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Rohit K Singh is a Principal Correspondent. He writes on crime, police and social issues

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Mukhtar Ansari back in jail after treatment

A few days ago, Mafioso-turned-politician Mukhtar, who was hospitalised on Tuesday morning after complaining of abdominal pain, accused the jail administration of giving him slow poison. His health deteriorated after consuming a meal on March 19.

Afzal further said that Mukhtar’s younger son, Umar Ansari, along with his wife, also reached the hospital, but he was not allowed to meet his father. (File)
Published on Mar 26, 2024 07:46 PM IST

YOGI@7:Can Yogi’s resolve against crime seal the deal for BJP?

Will the Brand Yogi of governance, specially it’s approach towards the criminals and the big mafia, help the BJP with that extra glue, to hit the bulls eye in it’s Mission 80 in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls. Political experts say winning a high tally of seats in the state is crucial for the BJP’s aspirations of forming the government at the Centre for a third consecutive term.

As Yogi Adityanath completes seven years as chief minister, his party the BJP goes into Lok Sabha polls aspiring for a third straight term with Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister again (HT FILE)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 07:48 AM IST

UP police recruitment exam: Were question papers kept unguarded at warehouse?

UP DGP said the paper leak happened due to the negligence of the outsourced agency but refused to identify the agency involved in the printing process, saying it was against norms

The question paper leak suggested that an outsider easily went inside the warehouse with the help of its employees and clicked photographs of question papers after opening the storage trunk, said a retired IPS officer. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 05:24 AM IST

Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case

Mukhtar Ansari has been sentenced to another life term by the Varanasi MP/MLA court for obtaining a firearm using fake signatures of the DM and SP and slapped a penalty of ?2.02 lakh. This is the eighth case in which Ansari has been sentenced, including two life terms, in the past 18 months.

Ansari is currently incarcerated in Banda jail and was produced before the court through video conferencing. (Sourced)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 06:18 PM IST

Jeeva’s wife added to list of most wanted women gangsters

The Muzaffarnagar police have announced a reward of ?25,000 on her arrest. Other women gangsters on the most wanted list are wives of Mukhtar Ansari and slain mafioso Atiq Ahmad.

For Representation Only (HT File)
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 10:52 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Mining case back in focus with CBI notice to Akhilesh Yadav

Between June 2017 and July 2019, CBI registered five FIRs against 44 people regarding illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at a press conference in Lucknow on Wednesday. (Mushtaq Ali/HT)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 05:32 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Bajrang Dal members arrested over cow slaughtering in UP's Moradabad

Among the four members arrested include the district chief of the Bajrang Dal unit in Moradabad.

Police officials briefing the media in Moradabad on Thursday (Sourced)
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 05:54 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh gets fourth consecutive acting DGP

Prashant Kumar will hold charge as acting DGP till the permanent appointment for the coveted post; he will also hold the posts of DG (law and order) and DG (economic offences wing)

DGP Prashant Kumar meets CM Yogi Adityanath at the latter’s official residence on Kalidas Marg in Lucknow. (Sourced)
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 08:24 PM IST

IPS Prashant Kumar appointed as new acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh

This is the fourth consecutive time UP has got an acting police chief. No full-time DGP has been appointed since the removal of Mukul Goel on May 11, 2022

DGP Prashant Kumar met UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Twitter/ANI)
Published on Jan 31, 2024 02:44 PM IST

UP top brass rushes to Ayodhya for better crowd management

The police had to hold the crowd at the borders of the temple town while authorities appealed to people to visit Ayodhya after a few days

Crowd of devotees gathered outside the temple on Tuesday for darshan of Lord Ram. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)
Published on Jan 23, 2024 10:51 PM IST

Ayodhya Ram Temple: Consecration ceremony prep in last leg as rituals continue

PM Narendra Modi will preside over the consecration ceremony on January 22, and address a gathering of at least 8,000 special invitees at a nearby venue.

The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple is set to be held on January 22 in Ayodhya.
Published on Jan 21, 2024 05:23 AM IST

Man with ‘Khalistan links’ told cops he was Shri Ram follower

During interrogation, Dussad reiterated that he came for darshan of Ram Lalla as he was a follower of Shri Ram. He was brought to UP ATS headquarters in Lucknow and interrogated in the afternoon. But he repeated the same thing, says ATS officer

An FIR was registered against the trio at the ATS police station in Lucknow on Friday night. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 06:03 PM IST

‘Ram Mandir’, ‘Babri Masjid’ and more: Social media chatter on police’s watch

Stepping up their cyber game, police are keeping a sharp eye on social media for buzzwords that might spark trouble.

Nripendra Misra, the chairman of Ram Mandir construction committee, inspects preparations ahead of Ram Temple consecration ceremony, in Ayodhya. (PTI)
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 02:44 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Ram temple to have hi-tech 24x7 “kavach”

The equipment is expected to be installed in the next few days.

Ayodhya: Ram Mandir construction site in Ayodhya. (PTI)
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 12:36 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Future-ready AI surveillance likely to guard Ram temple in Ayodhya

AI surveillance could help in detecting frequent visitors or any suspicious trend spotted within the temple premises

Police personnel keep vigil after security arrangements heightened before the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Ayodhya(ANI)
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 07:49 AM IST
By, Lucknow

NCRB 2022 DATA: Housewives, the jobless, students account for most suicides in Uttar Pradesh

The NCRB data places U.P. on the 31st spot with a suicide rate of 3.5, which underscores a more positive outlook compared to 25 other states and five UTs, including Delhi.

