Muzaffarnagar
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Starved, trapped: 12 bonded labourers recall Muzaffarnagar horror
Muzaffarnagar: Twelve bonded labourers, including minors, bearing visible torture marks and injuries on their bodies were rescued from a paper plate manufacturing factory in Muzaffarnagar district following a raid conducted by the…
- India
Missing man found dead in Muzaffarnagar, probe on
Muzaffarnagar: A 28-year-old man, who had been missing since Saturday, June 20, was found dead in Muzaffarnagar district, with police suspecting that he was strangulated by unidentified persons. The deceased, identified as…
- Hate Crime
Food blogger held for showing Shiva temple in non-veg food review video
Muzaffarnagar: In what online users have termed selective outrage, an Uttar Pradesh-based food blogger was arrested on Saturday, May 23, for creating a video that “inappropriately” showed a Shiva temple while reviewing…
- India
Muzaffarnagar man gets life term for murdering ‘lover’
Muzaffarnagar: A local court here convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering a 25-year-old woman after she married another man, officials said on Friday, May 22. Additional District…
- India
Man beaten during Ramzan, UP police books case against 5
A young Muslim man was severely beaten by 5-6 boys in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar area during Ramzan. A CCTV footage of the altercation has surfaced on social media platforms showing Abdul Wahab…
- India
UP: Locals pressure man to leave Hindu locality, police deny communal angle
Muzaffarnagar: Hindutva workers allegedly opposed a Muslim man from buying a house in the predominantly Hindu locality of Gaushala Pashmi in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district. Ali Hasan had recently bought the property…
- India
Muzaffarnagar riots: Court acquits 37 accused for lack of evidence
Muzaffarnagar: A court here has acquitted 37 accused in the 2013 communal riots case related to the killing of eight people, citing lack of evidence. Additional District and Sessions Judge Manjula Bhalotiya…
- India
After viral video, Muzaffarnagar police arrest muezzin for threatening inspector
The Muzaffarnagar police, on Friday, December 12, arrested Muhammad Irfan, a local muezzin, for allegedly threatening a police inspector. The arrest was made after a video surfaced on social media showing 2-3…
- India
UP cop thrashes, abuses muezzin for giving Fajr azaan; complaint lodged
Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh‘s Muzaffarnagar, a muezzin was allegedly harassed by a police officer in broad daylight on Wednesday, December 10. The incident, caught on CCTV, sparked massive public outrage. Muezzin of…
- India
Muzaffarnagar police remove over 55 loudspeakers from mosques
Muzaffarnagar: Police have launched a drive against noisy loudspeakers in Muzaffarnagar city and removed more than 55 loudspeakers from various mosques for alleged violation of Supreme Court guidelines on sound limits, officials…
- India
UP man in Saudi Arabia ends life during video call with wife
Muzaffarnagar: A 24-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh‘s Muzaffarnagar district allegedly died by suicide in Saudi Arabia during a video call with his newly married wife in India, police said on Wednesday. A…
- India
Man stabbed to death as two groups clash over love affair in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: A 20-year-old man has been allegedly stabbed to death as two groups clashed here over a love affair, police said on Tuesday. Senior Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar told reporters that…
- India
Young man critical after mob assault in UP village
A young Muslim man was viciously attacked by a mob of over 10 people in Barla village of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The attack took place on Thursday, August 21. Fardeen, whose…
- India
Kanwar Yatra pilgrims vandalise Muzaffarnagar eatery over onion in food
Devotees taking the annual Kanwar Yatra vandalised an eatery in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, after onion was served in their food. The incident occurred at the Shri Siddh Balaknath Hotel when some Kanwar…
- India
‘Who are you to ask for Aadhaar?’: Uttarakhand police stop Hindutva leader
Hindutva Muzaffarnagar leader Swami Yashveer Maharaj and his supporters were stopped by Uttarakhand Police from entering Haridwar at the Narsan checkpost on the UP-Uttarakhand border, on Friday, July 4. The incident occurred…
