Uttar Pradesh

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Dolphin beaten to death in UP, three held

9:56 pm January 8, 2021

Pratapgarh (UP): A dolphin was beaten to death by a group of men in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh, leading to the arrest of three people, police said on Friday. According to police, some people killed the dolphin on December 31 in the Sharda canal near Kotharia village in the Nawabganj police station area, about 70 km […]

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UP ATS arrests two ISI moles

9:49 pm January 8, 2021

Lucknow: The Anti-Terror Squad of Uttar Pradesh police has arrested two persons, an ex-serviceman and a Godhra-based woman, for allegedly spying for Pakistan and sharing the Army’s sensitive information with the intelligence agency of the neighbouring country. The ATS made the arrest acting on a tip-off that an ex-serviceman, identified as Saurabh Sharma of Bahuni […]

Illegal arms supplier arrested in Delhi

9:37 pm January 8, 2021

New Delhi: The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has arrested a 24-year-old illegal arms supplier, officials said on Friday. The accused has been identified as Ashish Kumar Pandey, a resident of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, they said. A total of 35 semi-automatic pistols, 60 live bullets and a mobile phone were recovered from his […]

Budaun gangrape: Police quiz accused priest

4:46 pm January 8, 2021

Budaun (UP): A priest was quizzed throughout the night for his alleged role in the gangrape of an anganwadi worker in this Uttar Pradesh district after his arrest in the early hours of Friday, police said. “Mahant” Satya Narayan, the main accused in the case, was hiding in a forest area near the house of […]

38-year-old woman raped in UP’s Ballia

5:01 pm January 7, 2021

Ballia (UP): A 38-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her neighbour in a village in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh last week, police said on Thursday. An FIR was lodged on Wednesday based on a complaint from the victim, who alleged that her 36-year-old neighbour came to her house when she was alone and raped […]