Tamil Nadu Police
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Vijay receives Guard of Honour, takes charge as Tamil Nadu CM at Secretariat | Video
Tamil Nadu | May 10, 2026, 02:12 PM ISTTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) founder-chief Vijay, 51, was sworn in as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister on Sunday. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar administered the oath of office and secrecy in a colourful ceremony held in Chennai.
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Nine Tamil Nadu cops get death sentence in 'rarest of rare' father-son custodial deaths case
Tamil Nadu | Apr 06, 2026, 11:55 PM ISTA Madurai special court has awarded the death penalty to nine police officers for the 2020 custodial deaths of Jayaraj and Bennicks in Sathankulam. The ruling follows extensive evidence presented by the CBI, with the court deeming the torture inflicted as the "rarest of rare".
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Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation
Chennai | Dec 18, 2024, 08:38 AM ISTThe Supreme Court denied interfering in the Madras High Court order which directed the state police to hand over the investigation to the CBI. The tragic incident that took place in July this year claimed 67 lives.
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Tamil Nadu Police nabs ATM heist gang after shootout, one killed, six arrested
Tamil Nadu | Sep 27, 2024, 07:36 PM ISTTamil Nadu police arrested six suspects and killed one during a major operation to capture a gang involved in ATM heists in Kerala's Thrissur district. The gang, from Haryana, was intercepted after a police chase, ending in a brief shootout.
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Tamil Nadu accident: Six killed in van crash after driver allegedly falls asleep near Ulundurpet
Chennai | Sep 25, 2024, 02:15 PM ISTThe accident resulted in a traffic pile-up on the highway for a while, as authorities cleared the wreckage. All six victims were male occupants of the van, as per police.
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Tamil Nadu: History-sheeter Balaji shot dead in police encounter in Chennai's remote area
Chennai | Sep 18, 2024, 02:26 PM ISTThe encounter took place when the police were carrying out vehicle checkups at Mullaiagar Checkpost at around 4:30 am. The other suspect with Balaji was identified as Sathyamoorthy.
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Vellore female infanticide: Tamil Nadu Police to constitute special team to probe similar cases
Chennai | Sep 07, 2024, 11:23 AM ISTVellore female infanticide: The Tamil Nadu medical department has also stepped up enforcement of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 to curb female foeticide.
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YouTuber Savukku Shankar arrested for 'defamatory remarks against police' in Coimbatore
Chennai | May 04, 2024, 09:22 PM ISTSavukku Shankar is a political commentator and a YouTuber, who runs a YouTube channel named Savukku Media. His YouTube channel has a subscriber base of over half-a-million.
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TN: ED officer, arrested for accepting Rs 20 lakh bribe, sent to judicial custody till Dec 15
Tamil Nadu | Dec 01, 2023, 10:45 PM ISTThe ED official was caught red-handed for taking a bribe from a doctor. He along with other officials were threatening people and extorting money from them in return of closing their cases.
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Tamil Nadu Police disperses protestors staging demonstration against govt
Chennai | Nov 21, 2023, 10:28 PM ISTThe protest, organised by the Tamil Nadu Anaithu Vivasaya Sangangalin Poratta Kuzhu (The Struggle Committee of All Farmers Associations of Tamil Nadu) was held in several parts of the state including Tiruvarur and Krishnagiri.
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Tamil Nadu: Four workers die in explosion at firecracker godown in Nagapattinam, police probe on
Chennai | Oct 05, 2023, 06:50 AM ISTThe police said the workers were making firecrackers when the explosion took place in the godown in Nagapattinam. A case was registered into the matter and an investigation was initiated.
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Sanatan Dharma row: BJP's Amit Malviya booked for 'distorting' Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech
Chennai | Sep 07, 2023, 09:37 AM ISTMalviya had said that Udhayanidhi's recent remark on 'Sanatana Dharma' is a call for genocide of 80 per cent of the population that follows it.
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Tamil Nadu: Six of family killed, two injured after van rams into truck in Salem
Chennai | Sep 06, 2023, 03:39 PM ISTThe police officials said a woman passenger and the driver, who sustained severe injuries were being treated at a hospital.
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Chennai: Two history-sheeters shot dead by police after they attack cops
Chennai | Aug 01, 2023, 10:30 AM ISTChennai: An inquiry into the matter ordered by the Tamil Nadu police. Two criminals succeeded to flee from the scene.
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Tamil Nadu: IPS officer gets 3-year jail term for sexually harassing junior woman police official
Chennai | Jun 16, 2023, 12:37 PM ISTTamil Nadu: A junior woman police official filed a complaint against IPS official Rajesh Das alleging he sexually harassed her.
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Bihar migrant fake video: After Manish Kashyap, another accused arrested from Muzaffarpur
Bihar | Mar 19, 2023, 10:54 PM ISTAs per the officials, these people were involved in making fake videos wherein they showcased the migrant labourers from Bihar were allegedly brutally tortured in Tamil Nadu.
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Migrants attack row: 2 held for attacking workers in Tamil Nadu amid political slugfest in Bihar
Chennai | Mar 14, 2023, 03:51 PM ISTMigrants attack row: The incident of attacks on migrant workers throws weight behind claims made by certain people that workers from north India were attacked in Tamil Nadu.
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Tamil Nadu: Five members of family dead after 5 vehicles pileup in Cuddalore
India | Jan 03, 2023, 10:15 AM ISTTamil Nadu: Five members of a family died following the deadliest road accident. Police officials launched investigation into the matter.
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Tamil Nadu: CM MK Stalin lauds Coimbatore Police for handling car explosion case aptly
India | Oct 31, 2022, 02:35 PM ISTCoimbatore landed in a tense situation after a gas cylinder exploded in a car in the city. However, the case was later handed over to NIA.
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Tamil Nadu Police on high alert after rise in child trafficking cases
India | Jan 16, 2022, 11:38 AM ISTPolice arrested an agent Thanakam on Friday based on the information provided by the four people who were arrested. Thankam has four cases of child trafficking against her and is a habitual offender and has national-level networks, according to police.