Sankalp Sharma

A 19-year-old college student, Amogh Seth, was fatally shot in Lakhimpur Kheri after being chased and attacked by six men, including the main suspect, Anmol Puri. The incident occurred near a police outpost. Amogh had earlier insulted Anmol, leading to the latter seeking revenge. Two suspects have been detained while Anmol remains at large.

A stray tigress was beaten to death by villagers after it attacked a woman in Lakhimpur Kheri. Villagers claimed the tigress had been roaming the area for days with no response from the forest department. Authorities are investigating the incident and will register a case following NTCA guidelines.

In Lakhimpur Kheri district, villagers beat a tigress to death after it attacked a woman in her house. The forest department's initial suspicions of the tigress being shot were ruled out after an autopsy. Villagers had complained about the tigress's presence, but no action was taken.

A groom's brother was shot dead during a wedding in Lakhimpur Kheri following a dispute over a DJ song. The bride's cousin and another person were arrested after the incident, which occurred around 1am during the garlanding ceremony. The suspect was allegedly intoxicated at the time.

Police have arrested a man and five of his relatives in connection with the abduction, rape, murder, and forced conversion of an 18-year-old woman from Uttarakhand. The main suspect, Md Asif, was apprehended after an encounter in Lakhimpur Kheri and sustained a gunshot wound. Further investigation is underway.

In Rajasthan, the police clamped Section 144 in Jaipur and Dholpur to prevent further flare-ups. Additional commissioner of police Ajay Pal Lamba warned of strict action against rumour-mongering on social media.

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, who is shooting for his upcoming film ‘Bawaal’ in Kanpur, has been issued a challan for riding a bike without wearing a helmet.The actor shot a few scenes in the crowded areas of the city on April 14.

Furious at his wife for insisting to attend the last rites of her uncle, a man allegedly beat her up, tonsured her and locked her up in a room while her in-laws watched in silence.

Nine persons, including five children and three women, drowned in two separate incidents in Prayagraj and Deoria districts on Wednesday, police said.

A woman police constable deployed with Dial 112 service of UP Police was found hanging in her rented house in Dataganj area of UP’s Budaun district on Thursday morning. Police are awaiting her autopsy report.

A love triangle was behind the murder of a 22-year-old son of a senior sub-inspector whose body with strangulation marks was found in Ram Ganga canal in Sachendi area of the district on April 7.

The child’s family members have alleged that the baby died fell ill and turned blue about 16 hours after the injection was administered. She died at a local hospital. The family has filed a written complaint with Sector 20 police alleging negligence on part of the doctor. But no FIR was lodged in the case after the family refused to get a post-mortem done.

Police on Tuesday arrested eight people in connection with the alleged Rs 1.77-crore power dues payment scam in Noida. Those arrested include a former and two serving employees of the western UP wing of the power department — Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) — and a deputy manager with Punjab National Bank (PNB).

The Faizabad police on Monday booked 500 persons for playing inflammatory songs and raising objectionable slogans in "Ram Baraat", a procession that was taken out on October 15 to celebrate the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya from exile.

Seven IPS officers including four district SPs were reshuffled in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

A man has been arrested for killing his minor daughter in a village here in a suspected case of honour killing, police said on Monday.

A 22-year-old girl admitted to ESIC Hospital in Sector-24 here since June 14 committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of the hospital. The incident was reported on Tuesday and the girl was said to be a suspected coronavirus patient. She had completed B.Com this year itself.

A video of a differently-abled man riding a tricycle and being assaulted by cops went viral.

Ex-army man Aryendra Singh alias Bablu (48) and his nephwer Gaurav alias Bhole were killed when they were heading somewhere from their home on a motorbike on Thursday night in Chichaita Alipur village, police said.

An FIR has been lodged against unidentified people for violating Covid-19 protocols during the funeral procession of religious leader here, police said on Monday.