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UP Dalit girl abducted, trafficked, ‘forced to convert, join jihad’; 2 held
A shocking case has emerged from Phoolpur district in Prayagraj, where a 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted, trafficked to Kerala, and subjected to forced religious conversion and radicalization for a suspected…
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UP female police officer denies BJP MLC’s armed guards from entering stadium
A female police officer upheld her duty, refusing to let political pressure influence her actions. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC Arun Pathak got into an argument with additional deputy commissioner of police…
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UP hotel staffer alleges forced stripping to prove religion along Kanwar Yatra route
Staff of hotels and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar were allegedly forced to take off their pants to prove their religion in drives spearheaded yet again by…
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UP: Mayawati demands urgent solution for SC/ST students’ scholarships row
Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati, on Sunday, June 29, demanded urgent intervention of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to resolve the alleged scholarship issue faced by Dalit…
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Eatery shops to display names on Kanwar Yatra routes: BJP MP
Haridwar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj on Sunday demanded that hotel, dhaba and eatery owners on the Kanwar Yatra routes should display their names and identities on boards outside their…
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Woman in UP’s Bhadohi alleges forced conversion, sexual exploitation
Bhadohi: A shocking incident of forced religious conversion, sexual exploitation, extortion, blackmailing and humiliation of a woman came to light in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district on Friday, June 27, a senior police…
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UP labourer wrestles leopard with bare hands, video goes viral
In a display of strength and vigilance, a labourer in Uttar Pradesh held off an adult leopard with his bare hands when it attacked him on June 23. The incident occurred in…
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Vandals attack Ambedkar statue in Uttar Pradesh, five arrested
The Uttar Pradesh police arrested five people for allegedly vandalising a statue of BR Ambedkar in Bareilly in the wee hours of Thursday, June 26. The incident occurred in Gangapur village. CCTV…
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Kaushambi rape case sparks protests, allegations of political cover-up
In a case full of twists and turns, an 8-year-old was allegedly raped while going to a Ramayana reading in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi. The incident took place in Lohanda village in the…
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BJP ruining original forms of Hindu religious places: Congress
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of tampering with Hindu religious places and claimed that after “ruining” Varanasi’s original form, the party has its sights…
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13-yr-old Dalit raped at Meerut government hospital; authorities show no concern
A 13-year-old Dalit girl, who was undergoing a knee surgery at an orthopaedic department in the Meerut government hospital in Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly raped by an attendant of another patient. The…
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UP: Bhagwat Katha narrator beaten, tonsured by Brahmins for ‘hiding caste’
A Bhagwat Katha narrator was brutally beaten and humiliated by the Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district. Mukut Mani Singh Yadav, a kathavachak (holy text narrator), was invited to Dandarpura village…
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‘If jihadis get into police…’: UP Hindutva leader’s remark draws flak
Leader of far-right group, Hindu Raksha Dal, Bhupendra Tomar, popularly known as Pinky Chaudhary, recently made inflammatory remarks against the Muslim community during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh. In the viral…
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Man lynched on Delhi-Saharanpur train over seat dispute, 5 held
A 39-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob of 10-15 people aboard the Delhi-Saharanpur train in Bhagpat of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, June 20. Local reports suggest that Deepak Yadav,…
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Faridabad: In-laws kill, bury woman’s body in front of house over dowry
Faridabad: A woman was allegedly killed and buried in front of her house by her in-laws, who managed to keep the secret, and the body, hidden for almost two months by reporting…