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Mistaken for a thief, Dalit man set afire in UP

8:29 pm July 19, 2019

Lucknow: A 28-year-old Dalit man Friday sustained injuries after some people mistook him for a thief and allegedly tried to burn him alive when he entered a house to avoid stray dogs in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district, police said. The victim, Sujit Kumar, was rushed to a hospital, where his condition is stated to be […]

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Main suspect in UP shootout arrested

10:26 pm July 18, 2019

Sonbhadra/Lucknow: The police Thursday arrested the village headman whose henchmen opened fire, killing 10 people when villagers in Sonbhadra district tried to stop them from taking possession of a disputed piece of land, police said. With main suspect Yagya Dutt’s arrest, the number of those held after Wednesday’s shootout in Ubha village has risen to […]

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UP govt transfers four police officers

7:47 pm July 16, 2019

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday transferred four IPS officers, including SSP, Special Task Force (STF), Abhishek Singh, according to an official statement. Singh will replace Pratapgarh Superintendent of Police S Ananad, who has been attached to the DGP office. SP Jalaun Swami Prasad has been sent to the Special Investigation cell in Lucknow in […]

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Woman coast guard official commits suicide

9:43 pm July 14, 2019

Lucknow: A woman coast guard official allegedly ended her life by jumping from an apartment here Sunday, police said. “Deputy Commandant in Coast Guard Sneha Katyat jumped from an apartment and ended her life. She was 21,” Ashok Kumar Saroj, SHO, PGI police station said. Prima facie, it seems to be a case of suicide, […]

Kidnapped boy traced to Lucknow, couple arrested

9:36 pm July 14, 2019

Noida (UP): A six-year-old boy kidnapped from near his residence last week here, was recovered from Lucknow and a married couple has been arrested in the case, police said Sunday. Besides the couple, who hailed from Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, a man who helped them in Lucknow with an accommodation had also been arrested, police […]