Lakhimpur case: Arms recovered from Lucknow flat owned by accused
3 years, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur case: Arms recovered from Lucknow flat owned by accused

India Today  

The special investigation team probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Friday brought two accused persons, Ankit Das and Latif alias Kale, to a flat in Hussainganj area of Lucknow and recovered a revolver and a gun from there, police sources said. Sources also said that after the violence in Tikonia village on October 3, Das fled from there and hid in a hotel in Lucknow. Read | Political fight erupts over UP Law Minister's visit to Lakhimpur Kheri After recovering the weapons from the flat, police reached the hotel located on Lohia Path and took the CCTV footage. The SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Thursday took Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son and three others arrested in the case to recreate the sequence of events leading to the incident in Tikonia village.

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Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: SC Seek Ashish Mishra's Reply To Allegations Of Threatening Witnesses
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: SC Seek Ashish Mishra's Reply To Allegations Of Threatening Witnesses

ABP News  

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Ashish Mishra's reply to allegations of threatening witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case in which 5 persons were killed in October 2021, when vehicles of his convoy allegedly ran over a group of farmers who were protesting against the farm laws. Ashish Mishra was granted bail by the Supreme Court …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Respond to allegation of threatening witnesses, SC tells Ashish Mishra
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Respond to allegation of threatening witnesses, SC tells Ashish Mishra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed former Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra to respond to allegation that witnesses were being threatened in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case that claimed eight lives. On January 25 last year, the top court had given Ashish Mishra interim bail in the "unfortunate ghastly incident". The apex court in February …

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Their Case Stands On Better Footing Than That Of Ashish Mishra: Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 12 Accused
1 month, 1 week ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence | Their Case Stands On Better Footing Than That Of Ashish Mishra: Allahabad HC Grants Bail To 12 Accused

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to 12 accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident related to the killings of five persons in October 2021, noting that their case is on a better footing than the case of Ashish Mishra, who was granted bail by Top Court in July this year. The court also factored in that there …

UP News: Political Tension Escalates Over Mangesh Yadav's Encounter In Sultanpur | ABP News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UP News: Political Tension Escalates Over Mangesh Yadav's Encounter In Sultanpur | ABP News

ABP News  

Political tensions in Uttar Pradesh have intensified following the police encounter involving Mangesh Yadav in Sultanpur. The incident has generated significant outrage, with Yadav's family accusing the police of excessive force and questioning the legitimacy of the encounter. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has condemned the BJP on social media, criticizing …

West Bengal government announces ₹2 lakh compensation to kin of lynching victims
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal government announces ₹2 lakh compensation to kin of lynching victims

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced compensation of ₹2 lakh to each of the bereaved families and job appointment as Home Guard for the victims’ next of kin following recent incidents of violence and lynching in the State. We are all sorry about such incidents,” former West Bengal Chief Secretary and Advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Alapan Bandyopadhyay …

SIT formed to probe assault on Sikh man in Kaithal
6 months, 1 week ago

SIT formed to probe assault on Sikh man in Kaithal

Hindustan Times  

Haryana Police have formed a five-member Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged assault on a Sikh man who has claimed that two men thrashed him and called him a “Khalistani”. The SIT will be headed by a deputy superintendent of police rank officer, officials said, adding that the CCTV footage of the area where the alleged incident took place …

Lakhimpur Kheri Case| Supreme Court Asks UP Police & Prosecutor To Ensure Presence Of Witnesses To Avoid Delay In Trial
8 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case| Supreme Court Asks UP Police & Prosecutor To Ensure Presence Of Witnesses To Avoid Delay In Trial

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, while hearing Ashish Mishra's bail plea in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, observed in its order that the public prosecutor and the local police need to take effective steps to ensure the presence of witnesses during Ashish Mishra's trial in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri incident. Today, Senior Advocate Siddhartha Dave, appearing for Mishra, apprised the …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC extends interim bail to Ashish Mishra
10 months, 1 week ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC extends interim bail to Ashish Mishra

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed eight lives. On September 18, the top court relieved the Special Investigation Team formed in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri case, saying it has completed its probe and submitted a charge sheet in …

Rajasthan Crime: Youth brutally beaten to death over bike collision dispute in Hanumangarh, two held
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan Crime: Youth brutally beaten to death over bike collision dispute in Hanumangarh, two held

India TV News  

In a shocking incident in the Sangaria region of Hanumangarh district, a young man was tragically beaten to death at Jandwala Sikhan village following a confrontation over a bike collision. Prompt action was taken by the victim's relatives, who first rushed him to the Sangaria Police Station and subsequently to the district hospital for urgent medical attention. According to the …

Who was Lakhbir Singh Rode, Khalistani terrorist & Bhindranwale's nephew, who died in Pakistan?
1 year ago

Who was Lakhbir Singh Rode, Khalistani terrorist & Bhindranwale's nephew, who died in Pakistan?

Firstpost  

Lakhbir Singh Rode was listed as an ‘individual terrorist’ under the UAA by the Indian government. He had fled the country to reside in Dubai, but later moved to Pakistan Lakhbir Singh Rode, the self-styled chief of the banned outfit Khalistan Liberation Force and International Sikh Youth Federation has reportedly died in Pakistan due to a heart attack. Lakhbir Singh …

Jagtar Hawara acquitted in another 2005 Arms Act case
1 year ago

Jagtar Hawara acquitted in another 2005 Arms Act case

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : A local court on Friday acquitted Babbar Khalsa militant Jagtar Singh Hawara in a 2005 Arms Act case. A local court on Friday acquitted Babbar Khalsa militant Jagtar Singh Hawara in a 2005 Arms Act case. Convicted for life in former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh assassination case, Hawara was facing trials in connection with two FIRs registered …

Two years of Lakhimpur Kheri violence but justice eludes victims
1 year, 2 months ago

Two years of Lakhimpur Kheri violence but justice eludes victims

New Indian Express  

Currently, the main accused, Ashish Mishra, the son of Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister Ajay Mishra, is out on bail. Ashish was arrested on October 9, six days after violence broke out during a farmers’ protest against three agri-reform laws and the then UP deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s visit to the area. Additional district judge Sunil …

Lakhimpur Kheri killing case | SC allows Ashish Mishra to take care of ailing mother in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri killing case | SC allows Ashish Mishra to take care of ailing mother in Delhi

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on September 26, 2023, “deemed it appropriate” to allow Ashish Mishra, son of a Union Minister and prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case, to “visit and stay” in Delhi to take care of his ailing mother and daughter, who is scheduled for a surgery. In January, the top court had forbidden Mr. Mishra from entering …

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case: SC Permits Son of Union Home Minister for State to Stay in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case: SC Permits Son of Union Home Minister for State to Stay in Delhi

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday partially modified bail conditions of Ashish Mishra, who is out on interim bail in connection with the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, to visit and stay in the national Capital. A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta allowed the application moved by the son of Union Home Minister for State considering the facts …

Nuh violence: State Rights body to probe ‘police negligence’ in death of activist
1 year, 3 months ago

Nuh violence: State Rights body to probe ‘police negligence’ in death of activist

The Hindu  

The Haryana Human Rights Commission has initiated a probe into allegations of police negligence in the death of a Bajrang Dal activist, Pradeep Sharma, and others during the recent communal violence in the State’s Nuh district. The HHRC said it had taken up the case based on a complaint from a Jharkhand-based advocate, who alleged that several deaths in the …

Lakhimpur Kheri: Convicts Junaid and Chotu awarded life sentence, Arif and Karumuddun sent to 6 years in jail
1 year, 4 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri: Convicts Junaid and Chotu awarded life sentence, Arif and Karumuddun sent to 6 years in jail

Op India  

On Monday, August 14, the POCSO court in the Lakhimpur Kheri district announced the quantum of punishment to all four convicted in the rape and murder of 2022 murder case of two Dalit sisters in Uttar Pradesh. Two minor Dalit sisters were abducted, raped and killed in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district in September last year. Rape and murder of two …

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused
1 year, 6 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused

India TV News  

Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered: A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Rajasthan’s Bikaner following which two police personnel were suspended for their suspected role in the incident, officials said on Wednesday. The family of the victim has accused three persons of raping the woman which included two police constables, Inspector General of Police Om Prakash said. Family’s allegations …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case | SC says will keep a close watch on trial’s progress
1 year, 8 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case | SC says will keep a close watch on trial’s progress

