A newlywed couple was killed in a brutal attack by the bride’s family in Gadhiya Suhagpur village, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, The Times of India reported. The victims, 19-year-old Shivani Kumar and her 23-year-old husband Deepak Kurt, had eloped last month and married at an Arya Samaj temple in Prayagraj against...
Attack sparks protests; police deploy extra forces and investigate motive, while family receives ₹10 lakh compensation and security support. A 45-year-old Dalit woman was killed and her 20-year-old daughter abducted in Kapsad village in Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, earlier this week, police said. The attack reportedly happened on Thursday morning. The woman was allegedly attacked...
Police action came after videos circulated on social media late last month showing members of the Hindutva outfit carrying and handing out swords during a rally in the locality. Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested the national president of the Hindu Raksha Dal and his son in Ghaziabad for allegedly distributing swords in a residential...
The video, recorded during a police exercise in the Kaushambi area, shows an officer placing what appears to be a mobile phone on the back of an elderly man and declaring that he was “from Bangladesh.” Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad have ordered an inquiry after a video circulated on social media showing a police...
Videos show Hindu Raksha Dal handing out swords; leader urges Hindus to defend themselves and vows retaliation against jihadists. Police have arrested 10 members of a Hindu nationalist group for allegedly distributing swords during a rally in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, authorities said on Monday. The arrests followed the circulation of videos on social media showing...
Earlier High Court held that the facts did not meet criteria for ‘aggravated penetrative sexual assault’, ruling Sengar was not a ‘public servant’ under Pocso Act. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday moved the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar...
In 2015, a Hindu mob lynched Mohammad Akhlaq in Uttar Pradesh’s Dadri area after rumours he had slaughtered a cow. A court in Uttar Pradesh on Monday rejected a state government request to withdraw prosecution in the 2015 killing of Mohammad Akhlaq, calling the plea legally unsound, India Today reported. The Surajpur court dismissed the...
The controversy started after Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was seen on video attempting to remove Muslim woman doctor’s veil while handing over appointment letter. A remark by Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Sanjay Nishad about a viral video showing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar removing a Muslim woman’s hijab has triggered political outrage and a police...
Court calls killing “extremely heinous”, as judgment cites Manusmriti to underlining the role of the punishment in preserving social order. A court in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man to death and handed life imprisonment to nine others for their role in the killing of a 22-year-old man during a Durga...
Ziauddin, 36, of Ambedkar Nagar, died from injuries he allegedly sustained as a result of torture while in police custody. The National Human Rights Commission has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to compensate the family of a man who died after being taken into police custody in 2021, directing a payment of Rs 10 lakh,...