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Sub-inspector held for death of woman home guard in West Bengal

January 01, 2026 10:10 pm

According to police sources, Bhattacharya was tracked down and arrested from the Swarupnagar Police Station area in Basirhat in North 24 Parganas. He was subsequently produced before the Alipore Court.

Despite the minimum qualification being Class V, many applicants held graduate and postgraduate degrees.

Postgraduates among 3,200 candidates for 5th-pass Home Guard posts in Odisha

December 30, 2025 9:48 am

The minimum qualification for the post of home guard is only fifth standard and it fetches Rs 623 daily.

The woman later alleged that while en route to the hospital, she was sexually assaulted inside the ambulance by the driver and accompanying staff. (Representative)

Woman who fell unconscious at Bihar Home Guard recruitment drive ‘raped’ inside ambulance by driver and technician

July 27, 2025 1:51 am

2 arrested within hours of complaint; Tejashwi questions silence of JD(U) leaders: ‘Depraved state protected by criminals’

State govt announces Rs 4.05 lakh compensation for Home Guard’s kin who died during PM Modi's visit

May 27, 2025 7:36 pm

Jaria is survived by his wife and a two-and-half-year-old son.

Home Guards may soon be part of Delhi Police’s PCR unit

May 12, 2025 12:07 pm

The PCR unit is also planning to increase its fleet. If all goes to plan, the Home Guards will be deployed to man PCR vans within three months (approximately)

Seva, Suraksha are core values of Home Guards and Civil Defence organisations: Amit Shah

October 23, 2024 4:05 am

Union Home Minister Amit Shah made these remarks on Tuesday while attending the two-day 14th All India Annual Conference of Home Guards and Civil Defence being held in Gandhinagar.

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‘Cancel hiring, reinstate old criteria’: Delhi’s Home guards protest new recruitment drive

February 12, 2024 8:45 am

Among the 8,624-strong force — whose tenure ends on March 31 — many who are middle-aged and have been serving for the past 5-15 years raised concerns about job security as the age criteria for tenure of service has now been reduced from 60 to 45 years.