Rohit Kumar Singh

21 criminals gunned down, ₹1,800 crore assets seized, demolished

The ADG said a total of 12,513 criminals/accused were arrested in 3,903 Gangster Act cases and 126 more in cases wherein the National Security Act (NSA) was invoked.

Police arrest SP worker for helping MLA Abbas Ansari meet wife in prison

During investigation, it was discovered that Nikhat entered the Chitrakoot jail 46 times between December 18, 2022, and February 10, 2023.

NRHM fraud case: Accused’s death prima facie a murder, says CBI

Dr Sachan was the key accused in the fraud and also a key suspect in the murders of two chief medical officers (CMOs), Dr Vinod Kumar Arya and his successor Dr BP Singh, in a similar manner. 

Goraknath temple attack: STF, IB visit accused’s house in Navi Mumbai

On Tuesday, the IB visited Taj Heights Apartment in sector 50 in Seawoods Darave, also in Navi Mumbai, which was purchased by Abbasi’s father, the officials added. NRI Coastal police (local) also visited the flat and collected CCTV footage of the last few days.

UP CM holds road show in Lucknow’s Telibagh, says BJP will be back to power

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath held a road show in Telibagh area of the state capital on Sunday evening

Police take minister’s son to site of Lakhimpur violence

The investigators recreated the scene by placing mannequins as per the information collected by eyewitnesses before making three four-wheelers run on the narrow road of Banbirpur village, where the four farmers were allegedly mowed down, leading to the violence killing four others. 

Lakhimpur violence: Two more arrested, bail plea of Ashish Mishra rejected

Former Union minister late Akhilesh Das’s nephew Ankit Das and his private gunner Latif alias Kale were arrested on Wednesday, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case while the main accused and junior home minister Ajay Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra was denied bail by a court

2 arrested in Lakhimpur violence case, summons sent to Mishra’s son: UP Police

The Lakhimpur police pasted a notice at the Union minister’s residence in Shahpura Kothi locality in Lakhimpur city, asking his son Ashish Mishra to appear at the crime branch office in reserve police lines at 10 am on Friday

On SC prod, minister’s son called by UP police

UP Police summoned Ashish Mishra for questioning at 10am on Friday, and pasted a notice outside Ajay Mishra’s house in Lakhimpur. The notice said Ashish Mishra must appear in person.

Police begin Probe as fresh video surfaces

The development came on a day a new video surfaced and was put out by Opposition politicians. The farmers blame Union minister of state for home Ajay Kumar Mishra Teni and his son Ashish, who deny the charges.

Kanwar controversy: In UP, apprehension over yatra go-ahead

The yatra -- where Shiva devotees fetch water from the Ganga to their village shrines – will begin from July 25 despite Uttarakhand, which hosts the yatra’s destination, Haridwar, scrapping the event over fears of a surge in Covid infections.

Ghaziabad assault: FIR names Twitter amid conflicting narratives of attack

HT has seen a copy of the FIR, which also names journalists Rana Ayyub and Saba Naqvi; co-founder of fact-checking website AltNews, Mohammed Zubair; and Congress leaders Salman Nizami, Maskoor Usmani and Dr Shama Mohammad.

Gangster shoots 2 including Mukhtar Ansari aide in UP jail, is killed by cops

Director general UP prison Anand Kumar said there had been lapses. Later, Chitrakoot jail superintendent SP Tripathi and jailer Mahendra Pal were suspended for lapses in jail security.

Free medicines, consultation to UP prisoners’ kin at their doorstep

UP prisons headquarters spokesman Santosh Kumar Verma said four prisons in the state are now providing medical assistance at doorsteps to prisoners’ parents and family members, who are seriously ill or suffering from Covid-19 infection.

Cops in UP’s Deoria told not to use ‘indecent’ songs as caller tunes

Circle police officers and police station in-charges have been asked to strictly comply with the instructions and counsel their subordinates to ensure no undignified caller tunes were used.

Bangladesh-based terror outfit helped PFI men arrange explosives for terror plot

The two accused revealed that they visited Bangladesh a few months ago to seek Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen’s help for arranging explosives and firearms to trigger terror blasts in India

UP STF ‘foils’ terror attack plan with arrest of PFI men with explosives

A top UP police official said a operation was launched to nab the accused after the STF came to know about PFI’s plan to conduct terror attacks in Uttar Pradesh and recruit educated youngsters.

2 Chinese nationals arrested in Uttar Pradesh for alleged money laundering

The two accused were arrested from their hideout in Gautam Buddh Nagar. They were staying in India illegally for four-five months, said police.

UP child molester used new gadgets to lure victims: CBI

Ram Bhavan Singh, a suspended junior engineer in the state irrigation department posted in Chitrakoot , was arrested by CBI from Banda district on Monday.

UP child molester used new gadgets to lure victims from poor families: CBI

Identify, deport illegal Bangladeshis and other foreigners: UP DGP

SUV hit and kill: ‘My son would’ve been alive had police acted on previous complaint’

Some SUV borne youths crushed the three friends riding a scooty, after chasing them for around 2 km under Indira Nagar police station limits, killing Pawan and Tushar and severely injuring Himanshu late on Wednesday night.

Tension in Uttar Pradesh village after group clash

ED registers another case in UP mining scam

The FIRs were lodged on basis of the one lodged by CBI, which is investigating the mining scam in UP during the Samajwadi Party regime between 2012 and 2016.

‘Security lapses, poor prison van condition helped inmates kill UP cops’

The incident took place when a police van carrying 24 jail inmates was returning to Moradabad after producing them in a court in Chandausi in Sambhal district.

CBI raids 21 places, including houses of ex-UP minister’s kin

The CBI’s Delhi unit had registered a first information report (FIR) on January 2 against 11 people, including 2008 batch Indian Administrative Officer B Chandrakala and Samajwadi Party MLC Ramesh Kumar Mishra in connection with alleged illegal mining case.

Barabanki hooch deaths: Key accused reveal alleged nexus involving excise officials

An official said the police have also found several items used in manufacturing of spurious liquor from another shop in Raniganj which was taken on rent by the key accused Daanveer Singh.

Barabanki hooch deaths | ‘Raids last month gave clues but no follow-up led to tragedy’: Sources

Sources said both the departments did no follow-up on arrested persons’ claim that spurious liquor was also being sold in branded country-made liquor bottles at shops authorised by the excise department.

How Phantom and Honey traced killer of kidnapped boy in 25 minutes!

After tracing the killer, the duo also managed to locate the axe used for the murder, and the mobile phone used for making the ransom call — all within no time.

Uttar Pradesh ADG suspended after interview row

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday confirmed the suspension of a 1992-batch Indian Police Service officer of Additional Director General rank, Jasvir Singh, for bemoaning the death of his career for taking on politicians, in an interview to the Huffington Post.