Amethi Killing

The main accused in the killing of a teacher, his wife and their two young children in Amethi has claimed that he had a relationship with the woman for a year and a half and carried out the murders because it had gone sour, the police have said.

The murder of a teacher, his wife and two young children in Amethi was being planned by the suspect for nearly a month and he had announced his intentions publicly, albeit in a cryptic manner, police have said.

A woman who was gunned down with her husband and two young daughters at their home in Amethi on Thursday had filed a police complaint against a man less than two months ago in which she had said that he had threatened to kill her more than once.

A 16-year-old girl was burned to death at her home in UP on Thursday with her family accusing eight men of killing the minor over an old rivalry, police said.

A 20-year-old woman was murdered in Amethi allegedly by her family members over her relationship with a young man from another community, with police calling it a case of dishonour killing.

A four-year-old boy was allegedly killed at a village in Uttr Pradesh's Amethi after his stepmother was told that a child had to be sacrificed so that she could bear one of her own, police said on Wednesday.

A woman was killed while her husband injured in a clash between two groups over a minor accident in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, police said on Sunday.

One person each died in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and Pratapgarh when the wall of their thatched houses collapsed following heavy rainfall, which has so far hit life in over a dozen districts of the state.

The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Pankaj Shukla, a resident of Amethi, who was visiting his maternal grandfather's village.

Two people were killed and around six injured in a clash following a dispute over celebrating Holi in a village in Amethi on Friday, police said.

A village chief's husband in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly burnt alive and died on his way to the hospital, with his family claiming that he was killed over electoral rivalry, the police said.

Father of an Army soldier was killed allegedly by neighbours over a fight regarding damage in the wall of the adjoining houses, police said on Tuesday.

Two women were killed on Saturday after being run over by a truck when they fell on the road from a motorcycle after hitting a pothole, the police said.

An elderly couple was hacked to death over a property dispute at Gayan village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi on Friday afternoon, police said.

Forty-seven people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday as heavy rains continued in different parts of the state disrupting normal life. Administration of Lucknow, Amethi, Hardoi and some others districts have announced closure of schools today due to the heavy rain.

The main accused in the killing of a teacher, his wife and their two young children in Amethi has claimed that he had a relationship with the woman for a year and a half and carried out the murders because it had gone sour, the police have said.

The murder of a teacher, his wife and two young children in Amethi was being planned by the suspect for nearly a month and he had announced his intentions publicly, albeit in a cryptic manner, police have said.

A woman who was gunned down with her husband and two young daughters at their home in Amethi on Thursday had filed a police complaint against a man less than two months ago in which she had said that he had threatened to kill her more than once.

A 16-year-old girl was burned to death at her home in UP on Thursday with her family accusing eight men of killing the minor over an old rivalry, police said.

A 20-year-old woman was murdered in Amethi allegedly by her family members over her relationship with a young man from another community, with police calling it a case of dishonour killing.

A four-year-old boy was allegedly killed at a village in Uttr Pradesh's Amethi after his stepmother was told that a child had to be sacrificed so that she could bear one of her own, police said on Wednesday.

A woman was killed while her husband injured in a clash between two groups over a minor accident in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, police said on Sunday.

One person each died in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and Pratapgarh when the wall of their thatched houses collapsed following heavy rainfall, which has so far hit life in over a dozen districts of the state.

The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Pankaj Shukla, a resident of Amethi, who was visiting his maternal grandfather's village.

Two people were killed and around six injured in a clash following a dispute over celebrating Holi in a village in Amethi on Friday, police said.

A village chief's husband in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, was allegedly burnt alive and died on his way to the hospital, with his family claiming that he was killed over electoral rivalry, the police said.

Father of an Army soldier was killed allegedly by neighbours over a fight regarding damage in the wall of the adjoining houses, police said on Tuesday.

Two women were killed on Saturday after being run over by a truck when they fell on the road from a motorcycle after hitting a pothole, the police said.

An elderly couple was hacked to death over a property dispute at Gayan village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi on Friday afternoon, police said.

Forty-seven people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday as heavy rains continued in different parts of the state disrupting normal life. Administration of Lucknow, Amethi, Hardoi and some others districts have announced closure of schools today due to the heavy rain.