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Coronavirus outbreak: About 900 policemen in Maharashtra affected with COVID-19, 207 instances of assault on cops so far

OpIndia Staff - 11 May, 2020

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh took to Twitter to reveal the rampant spread of coronavirus among Maharashtra police officials.

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Singapore court sends Indian-origin man to jail for verbally abusing policemen and health workers

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2020

Deputy Public Prosecutor Timotheus Koh informed the Court that he had even threatened to attack his brother with chopper and boiling water.

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Odisha: 35-year old Asif Khan flees a quarantine centre in Jharsuguda, case registered

OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2020

Asif Khan, 35, was lodged at the quarantine facility in Jharsuguda since April 27 as he had visited a coronavirus containment zone in neighbouring district of Rourkela

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Maharashtra: Police begins manhunt for 4 absconding coronavirus patients from Nanded Gurudwara

OpIndia Staff - 4 May, 2020

The missing four persons who were tested positive for coronavirus were a part of the Takht Hazur Sahib Sachkhand Gurudwara.

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Meerut: Islamist target a fruit seller for sporting Bhagwa flag, UP Police refuse to bow to their agenda

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2020

An Islamist Twitter account-'Tehzeeb TV' asked the Meerut police to act against a fruit-seller for sporting a 'saffron flag' on his handcart

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AIMIM Corporator Mohammad Murtaza booked for threatening police constable in Hyderabad, had objected to presence near Mosque

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2020

In the video, it can be seen that AIMIM leader Murtaza Ali arguing with the two policemen and asking them to leave the spot which was in front of a Mosque

Media

Does India Today endorse FIRs for Satire? Anchor fails to mention that retired Major’s tweet was marked ‘satire’, brands it ‘fake news’

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2020

Cyberabad police, that seems to be missing any sense of humour or the realisation that citizens of India do still enjoy the freedom of expression, filed an FIR against the retired major for "spreading fake news".

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Hyderabad: Cyberabad police registers FIR against satire that said they banned oranges in the city, despite disclaimer announcing that it is satire

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2020

Twitter user Major Neelum Singh (rtd) had shared a satirical post that had mocked the Cyberabad police for its arbitrary response against a poor Hindu vendor for sporting a saffron flag on his cart.

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Here are 20 incidents where members of Tablighi Jamaat engaged in unlawful behaviour with doctors, police and government officials

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2020

Ever since the Tablighi Jamaat was busted and hauled up to quarantine facilities and hospitals, they have embarked on a Jihad against civility, decency and the laws of this country.

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