Security Tightened Uttar Pradesh

Security has been tightened in several Uttar Pradesh towns after gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest. His family though allege that the gangster, who has been in jail since 2005, was poisoned.

Security arrangements have been beefed up in UP's Aligarh after the death of Mukhtar Ansari, who suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday night.

Security was amplified multi-fold with the deployment of over 4,000 police personnel across Noida and Greater Noida as vigilance was Sunday ramped up in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, which shares a border with Delhi and Haryana.

On the anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid on Monday, security arrangements have been tightened in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Grover.

The Uttar Pradesh police today took custody of Mukhtar Ansari, leaving with him from Punjab's Rupnagar jail in a convoy headed 900 km away for a prison in Banda where security has been tightened to hold the gangster-turned-politician.

The security of the family of the Dalit woman who died a fortnight after being allegedly gangraped in Hathras district has been tightened and her brother has been provided with two gunners, a senior Uttar Pradesh government official said Monday.

On Monday night, ten people were injured when two groups began fighting over bursting of crackers in a village of Uttar Pradesh in Bulandshahr district which later took a casteist colour.

Amid incidents of vandalism, security has been tightened in Uttar Pradesh ahead of birth anniversary celebrations of BR Ambedkar, the iconic leader who drafted India's constitution.

Prohibitory orders were clamped in the trouble-hit areas of Kalyanpur and Juhi police stations yesterday after a clash between two communities during a Muharram procession, a district administration official said.

A high alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh following the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday.

Nearly 50 persons have been arrested a day after violence and arson broke out during a protest march by seers and local leaders in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. They had gathered in a mark of solidarity against police action on protesters opposing the ban on immersion of Ganesha idols in Ganga.

Security has been tightened in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town ahead of a rally called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP, which has decided to defy the state government order banning the controversial event.

In the wake of a terror strike in Pune, alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, with security and vigil tightened across the two states.

Security has been tightened in several Uttar Pradesh towns after gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest. His family though allege that the gangster, who has been in jail since 2005, was poisoned.

Security arrangements have been beefed up in UP's Aligarh after the death of Mukhtar Ansari, who suffered cardiac arrest on Thursday night.

Security was amplified multi-fold with the deployment of over 4,000 police personnel across Noida and Greater Noida as vigilance was Sunday ramped up in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, which shares a border with Delhi and Haryana.

On the anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid on Monday, security arrangements have been tightened in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaurav Grover.

The Uttar Pradesh police today took custody of Mukhtar Ansari, leaving with him from Punjab's Rupnagar jail in a convoy headed 900 km away for a prison in Banda where security has been tightened to hold the gangster-turned-politician.

The security of the family of the Dalit woman who died a fortnight after being allegedly gangraped in Hathras district has been tightened and her brother has been provided with two gunners, a senior Uttar Pradesh government official said Monday.

On Monday night, ten people were injured when two groups began fighting over bursting of crackers in a village of Uttar Pradesh in Bulandshahr district which later took a casteist colour.

Amid incidents of vandalism, security has been tightened in Uttar Pradesh ahead of birth anniversary celebrations of BR Ambedkar, the iconic leader who drafted India's constitution.

Prohibitory orders were clamped in the trouble-hit areas of Kalyanpur and Juhi police stations yesterday after a clash between two communities during a Muharram procession, a district administration official said.

A high alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh following the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday.

Nearly 50 persons have been arrested a day after violence and arson broke out during a protest march by seers and local leaders in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi. They had gathered in a mark of solidarity against police action on protesters opposing the ban on immersion of Ganesha idols in Ganga.

Security has been tightened in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya town ahead of a rally called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad or VHP, which has decided to defy the state government order banning the controversial event.

In the wake of a terror strike in Pune, alert has been sounded in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, with security and vigil tightened across the two states.