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Saurabh Chauhan

Saurabh Chauhan is a correspondent reporting from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, covering Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Agriculture. Previously reported from Mohali (Punjab), Shimla (HP) and covered Political, Civil Admin, Finance beats.

Articles by Saurabh Chauhan

A young life imprisoned in anguish

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Published on Nov 18, 2019 10:50 PM IST
By, ‘i Want To Go To School’

63 of 72 jails in Uttar Pradesh overcrowded

Across the country, the average occupancy is 114%. One plausible cause for this is the high number of undertrials housed in the prisons. In 2016, 67.7% of India’s prison population was undertrial prisoners; higher than it was even a decade ago.

According to the recently released India Justice Report 2019 (IJR), the state of prisons in India is abysmal.(Getty Images / iStock)
Updated on Nov 12, 2019 11:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | BySaurabh Chauhan and Rohit Singh

Chinmayanand case: SIT files chargesheet against Chinmayanand, law student and five others

The probe has revealed that the complainant woman along with her accomplices may have attempted to extort ₹5 crore from the former BJP leader in exchange of the evidence of her alleged sexual exploitation at his hands

Chargesheet has been filed against both former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand and the woman who accused him of rape.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Nov 06, 2019 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By

In Chinmayanand case, UP SIT likely to file charge sheet today

The SIT has prepared a 4700-page charge sheet in both cases and will submit it to the Allahabad high court on Wednesday, Arora added.

Swami Chinmayanand is accused of rape and sexual harassment.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Nov 06, 2019 12:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By

Chinmayanand case: SIT questions BJP leader Rathore

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Published on Nov 03, 2019 08:51 PM IST
By, Lucknow

SIT questions BJP leader for suspected role in Chinmayanand extortion bid

A probe official who did want to be named, said investigation so far has suggested that the BJP leader, who is also the chairman of a district level cooperative bank, allegedly helped the girl gather video evidence against Chinmayanand initially.

Former BJP leader Swami Chinmayanand ‘s bail plea in a sexual harassment case will come up for hearing in the Allahabad High Court on November 8.(ANI)
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 03:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By

Industries, youth concerned over skills gap in UP

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Published on Oct 20, 2019 11:11 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Girl students dominate medals tally

Female students bag 133 of the 196 medals awarded during the convocation. Samiya Ikram, an MSc student, tops the list with 14 medals

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Published on Oct 15, 2019 11:10 PM IST

STF recovers missing girl after five years

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Published on Oct 14, 2019 11:25 PM IST
By, Lucknow

‘In rural Uttar Pradesh, children still falling prey to superstitious ‘remedies’’

Child rights panel to urge the state government for adopting measures to protect children

A child of Sidhauli in Sitapur district was reportedly forced to walk on burning coals when some bluish marks appeared on his body.(HT)
Updated on Oct 13, 2019 08:27 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Why were bail pleas of Chinmayanand and law student rejected?

On Monday, bail applications of former BJP minister Swami Chinmayanand and the law student who accused him of rape were declined by district judge (Shahjahanpur), Ram Babu Sharma.

The woman and Chinmayanand talked to each other for at least six hours from June 1 to August 30 this year, as 230 calls were exchanged between them. (Representational)(PTI photo)
Updated on Oct 02, 2019 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By, Lucknow

Adityanath invites AMU’s Kashmiri students to discuss merits of scrapping Article 370

Abdul Hamid, registrar, AMU, said, the chief minister sent out an invitation to AMU and the university administration communicated the same to the Kashmiri students on September 24.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a felicitation program for triple talaq victims, at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. (Photo by Dheeraj Dhawan/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Sep 25, 2019 10:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

UP government to provide free legal aid, 6,000 annual allowance to triple talaq victims

In a first-of-its-kind interaction with triple talaq victims in Lucknow, the CM said that the government was ready to support all women -- whether Hindu or Muslim.

The Uttar Pradesh government would ensure <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6,000 annual allowance for victims of the banned practice of instant triple talaq, besides providing the needy ones among them with housing facility and the means to earn their livelihood.(Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 25, 2019 10:50 PM IST
Lucknow | By, Lucknow

How a Dalit man was burnt alive at the altar of caste for daring to love

Fault lines: On Sept 15, a 23-yr-old Dalit man got a text message from a woman he was said to be in a relationship with. He rushed to her house and was caught by her kin, who allegedly set him ablaze. Now, even children in his village say Abhishank Pal was killed ‘because he was Dalit’.

A view of the room in a neighbour’s house where Abhishank Pal (inset on left) was allegedly kept in confinement and set afire. His almost-charred body was recovered when passers-by reported a blaze. Pal died on his way to hospital.(Saurabh Chauhan/ HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 24, 2019 10:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hardoi/Lucknow/New Delhi | BySaurabh Chauhan and Dhrubo Jyoti

UP population far from exploding, but still soaring

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Published on Sep 23, 2019 10:13 PM IST
By, Lucknow

Man who set Dalit man on fire says he killed him in fit of rage

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Published on Sep 19, 2019 12:13 AM IST
By, Bhadaicha (hardoi)

Arrest imminent, Swami Chinmayanand behaving like a kid, says UP law student

The woman vented her anger at the SIT for neither arresting Swami Chinmayanand nor even registering an FIR.

The law student recorded her statement before a judicial magistrate on Monday.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 17, 2019 10:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By

UP law student who accused Swami Chinmayanand of rape brought to court amid tight security

The second-year student at a college in Shahjahanpur run by former Union minister Chinmayanand had gone missing on August 24 after posting a video on social media a day earlier in which she accused him of threatening her and “destroying the lives of several girls.”

The 23-year-old law student, who has accused the BJP’s Swami Chinmayanand of raping her, was on Monday brought to a local court in Uttar Pradesh.(Photo: Sourced)
Updated on Sep 16, 2019 02:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By

Chinmayanand Rape Case – SIT again grills BJP leader and youths seen with woman in video

The development came two days after the SIT along with the forensic team inspected the bedroom in Chinmayanand’s ashram in the presence of the woman complainant who, on the same day, handed over a pen drive to the probe team claiming it had video evidence against the former minister

The BJP leader has said the rape allegations against him resulted from a failed attempt to extort money from him(PTI Photo File)
Updated on Sep 15, 2019 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | By

Bigg Boss fame Swami Om says allegations against Chinmayanand ‘ploy to defame Hindu saints’

He said that people who had been ‘supporting left-wing terrorists’ were also backing the allegations against Chinmayanand.

Big Boss 10 contestant Swami Om has dubbed the charges against the former minister as a ‘ploy to defame Hindu saints’(PTI)
Updated on Sep 15, 2019 05:49 PM IST
Lucknow | By, Lucknow
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