UP Police
24 Mar 2021
Asked to pay, cops frame dhaba owner in fake case
A police inspector and two constables have been suspended in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district for allegedly booking and arresting a dhaba (roadside eatery) owner and nine others in a fake case, reports say.
22 Mar 2021
Spurious liquor case: Toll rises to five, seven officials suspended
Seven officials have so far been suspended and a village watchman dismissed in connection with the deaths in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district allegedly due to consumption of spurious liquor, even as another fatality raised the toll to five, police said on Monday.
22 Jan 2021
Bomb scare in Noida, second incident ahead of Republic Day
Panic gripped a busy Noida neighborhood on Friday morning as heavy security was deployed in the area, which was cordoned off following an alert that a bomb-like device was found on a road, according to officials.
22 Jan 2021
'Tandav' row: Ali Abbas Zafar to appear before UP Police
A team of Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday visited the residences of Tandav's director Ali Abbas Zafar and writer Gaurav Solanki in Mumbai.
18 Oct 2020
Dhirendra Singh, main accused in Ballia shooting, arrested from Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested Dhirendra Singh, the main accused in the Ballia shooting case.
18 Oct 2020
Iron Man balloon triggers fears of alien invasion in UP
Fear and anxiety gripped the residents of an Uttar Pradesh town as they witnessed the sight of a strange object flying up in the skies.
07 Oct 2020
Journalist, arrested en route Hathras, booked under anti-terror, sedition laws
A Kerala journalist and three others, who were arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on their way to Hathras, have been charged under the anti-terror and sedition law.
03 Oct 2020
Journalists allowed to meet Hathras gang-rape victim's family after outrage
The Uttar Pradesh government, led by BJP's Yogi Adityanath, sent at least 300 police officers to lock down the Bulgaddhi village in Hathras, where a 19-year-old Dalit woman was gang-raped and assaulted.
02 Oct 2020
Amid Hathras uproar, Adityanath assures punishment for those harming women
At the receiving end of criticism over the Hathras gang-rape incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said his government will give exemplary punishment to those harming mothers and sisters.
02 Oct 2020
Top UP officials served summons over Hathras gang-rape, hurried cremation
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday summoned senior officials of the Uttar Pradesh administration and high-ranked police officers in connection to the Hathras gang-rape incident and the hurried cremation of the 19-year-old Dalit victim.
02 Oct 2020
Anger over Hathras gang-rape intensifies, gatherings banned at India Gate
As India remains enraged over the Hathras gang-rape incident with protests happening in several pockets, Delhi Police banned large gatherings at India Gate — the heart of the National Capital where one of the biggest protests happened in 2012 after Nirbhaya was gang-raped and tortured.
01 Oct 2020
On way to Hathras, Rahul Gandhi claims he was lathi-charged
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed Uttar Pradesh Police lathi-charged him and pushed him to the ground, just as he was on his way to meet the bereaved family of the Hathras gang-rape victim.
27 Aug 2020
Lakhimpur rape: Accused arrested, admits to assaulting victim after argument
In a new development, Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder case, a day after the mutilated body of the victim was found.
12 Aug 2020
Hapur gang-rape accused spotted in Amroha; gives police the slip
A man named Dalpat, an accused in the brutal gang-rape of a six-year-old in Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, was reportedly spotted in Amroha but couldn't be nabbed despite police being alerted, a report in TOI said.
08 Aug 2020
Prayagraj: Hospital guard thrashes mentally-challenged elderly woman, arrested after outrage
In a shocking video that went viral today, a security guard at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj was seen mercilessly beating up an elderly woman as she pleaded for help.
16 Jul 2020
Vikas Dubey's "encountered" aide was a minor, claims family
The family of Prabhat Mishra, who was killed in an alleged encounter by police before noted gangster Vikas Dubey was arrested (and subsequently killed), has claimed he was a minor and had cleared Class 12 exams, merely ten days before his death.
10 Jul 2020
PIL in Supreme Court predicted Vikas Dubey's death by encounter
Hours before wanted criminal Vikas Dubey was gunned down by Uttar Pradesh Police in Kanpur this morning, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court predicting the same, whilst demanding a CBI inquiry into the extra-judicial deaths of his aides in last few days.
10 Jul 2020
Vikas Dubey, killed in encounter, contacted police thrice for surrender
Noted Uttar Pradesh gangster Vikas Dubey, who was killed in an encounter on Friday, tried to surrender before police thrice, but his pleas weren't entertained, a report in News18 claimed.
