Rohit K Singh is a Principal Correspondent. He writes on crime, police and social issues
Articles by Rohit Kumar Singh
Umar Gautam, 15 others convicted in mass religious conversion case
All the accused sent to judicial custody and court likely to announce the quantum of punishment today, say prosecution officials
Updated on Sep 11, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Imposter in cop uniform: Run of con artist’s stalking, sexual exploitation ends with arrest
A man duped and exploited 10 UP Police constables over five years, posing as a cop online. Arrested after defrauding a constable of ₹6.3 lakh.
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 08:35 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Teen helps rape survivor mother get justice; accused gets lifer
The special SC/ST court convicted the accused under Section 376 (rape), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 342 (illegal confinement) of the IPC and awarded life imprisonment with ₹60,000 fine, one-year rigorous imprisonment with ₹2,000 fine and six-month jail and ₹500 fine in the three charges, respectively
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 09:08 AM IST
From theft to SOS rescue: Chased by 2,000-strong mob, cattle thieves dial ‘112’
Three cattle thieves in UP were rescued by police after being chased by 2,000 villagers. The gang called the UP112 helpline, and police from three stations intervened.
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 08:09 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
UP police constable re-exam draws 48 lakh candidates from all 28 states, 8 UTs
The candidates include nearly 42 lakh job aspirants from Uttar Pradesh itself. The remaining over 6 lakh job aspirants are mostly from adjoining states.
Published on Aug 21, 2024 06:20 PM IST
First in UP: Agra police launches digital court monitoring system
The system could also be launched in six other police commissionerates of the state after a nod from UP Police top brass, say officials
Published on Aug 14, 2024 08:43 PM IST
SC/ST creamy layer: Mayawati attacks Centre, Oppn for unclear stand on apex court verdict
BSP chief said this difficult situation would not have risen today had the Union government put its arguments strongly on the issue through the Attorney General
Updated on Aug 11, 2024 05:22 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Seven cops in BJP leader’s security caught napping during robbery at his house
A senior police official said if these police personnel could not avert the robbery despite being present on the spot, how could they guard the BJP leader who faced a serious threat after his father Hari Shankar Mishra and elder brother Sanjay Mishra were shot dead on the same pattern in 2006 and 2016 over their old political enmity with a rival group in Hardoi.
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 07:40 AM IST
Bareilly: Cops nab serial killer after deaths of nine women in 13 months
A serial killer, Kuldeep Kumar Gangwar, was arrested for the murder of nine women near Bareilly over 13 months. His arrest followed an extensive police operation.
Updated on Aug 10, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Who’s the owner of SSP bungalow in Moradabad? SIT to find out
Divisional commissioner constituted the SIT to investigate the matter suspecting that two brothers, who had claimed ownership of the property and were procuring monthly rent from the police department for many years, had fraudulently showed themselves the real owners
Published on Aug 06, 2024 06:12 PM IST
Fake certs issued from Rae Bareli: UP ATS unravels wider network, arrests 6 more
The officials said all the six accused operated Jan Suvidha Kendra (Public Convenience Centre) and Cyber Cafes in different districts and were part of the wider network spread across different districts and states, involved in generating online fake birth, caste and economically weaker section certificates to get benefits of different government schemes.
Updated on Aug 04, 2024 07:28 AM IST
12 Rae Bareli villages under lens for ‘issuing’ fake certificates
Many of these allegedly fake documents were issued using the government’s Civil Registration System (CRS) portal.
Updated on Jul 29, 2024 07:36 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Rae Bareli/lucknow
Directive on Kanwar Yatra route eateries: After row, U.P. police soften stand, say it’s voluntary
Claiming that it is voluntary and there is no forcible compliance, the state police explained these directives were issued to avoid confrontation between shopkeepers and kanwariyas.
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
New criminal law in force: In Uttar Pradesh, first FIR under BNS lodged in Amroha
Police officials say they have been provided proper training about the three new laws and every police station has been provided a handbook comparing the old IPS and the new BNS sections
Published on Jul 02, 2024 04:48 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Laws on crimes against children, women have become stricter: ADG (HQ) Sunil Kumar Gupta
Replacing colonial-era laws with new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in Uttar Pradesh poses a major challenge, requiring training from lower-rung constables to IPS officers.
