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TopicKasganj

Topic: Kasganj

Retd ADM murdered in Kasganj: Relative who took care of his guest house ‘confesses’, arrested

According to the police, the accused has confessed that he killed the former ADM to hide the several thefts he had committed at the latter’s guest house.

A Tiranga yatra & communal clash in Kasganj. As court convicts 28, what is Chandan Gupta murder case

Court found them guilty of charges including rioting & intentional insult to cause breach of peace during R-Day celebrations in 2018. Quantum of punishment will be announced Friday.

Kasganj SP orders probe after a married man is ‘coerced’ into marrying another woman ‘by local cops’

The man, married for 5 yrs and father to a minor daughter, alleges that the police ignored his marital status & forced him to marry his colleague after a complaint from her mother.

Twist in Kasganj police custody death case, missing Hindu girl found by police is not a minor

The girl was found by police Friday and presented before a local court Monday, where she recorded her statement before a magistrate. Police say her father's claim that she's 16 is false. 

Kasganj cops trace minor who fled in Altaf case, she alleges he & his dad tried to convert her

Altaf died in police custody a day after he was brought in for questioning following a complaint filed by Hindu girl’s father, who alleged he 'sent her to Delhi with his friend'.

UP police paid family Rs 5L for ‘clean chit’ in Muslim man’s death in custody, cousin claims

Police have denied allegation as ‘blatant lies’. Altaf, 22, allegedly hanged himself with the drawstring of his hoodie Tuesday. His family has disputed police’s ‘suicide’ account.

Behind a 62-year-old’s murder in UP’s Kasganj is a grouse against women inheriting properties

Monu, a physically challenged person, shot Jamwati thrice from a country-made pistol after she refused to sell him her house. He has not shown any remorse or regret even after the arrest.

Muslim man who was not in Kasganj during violence slapped with rioting & sedition charges

Minorities commission chief writes to UP CM Yogi urging him to re-examine the case of Zahid Ilias Jagga, who is named in an FIR with serious charges.

Mother wants martyr status for son killled in communal violence in UP’s Kasganj

Family demands martyrdom and jobs for siblings after Chandan Gupta was killed in communal clashes in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj.

Distrust prevails as Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj returns to uneasy calm after communal violence

Riot control force, police and armed battalions take out flag marches in both Hindu and Muslim populated areas; 112 arrested for violence, arson.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.