Cops fired in self defence at Velachery: Jaya

Cops fired in self defence at Velachery: Jaya CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday asserted that the police were left with no option but to fire at the bank robbers as they endangered the lives of people in thickly populated Velachery on the night of February 22. Intervening after Deputy Leader of the Opposition Panruti S Ramachandran mentioned the encounter, she said the police retaliated only to protect the public and themselves as the robbers continued to...
08:31 AM, Apr 25, 2012

Chennai: Murder most foul on Vyasarpadi tracks

Chennai: Murder most foul on Vyasarpadi tracks CHENNAI: Its something thats straight out of your average Kollywood flick, except this time it was the cops who found the killers first. After four men slit the throat of a man, who had an altercation with them, and threw his body across the railway track near Vyasarpadi station to make it look like a suicide/accident, sleuths from the GRP smelt a rat and apprehended the foursome within 48 hours.What...
08:02 AM, Mar 29, 2012

Velachery residents back encounter killing

Velachery residents back encounter killing CHENNAI: A batch of pleas have been made in the Madras High Court supporting the action of police personnel in killing five youths, said to be involved in two bank robberies, in an encounter in the wee hours of February 23. Yuvaraj Mohandas and five other advocates and M Vasudevan and 23 others, all residents of Velachery, have moved the High Court seeking permission to implead themselves as parties in...
08:56 AM, Feb 29, 2012

Rs 5 lakh each for TN women raped by cops

Rs 5 lakh each for TN women raped by cops Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced a solatium of Rs 5 lakh for each of the four tribal women, who were allegedly raped by policemen in Villupuram district, and suspended five uniformed men. In a statement issued here, Jayalalithaa said she had ordered payment of Rs.500,000 each to the four tribal Irula women who complained of rape by policemen of Tirukoilur police station in the district....
04:53 PM, Nov 29, 2011

Tamil Nadu cops face sexual assault probe

Tamil Nadu cops face sexual assault probe Chennai: A judicial inquiry is being conducted into the sexual assault charges made by four tribal women against Tamil Nadu policemen in Villupuram district, an official said on Sunday. The Irula tribal women complained against policemen belonging to Tirukoilur police station in Villupuram district, around 150 km from here, said a police official. "The judicial magistrate of Tirukoilur is conducting an inquiry on the complaint," Villupuram Superintendent of Police N....
10:52 AM, Nov 28, 2011

Definite clues in Advani yatra bomb case: Police

Definite clues in Advani yatra bomb case: Police Madurai: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Tamil Nadu police probing planting of a powerful pipe bomb on the yatra route of BJP leader L K Advani on Monday claimed to have obtained 'definite clues' and expressed confidence about nabbing the culprits. Definite clues had been obtained in the case and special teams were being sent to Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district and Kerala for further probe, Madurai rural police sources...
04:40 PM, Oct 31, 2011

TN Police releases DMK leader MK Stalin

TN Police releases DMK leader MK Stalin New Delhi: DMK leader MK Stalin, who was taken into preventive custody on Thursday morning in Thanjavur, has been released by the Tamil Nadu Police. He had objected to the police from stopping his cavalde and threatened to stage a road-block. After the police intercepted his convoy, Stalin threatened to hold a jam and demanded that the police show him the arrest warrant. DMK member Pundi Kalaivanan travelling with Stalin,...
01:13 PM, Jul 30, 2011

SC directs TN govt to transfer cops over HC violence

SC directs TN govt to transfer cops over HC violence SC had expressed its displeasure over the Madras HC incidents. ...
04:05 PM, Feb 26, 2009
Chennai cops want public support in fighting terror

Chennai cops want public support in fighting terror

They believe that every citizen should be a friend of police. ...
05:55 PM, Feb 10, 2009

Chennai cops fail to stop students' clash, suspended

Chennai cops fail to stop students' clash, suspended Three students were seriously injured in a clash between student groups. ...
01:46 PM, Nov 13, 2008

TN police want techies' help to tackle terror

TN police want techies' help to tackle terror IT professionals will work as anti-cyber crime force for the police. ...
10:10 AM, Aug 16, 2008

TN cops suspect priest's son in hit-run case

TN cops suspect priest's son in hit-run case The former Indian captain said Dhoni was helped by the 20-minute tea break to take his decision. ...
11:16 PM, Feb 16, 2008
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