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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicUP Police

Topic: UP Police

UP Police chief tells force to map crime on Hindu calendar’s darker nights for better policing

A circular sent out by DGP Vijay Kumar, which has the Hindu calendar attached, talks of increased crimes in the week before and after amavasya.

No written order but UP Police has shut Muslim restaurants in Sambhal for Kanwar Yatra

'This is Sambhal. Things may turn [for the worse] any moment here,' is the UP Police's argument. But Muslim shop owners say the police isn't allowing them to open their restaurants and sell just vegetarian dishes either.

UP Police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees for living ‘illegally’ in state

The members of the Muslim Rohingya community were detained in six town and cities in the state and 10 of the refugees were juveniles, police said, without giving ages.

‘UP ke sher’ — social media accounts of men who shot at Aazad all about guns, gangsters & glory

Accounts have photos of accused wielding weapons, jailed gangsters Monu Rana and Lawrence Bishnoi. Saharanpur SP (Rural) Sagar Jain says investigators have taken note of the activity.

Pakistani woman comes to India with her 4 kids after meeting Noida man on PUBG, detained

Police said the woman made her way into India with her children via Nepal last month before entering Uttar Pradesh and reaching Greater Noida by a bus.

Booked for ‘assaulting, abusing’ UP cops, Kannauj BJP MP says he ‘tried to mediate in fight’

FIR filed Saturday against MP Subrat Pathak, 9 supporters & dozens of unknown persons in connection with alleged altercation at police post over people detained in kidnapping case.

How ‘conman’ Sherpuria went from waiter in Gujarat to fixer for top civil servants including CBI officers

Sherpuria allegedly created over 56 companies under dummy directors, in which he pumped in funds as 'start-up support' to launder money. The firms are now under investigation.

Hunt for ‘gangster out to kill CM Kalyan Singh’ to Encounter no. 1 — retd cop recalls how UP STF was born

The special task force of UP Police was set up in 1998, and on its 25th anniversary Thursday, shot dead 'gangster' Anil Dujana in the unit's 184th 'encounter'.

Did Guddu Muslim backstab Atiq? ‘Bomb specialist’s’ history with old bosses sparks speculation

UP Police have launched manhunt for Guddu Muslim, 'bambaaz' in the Umesh Pal murder case who Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf mentioned moments before death.

2 mobile phones recovered from Prayagraj hotel where Atiq-Ashraf killers stayed. SIT also probing Delhi link

Police looking into Delhi gangster Jitendra Gogi possibly being source of Turkey-made arms used in killing. Meanwhile, UP govt and Opposition are engaged in a political slugfest.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

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.