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,...
Rampur DM says a BLO found the woman hid her sons’ overseas addresses and allegedly forged their signatures; a case has been filed against her and her sons. A 66-year-old Muslim woman in Rampur has been booked for allegedly providing false information about her two sons during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, authorities...
The victim told police he was taken by four men from near a local restaurant and assaulted by at least six individuals, who also allegedly used casteist slurs. Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi district have arrested three men after a video surfaced showing a Dalit youth being assaulted, threatened and humiliated by a group earlier...
Booth Level officers conduct voter roll revision
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh: A controversy erupted at the Sarvodaya Inter College examination center in Jaunpur during the UP Board High School exams when four Muslim girl students refused to remove their hijabs and were denied entry into the examination hall. The incident took place on Monday during the first shift of the Class 10 Hindi...
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav questioned the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh over killing of mafia-turned-politician Atique Ahmed. Targeting Uttar Pradesh police, Yadav said that crime “had reached its peak in the state” and “morale of the criminals is high.” Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav...