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Topic: UP Police

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.

Meerut murder most foul: Wife & her lover ‘confess’ they bought knife, cement to seal body parts in drum

Saurabh Rajput's wife, Muskan Rastogi & her lover, Sahil Shukla, have been arrested after they allegedly confessed to murdering Saurabh when interrogated about his disappearance.

As HC asks UP DGP to justify mentioning castes in FIRs, a look at past court rulings on the practice

Allahabad HC was dealing with a plea seeking to quash case of forgery & cheating. It noted that in FIR, the caste of all accused was mentioned, using terms like ‘Maali,’ ‘Thakur' & ‘Pahadi'.

Man on death row acquitted of 6 murders as curious case of missing motive unravels before SC

SC slams prosecution for faulty trial process, cites lack of forensic proof, unreliable witness statements and failure to establish motive after 2012 murders were linked to 2007 murder.

UP Police are consumed with avoiding another Maha Kumbh stampede. Result: A ‘25 km’ trudge to Sangam

Security measures include no-vehicle zone in mela area, restrictions on vehicles entering Prayagraj. Devotees abandoning transport stranded on highways & heading to mela on foot. 

Congress MP Rakesh Rathore arrested in rape case after Allahabad HC rejects anticipatory bail plea

An FIR was lodged against Rathore on 17 January on a complaint by a woman who accused him of repeatedly raping her over four years after promising to marry her.

On Camera

Pimpri Chinchwad shows how to put people before vehicles. It’s a model for urban India

Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has launched several people-first mobility initiatives, including India’s first 15-minute city pilot, which is redesigning key corridors for walkers and cyclists.

Global financial system is reaching a major turning point. Why interoperability is important

While digital assets are speeding ahead, the tech and regulatory frameworks behind them aren’t keeping up. Each blockchain still operates with its own governance, standards andcompliance assumptions.

Famagusta & its unsung heroes—story of fierce tank battle that turned the tide in 1971 India-Pakistan war

Risaldar Major (Honorary Captain) Nathu Singh Jodha (Retd), last surviving crew member of Army’s tank Famagusta, has died at age of 79.

Asim Munir just stole his 5th star & has nothing to show for it. It’ll make him desperate, dangerous

Asim Munir locked up Imran Khan, had his handmaiden parliament give himself an extended tenure. But the additional jingle of that fifth star will not change facts on the ground.