PANCHKULA: A contingent of 390 recruits, including 61 women of Indo-Tibetan border police (ITBP), passed out on Saturday in a ceremony held at basic training centre (BTC) at Bhanu, near Panchkula.
Director general of the force R K Bhatia took the salute from the contingent during the ceremonial passing out parade (POP) and presided over the attestation ceremony. After taking oath, all the recruits were inducted as constables in ITBP. Parade was commanded by constable Gurjeet Kaur.
While addressing the gathering, DGP Bhatia urged the newly inducted troops to strive for professional excellence and uphold the traditions and ethos of the force. He exhorted them to face any challenge that they may face in their personal or professional live with courage and dignity.
Commandant of the training centre DIG H S Goraya highlighted the training activities of the centre and the process of moulding a raw recruit into a professional soldier capable of meeting varied challenges. He added that the recruits underwent a tough regimen that included drill, physical fitness, weapon handling, close quarter combat, field-craft personality development and other subjects of general and professional relevance.
Those awarded for their outstanding performance during training were Gurjeet Kaur (weapons), Vijay Kumar (PT), Vidhyut Rai (drill) Bireesh T (firing) and Manju Rani (all round performance). Bravo Company was presented with the newly instituted DIG's banner for excellence in sports and co-curricular activities. A large number of senior ITBP officers, battalion commandants and family members, relatives of the recruits were also present at the ceremony.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
MP Police: MP Cooperative minister Gaurishankar Bisen does it Again, this time accused MP Police....
INDORE: Cooperative minister Gaurishankar Bisen is once again in news. This time, for levelling allegations against the police department for 'falsely' implicating the cooperative department officials. On Saturday, he condemned the police for what he described as its irresponsible act. It is the second time in past few weeks when Bisen courted controversies by his utterances. Some weeks ago, Bisen had allegedly made castiest comments against a patwari and made him to do sit-ups for the alleged laxity. The patwari was employed under the revenue department.
The cooperative minister, who was in Indore for some department work, told media persons that there is a certain procedure for action against erring officials of the cooperative department. After inquiry at various levels, the government has found some guilty officials, and the files pertaining to them (guilty officials) are pending with the principal secretary, he said, adding that action would be taken as per the law.
"No guilty would be spared," the minister said, adding even the cooperative housing societies against whom charges were proved would be liable for action as per the law. About the delay in action, the minister said, it is not possible to take any action unless the procedure is completed. Or else, they may take advantage of legal loopholes, the minister added. Perhaps keeping in mind Bisen's past record to kick up rows, BJP State president Prabhat Jha, was said to have directed him to limit himself to the department's policies.
Bisen conceded that the public distribution system suffered from some lapses. "It has been seen that beneficiaries are not getting full advantage from fair price shops," he said., adding the PDS in the state is under review and the shops would be soon computerized to enable monitoring of the system with full transparency. He disclosed that after April 1, farmers availing loans from cooperative societies would have to bear 11 per cent interest against the existing 12 per cent. "The facility would be extended to farmers only for sowing," he said.
If farmers deposit loan before due date, they would get more benefits, the minister added. "The relief would be in form of incentives to farmers on interest from the state government," said Bisen. As regards the controversies, he said he has not hurt anybody and denied that he ever made any comment against tribals.
The cooperative minister, who was in Indore for some department work, told media persons that there is a certain procedure for action against erring officials of the cooperative department. After inquiry at various levels, the government has found some guilty officials, and the files pertaining to them (guilty officials) are pending with the principal secretary, he said, adding that action would be taken as per the law.
"No guilty would be spared," the minister said, adding even the cooperative housing societies against whom charges were proved would be liable for action as per the law. About the delay in action, the minister said, it is not possible to take any action unless the procedure is completed. Or else, they may take advantage of legal loopholes, the minister added. Perhaps keeping in mind Bisen's past record to kick up rows, BJP State president Prabhat Jha, was said to have directed him to limit himself to the department's policies.
Bisen conceded that the public distribution system suffered from some lapses. "It has been seen that beneficiaries are not getting full advantage from fair price shops," he said., adding the PDS in the state is under review and the shops would be soon computerized to enable monitoring of the system with full transparency. He disclosed that after April 1, farmers availing loans from cooperative societies would have to bear 11 per cent interest against the existing 12 per cent. "The facility would be extended to farmers only for sowing," he said.
If farmers deposit loan before due date, they would get more benefits, the minister added. "The relief would be in form of incentives to farmers on interest from the state government," said Bisen. As regards the controversies, he said he has not hurt anybody and denied that he ever made any comment against tribals.
Delhi Police: Anna Hazare: Anna Hazare brought a change in the hearts of criminals too, 35% decline in the crime rate since Anna began his fast
NEW DELHI: Has Anna Hazare brought about a change in the hearts and minds of criminals too or is Delhi Police making a tall claim? Believe it or not, senior officers are claiming that there has been a 35% decline in the crime rate since Anna began his fast.
The cops claimed the huge deployment of forces across the city for the protest and the just-concluded Independence Day celebrations have helped bring down the crime rate. How a city that is used to witnessing at least seven heinous crimes a day has not seen even one major murder or rape in a span of six days is quite puzzling.
