Uttar Pradesh Police: News

11 Oct 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

JD(U)'s 'Emergency' reminder after Akhilesh asks Nitish to exit NDA

Senior Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Friday advised Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to snap ties with the Congress.

07 Oct 2024

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 47 Hindu activists booked for making communal remarks

The Uttar Pradesh Police have booked 47 Hindu activists in Shamli district for allegedly making communal statements at a meeting.

20 Sep 2024

Air India

Who's Kajal Khatri? 'Lady Don' arrested for airline crew's murder 

Kajal Khatri, also known as "Lady Don," has been apprehended by the Delhi Police Crime Branch for her alleged involvement in the murder of Suraj Mann, an Air India crew member.

11 Sep 2024

India

UP: 2 dancers kidnapped at gunpoint for performance, later gang-raped 

Eight men have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and gang-rape of two orchestra dancers on Monday night in Kushinagar district's Village Gaurihi.

03 Sep 2024

Bahraich

Adityanath issues shoot-on-sight order for man-eating wolves in UP's Bahraich 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued a shoot-on-sight order for "man-eater" wolves in Bahraich district in response to the continued attacks since March.

17 Aug 2024

Ahmedabad

22 Sabarmati Express coaches derail near Kanpur after hitting boulder 

The Sabarmati Express (19168), en route from Varanasi to Ahmedabad, derailed between the Kanpur and Bhimsen stations in Uttar Pradesh early Saturday morning.

10 Aug 2024

Bareilly

UP 'psycho killer' who strangled 9 women using saris arrested 

The Uttar Pradesh Police claims to have arrested the "serial killer" who allegedly strangled nine women in Bareilly district over a span of 13 months.

22 Jul 2024

Baghpat

Kanwar Yatra commences: Delhi-Meerut Expressway shut for heavy vehicles

The Uttar Pradesh Police has announced the closure of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) for heavy vehicles starting Monday, due to the beginning of the religious pilgrimage, Kanwar Yatra.

18 Jul 2024

Allahabad High Court

'Death is inevitable...': Bhole Baba on Hathras stampede

Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as Bhole Baba, expressed sorrow over the tragic Hathras stampede that occurred on July 2.

11 Jul 2024

Mirzapur

2 men arrested for imitating 'Mirzapur' scene in viral video

Two Uttar Pradesh residents, Ved Prakash Yadav and Aman Yadav Katta, have been arrested after imitating a scene from the popular OTT series Mirzapur in a social media reel.

05 Jul 2024

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi visits Hathras stampede victims' families, assures support

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi visited Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday to meet families affected by the tragic stampede at a religious event on July 2.

04 Jul 2024

Hathras

Rahul Gandhi to visit Hathras stampede site, interact with victims 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit the stampede site in Hathras and interact with the people who have been affected, party general secretary KC Venugopal said.

04 Jul 2024

Agra

Hathras stampede: 'Bhole Baba' claimed he could revive dead

The local preacher, "Bhole Baba"—at whose satsang in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh 121 people were killed in a stampede—was known to his followers as a "healer" and "exorcist" with "magical powers."

19 Jun 2024

Gujarat

7 cyber thugs that cheated university of ₹120 crore arrested  

The Cyber Cell and Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested seven people for allegedly attempting to defraud APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) of ₹120 crore.

19 Apr 2024

Muzaffarnagar

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and family cleared in molestation case

Prominent Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, along with four of his family members, has been acquitted of molestation charges by Uttar Pradesh Police.

16 Feb 2024

Noida

Cobra, krait venom found in Elvish Yadav's rave party samples

YouTuber and Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav is under scrutiny following confirmation of presence of snake venom at a party he attended in November 2023.

10 Jan 2024

Uttar Pradesh

Smoke from coal brazier kills 5 family members in sleep

Five children of a family were found dead in the Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday in a suspected case of asphyxiation, police said.

07 Jan 2024

Uttar Pradesh

Video: Elderly man stuffed in box, thrown into drain; dies

A shocking incident has come to the fore in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur after two young men were caught on CCTV throwing an elderly man, still alive, into a drain.

14 Dec 2023

Allahabad

Allahabad University student injured while making bomb in hostel

A student at Allahabad University was severely injured after a bomb he was clandestinely making exploded in his hand on Wednesday evening.

01 Dec 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Police intensify hunt for 'serial killer' after 9 murders

The Uttar Pradesh Police is on the hunt for a serial killer who reportedly murdered several women in Bareilly in the last few months. According to reports, a total of nine women have been killed in the city since June.

15 Oct 2023

India

Rice smuggling along Indo-Nepal border increases after export ban: Report

Rice smuggling has significantly surged along the India-Nepal border since India's ban on the export of non-basmati white rice in July, PTI reported.

10 Oct 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 18-year-old girl 'beheads' minor sisters with spade; arrested

In a horrific incident, two sisters—aged six and four—were found "beheaded" at their home in Bahadurpur village of Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district, reports said on Tuesday.

