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UP Congress leader booked for his objectionable remarks on PM Modi

Congress state general secretary Sachin Chaudhary has been booked by the Uttar Pradesh police for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Modi, a senior police official said

FIR against 13 cops in two cases in UP's Pilibhit after court orders

Thirteen policemen, including a station house officer, a sub-inspector, and 10 constables have been booked in two separate matters in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district on the orders of court

2 Chinese nationals held along Indo-Nepal border by SSB, says UP Police

Two Chinese nationals roaming around the Indo-Nepal border in Sonauli area here have been detained by the Sashastra Seema Bal, the Uttar Pradesh police said on Saturday. According to police, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans were doing routine checking along the border when they came across the foreign nationals late Friday. The foreigners were asked the reason for their visiting the area and on not getting a satisfactory answer, the jawans took them into custody. Inspector in-charge of Sonauli police station, Abhishek Singh said intelligence agencies are questioning the duo. "Both have passports of the Republic of China in the names of Zheng Yingjun (50) and Song Hui (52). Their visas to enter India have also expired. They have visited India several times in the past," he said. Singh said other agencies, including immigration, are also probing the matter.

UP police dept says promoting 21,295 constables to head constables

Uttar Pradesh police department has completed the process of promotion of constables

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests 11 for using unfair means in PET 2022

Eleven people have been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly using unfair means in the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2022 conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Service Commission (UPSSSC). While nine people have been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police, two other have been arrested by the local police in Bijnor, according to a statement from the STF headquarters on Saturday. According to the police, the STF team has arrested three accused from Unnao, one from Amethi, two from Jaunpur, one from Meerut and two from Kanpur. An FIR has been registered against the accused under relevant sections in the respective police stations. According to the statement, the team of STF Lucknow had arrested Pushpendra Yadav and Ankit Kumar Maurya, residents of Prayagraj district, and Satyam Kumar Pandey, resident of West Champaran, Bihar, on the information that they appeared for the examination in place of the original candidate in Unnao. On the

Only a few individuals with suicidal tendencies say it online: UP Police

Only a fraction of such individuals with suicidal tendencies tend to express their feelings on social media, but 99 per cent of them do not express their intention online.

Lakhimpur Kheri rape case: Police mull slapping stringent NSA on 6 accused

The Uttar Pradesh Police is mulling over slapping the stringent National Security Act against the six people arrested for the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in the state's Lakhimpur Kheri. The sisters, aged 15 and 17, were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field on Wednesday evening. The National Security Act (NSA) allows the detention of people up to one year without any charge. "We are mulling to impose the NSA on the six accused persons. Apart from this, DNA samples of the six accused persons and the two girls will also be sent for an examination," Superintendent of Police Sanjiv Suman told PTI on Friday. Suman said none of the accused is minor, dismissing reports of the kin of some of them making the claiming. Meanwhile, Assistant District Government Counsel Brijesh Pandey said the accused were produced before a POCSO court, which sent them to a 14-day judicial custody. District Magistrate Mahendra Bahadur Singh on Friday told reporters that the monetary relief o

UP Police unearths Rs 4,200 cr frauds linked to Chinese operators

The Uttar Pradesh Police's cyber crime wing has unearthed pan-India frauds to the tune of Rs 4,200 crore linked to criminals based in China, a senior official said on Friday. Police have tracked connection in frauds related to crypto trading, instant loan lending apps and fake job advertisements through bulk SMSes to China, UP Cyber Crime Superintendent of Police Triveni Singh said. Police had earlier this year found a link of China-based operators in cheating of crores of rupees from people across India through instant loan lending apps and part-time job offers in leading companies, he said. "We had earlier detected a scam worth around Rs 3,000 crore linked to China. But now their connection has also been established in frauds on the pretext of crypto currency trading through bogus and fake websites," Singh told PTI. "These people now created fake websites and apps for crypto trading and lure people into investing money in return for huge profits. But in reality whatever profits t

Injustice, says Owaisi as UP Police books 26 for offering namaz at home

Reacting to Uttar Pradesh Police registering a case against 26 people for offering namaz together in a house, AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi termed the police's move as "injustice"

15 Chinese nationals staying illegally in India detained by UP police

Fifteen Chinese nationals, including a woman, staying without valid visas in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar were detained on Monday by the local police, officials said. The Gautam Buddh Nagar police commissionerate had launched an intensive campaign for verification of foreigners living in the district, adjoining Delhi, in the wake of the arrest in June of a Chinese national who was staying illegally in Greater Noida. He is under investigation for suspected hawala links. "As part of the verification campaign, 15 Chinese nationals staying illegally in Gautam Buddh Nagar were detained by the Local Intelligence Unit with support of local police on Monday. They are being sent to the detention centre in Delhi and will be subsequently deported to their country," the police said in a statement.

Noida authorities bulldoze encroachment by politician who abused woman

The Noida administration demolished an illegal construction using a bulldozer at the residence of politician Shrikant Tyagi, who was seen abusing and pushing a woman in a viral video

Uttar Pradesh Police makes fifth arrest in the Lulu Mall namaz case

The arrests have been made after Adityanath Monday directed the administration to act tough against elements "hell-bent on vitiating the atmosphere" in the state.

UP: Over 2,700 convicted for crime against women, children in three months

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday claimed that 2,756 people accused of rape and other serious crimes against women and children have been punished in a period of over three months.

Control room set up to facilitate Kanwar Yatra in Noida: UP police

The Gautam Buddh Nagar police has set up a special control room to facilitate movement of kanwariyas through the district, officials said on Wednesday

Yogi Adityanath pulls up Lucknow admin, police over Lulu mall protests

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has hauled up the district and police administration over the protests organised outside Lulu mall in state capital Lucknow

Adityanath accuses previous govts of conspiring to end key UP police force

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the previous state govts of trying to play with the security of the state by hatching a conspiracy to end the PAC

UP: Autorickshaw carrying 26 passengers stuns cops, vehicle seized

The auto was first spotted near the Bindki Kotwali area of Fatehpur when the cops checked the speed gun. The over-speeding auto was chased down by police.

UP Police strengthens security, ramps up deployment ahead of Bakrid

Police pickets have also been put up at places considered communal hotspots and UP-112 vehicles have been directed to be deployed in sensitive areas and routes.

Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan gets relief from SC in fake news case

The Supreme Court granted relief to Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan, protecting him against multiple FIRs him over an alleged doctored video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's speech

SC grants interim bail to Alt News' Zubair for five days in UP case

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Alt News' co-founder Mohammad Zubair