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 24 orally said day-to-day hearings in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case in the Sessions Court may affect the pace of other pending cases before the trial judge. The prosecution case is that an SUV allegedly belonging to Mishra’s convoy mowed down farmers protesting controversial agricultural laws in a rally at Lakhimpur Kheri district in Uttar …

Lakhimpur Kheri Case Trial Not Slow Paced : Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case Trial Not Slow Paced : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday remarked that the trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, in which Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra is an accused, is "not slow paced".A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and JK Maheshwari made this observation after taking note of the status reports sent by the First Additional District and Sessions Judge, Lakhimpur Khiri, …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case | Trial case not ‘slow-paced’: Supreme Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case | Trial case not ‘slow-paced’: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on March 14 remarked that the trial in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case, in which Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is an accused, is not “slow-paced”. A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant extended the eight-week interim bail granted to Mr. Mishra on January 25, while noting that it was getting regular reports from …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court grants eight-week interim bail to Ashish Mishra
1 year, 11 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court grants eight-week interim bail to Ashish Mishra

Firstpost  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had on July 26 last year rejected the Ashish Mishra’s bail plea. He had challenged the high court’s order in the apex court New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted eight-week interim bail to Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence that had left …

‘Crime is grave’: UP govt opposes bail plea of Lakhimpur Kheri case accused
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Crime is grave’: UP govt opposes bail plea of Lakhimpur Kheri case accused

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son, Ashish Mishra, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, news agency PTI reported. Ashish Mishra is an accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The Supreme Court later reserved its order on the plea …

UP govt opposes bail plea of Lakhimpur Kheri case accused in SC
1 year, 11 months ago

UP govt opposes bail plea of Lakhimpur Kheri case accused in SC

Live Mint  

In the Supreme Court of India, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar's son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. On October 3, 2021, eight people were killed in RTikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district during violence that erupted when farmers were protesting against the then Uttar …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Trial will take at least five years to complete, says sessions judge tells Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Trial will take at least five years to complete, says sessions judge tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Thetrial in Lakhimpur Kheri killings will take at least five years to complete, the Sessions Judge hearing the case has told the Supreme Court. Uttar Pradesh government has denied the attacks, but Mr. Bhushan said the State was hand-in-glove with the Minister’s son, an allegation buttressed by the fact that the Supreme Court had formed its own Special Investigation Team …

Lakhimpur violence: SC seeks time frame to finish Ashish Mishra’s bail trial
2 years ago

Lakhimpur violence: SC seeks time frame to finish Ashish Mishra’s bail trial

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday said that keeping Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister of state Ajay Mishra, indefinitely in jail may amount to “pre-judging his guilt” in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and sought a report from the trial judge in Uttar Pradesh on the estimated time for completion of the trial to decide on his bail plea. Keeping …

Lakhimpur Kheri case | Was attacked by aides of Union Minister’s son Ashish Mishra, says witness
2 years ago

Lakhimpur Kheri case | Was attacked by aides of Union Minister’s son Ashish Mishra, says witness

The Hindu  

One of the main witnesses in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Prabjot Singh, has alleged that close aides of the accused Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni, were behind an attack on his brother and him in which he escaped unhurt. However, the Lakhimpur Kheri police denied the allegations saying that the fight took place over some …

Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others in Lakhimpur violence case
2 years ago

Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others in Lakhimpur violence case

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional district judge on Tuesday framed charges against Ashish Mishra and 13 others in connection with the October 2021 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Tikunia in which four farmers were killed. Ashish Mishra is the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. District government counsel, Arvind Tripathi, said: “The ADJ-I court framed charges against all the 14 …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others
2 years ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence | Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others

The Hindu  

Ashish Mishra, son of Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, and 12 others will face trial for murder, rioting and criminal conspiracy among other charges in the case of mowing down of protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri district in October 2021, a Uttar Pradesh court said on Tuesday. The framing of charges took place a day after …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP Court rejects Ashish Mishra, others discharge pleas
2 years ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP Court rejects Ashish Mishra, others discharge pleas

India TV News  

Lakhimpur Kheri violence : A court in Uttar Pradesh rejected the discharge plea of Ashish Mishra, son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, and 13 others who were accused of killing and creating a ruckus in Lakhimpur Kheri in 2021. The additional district judge informed the court that the next date for the hearing has been fixed on December 6, the …

