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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Topic: UP Police

With hitlist and raids, UP Police crack whip on criminals after Vikas Dubey attack

UP Police prepared ‘hitlist’ of 33 criminals last week, and launched raids to nab aides of gangsters like Mukhtar Ansari, Atiq Ahmed, Sundar Bhati to dismantle their networks.

Constable who was in car transporting gangster Vikas Dubey tests positive for Covid-19

The cop has now been admitted to an isolation ward, Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarthi Medical College principal said. Contact-tracing of the constable is underway.

Autopsy of ‘Vikas’, and ‘smaller packs’ of lockdown

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

One week of Vikas Dubey hit-and-gun saga told the story of India

Vikas Dubey’s manhunt had all ingredients of a pot boiler—a revenge seeking police, an administration that cheers extra-judicial killings, and a screaming media.

Veerappan, Ishrat Jahan, Batla House — India’s 10 most controversial ‘encounters’ since 2003

The killing of UP gangster Vikas Dubey Friday is the latest in a long line of alleged encounters across the country in less than 20 years.

‘Mistrusting’ Gandhi family trusts and finding ‘Vikas’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Bhujiya, bicycle, bathroom: TV news scripts potboiler story of Vikas Dubey before UP Police

Aaj Tak anchor Anjana Om Kashyap seemed to be auditioning for a dialogue writer's role. Channels not satisfied with police-criminal nexus went looking for gangster Vikas Dubey's wife.

Earth-mover, armed men on roofs: How Kanpur’s wanted criminal set up ambush to kill 8 cops

Eight policemen were killed when they had gone to arrest history-sheeter Vivek Dubey, who is now absconding. CM Adityanath announced Rs 1 crore relief for the affected families.

8 UP policemen killed in encounter with criminals in Kanpur

The 8 UP policemen were killed in a hail of bullets from a building rooftop when they reached the hideout of dreaded criminal Vikas Dubey, who faces 60 criminal cases.

Minor arrested for anti-CAA protests in Feb freed after HC says he was ‘languishing’ in jail

The 16-year-old boy was released on bail from a jail in Azamgarh Friday after an Allahabad HC order. He was among 19 arrested for violence during anti-CAA protests.

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.