Sources in Delhi Police say around 400 FIRs are filed in the city daily (the rest are a huge number of diary entries which do not usually show up). However, between August 13 and August 15, around 300 FIRs were filed daily. Sources attributed this to two things - thousands had travelled outside the city even as 18,000 security personnel kept guard. However, it is the period between August 16 and August 19 which has come as a major surprise. This is the time when the media captured the groundswell of support for Anna. As a result, claim cops, only 210 FIRs were registered daily at the police stations.
The cops claimed the huge deployment of forces across the city for the protest and the just-concluded Independence Day celebrations have helped bring down the crime rate. How a city that is used to witnessing at least seven heinous crimes a day has not seen even one major murder or rape in a span of six days is quite puzzling.
Sources in Delhi Police say around 400 FIRs are filed in the city daily (the rest are a huge number of diary entries which do not usually show up). However, between August 13 and August 15, around 300 FIRs were filed daily. Sources attributed this to two things - thousands had travelled outside the city even as 18,000 security personnel kept guard. However, it is the period between August 16 and August 19 which has come as a major surprise. This is the time when the media captured the groundswell of support for Anna. As a result, claim cops, only 210 FIRs were registered daily at the police stations.
MP Police: Shehla Masood murder case: a telephonic conversation in which the murdered activist was threatened by senior IPS officer
Bhopal: It's been five days since RTI activist Shehla Masood was killed in Bhopal, but the police are still clueless if it was a suicide or murder the person who took on the mighty, and was a key member of the city's Anna Hazare movement.
CNN-IBN has accessed a telephonic conversation in which the murdered activist was threatened by senior IPS officer Pawan Shrivastava.
The conversation between Masood and Shrivastava accessed was as follows:
> Shehla: Please connect me to the Sir.
> Pawan Shrivastava: Hello
> Shehla: Sir I could not complete. The phone got disconnected.
> Pawan Shrivastava: No I have completed and said what I had to say.
> Shehla: Sir I could not understand what should I do. What letter should I take back. Should I come right now?
> Pawan Shrivastav: No you take your application back.
> Shehla: Oh that application
> Pawan Shrivasta: Yes, you take back all your applications. All the information that you have sought under RTI, you first take that back.
The conversation, recorded by Shehla Masood in 2009, was presented before the state Chief Information Commissioner along with several other documents on what was happening inside the cultural department.
Pawan Shrivastava was director in culture department then. Few months later on January 19, 2010 Masood wrote a letter to Madhya Pradesh DGP SK Rout, on how she feared for her life from Pawan Shrivastava. The DGP referred the complaint to Bhopal IG Shailendra Shrivastava. The DGP has said everyone one including Pawan Shrivastava would be questioned.
"We will question everyone. Whosoever the family is expressing their suspicion on will be questioned. Investigation is on, a team has been formed to verify the phone talks, the family has sought CBI probe into this," said Rout.
The state government has already written a letter to the CBI to take over the case. But the family members have expressed fears that the police is still trying to convert it into case of suicide. Now it becomes tough to hold onto that theory.
CNN-IBN has accessed a telephonic conversation in which the murdered activist was threatened by senior IPS officer Pawan Shrivastava.
The conversation between Masood and Shrivastava accessed was as follows:
> Shehla: Please connect me to the Sir.
> Pawan Shrivastava: Hello
> Shehla: Sir I could not complete. The phone got disconnected.
> Pawan Shrivastava: No I have completed and said what I had to say.
> Shehla: Sir I could not understand what should I do. What letter should I take back. Should I come right now?
> Pawan Shrivastav: No you take your application back.
> Shehla: Oh that application
> Pawan Shrivasta: Yes, you take back all your applications. All the information that you have sought under RTI, you first take that back.
The conversation, recorded by Shehla Masood in 2009, was presented before the state Chief Information Commissioner along with several other documents on what was happening inside the cultural department.
Pawan Shrivastava was director in culture department then. Few months later on January 19, 2010 Masood wrote a letter to Madhya Pradesh DGP SK Rout, on how she feared for her life from Pawan Shrivastava. The DGP referred the complaint to Bhopal IG Shailendra Shrivastava. The DGP has said everyone one including Pawan Shrivastava would be questioned.
"We will question everyone. Whosoever the family is expressing their suspicion on will be questioned. Investigation is on, a team has been formed to verify the phone talks, the family has sought CBI probe into this," said Rout.
The state government has already written a letter to the CBI to take over the case. But the family members have expressed fears that the police is still trying to convert it into case of suicide. Now it becomes tough to hold onto that theory.
Punjab Police: Police identify fake document mastermind
CHANDIGARH: The 6-day police investigation into the Healthyway Immigration scam has established that Kuldeep Singh arranged fake bank documents for the victims, cops said on Saturday.
Sources in police told TOI, ''Kuldeep was the right-hand man of the firm's owner Amit Kakkar. He used to deal with all the legal matters and other disputes involving Healthyway Immigration Consultants.''
