Lucknow, July 20 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 25.44 crore in connection with a large-scale fake degree and forged academic documents racket operated through Monad University, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh. The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, through a Provisional Attachment order issued on Monday. The attached assets include a farmhouse, multiple flats, and…
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Lucknow/New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a Nigerian national from Delhi for running an online fraud racket that targeted Indian men and women through fake social media profiles, officials said on Sunday. The accused, identified as 27-year-old Obase Prosper, was also found in possession of 5.085 kilograms of methamphetamine, valued at more than Rs 10 crore in the international market.According to the STF, Obase Prosper was residing at house number …
Lucknow, June 27 (IANS) A notorious criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was killed in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow early on Saturday after he opened fire on a police team attempting to apprehend him, officials said. The man was the prime accused in the murder of builder Sandeep Singh, who was shot dead in Lucknow’s PGI area on May 27. The deceased, identified as Sanjay alias Sanjeev, was a native of Ambedkar Nagar district and had been accused in several serious …
Kanpur, June 9 (IANS) In a major anti-narcotics operation, police in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur have seized approximately six quintals of ganja and arrested a gang of drug smugglers, officials said on Tuesday. The recovered contraband is estimated to be worth around Rs 10 crore in the illegal market.The seizure was made in a coordinated operation carried out by the Crime Branch and the West Zone Police, which intercepted a truck allegedly being used to transport the narcotic substance. According t…
Ayodhya, June 8 (IANS) A notorious and wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1.90 lakh was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Ayodhya, officials said on Monday. The criminal was identified as Bhanu Pratap Singh, alias Bablu, a resident of Vidhanapar village under the Belghat police station area in Gorakhpur district. According to officials, the STF cornered him near the Aimi Ghat bridge in the Maharajganj police station area of Ayodhya at around 11 p.m. o…
Gorakhpur, June 4 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized 406 kg of ‘ganja’ (contraband substance) in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur and arrested four accused who were taking the contraband to Deoria from Tezpur in Assam, an official said on Thursday. The NCB Gorakhpur Zone, in coordination with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), achieved the breakthrough when they arrested two persons on Wednesday, a statement said.Acting on specific intelligence, NCB Gorakhpur intercepted a pickup…
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at ensuring swift and effective resolution of workers’ issues, the Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has launched a dedicated call centre for grievance redressal. The facility has been established by the office of the Additional Labour Commissioner, Noida, and will operate from the G-25A office located in Sector-3. The initiative is expected to benefit thousands of workers across the district. Providing details about the development, Addit…
Noida, April 20 (IANS) Two more individuals have been arrested for their involvement in the workers’ protest that turned violent in Noida last week, police said on Monday. Both were in regular contact with the alleged mastermind, Aditya Anand, officials said. They were arrested on Sunday night.The accused have been identified as Himanshu Thakur and Satyam Verma, and both have been charged with inciting violence during the agitation.According to the Gautam Buddha Nagar Police, investigations have…
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) In a major crackdown on one of Uttar Pradesh’s biggest recruitment exam scams, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against 18 accused persons. These individuals include alleged mastermind Rajiv Nayan Mishra in the UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam–2023 paper leak case. The chargesheet was filed before the Special Judge, CBI Court, Lucknow, designated as a Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2…
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the cancellation of the Assistant Professor recruitment examination conducted in April 2025 by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), citing serious irregularities and compromise in the exam’s integrity due to a question paper leak. The decision comes after a detailed investigation by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), which uncovered a gang involved in leaking and selling question papers, an of…