Chandigarh: The three policemen, accused of assaulting and abusing a girl in Tarn Taran district after she had approached them to complain about molestation, on Friday claimed that the video footage reportedly showing the assault was doctored.
Their statements were recorded by Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner SR Ladhar. They alleged that the video of the incident was "doctored" by a relative of the woman.
Ladhar is conducting a fresh probe into the incident as Supreme Court had rejected the first report, saying that "it does not have the value more that of a scrap paper". The apex court had said that the findings of the report were "misleading the statement of facts" and it should be "thrown in a dustbin".
The bench had got infuriated on reading the report which said that such baton charges do happen and warned the state government of imposing a heavy penalty if such incident recurs. "Do you not feel ashamed when a lady is beaten up by police and the state DGP goes on television on that very day justifying the action without conducting any inquiry against police officials," it asked....
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07:58 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry announced on Tuesday that Olympic medallist Vijender Singh's samples tested negative for drugs. The boxer was alleged to have consumed recreational drugs with sparring partner Ram Singh. The Beijing Olympics bronze medalist had submitted his blood and urine samples to the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after being directed by the Ministry. "Vijender Singh along with four others was subjected to an out of competition test...
05:24 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Chandigarh/New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court turned down the plea of death row convict and Khalistani terrorist Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar for commutation of his death sentence to life term, the Punjab Police has been been asked to step up security across the state. Delivering the operative portion of the judgement in a packed room, a bench of justices GS Singhvi and SJ Mukhopadhaya had said that the...
11:21 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Fatehgarh Sahib: Boxer Ram Singh was on Sunday remanded in two-day police custody in connection with a drug haul case, in which the name of Olympic medallist and renowned pugilist Vijender Singh had cropped up. Ram Singh, the sparring partner of Vijender Singh, was remanded in police custody till April 9 by a local court in Fatehgarh Sahib. Singh, who has been recently dismissed as Head Constable of Punjab Police,...
11:34 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Chandigarh: India's Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has not shown up for the boxing trial camp in Patiala. Participation in the boxing camp is necessary for the boxer's selection. Boxing Federation Vice President Nivaran Mukherjee said, "Vijender hasn't come for the trials. If he doesn't attend the camp tomorrow he will fail to qualify or the next tournament." On Friday, the Punjab Police had said that the boxer has not been...
12:26 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Chandigarh: India's Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has not shown up for the boxing trial camp in Patiala. Participation in the boxing camp is necessary for the boxer's selection. Boxing Federation Vice President Nivaran Mukherjee said, "Vijender hasn't come for the trials. If he doesn't attend the camp tomorrow he will fail to qualify or the next tournament." On Friday, the Punjab Police had said that the boxer has not been...
10:14 AM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: Mounting pressure on India's Olympic champion Vijender Singh, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said that the entire episode is disappointing for the youngsters and all the sportspersons. Singh also said that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) allows all drug tests and that Vijender can be checked for heroin as well. Unhappy with the tests carried out by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), the police said that vital...
10:59 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Chandigarh: The rift between the Punjab Police and the Sports Ministry over India's Olympic champion Vijender Singh is out in the open now. Unhappy with the tests carried out by NADA, the police said that vital hair follicle test used to detect heroin use has been left out. Instead blood and urine tests have been conducted which hold good only for a couple of days after the consumption of drugs....
07:45 AM, Apr 04, 2013
In a major twist in the Mohali drug haul case, Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested boxer Ram Singh, claiming that his brother-in-law was a proclaimed offender in drug trafficking and that the boxer was in constant touch with him. ...
08:18 PM, Apr 03, 2013
India's Olympic champion Vijender Singh, who consumed heroin as many as 12 times according to the police, on Wednesday underwent National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) drug test but was not put through the hair follicle test, which is the main indicator of heroin. NADA, who had earlier refused to test Vijender for heroin, only tested the boxer's blood and urine sample. ...
07:24 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The Sports Ministry on Tuesday rejecting National Anti-Doping Agency's arguments against heroin test on boxer Vijender Singh, said that NADA will have to conduct the test, according to sources. ...
08:37 PM, Apr 02, 2013
A day after the Sports Ministry asked the National Anti-Doping Agency to test Olympian boxer Vijender Singh for heroin, the drug testing body has said it cannot do so. ...
07:30 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Lawyer Mukul Khanna said that a hair test on Olympian boxer Vijender Singh will be inconclusive as it won't reveal the quantity of the drug consumed. ...
03:57 PM, Apr 02, 2013
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) has refused to go with the Sports Ministry's request that Olympian boxer Vijender Singh be tested for heroin. NADA has made it clear that it is bound by international protocol and it can only test Vijender's blood and urine samples and not hair follicles as required while testing for heroin. ...
01:13 PM, Apr 02, 2013
A big question mark remains on whether India's champion boxer Vijender Singh will be tested by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for heroin consumption or not. CNN-IBN has learned that NADA may throw the rule book at the Sports Ministry after the Sports Ministry asked it to test the Olympic boxer. ...
11:46 AM, Apr 02, 2013
A day after the Sports Ministry asked the National Anti-Doping Agency to test Olympian boxer Vijender Singh for heroin, the drug testing body has said it cannot do so. According to sources, NADA says it can only test for performance enhancing drugs and since heroin is not considered as one, it cannot take his sample out of competition. ...
09:21 AM, Apr 02, 2013
Olympian boxer Vijender Singh continues to sink deeper into trouble with each passing day. The Sports Ministry has instructed the National Anti-doping Agency to test the boxing star for heroin consumption after the Punjab Police pointed towards repeated use of the drug by Vijender. ...
08:44 AM, Apr 02, 2013
The Sports Ministry swung into action on Monday and asked the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to carry out tests on boxer Vijender Singh for alleged drug use. The Ministry's strong statement came hours after the Punjab Police was "advised" by the District Attorney of Fatehgarh Saheb against collecting the Olympian medallist's blood and hair samples for testing. Vijender and fellow boxer Ram Singh are under scrutiny for alleged involvement in...
06:51 PM, Apr 01, 2013
In a setback for the Punjab Police investigating the Mohali drug haul case, the district attorney of Fatehgarh Saheb on Monday advised its probe team against collecting blood and hair samples of boxer Vijender Singh. The police had earlier on Monday collected the blood and hair samples of boxer Ram Singh and had sought a legal opinion from the district attorney about taking samples from Vijender. ...
05:16 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The Punjab Police has collected the hair and blood samples of boxer Ram Singh in the Mohali drug haul case. It now remains to be seen whether Olympian Vijender Singh will be next as the police have said that he consumed drugs. ...
12:19 PM, Apr 01, 2013
