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20 Dec 2021

'Police take money, get job done,' UP cop tells students

A police officer in Uttar Pradesh was caught on camera admitting to department officials taking bribes

17 Jun 2021

Protest against Unnao crash deaths turns violent; 12 cops injured

Twelve police personnel were injured when people protesting over the death of two motorcycle riders in an accident pelted stones at them near a village in Unnao, officials said on Thursday.

23 May 2021

Unnao vegetable vendor dies after being thrashed by cops

Three cops in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao have been charged with the murder of an 18-year-old vegetable vendor, identified as Faisal Hussain.

13 May 2021

UP: Fourteen doctors resign over misbehavior by administration officers

Fourteen doctors working at community and primary health centers in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao have tendered their resignation alleging misbehavior and mental harassment by administration officers.

13 May 2021

Floating bodies found in Varanasi; more found buried in Unnao

Days after dozens of decomposing dead bodies were seen floating in Ganga river of Bihar's Buxar district, at least four corpses turned up in different parts of the river along Varanasi ghats on Wednesday.

24 Feb 2021

Unnao survivor confirms poisoning, denies sexual assault in statement: Police

Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday said that the 17-year-old Dalit girl who was found unconscious along with her two cousins in Unnao was poisoned, citing the victim's statement. She denied any sexual assault attempt, the police said.

22 Feb 2021

Mojo Story, seven other Twitter handles booked over 'fake news'

An FIR has been lodged against eight Twitter handles for allegedly propagating fake news in connection with the death of two Dalit girls in Unnao, last week, police said on Monday.

18 Feb 2021

UP: Two minor cousins found dead in field; another critical

Two teenaged Dalit girls were found dead in a field in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao last evening, and a third girl found with them is in a critical condition in the hospital, the police confirmed today.

13 Mar 2020

Unnao: Sengar gets 10-years imprisonment for murder of victim's father

Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was on Friday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by Delhi's Tis Hazari court in connection to the murder of the father of Unnao rape survivor.

04 Mar 2020

Kuldeep Sengar convicted in Unnao rape victim's father's death case

Expelled BJP legislator from Uttar Pradesh, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was convicted for raping a girl in Unnao in 2017, was today pronounced guilty in a case related to the survivor's father's death in police custody.

10 Dec 2019

Make in India to Rape in India: Congress slams PM

The flurry of rape cases in India and the stoic silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi resonated in the Parliament on Tuesday, with Congress seeking answers.

08 Dec 2019

File complaint after you get raped: UP cops tell woman

In another shocker from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, a woman has said that the police refused to file her complaint of an attempt to rape since she "hadn't been raped yet."

07 Dec 2019

Unnao becomes UP's 'rape capital'; 86 cases reported this year

A day after the Unnao rape victim died, a report states that the district now qualifies as the "rape capital" of Uttar Pradesh.

07 Dec 2019

Unnao rape victim dies day after being burnt alive

The 23-year-old woman, who was set ablaze by the men she accused of rape, died at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on Friday night.

05 Dec 2019

Unnao: Rape victim set on fire by accused on bail

A 23-year-old woman was set ablaze on Thursday morning by five men outside her village in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district.

11 Nov 2019

Tis Hazari violence: Talks with police 'fail', lawyers resume strike

The stand-off between lawyers in Delhi and cops is showing no signs of an end, with the former group confirming that they will resume strike on Monday.

29 Oct 2019

Rape-accused Kuldeep Sengar, granted parole for brother's funeral, meets supporters

Kuldeep Singh Sengar is accused of raping a teen, getting her father killed in custody, and orchestrating her near-fatal accident.

22 Aug 2019

Beyond Chidambaram, these 7 politicians are also on CBI's radar

P Chidambaram's arrest by CBI on Wednesday is being viewed differently by various sections. While Congress sees it as a breach of privacy and government's revenge, BJP feels he is being brought to justice for "ill deeds".

19 Aug 2019

Unnao case: CBI gets two more weeks to probe accident

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was granted two extra weeks by Supreme Court to complete the investigation into an accident which involved the Unnao rape survivor, her lawyer, and her relatives.

