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Topic: UP Police

Driven by ‘domestic stress’ over birth of 3rd daughter, UP woman ‘kills’ newborn with sedatives, held

According to police, the woman was suffering from mental stress over the fact that she already had two daughters. She ‘confessed’ about murder to husband.

UP woman constable accuses sub-inspector of rape, blackmail, assault over last 2 years, FIR lodged

Constable has alleged that in first instance, Ravikant Goswami raped her at a farmhouse after giving her intoxicants, while he & his friend later assaulted her together in Moradabad.

UP STF raids fake embassy in Ghaziabad, arrests man running it

The accused, Harsh Vardhan Jain, was engaged in brokering deals by promising fake job placements in companies abroad.

UP’s Chhangur Baba: How ‘healer’ with 6 toes became conversion syndicate ‘kingpin’ with Rs 60 cr in banks

Balrampur/Lucknow: The sight of a man, riding a bicycle, carrying rings and other religious paraphernalia, was not unusual 15 years ago. But the fact...

SP MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq among 23 named in over 1,000-page chargesheet in Sambhal violence case

Zafar Ali, head of the Shahi Jama Masjid committee, also named in the chargesheet. He was arrested in March. Suhail Iqbal, son of SP MLA, has not been named as SIT concludes its probe.

Naveen Kumar, sharpshooter for Lawrence Bishnoi gang killed in encounter in Hapur

An encounter broke out between the gang and the UP Police Special Task Force (STF) & Delhi Police during which Kumar, wanted for murder & organised crime, was killed.

Outgoing DGP Prashant Kumar credits Yogi for ‘free hand’ to deal with mafias, says ‘Op Conviction now on’

In an interview with ThePrint, the UP CM's ‘favourite’ cop—retiring on 31 May—talks about organising Maha Kumbh, UP’s anti-conversion law, Triple Talaq Bill, encounters & bulldozer action.

UP police detain man for sending death threat to CM Yogi in bid to frame rivals, grab their land

The letter sent by the accused claimed that brothers Naseem and Abid Ansari wanted to avenge the encounters of gangster-turned-politicians Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed.

Noida deploys 5,000 police personnel at mosques, other religious sites for Eid, Navratri

Other security arrangements include tracking of social media & interactions with religious leaders to maintain peace and order.

Nikant Jain, ‘high-profile tout’ at centre of solar project scandal that got Invest UP CEO suspended

According to a senior UP police officer, Jain had a habit of name-dropping and used his family connections to network with people and get through to senior govt officials.

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Tamil Nadu politics is fracturing. Vijay entry can shake things up

There is an overall sense of ennui with the cynical, established and entrenched parties and politicking in the state.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?