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Trial Court Rejects Accused Ashish Mishra's Discharge Plea, Charges To Be Framed Tomorrow
2 years ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case: Trial Court Rejects Accused Ashish Mishra's Discharge Plea, Charges To Be Framed Tomorrow

Live Law  

The Kheri District Court today REJECTED the discharge plea moved by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the farmer killings in Lakhimpur Kheri. The Court is set to frame charges against him tomorrow.This order comes days after the Supreme Court asked the Trial Court to fix the matter for framing of charges.For the. For the …

Farmer leaders come together at Lakhimpur Kheri, demand sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra
2 years, 2 months ago

Farmer leaders come together at Lakhimpur Kheri, demand sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra

The Hindu  

Farmer leaders assembled on Monday at Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, to mark the first anniversary of the violence that resulted in the death of eight people, including four farmers. They renewed their demand for the sacking of Union Minister and Kheri’s Lok Sabha member Ajay Mishra Teni. It is alleged that vehicles belonging to Union Minister and Lok …

At least 8 dead, several injured in bus-truck collision in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri
2 years, 2 months ago

At least 8 dead, several injured in bus-truck collision in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri

Hindustan Times  

Eight people were killed and 14 others were injured in a head-on collision between a private bus and a mini truck in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Wednesday, police said. Expressing grief over this accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to ensure proper treatment of the injured. “Chief Minister Shri @myogiadityanath Ji Maharaj has condoled the …

Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder: Victims were supportive and ambitious, says family
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri rape and murder: Victims were supportive and ambitious, says family

India TV News  

Lakhimpur Kheri case: The two Dalit sisters, who were allegedly rape and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district were ambitious and supportive, said their brother. "She was quite meritorious and wanted to support the family by doing a job," the brother said, remembering his 15-year-old sister as "very ambitious". Lakhimpur Kheri Superintendent of Police Sanjiv Suman told reporters that according …

Western media's anti-Hindu and biased coverage of Lakhimpur case
2 years, 3 months ago

Western media's anti-Hindu and biased coverage of Lakhimpur case

Op India  

The recent gangrape and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in the Uttar Pradesh district of Lakhimpur Kheri by six men including Junaid, Sohail, Arif, Hafiz, and two others has shocked the entire nation, but the utterly distorted and exclusive coverage of the incident by Western media exposes the intent of these outlets and their tenacity to push their agenda …

Lakhimpur rape and murder of Dalit sisters: 7-member SIT formed for speedy probe
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur rape and murder of Dalit sisters: 7-member SIT formed for speedy probe

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday formed a special investigation team constituting seven members to probe the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters aged 15 and 17 in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The bodies of the sisters were found hung from a tree on Wednesday night, and a post-mortem report later revealed that they were raped and died due to …

Lakhimpur Kheri sisters’ rape, murder: Opposition flays U.P. govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri sisters’ rape, murder: Opposition flays U.P. govt

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders have attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged rape and murder of two Dalit teenage sisters whose bodies of were found hanging from a tree under Nighasan police station limits of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening. The bodies of two Dalit teenage sisters were found hanging from a tree under Nighasan police station limits of …

Uttar Pradesh Dalit sisters death: 6 accused arrested
2 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Dalit sisters death: 6 accused arrested

Deccan Chronicle  

Lakhimpur Kheri: Six men were arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two Dalit teenage sisters here, police said. The girls, aged 15 and 17, were found hanging from a tree in a sugarcane field about a kilometre from their house in the Nighasan police station area on Wednesday. "We have arrested Junaid, Sohail, Hafizur …

Women\'s security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 3 months ago

Women\'s security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP over the alleged kidnapping and murder of two Dalit girls in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, saying women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said …

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 3 months ago

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, saying that women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "Women's safety cannot be expected from those facilitating …

Lakhimpur rape-murder case: 'Punishment that generations will remember,' assures UP govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur rape-murder case: 'Punishment that generations will remember,' assures UP govt

India TV News  

Highlights UP Dy CMs today assured strict action against culprits in rape, murder of 2 Dalit girls The heinous crime occurred in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district on September 14 Dy CM KP Maurya urged the opposition to console the family instead of politicising the matter Lakhimpur Kheri : Uttar Pradesh's Deputy Chief Ministers on Thursday assured strict action against the …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC issues notice to UP Govt on Ashish Mishra's plea seeking bail
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC issues notice to UP Govt on Ashish Mishra's plea seeking bail

