Muzaffarnagar
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Minor raped in UP; accused arrested
Muzaffarnagar: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by a youth with the help of his two accomplices in a village here, police said on Sunday, September 6. The main accused,…
- India
UP: Tailor rapes 15-year-old girl in Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar: A tailor allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl who had come to get some clothes stitched here after shutting the shop from the outside, police said on Friday, August 14,. The incident…
- India
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…
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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…