27 Sep 2023

Ujjain

MP: 12-year-old girl raped, shooed away when sought help

In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by some unidentified persons in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, was shooed away when she approached locals for help.

27 Aug 2023

Uttar Pradesh

'Not ashamed': Teacher who asked students to slap Muslim classmate

A private school teacher in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, who allegedly ordered students to beat their Muslim classmate, is "unapologetic," NDTV reported.

26 Aug 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP woman arrested for allegedly slashing drunk husband's throat

In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh, a 40-year-old woman has been arrested in Budaun district's Bilsi town for slitting her husband's throat to stop him from sexually abusing their 19-year-old daughter-in-law.

26 Aug 2023

Muzaffarnagar

UP: Teacher asks students to slap Muslim classmate, action initiated

A private school in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, has come under severe criticism after a video emerged showing one of its teachers allegedly instructing students to slap their Muslim classmate, NDTV reported.

13 Aug 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Dalit man thrashed for denying free chicken in Lalitpur

A Dalit man was publicly beaten up with slippers for allegedly denying free chicken to the accused in Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur, India Today reported on Sunday.

06 Aug 2023

Uttar Pradesh

2 minors forced to drink urine over suspicion of theft

In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh, two minor boys were reportedly subjected to extreme brutality in the Siddharthnagar district after being accused of stealing chicken from a poultry shop.

03 Aug 2023

Gyanvapi Mosque

ASI survey of Gyavapi Mosque to continue: Allahabad HC

The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will continue its scientific survey of Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque premises as the Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected the plea of the mosque management committee challenging the exercise.

27 Jun 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP police shoots dead criminal wanted in murder, dacoity cases

The Uttar Pradesh Police said that the Special Task Force (STF) shot dead a criminal identified as Mohammed Gufran in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi at around 5:00am on Tuesday.

05 Jun 2023

Mukhtar Ansari

Gangster Mukhtar Ansari gets lifer in 32-year-old murder of politician

An Uttar Pradesh court on Monday sentenced jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to life in prison in the 32-year-old murder case of Congress leader Awadhesh Rai.

22 May 2023

Ganga river

UP: 4 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in Ganga

At least four people died and about two dozen others are missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district on Monday, PTI reported.

16 May 2023

Umesh Pal

Umesh Pal murder: Police lookout notice against Atiq Ahmed's wife

The Pragyaraj Police in Uttar Pradesh issued a lookout notice against the wife of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed—Shaista Parveen—and two suspected shooters in the Umesh Pal murder case.

24 Apr 2023

Prayagraj

Prayagraj: Police find bloodstains, knife at slain Atiq Ahmed's office

The police in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj reportedly found bloodstains inside the partly demolished office of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed on Monday.

23 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh

BJP minister Dharmpal Singh claims opposition got Atiq Ahmed killed

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry & Dairying Minister Dharmpal Singh has alleged that opposition parties were behind the recent murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.

18 Apr 2023

Delhi

Uncertainty looms over who will inherit Atiq Ahmed's Delhi properties

Days after the murder of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, it has come to light that he left a number of high-value residential and commercial properties in Delhi, according to IANS.

17 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP: SITs to probe Atiq-Ashraf killings; police also in question

The Uttar Pradesh government has formed two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) to investigate and supervise the probe into the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed in police custody by three shooters posing as media persons.

17 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh

Will be killed: Ashraf flagged senior cop's threat in March

Slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf said on March 28 that a senior police officer threatened him, saying that in two weeks, he will be taken out of jail and killed.

16 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf buried in Prayagraj

Slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were buried late on Sunday at the Kasari Masari burial ground in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, said reports.

16 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh

Who killed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed: Everything we know about attackers

Many fingers have been pointed at the Uttar Pradesh Police after jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead in police custody while being taken for a medical examination in Prayagraj on Saturday night.

15 Apr 2023

Prayagraj

UP: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf shot dead in Prayagraj

Jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, who was lodged in a prison in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, has been shot dead while being taken for a medical examination, reported ANI.

14 Apr 2023

Umesh Pal

Asad Ahmed planned to attack father's convoy to stop transfer

Asad Ahmed and Ghulam Maksudan, the accused in the Umesh Pal murder case who were gunned down by the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi on Thursday, planned to attack the police convoy transporting Asad's father, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed.

14 Apr 2023

Umesh Pal

Umesh Pal murder case: Cops tried capturing Asad, Maksudan alive

The team of Uttar Pradesh Police that killed Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his close associate Ghulam Maksudan in an encounter on Thursday morning reportedly tried to capture both wanted criminals alive, as per the FIR in the case.

05 Apr 2023

Bahujan Samaj Party

Umesh Pal murder: Police claim breakthrough; iPhone, crucial evidence found

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday claimed to have made another breakthrough in the murder case of lawyer Umesh Pal, a witness to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal's killing in 2005.