India TV News  

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea filed by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, seeking bail in a case related to Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight persons had died. On October 3 last year, eight people were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri during violence that …

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Allahabad HC rejects Ashish Mishra's bail plea
2 years, 4 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Allahabad HC rejects Ashish Mishra's bail plea

The Hindu  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, rejected the bail plea of Ashish Mishra alias Monu, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra 'Teni', and the prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case which had left four farmers dead. The Justice Krishna Pahal Bench said Ashish is politically so influential that he could influence …

Lakhimpur Kheri: Man who got FIR against Mohammed Zubair receive death threats
2 years, 5 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri: Man who got FIR against Mohammed Zubair receive death threats

Op India  

Mohammed Zubair, the self-described fact-checker and co-founder of propaganda outlet Alt News, was on Monday sent to 14-day judicial custody in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri case. Complainant Ashish Katiyar’s lawyer BK Trivedi has also expressed dissatisfaction over the apathy of the Lakhimpur Kheri police on the FIR against Zubair for a long time. The Kheri police had sought police …

2 accused of killing 7 of Kanpur family in 1984 anti-Sikh riots arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

2 accused of killing 7 of Kanpur family in 1984 anti-Sikh riots arrested

India Today  

Two more were arrested last night in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh Kanpur riots by the Special Investigation Team constituted to re-investigate the anti-Sikh riots in the UP city following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, taking the total number of arrests to 15. The accused, 65-year-old Yogesh Sharma and 60-year-old Bharat Sharma, were involved in the murder …

Udaipur killing | Chhattisgarh CM asks BJP to clarify stand on alleged links with accused
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur killing | Chhattisgarh CM asks BJP to clarify stand on alleged links with accused

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the BJP should clarify its stand on its alleged links with the accused in the murder of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, and wondered whether the incident was a conspiracy to incite communal violence. On Saturday, the Congress had alleged that the main accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Udaipur …

Udaipur killing: Who are the assailants? And why the murder is being treated as a terror case?
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur killing: Who are the assailants? And why the murder is being treated as a terror case?

Firstpost  

The murder of a tailor in Udaipur, which was recorded on camera by assailants, is being treated as a terror incident. The National Investigation Agency is likely to take over the case, as links of the killers to terror organisations are being probed The murder of a tailor in Udaipur, which was filmed and posted online, has sent shockwaves throughout …

No Milord, Providing Details of an Alleged Offence in an FIR Is Not 'Soft Porn'
2 years, 6 months ago

No Milord, Providing Details of an Alleged Offence in an FIR Is Not 'Soft Porn'

The Quint  

2020 was a good year for the Allahabad High Court, when it showed how a constitutional court could stand up for civil liberties even against a strong and powerful government – and even correct course when it got things wrong. It ordered Uttar Pradesh authorities to take down their 'name and shame' banners being used to target anti-Citizenship Act protesters, …

Case against former SP MLA Rameshwar Yadav for alleged illegal occupation of government land
2 years, 6 months ago

Case against former SP MLA Rameshwar Yadav for alleged illegal occupation of government land

Firstpost  

The SP leaders have been accused of illegally occupying the government’s barren land and building a marriage hall and their houses on it, the police officer said Etah, UP: A case was registered on 11 June against ex-Samajwadi Party MLA Rameshwar Yadav, who was arrested two days ago in another case, for alleged illegal occupation of a government land, police …

SIT to probe PFI-link of accused in Kanpur clash
2 years, 6 months ago

SIT to probe PFI-link of accused in Kanpur clash

The Hindu  

The Police Commissioner of Kanpur has formed a special investigation team to unravel the conspiracy behind the clashes that erupted in the city on June 3. Commissioner of Police Vijay Singh Meena said the team will look into the mobile phone records, bank deposits, and objectionable documents recovered from the residence of the main accused Zafar Hayat Hashmi that indicate …

Lakhimpur Kheri case witness shot at by two unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 6 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri case witness shot at by two unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh

Firstpost  

BKU leader Dilbagh Singh, however, did not sustain any injuries in the attack that took place on Tuesday night Lakhimpur Kheri: BKU leader Dilbag Singh, a witness in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was allegedly shot at by two unidentified assailants here, police said on Wednesday. In UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, narrow escape for BKU district president Dilbagh Singh after unidentified …

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