visited Mumbai last year. Around 10,000 policemen would be deployed in and around the Wankhede Stadium.
According to Mumbai police officials, they have given a presentation to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday asking the government to declare a public holiday on April 2. Top Mumbai police officials said that it would serve three purposes.
"With the state assembly session going on, we have deployed a huge number of our policemen for security at the State Assembly. If a public holiday is declared, we can deploy these policemen in and around the Wankhede. The other major benefit of declaring a public holiday is that only crowd on that day would be the ones who will come to see the match, which would make crowd and traffic control a lot easier," said a top police official. He added that since South Mumbai is a business district, it sees a huge number of people coming in daily for work purposes.
Mumbai police officials have also asked the Mumbai Air Traffic Control (ATC), to have a 'no fly zone' over the Wankhede Stadium not just for the duration of the match but for the entire day.
The 'no fly zone' request to the ATC comes after intelligence reports that terrorists have undergone training to launch an aerial attack. It remains to be seen whether the ATC allows the same. Mumbai police officials however claim that they are 'expecting a favourable response soon'.
There is more. The cops have also decided to have an 'anti sabotage zone' of around 1.5 km around the Wankhede. It means only a resident of the area, a fan with a valid ticket or those covering, officiating or organising the match would be allowed within the zone. Even police men on guard would not be allowed a free access everywhere.
If a police men is stationed at a specific location, he would not be able to move anywhere else besides his location. This is because police officials do not want anyone to impersonate the men in khakhi.
"With so many policemen around, someone could try to sneak in by wearing a police uniform which is why all policemen deployed will be given a specific location to guard and if they want to go anywhere else, it won't be possible as other cops have been asked to stop anyone who is there without authorisation," said a police officer.
Parking of any outside vehicles in this zone will not be allowed, elaborate check points have been made at different places to check vehicles before letting them in. Not surprisingly, many residents who live near the stadium are exasperated with the security measures.
The National Security Guard (NSG) which has been stationed in Mumbai after the 2008 terror attacks have been kept on stand-by. The NSG and the state's own Force One commandos will be stationed near the Wankhede Stadium. The coast guard and the navy have been told to look out for any suspicious activity.
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JK police : J&K police to launch helpline to solve stress-related problems

Sri nagar - As stress-related disorders are on the rise in Kashmir Valley, police is set to launch a helpline to provide counselling to patients on ways to overcome their problems.
"The Dial 100 facility is being run by the police control room on an experimental basis at the moment as the counsellors are being trained by experts. The facility for stress management will be thrown open to public very soon," a senior police officer said.
Police has roped in several psychologists and psychiatrists including trauma counsellor Justin Hardy for training the counsellors, who are currently undergoing a week-long training programme.
Assistance has also been sought from NGO Kashmir Life Line for providing training to the counsellors who will man the Dial 100 facility.
The police personnel manning the police control rooms have also been put through the training in a bid to sensitise them about the issue.
"The programme has been designed to sensitise the counsellors of stress management help line, drug de-addiction centre PCR and the policemen manning the Dial 100, as to how they could deal with people who call them for help to cope with stress," senior superintendent of police (SSP) police control room Srinagar Javed Faroqui said.
The psychologists and other trainers demonstrate the techniques to the trainees on how to converse with a caller who seeks help for coping with stress.
The Valley has seen a number of suicides or attempts to commit suicide go up drastically.
"At least two to three cases of attempt to commit suicide are reported at SMHS hospital in Srinagar on a daily basis. These are figures from just one hospital and the situation seems to be alarming," an official at Srinagar's largest government-run hospital said.
Over 100 cases of suicide were reported during 2010 alone. Psychologists have attributed the rise in such cases to the turmoil and strife in the Valley over the past two decades.
Drug addiction is the other major stress-related social evil that has taken the Valley in its grip. More than 4,000 youths have approached the police drug de-addiction centre, since its inception in March 2008, to kick the habit.
Out of these 538 were found fit to be admitted in the centre and so far 244 have been treated. "We still have 292 cases which are waiting to be admitted as we do not have enough room," a police official said.
"We are hopeful that we can keep them away from drugs and intoxicants too as it has become a major problem in Kashmir," he added.
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UP Police: लखनऊ में कार से ट्रैफिक पुलिस को कुचला

लखनऊ ।। उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी में शुक्रवार को एक कार ने ट्रैफिक पुलिस को कुचल दिया, जिससे उसकी मौत हो गई। घटनास्थल से भागने के दौरान कार चालक ने एक साइकिल सवार को भी टक्कर मारी।

ट्रैफिक कॉन्स्टेबल राकेश कुमार सिवता को शहर के आलमबाग इलाके में ड्यूटी के दौरान एक रिट्ज कार ने रौंद दिया।

आलमबाग थाना प्रभारी के.एन. सिंह ने संवाददाताओं को बताया कि कॉन्स्टेबल को टक्कर मारने के बाद कार चालक भागने में सफल रहा। कार काफी रफ्तार में थी, जिस कारण वहां मौजूद लोगों में से कोई कार का नंबर नहीं नोट कर पाया।

सिंह ने कहा कि कार चालक की तलाश जारी है। अगर कार का नंबर पता चल जाता तो हमें उस तक पहुंचने में आसानी होती। उन्होंने कहा कि अज्ञात कार चालक के खिलाफ आपराधिक मुकदमा दर्ज कर लिया गया है। 
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Raj Police : भीलवाड़ा में बवाल, पुलिस पर पथराव

भीलवाड़ा। यहां बाइपास पर पांसल गांव के निकट सीमेंट से भरा एक ट्रेलर टायर फटने से पलट गया और उसमें आग लग गई। चालक घायल हो गया। घटना से आक्रोशित ग्रामीणों ने राजमार्ग पर जाम लगा दिया।

दमकल और पुलिस जाप्ते के देरी से पहुंचने पर लोगों ने पथराव कर दिया। इन्हें खदेड़ने के लिए पुलिस को हल्का बल प्रयोग करना पड़ा। पुलिस ने पूर्व सरपंच सहित कई लोगों को हिरासत में लिया है।

पांसल गांव के निकट शुक्रवार शाम चित्तौड़गढ़ से आ रहे सीमेंट के कट्टों से भरा टे्रलर टायर फटने से डिवाइडर तोड़ते हुए विपरीत दिशा में पलट गया। टायर फटने से टे्रलर में आग लग गई।

सूचना के बाद भी देरी से पहुंची दमकल पर लोगों ने पथराव कर शीशे तोड़ दिए। पुलिस पर भी पथराव किया। देर रात तक पुलिस एवं प्रशासन के अधिकारी मौके पर डटे हालात पर निगाह रखे हुए थे।
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