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TopicUttar Pradesh Police

Topic: Uttar Pradesh Police

Amid ‘fake encounter’ claims, UP DGP issues guidelines, emphasises need for autopsy & photos from site

In letter to senior officers, UP DGP has issued 16 guidelines to be followed in encounter cases. Opposition has alleged that latest encounters in Sultanpur & Bahraich were fake.

Sevadars ‘restrained & pushed devotees’, says Hathras stampede chargesheet; ‘Bhole Baba’ not mentioned

3,200-page chargesheet was filed in court Tuesday against 11 accused under sections including culpable homicide. 'Bhole Baba' yet to be questioned, it is learnt.

‘IIM grad, Wipro HR V-P’ looking for Miss Right. Many faces of UP man who duped 17 women

Rahul Chaturvedi's run ended when a govt officer lodged FIR for defrauding her of Rs 2.27L. Cops found that he also used to buy phones paid by victims only to sell for quick money.

Ayodhya gangrape case gets murkier with ‘betrayal’ angle, ‘juvenile’ status of BJP leader’s accused son

Ayodhya police have booked local BJP leader’s son as juvenile on basis of Class 5 mark sheet, it is learnt. Family allege cops refused to file FIR at first and main accused is an adult.

UP ex-official ‘who defrauded financial corporation of Rs 35L’ extradited from Switzerland after 26 yrs

Former assistant manager in the UP Financial Corporation Anil Kumar Khanna, whose return the CBI facilitated, has been arrested by UP Police for cheating & criminal conspiracy.

In UP, mother of 3 tied to tree, hair chopped & face blackened after ‘panchayat’ called over ‘affair’

Pratapgarh police say a panchayat was called at the behest of the woman's husband and in-laws, and the punishment was meted out with the tacit approval of the village pradhan, who is now absconding.  

Merchandise sales, donations, ‘political party funds’ — how Bhole Baba’s sevaks ran the show for him

The godman's sevaks such as Devprakash Madhukar — main accused in Hathras stampede — raised money for him. Police are now looking into Madhukar's 'political links'.

Porsche case triggers action, Kanpur minor who ‘ran over’ 2 apprehended after 7 month delay

Son of a top surgeon, minor was finally apprehended 21 May. After mowing down 2 kids last October, he injured 4 others this March. Families of the kids who died are fishermen.

Conviction over encounter to tame criminals, says ex-UP top cop who joined BJP after retirement

‘Very impressed’ with BJP government giving him a free hand, Vijay Kumar will think if a proposal comes his way to contest the polls.

Pakistanis, 1 Indian ‘linked to Hizbul Mujahideen’ arrested while trying to enter India via Nepal 

According to Uttar Pradesh ATS, the 3 were trying to enter India to ‘carry out terror activities’. One of them was originally from Kashmir & had ‘crossed into Pakistan after Kargil War’.

On Camera

Zubeen Garg saga is resembling Sushant Singh Rajput. Did we not learn our lesson?

Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.