Lucknow/New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) In a significant turn of events, the Allahabad High Court has deferred passing its final order on a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over allegations of dual citizenship, observing that a prospective accused must be given an opportunity of hearing before any such direction is issued. A single-judge Bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi withheld the verdict after it had already been dictated in open cour…
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New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Spiritual leader Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the anticipatory bail granted by the Allahabad High Court to Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Giri in connection with a child sexual abuse complaint registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police. As per the case details reflected on the official website, a Special Leave Petition (SLP) was filed on Thursday before the apex court see…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police, along with Kolkata Police, recently arrested a man from Kolkata, 11 years after he allegedly kidnapped a minor girl from UP and settled down here with her. The police said on Sunday that the arrest was made recently, and the UP Police are in the process of taking the man to the said state in transit remand. According to the police, in 2015, a young man married a minor girl. He allegedly brought her here after abducting her from Khoda Colony in Uttar…
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered an FIR against 300 people in the case of violence that erupted in Mathura after the death of a cow vigilante, Baba Chandrashekhar, also known as ‘Farsa Wale Baba’.According to reports, the incident occurred on the NH-19 when Chandrashekhar died after being run over by a truck in the early hours of Saturday. Police have maintained that it was a road accident caused amid low visibility due to dense fog, while supporters have alleg…
Lucknow, March 8 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that empowering women is essential for building a self-reliant society.Addressing a gathering here on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2026, Adityanath, referring to the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said that no society can become self-reliant or truly empowered by ignoring half of its population.”Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly says that a society cannot move forward by neglecting h…
Prayagraj, Feb 27 (IANS) Offering relief to Swami Avimukteshwaranand, the Allahabad High Court on Friday barred Uttar Pradesh Police from arresting him over a child sexual abuse complaint being investigated by Jhunsi Police Station here. The High Court also granted interim protection to the seer against coercive action until the next hearing in the case.Special POCSO Judge Vinod Kumar Chaurasia had last week directed the Jhunsi Police Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj to register an FIR on a …
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached properties worth Rs 90.04 crore in Gurugram linked to the UAE-based fugitive Inderjeet Singh Yadav, who is allegedly involved in coercive settlements of loans given by private financers and other crimes, including murder and cheating and fraud involving over Rs 110 crore, an official said on Friday. The ED’s Gurugram Zonal Office attached various plots, residential and commercial properties owned by Yadav and his wife Reena Kumar…
New Delhi/Prayagraj, Feb 27 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man accused of uploading an Instagram post stating “Pakistan Zindabad” immediately after the terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed lives of 26 people, including 25 tourists and a local.Considering the nature of the offence and the material on record, a single-judge Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal ordered the release of Faizan arrested in connection with an FIR registered under Sections …
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 26 (IANS) As the holy month of Ramadan is underway, and Holi falls within it this year, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday shared details of their preparedness to ensure a peaceful environment during the festivities. Speaking to IANS, Additional Superintendent of Police, Amethi, Gyanendra Kumar Singh of Amethi said that comprehensive security arrangements have been put in place after coordination with religious leaders from all communities.”Peace meetings have been …
Luchnow, Feb 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s Lucknow Zonal Office has filed a chargesheet under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against former MLA Arif Anwar Hashmi (ex-MLA from Utraula, Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh) and his wife Rozi Salma. The complaint was submitted on February 23 before the Special Judge, CBI/ED, Lucknow.The ED initiated its probe based on multiple FIRs registered by Uttar Pradesh Police against Hashmi and his associates for offences related to illeg…