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Chilling details of Kanpur murder case| India News

Chilling details of Kanpur murder case| India News

It was a usual evening for a family of five, with twin daughters and a son, at their apartment in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. The family had dinner and went to their rooms to sleep. Mother and the six-year-old son slept in one room, while the twin daughters, 11, went to sleep in another room. Photo for representation (Sakib Ali/HT Photo) In the morning, the mother received the shock of her life when the cops turned up at the door of their Kidwai Nagar apartment. While she slept peacefully with her son in one room, her husband had murdered their daughters by slitting their throats in another room. Also read: ‘Bullying behaviour’: Iran dials Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif after US seizes cargo ship near Hormuz strait After brutally slaughtering the children, the man, 45-year-old Shashi Ranjan Mishra, dialled the police helpline number to report the crime. “We received a call on 112 at around 4.30 am from the accused himself,” Kanpur’s deputy commissioner of police (South) Deependra Nath Chaudhary told HT, adding that the motive is yet not …

Kanpur man kills twin daughters by slitting their throats; arrested

Kanpur man kills twin daughters by slitting their throats; arrested

A man allegedly killed his 11-year-old twin daughters by slitting their throats with a cleaver after giving them food laced with sleeping pills at an apartment in Kanpur, police said. Shashi Ranjan Mishra (48) a medical representative, was arrested from his house, police said. Published – April 20, 2026 07:30 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Police write to CMOs of four districts to verify hospitals with ‘links’ to Kanpur kidney racket | Lucknow News

Police write to CMOs of four districts to verify hospitals with ‘links’ to Kanpur kidney racket | Lucknow News

3 min readLucknowApr 7, 2026 03:08 PM IST Police have written to the chief medical officers (CMOs) of Kanpur Meerut, Ghaziabad and Lucknow districts, seeking verification of hospitals whose role purportedly surfaced during the investigation into an alleged kidney transplant racket busted in Kanpur last week. Police have identified nearly a dozen hospitals in the four districts that are likely to have direct or indirect links with the alleged racket, investigators said. “We have written to the CMOs of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Lucknow and Kanpur to verify details of the hospitals identified during the probe,” said Kanpur Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) SM Qasmi Abidi. So far, police have arrested eight persons, including five doctors, an ambulance operator, and two operation theatre technicians, in connection with the case. According to police, the hospitals under scrutiny are those where the illegal kidney transplant procedures were allegedly carried out or the ones the accused are associated with. On Monday, police obtained permission from a court to record the statements of the accused who are lodged in jail, DCP …

Dhurandhar 2: Woman harassed during screening in Kanpur, accused beaten

Dhurandhar 2: Woman harassed during screening in Kanpur, accused beaten

Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge has been the talk of the town ever since it hit theatres on March 19. While the Ranveer Singh-starrer has smashed several box office records, an unsettling incident during its screening in Kanpur has now grabbed attention, after a woman was allegedly harassed inside a cinema hall, leading to chaos outside the theatre. Woman gets harassed during Dhurandhar 2 screening A disturbing incident was reported from Kanpur, where a young woman was allegedly harassed inside a cinema hall during a late-night screening. The incident occurred on Monday at Gurudev Palace Talkies in the Rawatpur area, while the woman was watching Dhurandhar 2 with her family. According to reports, the accused, who was seated next to her, allegedly tried to touch her inappropriately, taking advantage of the darkness inside the theatre. The woman immediately objected and raised an alarm, drawing attention to the situation and helping identify the man. UP – In Kanpur, a man sitting in the adjacent seat harassed a young woman who had come to watch Dhurandhar-2. As …

Student death sparks protest at Kanpur private college; campus closed till March 8

Student death sparks protest at Kanpur private college; campus closed till March 8

Kanpur , The death of a final year student earlier this week triggered large-scale protests and vandalism at Pranveer Singh Institute of Technology here on Wednesday, prompting heavy police deployment and the closure of the campus till March 8. Student death sparks protest at Kanpur private college; campus closed till March 8 According to officials, thousands of students gathered at the private college campus around 10 am, demanding action over the death of 22-year-old Bachelor of Computer Applications student Prakhar Singh, a resident of Ratanlal Nagar. Singh sustained critical injuries on Monday after being hit by a JCB machine, said to have been engaged in construction work. He later died during treatment. As tensions escalated on Wednesday, a section of the crowd allegedly damaged doors, windows and furniture inside the college premises. Students alleged that the accident occurred due to inadequate safety measures on campus, while the college management maintained that the incident took place outside the campus. Police personnel from nearby stations, along with the Provincial Armed Constabulary , were deployed to control the …

28-Year-Old IIT Kanpur Technician Hangs Self To Death After ‘Argument’ With Fiance | India News

28-Year-Old IIT Kanpur Technician Hangs Self To Death After ‘Argument’ With Fiance | India News

Last Updated:February 14, 2026, 18:56 IST A diary recovered from the victim’s room had an entry that indicated she was hurt after being scolded during the phone call. Image used for representation In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old junior technician at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) was found dead on Saturday. As per the police, she allegedly hanged herself to death inside the campus accommodation after an argument with her fiancé. As per a report by PTI, the woman took the extreme step allegedly after disconnecting a call with her fiancé. The deceased has been identified as Anju Kumari, originally from Jadugoda, Jharkhand, and had been living at the institute for the past three years. According to the police, Anju was having a phone conversation with her fiancé, Pankaj, when an argument ensued. During the heated discussion, she allegedly threatened to end her life before abruptly disconnecting the call. After the call, Pankaj immediately reached out to a friend residing on the campus and requested him to check on her. The friend was unavailable …

Lamborghini crash accused gets bail 6 hours post arrest

Lamborghini crash accused gets bail 6 hours post arrest

KANPUR Shivam Mishra, 26, son of local tobacco baron KK Mishra, got bail from a court in Kanpur on Thursday, nearly six hours after his arrest in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash that left three people injured on VIP Road earlier this week. Shivam Mishra, son of a local tobacco baron, being produced at a court after his arrest in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash on VIP Road earlier this week, in Kanpur, Thursday. (UP Police via PTI Photo) Mishra was arrested from a private hospital here on Thursday morning, after travelling from Delhi for treatment. Cops claimed he was not cooperating with the investigation and attempted to evade arrest. The police produced him before the court of the additional chief judicial magistrate around 10am, seeking 14 days’ judicial custody, but the court rejected the plea for remand and granted bail. In its order, the court criticised the police for procedural lapses and what it described as a shoddy investigation. District government counsel (criminal), Dilip Awasthi, said the court directed the accused to …

Kanpur Lamborghini accident: Hours after arrest, Shivam Mishra granted bail

Kanpur Lamborghini accident: Hours after arrest, Shivam Mishra granted bail

Shivam Mishra, the son of local tobacco baron KK Mishra, was granted bail by a court in Kanpur on Thursday, hours after his arrest in the high-profile Lamborghini crash that injured several people on VIP Road on February 8. Police produced the 35-year-old before the additional chief judicial magistrate around 10 am, seeking judicial custody for 14 days. However, the court rejected the plea and granted him bail on a personal bond of Rs 20,000. Anant Sharma, counsel for the accused, confirmed the bail order, allowing Mishra to walk free pending further proceedings. Kanpur Lamborghini accident: Speeding car first hit rickshaw, then crashed into parked motorcycle The incident occurred around 3.15 pm on February 8 when a Lamborghini Revuelto — an Italian luxury sports car worth over Rs 10 crore — rammed into pedestrians and vehicles in the upscale Gwaltoli area near Rev-3 Mall. The speeding car first hit an autorickshaw and then crashed into a parked Royal Enfield motorcycle, throwing the rider nearly 10 feet into the air. The motorcycle was dragged for some …

Luxury car crash case: Shivam Mishra gets bail from Kanpur court

Luxury car crash case: Shivam Mishra gets bail from Kanpur court

Shivam Mishra, centre, son of local tobacco baron K.K. Mishra, being produced at a court after his arrest in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash that left several people injured on the VIP Road earlier this week, in Kanpur, on February 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Shivam Mishra, son of local tobacco baron K.K. Mishra, got bail from a Court in Kanpur on Thursday (February 12, 2026), hours after his arrest in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash that left several people injured on the VIP Road earlier this week. After his arrest, the police produced him before the court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate around 10 a.m., seeking 14 days’ judicial custody. Anant Sharma, counsel for the accused, said the court did not allow it and instead granted him bail on a personal bond of ₹20,000. Earlier, the police arrested Shivam Mishra, son of local tobacco baron K.K. Mishra, in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash that left several people injured on the VIP Road earlier this week, the police chief said. …

Kanpur Lamborghini crash: Tobacco baron’s son Shivam Mishra held after 3 days

Kanpur Lamborghini crash: Tobacco baron’s son Shivam Mishra held after 3 days

Police on Thursday arrested Shivam Mishra, son of local tobacco baron KK Mishra, in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash that left several people injured on Kanpur’s VIP Road on February 8. STORY | Tobacco baron`s son arrested in Kanpur Lamborghini crash case Police on Thursday arrested Shivam Mishra, son of local tobacco baron K K Mishra, in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash that left several people injured on the VIP Road earlier this week, the… pic.twitter.com/FDIl0BWEnf — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 12, 2026 Commissioner of Police Raghubir Lal told PTI that the 35-year-old would be produced in court. “He has been arrested and will be presented before the court within an hour,” he said. Kanpur Lamborghini crash: Car hit rickshaw before crashing into parked motorcycle The incident occurred around 3.15 pm when a Lamborghini Revuelto — an Italian luxury sports car worth over Rs 10 crore — rammed into pedestrians and vehicles in the upscale Gwaltoli area near Rev-3 Mall. According to police, the speeding car first hit an autorickshaw and …