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 Hours after the petrol bomb attack on Raj Bhavan in Chennai, the police on Thursday registered a case. The case was registered under sections 436 (Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc), 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 506(ii) (Punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC, Act 3 of the Explosive Substances Act and 4 of TNPPDL Act. A man, who was arrested, threw a Molotov cocktail, locally referred to as a ‘petrol bomb’, at the main gate of the governor’s residence on Wednesday. At around 2.45 pm on Wednesday, history-sheeter, Karuka Vinoth, threw two containers of petrol at the main gate of Raj Bhavan. He had walked from Saidapet Court where he had taken petrol from parked motorbikes. Vinoth then set two bottles on fire and threw them at the main gate of Raj Bhavan. The police team deployed on security stopped him before he could throw two more bottles. Vinoth had already been arrested for ...

 Chief Judicial Magistrate M. Pushparani found Mr. Das guilty and sentenced him to undergo three years of Rigorous Imprisonment and slapped a fine of ₹20,000. Former Special DGP Rajesh Das A local court in Villupuram on Friday, June 16, 2023 convicted Tamil Nadu ex-Special Director General of Police Rajesh Das in the case relating to the sexual harassment of a woman Superintendent of Police while on duty in February 2021. The incident occurred when he and the officer were part of the security arrangements for the then Chief Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, during an election campaign. Chief Judicial Magistrate M. Pushparani found Mr. Das guilty and sentenced him to undergo three years of Rigorous Imprisonment under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code and slapped a fine of ₹10,000. The court also sentenced him to three years of RI under section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman (Amendment) Act, 2002, and imposed a fine of ₹10,000. The sentences would run conc...

The individuals being searches were in frequent contact with Jamesha Mubeen, who was killed in the car blast in Coimbatore on October 23, an official told. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday conducted searches across Tamil Nadu in connection with the Coimbatore car blast case. The searches began at 6 am at 40 locations, including 30 in Coimbatore, eight in Chennai, and two in Madurai, official sources told The Indian Express. “All of the individuals being searched were in contact with Jamesha Mubeen (who was killed in the car blast on October 23). We are looking into what led them to communicate frequently with Mubeen,” an officer said. Read more

 The Tamil Nadu Police is among the few police forces in the country to receive the coveted ‘President’s Colours’ Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the prestigious ‘President’s Colours’ for the Tamil Nadu Police to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in a customary ceremony in Rajarathinam Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Mr. Stalin announced that a medal would be awarded to every police personnel in the force to mark the feat. The Tamil Nadu Police is among the few police forces in the country to receive the coveted ‘President’s Colours’. Though the ‘President’s Colours’ for the Tamil Nadu Police was approved as early as August 19, 2009 when late leader M. Karunanidhi was the Chief Minister, it could not be presented in all these years. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Naidu said the Tamil Nadu Police was one of the best in the country, which was known for its commendable service. Even as he noted that Tamil Nadu had the first women commando unit in the country, he said, “a lot...