Uttar Pradesh

2 held under anti-conversion law released

2:35 pm December 19, 2020

Moradabad: Two brothers who were arrested earlier this month under the anti-conversion law were released on Saturday following an order by an Uttar Pradesh court. The Muslim man and his brother were arrested on December 4 after they visited the registrar’s office in Moradabad to record his marriage to a Hindu woman, whose family filed a complaint. A video purportedly showed Bajrang […]

Constable found hanging from tree in UP

4:13 pm December 17, 2020

Aligarh (UP): The body of a police constable was found hanging from a tree in Akrabad area in Uttar Pradesh‘s Aligarh district, police said on Thursday. The constable, Sonu Hudda, resident of Baghpat, was found dead near Ladhu Rampur village on Wednesday, they said. A farmer spotted the body and informed police about it. Hudda […]

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Woman attacked with chemical substance

4:05 pm December 17, 2020

Budaun (UP): A rape accused allegedly attacked the victim with some chemical substance in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun district, police said on Thursday. The woman, about 20 years old and a BA student, returning home from a market in Mujaria area of Sahaswan block on Wednesday when Mahesh Pal hurled some chemical on her, an officer […]

Woman, daughter killed in UP road crash

6:38 pm December 16, 2020

Bhadohi: A woman and her daughter died while three others were injured on Wednesday when the car they were travelling in rammed into a truck parked on the roadside in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, police said. The incident took place in Aurai area. The car was travelling from Kolkata to Delhi and the driver probably […]

16-year-old girl raped in UP’s Shamli

3:06 pm December 16, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a middle-aged man in a village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in the Jhinjhana police station area on Tuesday, they said. The accused lured the victim, who is mentally challenged, to his house and raped her, the minor’s […]