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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicUttar Pradesh Police

Topic: Uttar Pradesh Police

After BJP leader’s wife dies in Kashipur ‘crossfire’, cops booked in Uttarakhand-UP face-off

Uttarakhand police have booked 10-12 UP cops for murder, among other things, after the death of a BJP block pramukh’s wife during a ‘raid’. UP Police say due process was followed.

Men ‘beaten in UP Police custody for Prophet protest’ released, court cites ‘deficient proof’

Lawyer says four men ‘honorably discharged by Saharanpur court after no evidence was found against them’. Videos of alleged assault had gone viral.

Gandhigiri, but detention too: How UP Police handled ‘twin challenge’ of Agnipath, Prophet rows

UP Police engaged in dialogue Friday with youngsters protesting against Agnipath scheme. However, 260 people were detained after arson & violence were reported in some districts.

UP Police’s brutality shows Indian law enforcement remains true to its colonial heritage

The 1923 Goondas Act, which laid the foundation for legislation like the UP Gangsters Act, established a principle: No crime needs to be committed for punishment.

SHO arrested in UP for ‘raping 13-year-old who filed gang-rape case’, now police station under probe

The incident, which comes days after a 24-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death at her home by police in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh, has caused a political uproar in the state.

UP Police probe Dalit child’s death as father, social media allege ‘Thakurs threw acid’ on him

Boy's body fished out of stream on 26 November. Police say the boy’s post-mortem report concluded that he had died of drowning and had no external injuries on his body. 

‘Can’t allow this’ — why SC stayed UP Police notice to Yes Bank in Dish TV dispute

SC terms police action 'dangerous' and 'short circuiting of judicial process', says police has done something that even the Company Law Tribunal has not.

UP police paid family Rs 5L for ‘clean chit’ in Muslim man’s death in custody, cousin claims

Police have denied allegation as ‘blatant lies’. Altaf, 22, allegedly hanged himself with the drawstring of his hoodie Tuesday. His family has disputed police’s ‘suicide’ account.

UP custody death: Muslim man was detained after Hindu girl ‘fled’ to Delhi with his friend

Police are yet to trace the minor girl and the friend. Father of man found dead claims he was made to sign papers, which police are now using to claim that his son was depressed. 

Muslim youth dies in custody, UP cops say he killed himself using ‘jacket hood drawstring’

Altaf, 30, had been picked up by the police Monday for allegedly eloping with a woman from his village of Ahirauli in Kasganj.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

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.