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- India
Saharanpur violence: 8 Muslims, tortured by UP cops, acquitted
Eight Muslim men who were allegedly abused by police in the violence on June 10 in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, following Friday prayers, last month have been acquitted of all charges. Only seven…
- India
Anything can be used to dehumanise you: Activist Afreen after UP home demolition
“Javed Pump sounds like a gangster’s name,” smiles 24-year-old Afreen Fatima. Her father, Javed Mohammad was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police on June 11 after he was named as the ‘mastermind’…
- India
Prophet remark row: UP cops to probe PFI’s involvement in protests
The Uttar Pradesh police have so far arrested over 48 people accused of violence in the protests that erupted across various parts of the state, including Saharanpur. Speaking to ANI, Akash Tomar,…
- India
Gyanvapi mosque’s survey almost completed, exercise to continue on Monday
Varanasi: A court-mandated videography survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid complex here was carried out peacefully for the second consecutive day on Sunday, with the major part of the exercise said to have…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Thieves steal car, leave two-wheeler behind
Lucknow: Some thieves believe in ‘take some, leave some’. For the second time in a month, thieves have stolen a car but have left behind a two-wheeler on the spot. The latest incident…
- Offbeat
Uttar Pradesh: Man held for unnatural sex with cow
Lucknow: The Lucknow police have arrested a man in the state capital for allegedly having unnatural sex with a cow. The incident took place on April 23 but came to light on…
- India
Day after girl’s body found in car, local police outpost in-charge shunted
Gonda: The Gonda district police shunted an outpost in-charge for dereliction of duty on Saturday, a day after the body of a minor girl was found in a car outside an ashram.…
- Elections
Battle for UP: 1,137 cases of poll violence in 4 phases
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police have registered as many as 1,137 cases of violation of model code of conduct in the first four phases of elections. Senior police officers at the DGP headquarters…
- India
Hijab row: One held for demonstration in Varanasi
Varanasi: The Shivpur police have arrested a youth for staging a demonstration with scores of children in front of a school on Airport Road, demanding school authorities not to allow wearing hijab by…