Police in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested five alleged drug traffickers and seized methamphetamine (MD) worth approximately Rs 1 crore. The arrests were made during a vehicle checking operation, and the accused have been charged under the NDPS Act.
Police in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, busted an illegal opium cultivation operation, seizing over 12 kilograms of opium and detaining two individuals for questioning.
An elderly woman was allegedly murdered and her jewellery stolen by unidentified thieves in the Hathigavan area of Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.
Three jail personnel, including a deputy jailor, have been suspended following the death of an inmate at the district jail in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The inmate, an undertrial prisoner facing rape and POCSO charges, died from burn injuries sustained under suspicious circumstances.
A 52-year-old man was allegedly shot dead in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, due to a decades-old family rivalry. Police have detained a suspect and are investigating the incident.
A woman in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly conspiring with her lover and another man to murder her husband by strangulation.
Police in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, seized over 221 kg of cannabis and arrested three alleged traffickers during an operation. The cannabis, concealed in a truck, is estimated to be worth over Rs 2.21 crore.
Police in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested five individuals, including a woman and her lover, in connection with the murder of her husband. The accused confessed to the crime, which was motivated by an affair and financial incentives.
Police in Pratapgarh district, in a joint operation with the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) Prayagraj unit, arrested a drug smuggler and recovered 503.6 grams of heroin valued at over Rs 1 crore.
Police in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, seized a large quantity of brown sugar and arrested five individuals involved in interstate drug trafficking.
An undertrial prisoner, accused of rape, has died in a district jail in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh. Police suspect suicide, citing burn injuries sustained under suspicious circumstances.
Police in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, have uncovered a mephedrone factory operating under the guise of a poultry farm, arresting four individuals and seizing a significant quantity of the drug.
A man in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly killing his daughter with an axe following an argument about dinner.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has demanded a CBI inquiry into the murder of a girl in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, alleging that the state has become unsafe for women under the BJP government. He visited the victim's family, offered financial assistance, and criticised the state administration for failing to protect her despite her repeated appeals to the police.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has demanded a CBI inquiry into the killing of a girl in Hardoi's Bilgram area, asserting that Uttar Pradesh has become 'number one' in crimes against women under the BJP rule.
At least 89 people have died in Uttar Pradesh after severe storms and heavy rain caused widespread damage, uprooting trees and electric poles and damaging homes. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to provide immediate relief to affected families.
At least 10 people were killed and several others were injured after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning.
The road accident took place late Thursday night when the victims were returning from a wedding function in the Nawabganj area of Pratapgarh, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Awasthi said.
A day after 63 women and children were killed in a stampede in an ashram, a criminal case has been registered against its management for allegedly causing death due to negligence.
Initial investigation revealed that the woman was in a relationship with another man, Dhariyawad SHO Peshawar Khan said, adding that the incident took place on Thursday.
Adityanath asked the chief secretary and the director general of police to conduct a thorough review of the Maha Kumbh Mela arrangements on Thursday. "Every aspect related to security and public convenience must be carefully examined to ensure seamless arrangements for Basant Panchami," he said.
Enterprising creator, Ishwar Deen who poured in over two-and-a-half lakh rupees into his labour of love was ordered to dismantle the rotor that he had welded on to the roof of an old car to make it resemble a chopper.
The Centre on Thursday handed over to Central Bureau of Investigation the probe into the killings of Pratapgarh Deputy Superintendent Police Zia-ul-Haq and two others following a request from the Uttar Pradesh government.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his convoy will spend the night on a farm in Bhadohi as the district administration has denied permission for his stay at a government college citing a police recruitment exam, a party member said on Thursday.
Wife of slain Depuuty Superintendent of police Zia-Ul-Haq, who was shot dead in Pratapgarh on March 2, has joined as an officer on special duty, a post offered to her on compassionate grounds.
Gufran, a resident of neighbouring Pratapgarh district, was injured in an exchange of fire with the Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force near Samda village in the Kaushambi district, Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said.
The independent legislator had accused District Magistrate Mohammad Mustafa of committing atrocities.
The group claimed that its members only burnt photocopies of pages allegedly carrying "objectionable comments on women and Dalits" in the Ramcharitmanas.
Municipality employees kicked, punched and beat Khan with a stick, which led to his death.
Officials said protests took place at 17 places across the state, including Ballia, Aligarh, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Varanasi.
The reporter, Sulabh Srivastava, recently ran a news story against the liquor mafia, and two days ago, he had written to the Prayagraj additional director general of police, seeking protection.
Intense monsoon rains brought normal life to a standstill in several parts of eastern and central Rajasthan, flooding out roads, rail tracks, low-lying residential areas and hospitals and claiming seven lives since Sunday night.
In a major breakthrough, police on Saturday claimed to have recovered the service revolver of slain Kunda Circle Officer Zia-ul-Haque.
Chandni Kashyap's body was found buried in the field on Friday after her brothers Sunil and Sudhir, and mother Sukhrani were taken into custody, they said.
Police in Uttar Pradesh have failed to nab the killers of Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia Ul Haque, who was gunned down by a mob visibly agitated over the murder of a local village head in Pratapgarh district, about 140 km from Lucknow on Saturday night.
The young widow of the 32-year old police officer who was killed brutally in Saturday's mob violence in Pratapgarh district, about 140 km from Lucknow, is clearly unimpressed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's generous gesture of a compensation of Rs 50 lakhs in addition to conceding her demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe.
Additional Superintendent of Police (city), Etawah, Prashant Kumar Prasad is heard telling a senior over the phone, "Sir, I have been slapped. BJP workers have also brought bombs."
The Central Bureau of Investigation is not likely to press any charge against former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya in its chargesheet in connection with violence in Balipur village of Pratapgarh in which Deputy Superintendent of Police Zia-Ul Haq and village head Nanhe Yadav were allegedly murdered.
At least 25 passengers were injured when six coaches of the Mumbai-Pratapgarh Udyog Nagri Express derailed near Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh on Monday morning.
K N Tripathi was detained on the Allahabad-Pratapgarh highway in Soraon as a preventive measure and was released later