Scrutiny of more than 35 previous complaints against Healthyway, in which plaintiffs refused to pursue the cases after receiving money, showed that Kuldeep handled those on part of the firm, a senior police officer said.
Cops have failed to arrest Kuldeep, who claims to be the son of a police inspector and resides in Milk Colony, Dhanas. They raided his house twice.
Detection of this scam has led to police strutinizing the documents of many other immigration firms. SSP Naunihal Singh said, ''Over two dozen more immigration firms of the city are under suspicion. We have unearthed a lot of information while investigating Healthyway Immigration Consultants.'' The SSP refused to divulge names of these firms and maintained they also had valid licences like Healthyway. ''We have received complaints against them,'' he added.
Seven FIRs have been registered against Kakkar and police have received more than 55 complaints of cheating from several youths of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Sources in police told TOI, ''Kuldeep was the right-hand man of the firm's owner Amit Kakkar. He used to deal with all the legal matters and other disputes involving Healthyway Immigration Consultants.''
Scrutiny of more than 35 previous complaints against Healthyway, in which plaintiffs refused to pursue the cases after receiving money, showed that Kuldeep handled those on part of the firm, a senior police officer said.
Cops have failed to arrest Kuldeep, who claims to be the son of a police inspector and resides in Milk Colony, Dhanas. They raided his house twice.
Detection of this scam has led to police strutinizing the documents of many other immigration firms. SSP Naunihal Singh said, ''Over two dozen more immigration firms of the city are under suspicion. We have unearthed a lot of information while investigating Healthyway Immigration Consultants.'' The SSP refused to divulge names of these firms and maintained they also had valid licences like Healthyway. ''We have received complaints against them,'' he added.
Seven FIRs have been registered against Kakkar and police have received more than 55 complaints of cheating from several youths of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
Orissa Police: Rourkela police-magistrate brawl probe begins
Cuttack, Aug 21 (PTI) Justice A S Naidu Commission of enquiry probing into the police-magistrate row of Rourkela has decided to visit Rourkela on September 3 for an on the spot assessment of the situation that led to the unsavory incident of April 2 in which a local judicial magistrate was allegedly assaulted by a police inspector.���������Appearing before the Commission which held its first sitting yesterday, former Panposh Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Arun Kumar Patnaik made an application urging that he may be allowed to represent his case through his counsel.Senior advocate of Orissa High Court Jayant Das would conduct the case on behalf of the magistrate as his application was allowed by the Commission.��������Similarly, counsel of other parties in the case, including the counsel of Orissa Police Association and Rourkela Bar Association also registered their presence before the Commission on the day.��������It may be recalled here that�the magistrate�was allegedly assaulted by Uditnagar police inspector Sadananda Pujari on the night of April 2 which evoked statewide protest by lawyers, including that of the High Court here thereby paralysing judicial works in the State for over a week. � While two FIRs were filed in Uditnagar police station of Rourkela, each against the police inspector and the judicial magistrate and a PIL was filed in Orissa High Court, State government had announced a judicial commission of enquiry after suspending the erring police inspector and asking the then�Rourkela�SP Diptesh Patnaik to go on leave.Subsequently retired judge of Orissa High Court Justice Naidu was appointed to head the panel and the Commission was asked to submit its report within three months.The State government also made a proposal for sanction of an advance of Rs 20 lakh from Orissa contingency fund for the Commission to conduct its probe.
Chhatisgarh Police: Maoists kill 11 cops, 4 ultras dead in encounter in C'garh
Maoists gunned down at least 11 policemen in an ambush that set off an encounter which left four ultras dead in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday.
A police team was ambushed by the Maoists in Metlaperu village forests under Bhadrakali police station area in the district on Friday evening.
Eleven policemen were reportedly killed in the attack, Additional Director General (Naxal operation) Ramnivas said.
Two teams of security personnel were sent for patrolling from Bhadrakali and Bhopalpatnam police stations.
One of them comprised CRPF and district police personnel, while the other team consisted of Chhattisgarh Armed Police members, Ramnivas said.
The Chhattisgarh Armed Police squad came under heavy fire from the Naxals in Metlaperu jungles.
Three jawans were also reportedly injured in the attack, the ADG said, adding that additional security force has been dispatched to the site.
Exact casualties will be known only when the additional policemen arrive at the ambush spot, Ramnivas said.
A helicopter has been requestioned to evacuate the injured, the senior official stated.
A police team was ambushed by the Maoists in Metlaperu village forests under Bhadrakali police station area in the district on Friday evening.
Eleven policemen were reportedly killed in the attack, Additional Director General (Naxal operation) Ramnivas said.
Two teams of security personnel were sent for patrolling from Bhadrakali and Bhopalpatnam police stations.
One of them comprised CRPF and district police personnel, while the other team consisted of Chhattisgarh Armed Police members, Ramnivas said.
The Chhattisgarh Armed Police squad came under heavy fire from the Naxals in Metlaperu jungles.
Three jawans were also reportedly injured in the attack, the ADG said, adding that additional security force has been dispatched to the site.
Exact casualties will be known only when the additional policemen arrive at the ambush spot, Ramnivas said.
A helicopter has been requestioned to evacuate the injured, the senior official stated.
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