Pratapgarh

17-yr-old Dalit girl raped in UP’s Pratapgarh

12:32 pm October 6, 2020

Pratapgarh: A Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh following which the accused was arrested, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Sunday when the 17-year-old girl was sleeping in her house and the accused, identified as Chandrakesh verma, entered her room through the terrace and raped her, […]

Man arrested for raping 7-yr-old girl in UP’s Pratapgarh

6:08 pm October 4, 2020

Pratapgarh (UP): A man was arrested in Kandhai police station area of this district on Sunday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl, officials said. “On the evening of September 22, the girl was playing at the door of her house, when the 22-year-old man from the same village took her to a toilet and allegedly […]

1 killed, 2 injured in clash over property dispute

7:11 pm September 22, 2020

Pratapgarh (UP): A man was killed and two others were wounded after his cousin allegedly opened fire on them following a clash over a property dispute in a village in Pratapgarh district of UP, police said Tuesday. Kamlesh Saroj, 40, his father Ramlal and brother-in-law Shobhnath were injured in the clash in Khemsari village and […]

Man poisons wife, daughter over family dispute

2:30 pm September 14, 2020

Pratapgarh (UP): A man allegedly poisoned his wife and daughter over a family dispute in the Rampur Kotwa area here, police said on Monday. While the daughter died during treatment at a hospital, her mother is battling for life, they said. Monu Yadav allegedly poisoned his wife Jyoti (35) and daughter Deepti(5) following a dispute […]

800 villages in UP affected by flood

11:08 pm August 9, 2020

Lucknow: Over 800 villages in 20 districts of UP have been hit by flooding and several rivers are flowing above the danger level, the relief commissioner’s office said Sunday. As 802 villages in Ambedkar Nagar, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Barabanki, Basti, Deoria, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Khiri, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Mau, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh, Santkabir Nagar, Siddharthanagar and Sitapur districts have been affected. Of these, 428 villages have been disconnected with other areas, the office said. Sharda river is flowing above the danger mark […]