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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Topic: UP Police

Minor among 2 detained for Unnao cousins’ ‘poisoning’, police say ‘one-sided love’ is motive

Family of the three cousins allegedly poisoned in Unnao Wednesday, while out to collect fodder, has sought a CBI inquiry in the matter.

UP Police books Google’s Sundar Pichai, others over video ‘defaming’ Modi, drops names later

Three top Google officials were also booked and their names later removed. The others booked were Ghazipur district-based musicians, a recording studio & a local music label company.

Another UP FIR against journalist — The Wire’s Varadarajan under probe for farmer death tweet

FIR refers to Siddharth Varadarajan's tweet about a report in which the farmer’s family insisted he was shot by police during Republic Day tractor rally.

Family of Dalit ‘marijuana dealer’ in UP alleges police assault killed him, demands action

Family stages protest at Grand Trunk road in Naurangabad Monday, claim Ravi Kumar died shortly after a police raid on his house Sunday night during which he was allegedly assaulted.

SHO, outpost incharge booked for not filing FIR in Budaun ‘gang rape & murder’ case

The 2 are booked under Section 166A of IPC after it came to light they didn't take any action when victim's family came to the police station to report the alleged crime.

‘Sole’ searching by Uttar Pradesh Police and the GDP ‘trailer’

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Gangetic dolphin beaten to death in UP’s Pratapgarh, police arrest 3 after video goes viral

Video shows a group of men hitting the Gangetic dolphin with axes & sticks as the mammal, an endangered species, bled to death. Police yet to ascertain exact motive for killing it.

UP Police drops ‘promoting enmity’ charge against Muslim vendor who sold ‘Thakur shoes’

Bulandshahr police says investigation has found that allegations against shoe vendor Nasir about promoting enmity based on religion were ‘false’.

UP Police neglected woman’s use of ‘zabardasti’, ‘chhedkhani’ — CBI in Hathras charge sheet

CBI also highlights delay in woman’s medical exam, cites medical board that said possibility of sexual assault can’t be ruled out because of it.

3 of UP’s 5 ‘love jihad’ cases are old, ‘unconstitutional’ to prosecute them under new law

The three cases relate to incidents that occurred before promulgation of ordinance, despite Constitution saying law can’t be applied in this way.

On Camera

Xi Jinping is courting France. India must make sure its European partner isn’t seduced

Xi won’t be walking away from Europe with a win in hand, but his visit will almost certainly ignite arguments about the continent’s geopolitical future.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.