Sagnik Chowdhury
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Pak matches DNA samples of two 26/11 attackers with their fathers
Islamabad has admitted that DNA samples of two of the nine dead 26/11 attackers have matched with those of their fathers and has produced records to substantiate the nationality of the tenth,Ajmal Kasab....
Sun, Feb 14, 2010Police may not include Headley in 26/11 case
Even as alleged Lashkar operative David Headleys role in the 26/11 Mumbai attack continues to be the focus of Indian investigators with details of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation probe regularly filtering through...
Tue, Feb 09, 2010
Cops gather evidence to nail Nooriya
Medical and vehicle fitness reports,besides evidence of possible alcohol and drug intake,will be the traffic polices weapons in their efforts to build a watertight case against Nooriya Haveliwala,whose car was involved in an accident that killed a policeman.
Wed, Feb 03, 2010Mumbai cops launch manhunt for Pak cabbies
Mumbai Police have launched a manhunt for two suspected Pakistani terrorists who are believed to have slipped into the...
Thu, Jan 28, 2010Police chief announces reward for registration of elderly
To encourage his men to go out on the field,identify senior citizens and register them on www.hamarisuraksha.com run by the police,Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandhan has announced a reward of Rs 5,000 each for select police stations in the city based on the number of registrations to their credit.
Sat, Jan 23, 2010Pvt offers deplete special cop unit
A dedicated cadre of intelligence officers,created by the Maharashtra Police in the aftermath of 26/11 to boost its information gathering and analysis system...
Mon, Jan 18, 2010
Sending Letter Rogatory to Chicago: Mumbai cops
The Mumbai Police is set to begin the process of filing an additional chargesheet in the 26/11 terror attack to include Lashkar operatives David Headley and Tahawwur Rana....
Sat, Jan 16, 2010Specialist on hire to boost city polices public image
The Mumbai Police plans a public relations overhaul with specialised training for officers in police stations and recruitment of a professional PR officer from outside the force...
Thu, Jan 07, 2010When the line blurred
The latest controversy in which five of their personnel have been suspended for allegedly attending a party hosted by gangster...
Wed, Jan 06, 2010Sixth cop under scanner for party by Rajan aide
A sixth policeman has come under the Mumbai police scanner in connection with the Christmas party allegedly hosted by fugitive gangster Chhota Rajans aides for attending which five cops have been already placed under suspension.
Tue, Jan 05, 2010State industrial security force for pvt sector not until Feb-March
Theatres,malls,hotels and industries in the private sector in the city will have to wait at least till February-March for the move to create a specially trained security organisation for their protection to take off.
Tue, Dec 29, 2009Losses,revamp,allegations: for police,effects of 26/11 lingered through 2009
Mumbai Police will remember 2009 as the year of perhaps its roughest roller-coaster ride.
Mon, Dec 21, 2009Mumbais Roshan Jamal gets 8 years for terror in Spain
Mumbai resident Roshan Jamal Khan has been convicted along with 10 Pakistani men by an anti-terrorism court in Spain for belonging to a terrorist group that planned to bomb the Barcelona Metro....
Thu, Dec 17, 2009Cops from LA & Vegas in town,to share tips and learn from 26/11
Two police teams from the US have arrived in Mumbai and interacted discreetly with the city police,visiting the 26/11 attack sites,studying the measures taken since and describing counter-terror strategies in their cities.
Fri, Dec 11, 2009Cornered,Gafoor set to tell govt he should not have said what he did
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Hassan Gafoor,who sparked a furore with his reported comments in an interview blaming four senior IPS officers of shirking duty on 26/11...
Tue, Dec 08, 200926/11 debate: Gafoor likely to admit he erred
Former Mumbai Police commissioner Hassan Gafoor,who sparked a furore with his reported comments in a magazine interview blaming...
Tue, Dec 08, 2009Revised witness protection plan in final stages
A special committee of Mumbai Police officers formed by the Commissioner is currently in the final stages of drafting a comprehensive witness protection programme,one that has been on the anvil for several years.
Mon, Dec 07, 2009Tracking the first victims to a note in Canada
It was among the first chilling photographs that shook the world on the morning after 26/11,capturing the horror and dastardly nature of the terror attack in Mumbai...
Thu, Nov 26, 2009In Pune hotel,another Headley calling card
At the reception of Hotel Surya Villa,two documents are proof of the visit carbon copy of a mandatory form for foreigners filled by Headley; and the main register.
Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Headley sweet,charming,no trouble at all,recalls landlady
David Coleman Headley,the alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba operative held by the FBI for planning terror attacks in India and Denmark,lived in an apartment in...
Tue, Nov 17, 2009Rajs bail conditions come under scrutiny
The state Home Department is consulting legal experts and senior Maharashtra Police officers on its options in dealing with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray.
Wed, Nov 11, 2009Saffron Guard a vigilante outfit,says police chief
The Shiv Senas attempt at portraying itself as crusaders for the safety of Mumbaikars by floating a security outfit named Bhagwa Guard (Saffron Guard) has not gone down well at all with the city police.
Wed, Nov 04, 2009Rs 80 crore in account,overnight & unexplained
Vaibhav Parmar,a bank employee in the city,checked his bank balance one morning last month and found,to his surprise,that he had a credit of Rs 80 crore.
Tue, Nov 03, 2009New govt needs to find new DGP
The knotty issue of selecting a police chief for the state is expected to be one of the first key decisions before the new Congress-NCP government with the tenure of DGP S S Virk,who is on a three-month extension,due to end on October 30.
Sat, Oct 24, 2009Poll season slashes leaders security cover
With Assembly elections round the corner,the police have reduced or withdrawn the security of some ministers and public figures with a threat perception,apparently because they were not entitled to it.
Thu, Oct 08, 2009