16 Aug 2019

Rape accused BJP leader Sengar's photo published on I-Day advertisement

Kuldeep Singh Sengar may have been expelled from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but that didn't stop a local party leader from giving him a prime spot in an advertisement, meant to wish Independence Day.

09 Aug 2019

Unnao case: Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar charged with rape

Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Friday framed rape and other charges against Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an expelled BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, for raping a minor in 2017.

08 Aug 2019

Unnao rape survivor is critical, on life support system: AIIMS

The Unnao rape survivor, who was seriously injured in a car crash last month, continues to be critical and is on a life support system, AIIMS said on Wednesday.

07 Aug 2019

Unnao case: Kuldeep Sengar raped victim, CBI tells court

Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the now-expelled BJP MLA from Unnao, raped a minor in 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told New Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Wednesday.

06 Aug 2019

Unnao rape survivor transferred to AIIMS, put on life support

The Unnao rape survivor was moved to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, yesterday night, following a Supreme Court order.

05 Aug 2019

Unnao rape survivor be shifted to AIIMS, orders SC

The Supreme Court directed today that the Unnao rape survivor be airlifted from Lucknow to receive better care at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.

03 Aug 2019

CBI recreates accident of Unnao rape survivor, deploys more personnel

In a bid to understand what actually happened on Sunday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is probing the accident of Unnao rape survivor recreated the crash on Friday on Lalganj road in Raebareli district.

03 Aug 2019

'Brother' Sengar facing difficult times: BJP leader on rape accused

A BJP lawmaker has come out in support of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is accused of raping a teen in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao two years ago.

02 Aug 2019

Unnao teen won't be airlifted to AIIMS for now: SC

The Unnao rape survivor, who met with a horrendous accident on Sunday, will be treated in Lucknow and won't be airlifted to AIIMS Delhi, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

01 Aug 2019

Two years after Unnao rape, BJP expels MLA Kuldeep Sengar

The BJP whose pet slogan is "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhaao" finally expelled rape accused MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar from the party on Thursday.

01 Aug 2019

SC orders Adityanath to give Rs. 25L to Unnao teen

It took a deadly accident of a rape survivor for the Supreme Court to finally wake up and realize law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has become a joke.

01 Aug 2019

UP schoolgirl leaves cops speechless with question on Unnao rape

On Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh police delivered a lecture on women's safety at a school in Barabanki to mark police security week.

31 Jul 2019

Unnao rape survivor's accident: Eyewitnesses reveal what they saw

A truck that collided with a car, in which the Unnao rape survivor was traveling, was moving at high speed, eyewitnesses who saw the accident on Sunday told Indian Express.

30 Jul 2019

Days before accident, Unnao rape-survivor wrote to CJI about threats

Just days before she met with a deadly accident, Unnao rape survivor had written a letter to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, apprising him of threats she received.

30 Jul 2019

In Unnao rape survivor's village, locals fear Kuldeep Sengar's henchmen

A powerful lawmaker raped a girl, her father died in police custody, she met with an accident and is now critical. This might seem like a scene from a gangster flick, but, unfortunately, it isn't.

29 Jul 2019

Murder case against BJP lawmaker after Unnao rape survivor's accident

Hours after the mother of the Unnao rape case's survivor alleged that the accident in Raebareli, in which the teen was seriously injured, was a conspiracy, a murder case has now been filed against BJP legislator Kuldeep Sengar.

29 Jul 2019

Unnao rape survivor injured, her aunts killed, in road accident

The woman who had leveled rape allegations against BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in 2018 was injured in a road accident on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli.

27 Jun 2019

UP: Prisoners flash guns, government says weapons made of 'clay'

Administration in Uttar Pradesh came under fire on Wednesday after two prisoners of Unnao district jail were seen flashing country-made pistols in a viral video.

03 Jun 2019

BJP mixing religion and politics with 'Jai Shri Ram': Mamata

The slogan 'Jai Shri Ram' has taken center stage in West Bengal politics. In the last couple of days, workers of BJP mouthed the words in front of several Trinamool leaders, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

28 Apr 2019

Unnao: Priyanka shown black flags by Hindu Yuva Vahini workers

On Saturday, Congress' star-campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was shown black flags by the workers of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, during her roadshow in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh.