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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
On realtor's behest, Telangana cops arrest 70-yr widow, get SC rap
Representative Image NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has slammed the Telangana Police for converting a civil land dispute into a criminal case at the behest of an influential builder to arrest and harass a retired Major General's 70-year-old widow, quashed the FIR and asked the complainant to pay Rs 10 lakh to her. The Delhi-based woman owned a 500 square yard plot in Gachibowli village in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district. In 2020, the complainant approached her husband for sale of the plot, then valued at Rs 7 crore. Before the deal could materialise, the retired Army officer passed away. As his wife and daughter found it difficult to manage the plot from Delhi, they orally agreed in Oct 2020 to sell it to the complainant for Rs 5.75 crore. The complainant paid Rs 4.05 crore through banking channels and later claimed he had paid Rs 75 lakh in cash. When the officer's widow demanded the balance and refused to sign the sale deed, the complainant lodged a complaint in Dec 2020. Police registered an FIR and arrested her in Jan 2021, resulting in eight-day incarceration. She had unsuccessfully moved Telangana high court for quashing the FIR. Accepting the woman's arguments presented through advocate Vanshaja Shukla, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta slammed the Telangana Police and said, "In gross disregard to all tenets of law, the impugned FIR was registered for allegations which had no elements of any offence whatsoever what to talk of a cognizable offence." Writing the judgment, Justice Mehta said, "The fact that the widow was arrested in this frivolous FIR clearly shows the clout of the company, of which the complainant is an agent, on the police agency as not only did the complainant manage to get FIR registered but, thereafter, also saw to it that she is arrested and humiliated by keeping her in custody for eight days." SC also criticised the high court for dealing with her quashing plea in a pedantic manner. The HC disposed of her petition in a cryptic manner without even touching the merits of the case, the apex court said. During the hearing of the appeal in SC, the woman had offered to return Rs 4.05 crore paid by the complainant, who refused and demanded interest on the amount to settle the dispute. SC said, "It is a fit case wherein the complainant should be penalised with exemplary cost for misusing the process of criminal law in a case which was of purely civil nature." It directed him to pay Rs 10 lakh to her and directed police to provide her security whenever she is in town to deal with her land.
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
Cyberabad's Project Safe Stay recommended for replication in Hyderabad, Rachakonda
In a move to standardise women's safety programmes across the Hyderabad region, the Women Safety Wing of the Telangana Police convened a high-level tri-commissionerate meeting on Tuesday. The meeting brought together police commissioners, senior officers, and Security Council members from Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda to strengthen inter-agency coordination and ensure uniform implementation of key safety initiatives. Cyberabad's 'Project Safe Stay', an initiative led by the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC), which audited over 1,000 hostels, was recommended for replication in Hyderabad and Rachakonda commissionerates to enhance hostel safety for women. Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Jitender called for regular apex-level coordination meetings and urged all stakeholders to collaborate seamlessly across commissionerates. He emphasised the need for consistent, scalable and impactful implementation of all women's safety programmes, noting that only through such synergy can a safer Telangana be built for all citizens. Additional DGP Women Safety Wing Charu Sinha underscored the importance of synchronised operations among the three Security Councils and stressed that services such as Bharosa Centres, CDEW family counselling centres, anti-human trafficking units and She Teams must operate in a streamlined and unified manner for effective service delivery.
Scroll.in
10-07-2025
- Scroll.in
ED books Prakash Raj, Rana Daggubati, 27 others in online betting application case
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against 29 persons, including actors Prakash Raj, Rana Daggubati and Vijay Deverakonda, for allegedly promoting illegal online betting applications, The Hindu reported on Thursday. An Enforcement Case Information Report was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, following five first information reports filed by Telangana Police and Andhra Pradesh Police, the newspaper reported. The persons accused in the matter are suspected to have received endorsement fees for allegedly promoting the betting applications. Online betting and gambling are illegal in India. The persons accused in the matter also include actors Manchu Lakshmi, Praneetha and Nidhi Agarwal and television personalities Ananya Nagella, Siri Hanumanthu, Sreemukhi, Varshini Sounderajan, Vasanthi Krishnan, Shoba Shetty, Amrutha Chowdary, Nayani Pavani, Neha Pathan, Pandu, Padhmavathi, Imran Khan, Vishnu Priya and Shyamala. Digital creators named in the case include Harsha Sai, Bayya Sunny Yadav, Tastyteja, Rithu Chowdhary and Bandaru Sheshayani Supritha, and the YouTube channel Local Boy Nani. A police constable, Kiran Goud, posted at the Habeebnagar Police Station in Hyderabad has also been named, along with members of the management teams of the betting applications. Those named in the Enforcement Case Information Report will be summoned for questioning, The Hindu reported. Several of the persons accused in the case had earlier issued statements denying wrongdoing, maintaining that they terminated endorsement deals after learning of ethical and legal concerns. Some of the promotions were allegedly disguised as entertainment or social service content, drawing public criticism and triggering complaints from persons who claimed to have suffered financial losses, according to the newspaper.
Hans India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Union Home Secy lauds TG cops
Hyderabad: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan appreciated Telangana Police for smooth rollout of NCLs (New Criminal Laws) and its efforts in narcotics control. The Home Secretary visited Hyderabad and held a review of the implementation of NCLs in Telangana state. State Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao, Special Chief Secretary (Home) Ravi Gupta, Director General of Police Dr Jitender and other senior IAS and IPS officers attended. The DGP and senior officials briefed the MHA team on transition, training & tech upgrades in the enforcement of NCLs.
Hans India
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
MEA awards Telangana Intelligence DG
Hyderabad: State Director General (Intelligence) B Shivadhar Reddy has received the Certificate of Recognition representing Telangana police in New Delhi on Tuesday. Pabitra Margherita, Minister of State for External Affairs presented the award to the police official at a programme. The Telangana Police has been adjudged as one of the best performing Police and a well-deserved recipient of 'Certificate of Recognition' based on the Passport applications verification data for the financial year 2024-2025 in India by Ministry of External Affairs during the Passport Sewa Diwas and Passport officers conference at New Delhi. The Telangana Police received 8,06,684 passport applications for financial year 2024-25 and successfully completed their verification within the stipulated time of below 15 days. It's pertinent to mention that average time for passport verification in Telangana is below 7 days against the stipulated time of 15 days. Telangana Police has developed customized software named 'Satyaapan' and 'VeriFast' which automates the process of passport verification by using the face recognition and data matching technology to identify the passport applicant's criminal background, old passport applicants and duplicate passport seekers by matching the data from CCTNS, Passport application records and other databases. Telangana Police has been adjudged as one of the best performing states for six times since 2014 in expeditiously completing passport verification. This recognition by the Ministry of External Affairs is a testament to the department's commitment to excellence in public service. Telangana State has developed its own verification system to ensure that passport services will be provided to the public 1) Fool-proof verification, 2) Timely disposal of the applications and 3) Without any corruption. Dr Jitender, DGP, Telangana appreciated all the unit officers in general and special branch officers and staff of every unit in particular for this achievement for clearing passport applications verification expeditiously and bringing accolades to Telangana Police.