09 Jul 2020
Surrender or arrest? Questions raised after Vikas Dubey nabbed
After giving police the slip for nearly a week, noted gangster Vikas Dubey, wanted by Uttar Pradesh Police in connection to the brutal killings of eight cops, was arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain this morning.
12 Mar 2020
No law supports UP's name and shame posters: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government under which law did it put up banners, carrying names, photos, and addresses of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters who are accused of inciting violence.
18 Feb 2020
Anti-CAA stir: 22 died in UP, government tells Allahabad HC
The agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) took lives of as many as 22 people, the state government run by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath informed Allahabad High Court on Monday.
08 Feb 2020
For participating in CAA protest, minor spends 42-days in jail
A minor, who allegedly participated in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, spent 42 days in jail, a report in TOI said on Saturday.
30 Jan 2020
UP: Court grants bail to 48 CAA protesters, slams police
Though Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) prompted protests across India, it was most violent in Uttar Pradesh where cops went on an overdrive to "punish" protesters.
02 Jan 2020
Anti-CAA protests: Jailed activist reunites with 14-month-old daughter after weeks
For weeks now, baby Ayra (or Champak as she is called at home), was living with her relatives as her activist parents, Ekta and Ravi Shekhar, were jailed for participating in the anti-Citizenship Act protests in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
29 Dec 2019
Meerut-cop tells protesters to 'Go to Pakistan'; Naqvi demands action
A massive row has erupted in Uttar Pradesh after a top cop was caught on camera, making communal statements in Meerut's Muslim locality.
23 Oct 2019
Kamlesh Tiwari murder: Two main accused arrested by Gujarat ATS
Last week, a Hindu leader named Kamlesh Tiwari was murdered in Lucknow, sparking immense outrage across the nation.
16 Oct 2019
UP: As minor son watched, cops beat man to death
Another day, another case of lawlessness in Uttar Pradesh. This time, unfortunately, the guardians of the law are accused of breaking it.
11 Oct 2019
UP: Bus runs over pilgrims sleeping on pavement, 7 dead
In a terrible incident, seven people lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning, after a bus ran over them.
26 Sep 2019
Chinmayanand case: 'Arrested' law student's father says she's being pressurized
In an unfortunate turn of events, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed to probe rape allegations against former Union Minister and BJP leader Chinmayanand, arrested the woman who spoke against him on Wednesday.
24 Sep 2019
For Allah's sake, don't do this: Girl requests her rapists
In a horrific incident which once again raises questions about the state of women in India, a Dalit teen was raped by three Muslim men on September 21 in Ghosia village of Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district.
28 Aug 2019
UP: Harassed couple sets themselves on fire outside police station
A couple was harassed by a muscleman in Uttar Pradesh. In hope of getting a respite, they went to police but the officials in uniform shunned them instead.
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.
15 Jul 2019
Amethi: Muslims attack Dalit-woman, thrash husband for 'running' coaching center
A Dalit woman was molested, touched inappropriately, her kurta ripped off, and when her husband came to her rescue, he was brutally thrashed.
11 Jul 2019
Papa sent goons: BJP leader's daughter threatened for marrying Dalit
The daughter of a BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh has alleged her life is under threat from her own father, as she married a man belonging to lower caste.
27 Jun 2019
Noida Police to issue red cards to harassers and loiterers
In order to strengthen the anti-Romeo squads for protection of women in the city, Noida Police will now issue 'red cards' as a warning to men, who harass women verbally or non-verbally.
12 Jun 2019
UP shocker: Railway cops beat journalist, urinate in his mouth
A distressing video has emerged from Uttar Pradesh wherein a journalist was slapped, punched, and abused by a group of policemen who paid no attention to his pleas.
10 Jun 2019
Five people arrested for online comments on Adityanath. RIP democracy
A woman claimed she sent a marriage proposal to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a journalist shared her video in jest and was arrested.
27 May 2019
Uttar Pradesh: Three men gang-raped deaf, mute 17-year-old; recorded act
A disturbing incident has been reported from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district. According to police, three men gang-raped a deaf and mute minor.
27 May 2019
Amethi: Smriti Irani to ensure death sentence for aide's killers
When Congress President Rahul Gandhi was defeated by Smriti Irani, he asked the BJP leader to "take care" of Amethi.
10 Feb 2019
UP: As spurious alcohol deaths cross 90, 175 people arrested
With the death tolls in spurious liquor cases in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand having crossed 90, the UP Police, on Saturday, arrested 175 people in connection to the manufacture of spurious liquor - marking possibly the biggest-ever crackdown on the illicit alcohol business.
