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Woman alleges inaction in rape case, attempts self-immolation at Uttar Pradesh Police Station

Woman alleges inaction in rape case, attempts self-immolation at Uttar Pradesh Police Station

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A 20-year-old woman allegedly attempted self-immolation inside a police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district after demanding action against a man she accused of sexually assaulting her and later refusing to marry her, officials said on Monday, reported PTI.  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

Two-year-old dies, six fall ill after allegedly eating wedding sweets in Uttar Pradesh

Two-year-old dies, six fall ill after allegedly eating wedding sweets in Uttar Pradesh

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A two-year-old child died and six family members, including four children, fell ill after allegedly consuming sweets brought from a wedding ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Jeetpur Khas village. Police said the sweets had been brought home five days earlier, and an investigation into the incident is underway 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

Uttar Pradesh: Woman killed as bus overturns Hardoi; many injured

Uttar Pradesh: Woman killed as bus overturns Hardoi; many injured

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A 32-year-old woman was killed and 20 others injured in two separate road accidents in Hardoi and Bahraich districts, police said on Wednesday. In Hardoi, the incident took place on Tuesday night when the driver of the bus travelling from Amethi district to Delhi lost control of the vehicle and overturned, according to PTI.  Harpalpur Circle Officer Satyendra Kumar Singh said the accident was allegedly caused after the driver dozed off while driving. Soon after receiving the information, local police rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations, shifting all the injured passengers to a nearby hospital. Bus accident leaves one dead Upon reaching the hospital, doctors declared Shahar, 32, a resident of Raniganj Bazar in Amethi district, dead on arrival, police said. Police officials, while briefing about the incident, asserted, “The injured have been identified as Jayendra, Asmo Bano and Mohammad Nasir and are undergoing treatment,” as cited by PTI.  Officials further added that the police have sent the body for a post-mortem and informed the victim`s family. 17 injured after bus and truck …

Uttar Pradesh Police seize ganja worth Rs 10 crore in Kanpur, several smugglers arrested

Uttar Pradesh Police seize ganja worth Rs 10 crore in Kanpur, several smugglers arrested

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Uttar Pradesh Police seized around six quintals of ganja worth an estimated Rs 10 crore in Kanpur and arrested several alleged drug smugglers. The consignment was reportedly meant for distribution across Kanpur and nearby districts as officials probe the trafficking network 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

Odisha police arrest one person from Uttar Pradesh in connection with trafficking of minor girl

Odisha police arrest one person from Uttar Pradesh in connection with trafficking of minor girl

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The Odisha police have arrested a man from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the trafficking and forcible marriage of a minor tribal girl. Authorities said that the investigation will be expanded to bring more individuals involved under its scope. The girl, lured with the promise of a job, was trafficked from Kankadahad area in Dhenkanal district to Jhansi by a middleman. In her complaint to Kamakshyanagar police station, she alleged that she was sold to two families in Jhansi and subjected to sexual assault by multiple men over a period of nearly two years. Police confirmed that Binay Patra, accused of sending the girl to Jhansi, had already been arrested earlier. The latest arrest is of Chandrapal Kushwah (26), who confessed to marrying the minor after spending ₹30,000 on the ceremony. “When the girl is a minor, the marriage’s legitimacy does not arise,” said Jitendra Mallick, Inspector-in-Charge of Kamakshyanagar police station. According to the girl’s complaint, she was sexually assaulted by Chandrapal, his elder brother, and two uncles. Civil society groups note that many …

Mob in Uttar Pradesh attacks police team escorting the body of man killed in ‘encounter’ | Lucknow News

Mob in Uttar Pradesh attacks police team escorting the body of man killed in ‘encounter’ | Lucknow News

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3 min readLucknowJun 5, 2026 04:31 AM IST A day after a man accused of murdering a hotelier’s son was killed in an alleged encounter, a mob attacked the police team which was escorting the body of the accused for cremation in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district, police said. Two policemen were also injured in the attack, they added. The deceased, identified as Kamlesh Chaudhary, was killed in an encounter on Wednesday in Ghazipur. According to officers, a group of 100 people allegedly attacked the police personnel escorting the funeral procession and hurled stones at them, claiming that the encounter in which Chaudhary was killed had been staged. Additional police forces were rushed to the spot and succeeded in bringing the situation under control, officers said. Faced with the violence, some officers were forced to retreat to safer locations, police said. Following the incident, the body was transported to the cremation ground, where the final rites were conducted by the family members without further incident, officers added. Among the alleged miscreants, included the deceased’s family members, …

Uttar Pradesh emphasised to prevent water-borne diseases in rural areas through community driven participation

Uttar Pradesh emphasised to prevent water-borne diseases in rural areas through community driven participation

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The ongoing nature of this quality testing initiative is evident from the fact that around 63,700 water quality samples have been tested so far in the current financial year. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Uttar Pradesh government on Friday (May 29, 2026) said in an attempt to effectively prevent water-borne diseases in rural areas and to maintain a robust system for quality assurance and monitoring, it has prioritised water quality testing through community-driven approach. Under the initiative, which pushes for community-level participation, women have been trained to test water quality using Field Testing Kits (FTKs) for early & effective detection of water contamination and strengthen local community ownership of rural water quality monitoring. “Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, a robust system for quality assurance and monitoring has been implemented to ensure safe drinking water in rural areas,” Anurag Srivastava, Additional Chief Secretary of the Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department, told The Hindu, in Lucknow. “To promote community-level participation, women have been trained to test water quality using Field Testing Kits (FTKs) for …

Id celebrated with religious fervour in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security

Id celebrated with religious fervour in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security

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Muslims in large numbers are offering namaz on the occasion of Id-ul-Adha at Eidgah in Lucknow on May 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Amid tight security, Id-ul-Adha (Eid-ul-Adha) was celebrated across Uttar Pradesh on Thursday (May 28, 2026) with traditional zeal. The devotees gathered in mosques and Idgahs for special prayers as administrations across the State maintained strict vigil and appealed to maintain peace and brotherhood. In sensitive locations in the districts like Sambhal, Meerut, Saharanpur, Rampur, Moradabad, Aligarh, Bareilly, Bahraich, Varanasi and Ayodhya, special security measures with deployment of the Provincial Armed Constabulary and Rapid Action Force and surveillance through CCTVs were put in place. “Under the direction of the Superintendent of Police, Rampur, all the Circle Officers visited and inspected the Idgahs, took stock of the security arrangements and traffic management and gave necessary instructions to the policemen on duty,” said the police. In Saharanpur, the police maintained strong security measures in sensitive locations and urged people to observe the festival in a safe environment. Published – May 29, 2026 07:47 …

Driver asleep at wheel causes deadly bus accident in Uttar Pradesh; 6 killed

Driver asleep at wheel causes deadly bus accident in Uttar Pradesh; 6 killed

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Six people, including a police sub-inspector, were killed and 21 others injured when a double-decker AC bus overturned on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district early Tuesday, police said. The accident took place at 5.15 am near Nibha Kheda village when the bus, travelling from Delhi to Bihar with around 50 passengers on board, went out of control and overturned, they said.  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

Two minor boys booked for gang-raping nine-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh

Two minor boys booked for gang-raping nine-year-old Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh

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A nine-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by two minor boys from her village in the Haldi area of Ballia district, police said on Tuesday. An FIR was lodged based on a complaint filed by the girl`s father, a resident of a village under Haldi police station limits, they said. According to the complaint, the accused allegedly lured the girl with a bribe and sexually assaulted her on the evening of May 23 while she was grazing goats outside the village. The complaint also alleged that the accused used casteist slurs during the incident. Bairia Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohammad Fahim Qureshi said that the two accused boys are 11 to 12 years old and were known to the girl. Based on the complaint, a case was registered on Monday against the two boys under Section 70(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), related to gang rape, along with provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and relevant sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The …