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New Indian Express
30-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Unprepared and negligent, Odisha Police fail big time
BHUBANESWAR: Despite an unprecedented rush of devotees during Rath Yatra, Odisha Police failed to anticipate the crowd surge on Saturday night, hours after the chariots of Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath reached Gundicha Temple. The chariot-pulling could be completed on the second day with the participation of a huge number of pilgrims but the state police, which had made a massive deployment, was caught napping, literally, when the tragedy struck in the wee hours. A large number of people visited Puri in the night after the holy Trinity reached Gundicha Temple, to have Their darshan on the chariots. Most of these devotees are drawn from catchment areas and Saturday night was no different. In fact, there were a huge crowd headed towards Puri but despite the presence of technology, surveillance and CCTV, the writing on the wall was missed. A police officer admitted there was an 'error' in assessing the possible gathering of people near Gundicha Temple. 'About 20 to 22 sections of police force are generally deployed after the three chariots reach Gundicha shrine but they were outnumbered by the huge gathering,' he added. If sources are to be believed, a DSP-ranked officer with a team was placed at Saradhabali. However, it was poor coordination and absence of leadership which led to the stampede-like situation. Police sources said, there was heavy rush of vehicles on the highway between Bhubaneswar and Puri on Saturday night. Since it was a weekend, the number was substantially high but the arrangement at near Gundicha Temple was not up to the mark.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Cops alone can't stop rapes, says MP DGP, blames obscene content
Indore: Madhya Pradesh DGP Kailash Makwana highlighted that police action alone is insufficient to prevent sexual assault cases, pointing to declining social values attributed to widespread access to explicit content through digital devices and internet connectivity. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Addressing media Saturday about rising sexual assault cases, the DGP said, "There are many reasons why I believe this is happening - availability of internet, mobile phones, obscene content, alcohol. Through mobile phones, anyone can connect with anyone from anywhere. There is a serious decline in morality. There are many such reasons, and to expect the police to handle all of this alone is not possible." Makwana said domestic supervision has weakened considerably. "Within homes, people are no longer able to keep a watch on each other. Many of the boundaries have been broken, and the kind of obscenity being served through the internet from a young age is undoubtedly distorting children's minds. That, somewhere, is contributing to the increase in such crimes," he added. 'MP police neutralised 10 Naxals in past 6 months' Speaking to journalists in Indore on Sunday after a comprehensive review meeting, DGP Makwana announced significant progress in anti-Naxal operations. 'In its fight against Naxalism, MP police have neutralised 10 Naxals in past six months alone — marking the highest such figure recorded in any single year in the state. Previously, the maximum number of Naxals eliminated in a year stood at six,' the DGP said. The meeting included senior officials from Indore commissionerate and SP and DSP-ranked officers from all eight districts in Indore range. The DGP said, 'While Naxal problem remains widespread in Chhattisgarh, the issue in MP is restricted to Balaghat and Mandla. Among these, Balaghat continues to be most affected. In a major boost to the state's counter-insurgency efforts, 325 new posts have been approved in specialised anti-Naxal force. '
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
68-yr-old man falls into coma after surgery
T'puram: Police began probe into a 68-year-old Vattiyoorkavu native going into a coma stage allegedly after undergoing a surgery at SP Fort Hospital in Enchakkal. The relatives of Nandakumar filed a complaint with Vanchiyoor police, against the neurosurgeon for medical negligence. A case was registered on Sunday under BNS Section 125 for a negligent act that endangers human life or affects the personal safety. Nandakumar was admitted to the hospital on May 16 with age-related illnesses and the doctors found a haemorrhage in the brain during scanning. A surgery was recommended and the very next day he underwent the procedure. The relatives alleged in the complaint that he faded into a coma soon after the surgery and that there was a serious lapse by the doctors who performed the surgery. "A case has been registered. Medical negligence probes must be conducted by a DSP-ranked officer," police said. Since the case is in connection with medical negligence, police has to depend on report of a medical board or DMO to proceed further. TNN
New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Terror suspects in Andhra grilled by NIA, ATS over IED plot, foreign funding, extremist links
VIZIANAGARAM: Vizianagaram II town police, along with officials from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), and Counter-Intelligence (CI), began questioning two terror suspects in connection with an alleged conspiracy to detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) across India. Siraj Ur Rehaman (29) and Syed Sameer (28) were taken into seven-day police custody on Friday after being transferred from Visakhapatnam Central Prison to the Police Training College (PTC) in Vizianagaram. Their interrogation was approved by the Additional Judicial First-Class Magistrate Court, Vizianagaram, to gather key details about their reported involvement in planning terror acts and building explosive devices. Police said DSP-ranked officers began separate interrogations of the duo at the PTC. Security around the facility was intensified, with in-charge SP SV Madhava Reddy and Additional SP Sowmyalatha overseeing the arrangements.
