Law Enforcement

HP Police ask govt to bar entry of vehicles carrying arms, ammo, explosives through Atal Tunnel

The Himachal Pradesh Police have proposed that the state government bar the entry of army and civilian trucks carrying arms,…

India's airports remain at risk; nothing done to tackle threat from drones

The Bureau of Civil Aviation and Security (BCAS) in February 2020 had ordered all the airport operators across the country to…

19,000 CCTV cameras on real-time streaming at HP Police HQs

With the initiative of installing CCTV cameras,A? the HP police have introduced a new concept of predictive policing--- a US…

Majority of Americans support use of facial recognition tech

According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Schoen Cooperman Research, a majority of Americans (59%) approve of…

Border guarding forces may not be roped in for internal security

The mandate of three central armed police forcesBorder Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) and…

LAPD has used facial-recognition software 30K times in last decade, records show

The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009, with hundreds of officers…

UP's new Special Security Force can "Search and Arrest Without Warrant"

A special force will be set up in Uttar Pradesh, with powers similar to the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force), that can…

Dedicated police teams to enforce Covid norms in Delhi

Delhi Police has asked traffic police units not to issue Covid challans and has instead decided to deploy dedicated teams from…

Noida police to verify private security agencies

The Gautam Buddh Nagar police has called for verification of private security agencies and character certification of its…

Federal judge orders body cameras to be worn by guards at California prison

For the first time, California correctional officers will be required to use body cameras while interacting with inmates inside a…

Delhi Police anti-riot gear in dire need of upgrade

The Delhi Polices armoury of anti-riot gear is in urgent need of an upgrade with nearly 70% of all tear gas shells and grenades,…

Bhaskar Rao transferred, ADGP Kamal Pant is the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner

Senior IPS officer Bhaskar Rao has been transferred out from his position as Commissioner of Police for Bengaluru City. The…