Ghazipur, May 31 (IANS) After the son of a hotelier was shot dead by four masked men in Kotwali police station area of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur two days ago, the victim’s father on Sunday blamed the police inaction against an alleged extortion racket for the incident, alleging that members of the police force are in “nexus” with the gang members. He demanded encounter and bulldozer action against the accused.According to the investigators, the prime suspect is associated with the alleged “Katra …
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New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Sunday said criminals involved in the murder of 17-year-old Surya Pratap Chauhan would not be spared under any circumstances after the main accused, Asad, was killed in a police encounter in Ghaziabad. The encounter came days after Surya’s fatal stabbing sparked widespread public outrage and demands for strict action against the accused.Reacting to the development, the Deputy Chief Minister said, “…The police arre…
Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday shot dead Ravi Yadav, the prime accused in the sensational Jaunpur groom murder case, during an encounter after he allegedly opened fire on a police team, officials said.Ravi Yadav, who carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest, was wanted in connection with the killing of a groom during the wedding procession earlier this month in the Khetasarai area of Jaunpur district.According to police officials, the encounter took plac…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested the sixth accused in connection with the murder of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, from Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, officials of the central agency confirmed.Officials said the accused has been identified as 35-year-old Navin Kumar Singh, originally hailing from the Zamani area under the Fefna police station limits in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district….
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday rebuked Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ajendra Singh Lodhi over his distasteful and disparaging remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Chief Minister, taking to social media, stated that the unparliamentary language by Mahoba-Hamirpur-Teendwari Lok Sabha MP against the world’s most popular leader, PM Modi, was not only indecent and unforgivable, but it also dealt a serious blow to the country’s democratic valu…
Lucknow, May 8 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav on Friday urged that live footage of the counting centre should be shared by the Election Commission during the 2027 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.Her reaction comes in the aftermath of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s allegations of miscalculations in vote counting in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls.The SP MP said: “That is why Samajwadi Party has demanded that when elections will be held in Uttar Pradesh…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disappointment over the slow pace of trial in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and directed the trial court to take lawful measures to secure the presence of witnesses while ensuring compliance with the witness protection scheme.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi highlighted with concern that no prosecution witness had been examined during the last two months despite the issuance of ba…
Nuh (Haryana), May 5 (IANS) Five Uttar Pradesh policemen were killed in a road mishap on Tuesday when a speeding SUV they were travelling in collided with another vehicle on the KMP Expressway in the Nuh district of Haryana, a police official said. The five policemen killed in the incident were posted in UP’s Jalaun district, the police said.The incident took place around 10.30 a.m. near the Dhulawat toll plaza when the driver of the black SUV – coming from the direction of Palwal – tried to…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) A plea has been moved before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) alleging large-scale illegal detentions, constitutional violations, and labour rights abuses by Uttar Pradesh Police following the protests by factory workers and migrant labourers in Noida over minimum wage demands earlier this month.Filed by Advocate Subhash Chandran K.R., the complaint has raised serious concerns over the report…
Patna, April 28 (IANS) As the second phase of the highly anticipated West Bengal Assembly elections approaches, BJP Bihar President Sanjay Saraogi on Tuesday backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks, stating that the state is facing a difficult situation and that people are in distress under the Trinamool Congress government led by Mamata Banerjee. Speaking to IANS, Saraogi said, “The Prime Minister has rightly pointed out that West Bengal is going through a challenging phase. The peopl…