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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicUttar Pradesh Police

Topic: Uttar Pradesh Police

‘Stabbed mom with screwdriver, then calmly left on bike’—in UP, gory case of matricide by betting addict

Nikhil Yadav, who habitually played online betting games, was arrested for killing his mother on suspicions that she knew he had been stealing from home.

UP police arrests 3 for collecting ‘alleged’ donations for Gaza

The UP Anti-Terrorist Squad has busted a racket crowdfunding a campaign on social media in the name of helping children and women affected by the Gaza war.

UP’s Aligarh on edge as 2 Army jawans held, cops booked after clash outside police outpost

Both jawans are in judicial custody whereas an FIR has also been registered against two policemen after the complaint filed by the army men's family, says Aligarh SSP Sanjiv Suman.

‘No further arrests’—SC relief to ex-BSP MLC Haji Iqbal’s sons. Family faces ’32 UP police cases’

The sons claim that every time they get bail, Uttar Pradesh police files new case to keep them languishing in jail. Iqbal also faces CBI, ED probe in sand mining cases. 

‘Westarctica envoy’ running Ghaziabad ‘embassy’ made 100 foreign trips in last 20 yrs—UP STF

He frequently visited the UAE and UK. He also made at least 6 trips to Seborga, an unrecognised principality in Italy’s Liguria province, of which he claimed to be ambassador.

CRPF jawan assaulted at UP station: Three Kanwariyas arrested, later granted bail

On Sunday, Yogi Adityanath in a public address said anti-social elements are attempting to defame Kanwar Yatra. He also urged Kanwariyas not to take matters into their own hands.

How father, son turned study buddies to achieve rare feat—both set to join UP Police as constables

Yashpal & Shekhar Nagar, residents of a village in Hapur district, received appointment letters together at an appointment ceremony in Lucknow Sunday.

UP ATS arrests 2 for sharing sensitive info, 1 linked to ‘persona non grata’ Pakistan High Commission staffer

Tufail Alam from Varanasi and Mohammed Haroon, a resident of Seelampur, Delhi, have been charged with intending to harm India's sovereignty, unity, and integrity.

After Sambhal & Bahraich, Barabanki admin too disallows mela with Mahmud Ghaznavi connection

While state govt cited potential law & order situation, and land dispute to deny permission, Congress accused BJP dispensation of giving the events ‘communal colour’.

3 booked as video of mob coercing Aligarh schoolboy to urinate on Pakistan flag goes viral

In a separate incident, police said FIR registered against unidentified persons for allegedly ransacking the shop of Omar Husain, a fruit juice vendor, in the Suwarn Jayanti Nagar area.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.