Meerut
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UP college bars HoD after ABVP protest over RSS-related exam questions
A head of department (HoD) of the political science department in a private college in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district has been barred for life from examination and evaluation duties after allegedly setting…
- India
Meerut: Minor argument between two escalates into violence after Eid prayers
Meerut: A minor dispute between two persons escalated into a violent clash between two factions of the community in Meerut’s Jani area on Monday, March 31. At least half a dozen people…
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Man booked after he recites Hanuman Chalisa outside Meerut mosque
Meerut: Police have booked a Hindu outfit leader here for reciting Hanuman Chalisa near a mosque inside the Cantonment area and disrupting communal harmony, police said on Wednesday, March 26. “Sachin Sirohi,…
- India
Meerut killing: Police plan trial in fast-track court
Meerut: A senior police officer Saturday said they would seek to put up Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla, accused of killing her husband Saurabh Rajput, on trial in a fast-track…
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Meerut murder: Victim’s minor daughter knew ‘Papa is in the drum’
Meerut: Meerut Police are considering engaging a counsellor to speak to the traumatised six-year-old daughter of slain ex-Merchant Navy man Saurabh Rajput to gather information as she is reported to have told…
- India
Wife, lover sent to 14-day judicial custody, lawyers attack them after hearing
Meerut: The woman and her lover who are accused of killing her Merchant Navy officer husband in Meerut were attacked by a group of lawyers while the duo were being brought for…
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Ten upper caste men attack Dalit wedding procession in UP, three arrested
Ten upper caste persons were arrested after they allegedly assaulted and attacked three members of the Dalit community, including a 26-year-old groom for playing music during a wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh’s…
- India
UP: 168-year-old mosque demolished in Meerut for rapid rail project
The systematic demolition of Muslim religious sites continues in the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh without restraint as authorities bulldozed a 168-year-old mosque in Meerut. The demolition of a religious landmark located on Delhi…
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Meerut murders: Family of 5 wiped out, children’s body found in bed box
Meerut: Five members of a family, including three children aged eight, four and one whose bodies were stuffed in sacks and kept in a bed box, were found killed in their home,…
- India
OYO will not provide rooms to unmarried couples
As part of revamping its check in policy, OYO Rooms has announced that starting from 2025, it will not provide rooms to unmarried couples. Its implementation will begin from Meerut in Uttar…
- India
Woman dies after getting stuck in lift minutes after giving birth in Meerut
Just minutes after giving birth, a 28-year-old woman died after being trapped in a lift in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The deceased, Akanksha Mavi, gave birth to a baby girl. Reports suggest she…
- Middle East
Saudi Court sentences Indian man to death on drug charges; family appeals for mercy
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to death on charges of drug trafficking, triggering panic and despair among his family members who have pleaded…
- India
UP Dalit student humiliated last year found dead under mysterious circumstances
A 21-year-old Dalit student from Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut was found dead on a medical college campus under mysterious circumstances, raising concerns of possible revenge killing linked to a caste-based humiliation he suffered…
- India
Youth stripped, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram in Meerut, alleges family
Meerut: A youth was allegedly beaten, stripped and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram here, his family alleged on Monday. However, police have denied that he was stripped and forced to chant…
- India
UP: Two women burn five puppies alive in Meerut, FIR lodged
Meerut: Police in Meerut’s Kankerkheda area have booked two women accused of burning alive five stray puppies by pouring petrol over them, officials said on Friday. The women, residents of the same…