Uttar Pradesh ranks 13th in suicides by daily wagers (490 instances), ninth in suicides by professionals (708), and seventh in suicides by those involved in the farming sector (413 suicides). (FOR REPRESENTATION)
Updated on Dec 11, 2023 08:30 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Lko second among 4 U.P. cities with most road mishap deaths

According to NCRB data, among 7 U.P. cities with a population of over 10 lakh, including Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur and Prayagraj most fatal in terms of road accident deaths

Speedy and recklessly driven vehicles are turning out to be the major reason behind steep rise in road accidents, say traffic experts. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Dec 09, 2023 06:44 AM IST

Several hurt after ‘baraatis’ assault vendors, commuter in Sultanpur

This was the second such incident reported in the state this week. Seven people were said to have suffered head injuries in the Thursday incident, police said.

The ‘baraatis’ not only brawled with a motorcyclist, but also attacked roadside vendors. (For representation)
Updated on Dec 09, 2023 06:04 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Bangladeshi woman held for staying illegally in Bareilly for 35 years

She is behind bars, fighting a legal battle for her release and stay back in India after she was arrested on Sunday when her nationality was exposed during passport verification process, say police

Passport verification unravels cross-border ‘love story’ (Pic for representation)
Published on Dec 06, 2023 10:28 PM IST

Crimes against women: Conviction rate in U.P. ‘180 times higher’ than national average

The highest number of trials in 7,991 POCSO cases were completed in Uttar Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh (5,404) and Tamil Nadu (2,445) were ranked second and third

The state reported 3,491 murders in 2022, and the crime rate in the state stood at 1.5 even as the figure, nationally, stood at 2.1.
Updated on Dec 06, 2023 07:42 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Balrampur dist shocker: Two doctors held for selling newborn child to corporator

Hospital authorities allegedly misled couple by saying that it was a still born; child recovered and reunited with the mother after nearly a month

For representation only (HT File Photo)
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 08:24 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Fear stalks Bareilly villages after 8 ‘saree’ murders in 6 months

Advisory issued to villagers not to allow women to go out of their home alone and step out in groups of three-four, if necessary

Seven of these murders were reported from different villages under Shahi police station limits. The most recent one was reported from Sheeshgarh police station on November 26. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 05:50 AM IST

Reckless driving claims more lives than murders: NCRB data

At least 43,499 people were killed in hit and run incidents while 29,272 people were murdered in separate incidents across the country in 2021, reveal figures

About 40% of death risk is reduced by wearing helmet and 50% fatality could be averted by wearing seat belt while driving four-wheelers. Similarly, 20% of deaths in accidents could be reduced by curbing reckless and drunk driving, says expert. (File Photo)
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 06:34 AM IST

Safety At Stake! Repeat traffic violators with over 50 challans roaming free; fines worth lakhs unpaid

Despite repeated challans, these offenders remain untouched by the long arm of the law, leaving the city’s commuters at the mercy of potential accidents caused by their reckless behaviour.

Crossing ahead of Kalindi Park in Vrindavan Yojana (HT Photo)
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 07:22 AM IST

Despair still shrouds Sahara’s duped investors decades later

The death of Sahara group founder Subrata Roy has left many investors in Uttar Pradesh despondent, as they fear they will never get their money back.

Sahara India Chief Subrata Roy.(PTI File Photo)
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 09:19 AM IST

Terror-gangster network case: Bishnoi aide from Ayodhya among 4 named in fresh NIA charge sheet

Vikas gave shelter to accused in the Punjab Police HQ-attack case multiple times in Ayodhya and Lucknow: NIA

Lawrence Bishnoi (File)
Published on Nov 10, 2023 07:22 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Jauhar Trust land shrinking with Azam’s clout on wane

On Tuesday, the UP cabinet cleared a proposal to take back the building and land of Murtaza Higher Secondary School leased by the secondary education dept to the Jauhar trust in Rampur by the then Samajwadi Party government in 2002 at an annual rent of ?100

The then SP government had enacted the Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Act, paving the way for the creation of the university. (File Photo)
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 07:28 AM IST

Ayodhya conman had cheques worth ?291 crore during his arrest: STF

By the time he was arrested, Chaudhary had embezzled several crores of rupees by using his fake credentials, the officials added.

STF officials said Chaudhary not only enjoyed VVIP protocols and government accommodations during his visits to different states but had also secured the services of a police gunner deployed to him by the Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate. (Sourced)
Updated on Oct 28, 2023 07:34 AM IST
By, Lucknow

Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 yrs’ RI in third Gangster Act case

The case was lodged after the murder of one Kapil Dev Singh under Karanda police station limits of Ghazipur district in 2009 and the 2010 attempt o n the life of one Mir Hasan in which Ansari was accused as a key conspirator.

So far the state police have confiscated properties over worth <span class='webrupee'>?</span>600 crore owned by Ansari and his gang members under the provisions of the Gangster Act since 2017. (HT FILE)
Published on Oct 27, 2023 06:01 PM IST

Mukhtar Ansari convicted for sixth time in 13 months

The Ghazipur MP/MLA court on Thursday convicted him in a 13-year-old gangster case. The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Friday.

Mukhtar Ansari convicted for sixth time in 13 months (File photo)
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 07:18 AM IST
ByRohit Kumar Singh/ Sudhir Kumar, Lucknow/varanasi
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