Uttar Pradesh Violence

Hearing a challenge to demolition notices served in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich after a communal clash, the Supreme Court today indirectly warned the Yogi Adityanath government against any bulldozer action.

In a major relief to those who have been served notices for demolition of illegal structures raised on the Kundasar-Mahasi-Nanpara-Maharajganj road in Bahraich, the Allahabad High Court on Sunday extended the time to file their replies by 15 days.

Shopkeepers in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich vacated shops and salvaged their goods as a demolition drive was in the offing, a week after a man's death during Durga Puja procession led to communal tensions and subsequent arrests.

Mohammad Sarfaraz -- wanted for the murder of a man in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh that triggered largescale violence -- and four others were arrested after an encounter with the police today near the Nepal border in the district.

The main accused in the Durga puja related violence in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested from near Nepal border. Sarfaraz was trying to flee and was caught after an encounter with the police, sources said.

Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina - who resigned as Prime Minister this evening in the face of violent protests - landed at the Hindon Air Force base in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad Monday evening, en route to London.

A primary school teacher in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr broke into her neighbour's house on Saturday and bashed in the windows of their car, a CCTV video shows.

Families of victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident told the Supreme Court today that Ashish Mishra, accused in the case, has been attending various political functions in Uttar Pradesh in violation of his bail conditions.

A woman has been arrested for throwing boiling water on his sleeping husband and teaming up with her family members to thrash him and then pushing him off the terrace, said Uttar Pradesh police.

A court here has sentenced 15 men to life imprisonment in a 23-year-old case of violence against members of the Dalit community in which an infant was burnt alive.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh.

Five members of a family were killed and one is battling for life after two groups clashed in Uttar Pradesh today over a long-standing property dispute, officials have said.

As many as 130 students from Uttar Pradesh, who were stranded in violence-hit Manipur, have been brought home safely so far, said the State government statement on Thursday.

Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra, accused of killing protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, was granted bail for eight weeks by the Supreme Court today.

The Uttar Pradesh government today opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

Hearing a challenge to demolition notices served in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich after a communal clash, the Supreme Court today indirectly warned the Yogi Adityanath government against any bulldozer action.

In a major relief to those who have been served notices for demolition of illegal structures raised on the Kundasar-Mahasi-Nanpara-Maharajganj road in Bahraich, the Allahabad High Court on Sunday extended the time to file their replies by 15 days.

Shopkeepers in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich vacated shops and salvaged their goods as a demolition drive was in the offing, a week after a man's death during Durga Puja procession led to communal tensions and subsequent arrests.

Mohammad Sarfaraz -- wanted for the murder of a man in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh that triggered largescale violence -- and four others were arrested after an encounter with the police today near the Nepal border in the district.

The main accused in the Durga puja related violence in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested from near Nepal border. Sarfaraz was trying to flee and was caught after an encounter with the police, sources said.

Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina - who resigned as Prime Minister this evening in the face of violent protests - landed at the Hindon Air Force base in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad Monday evening, en route to London.

A primary school teacher in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr broke into her neighbour's house on Saturday and bashed in the windows of their car, a CCTV video shows.

Families of victims of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident told the Supreme Court today that Ashish Mishra, accused in the case, has been attending various political functions in Uttar Pradesh in violation of his bail conditions.

A woman has been arrested for throwing boiling water on his sleeping husband and teaming up with her family members to thrash him and then pushing him off the terrace, said Uttar Pradesh police.

A court here has sentenced 15 men to life imprisonment in a 23-year-old case of violence against members of the Dalit community in which an infant was burnt alive.

The National Commission for Women (NCW) registered 28,811 complaints of crime against women last year and about 55 per cent were from Uttar Pradesh.

Five members of a family were killed and one is battling for life after two groups clashed in Uttar Pradesh today over a long-standing property dispute, officials have said.

As many as 130 students from Uttar Pradesh, who were stranded in violence-hit Manipur, have been brought home safely so far, said the State government statement on Thursday.

Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra, accused of killing protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, was granted bail for eight weeks by the Supreme Court today.

The Uttar Pradesh government today opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's son, who is one of the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.