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Three new criminal laws will provide time-bound justice, says Uttar Pradesh DGP
The new criminal laws will come into force from July 1, replacing the colonial era Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act.
Published on Jun 27, 2024 09:37 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Maya names nephew Akash star campaigner for U’khand, Punjab bypolls
After the Lok Sabha elections on May 7, the BSP chief removed Anand as the party’s national coordinator and her designated political successor
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:26 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
SP’s strategy to field Dalit and OBC candidates from three non-reserved constituency of the division dealt a severe blow
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
2024 polls: In U.P., SP wrests Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha seat from BJP
SP's RK Chaudhary wins Mohanlalganj LS seat after 10 years, defeating BJP's Kaushal Kishore by 70,292 votes. BSP candidate played spoilsport.
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 05:04 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
In contest of contrasts, educationist faces poll test again Afzal
Fielded by the BJP, Rai is facing Afzal Ansari, the elder brother of don-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who died due to cardiac arrest in Banda jail on March 28.
Updated on May 30, 2024 06:12 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Three decades on, rape survivor in UP gets justice due to son’s efforts
Court in Shahjahanpur sentences two men to 10-year imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl in 1994; fine of ₹10,000 each slapped on the convicts, both brothers
Updated on May 23, 2024 09:20 AM IST
EC update: 52.28pc polling in Lucknow, Mohanlalganj stands at 62.88pc
Final voter turnout in Lucknow Lok Sabha seat is 52.28%, lower than 2019, while Mohanlalganj exceeded previous turnout with 62.88%.
Updated on May 22, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Polling in Mohanlalganj: It’s 60% plus for 3 years in a row
Among five assembly segments of Mohanlalganj Lok Sabha, the highest voter turnout of 64.68% was witnessed in Sidhauli, followed by 63.21% of another rural assembly segment of Mohanlalganj
Updated on May 21, 2024 08:58 AM IST
BJP’s 400-paar slogan hints at plan to change the Constitution, says SP Mohanlalganj candidate
Claiming that BJP was spreading hate and favoured industrialists, Chaudhary has begun campaigning in the dusty lanes of this predominantly rural constituency, dominated by Dalits.
Updated on May 17, 2024 09:14 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Waning clout, convictions keep many U.P. strongmen out of poll race
Recently on March 28, jailed Mafioso-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, who claimed to have an impact in some seats of Ghazipur, Mau and adjoining areas, died due to cardiac arrest in Banda jail. He was five-term MLA from Mau Sadar seat and helped make his elder brother Afzal Ansari an MP from Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat twice.
Updated on May 17, 2024 07:10 AM IST
2024 Lok Sabha elections: Spanning 166 km, vast Mohanlalganj the “ring” around Lucknow’s “pearl”
Touching five districts, besides Lucknow, the extensive constituency has a mix of urban and rural voters and the issues range from agrarian and welfare-oriented ones in the villages to civic concerns in the city areas
Published on May 15, 2024 04:08 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
BSP yet to beat spoilsport factor to taste LS success in Mohanlalganj
Mayawati-led party has never won the dalit dominated seat; Cong has won it seven times while SP and BJP have bagged it four times each.
Updated on May 08, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
BSP replaces Dhananjay’s wife with sitting MP Shyam Singh Yadav from Jaunpur
Interestingly, both Singh and Kushwaha have played mentorship roles in Dhananjay Singh’s political journey. Kripa Shankar Singh, who quit the Congress in 2019 and joined the BJP in 2021, is said to have provided patronage to Dhananjay Singh during his initial days, while Kushwaha helped him to get an MP ticket from the BSP.
Updated on May 06, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Shyam Singh Yadav announced as new BSP candidate from Jaunpur LS seat
MP Dhananjay Singh’s wife Shrikala Dhananjay Singh was replaced despite having being earlier named by the BSP as their candidate from the Jaunpur LS seat
Published on May 06, 2024 10:38 AM IST
Mohanlalganj: Rapid Urbanisation tilts the election ball game in the largely rural constituency
Though the rural voter base still far exceeds the urban count, Sarojini Nagar and Bakshi Ka Talab assembly constituencies are witnessing fast-paced urbanisation and the emergence of a new middle class.
Published on May 02, 2024 10:01 PM IST