Hyderabad police are investigating the murder of Tanuja Ranjan, 55, the wife of former IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray. She was found dead at her home in Prashasan Nagar, Jubilee Hills. Authorities are hunting a domestic help and potential accomplices, raising fears of a targeted attack amid the area’s tight-knit elite community.
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the immediate removal of Ajay Pal Sharma, a high-profile UP-cadre IPS officer deployed as a police observer for West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly Elections. The petition alleges his presence “vitiates the electoral environment,” potentially undermining public confidence in the fairness of the poll process.
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Ahead of West Bengal polls 2026, IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma has been deployed in Falta, South 24 Parganas, backed by a large CRPF team to identify and deter voter intimidators. The move follows complaints of threats, and Sharma’s campaign presence has triggered a public challenge from Trinamool candidate Jahangir Khan, who likened himself to the character Pushpa.
TMC has issued a sharp warning to IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, deployed as a police observer in Diamond Harbour during the ongoing elections. The backlash follows Sharma’s viral video in which he issued stern warnings over alleged voter intimidation, igniting a fierce BJP-TMC faceoff. The dispute now centers on how election duty and warnings are handled on the ground.
Uttar Pradesh IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, known for high-profile encounters, issued a stern warning in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas after complaints from the Falta constituency. He led raids and warned the family of TMC candidate Jahangir Khan amid accusations of voter intimidation, and also flagged irregularities in Khan’s security deployment. The incident is now drawing political heat ahead of the 2026 elections.
BJP MLA Pritam Lodhi has been served a show cause notice by the Madhya Pradesh unit after abusive and threatening remarks toward an IPS officer. The uproar follows an alleged SUV accident in which Lodhi’s son, Dinesh Lodhi, is accused of ramming five people while driving a speeding Thar. The remarks have now triggered internal party action.
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