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Topic: UP Police

Why UP top cop Prashant Kumar didn’t live in his 7-acre DGP house. ‘Aadat bigad jaati hai’

In 'The Enforcer', Anirudhya Mitra traces former UP DGP Prashant Kumar's journey through shifting governments, countless operations, and public scrutiny.

In police net after 8-month hunt, UP postmaster who ’embezzled’ Rs 2.7 crore for fantasy cricket

Department says the 'embezzled' money involved government funds and it will not impact the deposits of ordinary customers.

Landmark HC order barring public caste identifiers & how UP will implement it, from FIRs to signboards

A UP govt notification, in response to an Allahabad HC order to end caste discrimination, sought the removal of caste identifiers from police records & vehicles.

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.

On Camera

RSS is warming up to Yogi Adityanath. CM has many more boxes to tick

It’s not just the Opposition parties Yogi Adityanath has to contend with. His detractors within the BJP are no less formidable.

Modi govt’s PM internship scheme saw high attrition in Year 1. Just 30% joined, 41% quit midway

According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.