Day: February 6, 2026

Lucknow: A joint team of the Anti-Human Trafficking (AHT) Unit and the Railway Protection Force (RPF) busted a child trafficking racket and arrested one of its members, rescuing four minors safely. The children were being trafficked for child labour and were being taken by train from Charbagh railway station to Gujarat via West Bengal. According to ADCP Crime Kiran Yadav, the AHT and RPF teams had been receiving continuous inputs about an active gang involved in trafficking children to other states for labour. On Saturday, specific information was received that…

Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh: The Cyber Crime Unit and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Sultanpur district have busted a large-scale online trading fraud, arresting seven accused from Assam and Mumbai. The gang allegedly duped investors of more than ₹2.75 crore by creating a cloned mobile application of a reputed trading company and luring people with promises of high returns in the stock market. Superintendent of Police Kunwar Anupam Singh said the case came to light following a complaint by Bhasker Pandey, a resident of Shafipur. Pandey stated that he came across…

Barabanki: A daring theft at the renowned and ancient Avasaneshwar Mahadev Temple in Haidergarh, Barabanki, has sent shockwaves through devotees after shocking CCTV footage revealed the brazenness of the crime. The incident, which took place inside the sanctum sanctorum, has deeply hurt religious sentiments and raised serious questions over security arrangements. According to police investigations, the theft began around 2:30 am on Tuesday night when a thief broke open the eastern side channel gate of the temple and entered the premises. CCTV footage shows a man wearing shoes entering the…

Lucknow: Following the death of M.R. Mohammad Shoaib caused by the banned Chinese manja, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath adopted a strict stance, prompting swift action by the Lucknow Police Commissionerate. Acting on the Chief Minister’s instructions, senior police officials on Thursday launched a citywide crackdown against the storage, sale and use of the prohibited kite string. Under the directions of Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Babloo Kumar, teams were formed across all five police zones to conduct raids at kite shops in Old Lucknow and other parts of…

Rampur: Three youths were critically injured late Thursday night after two cars collided head-on near the Dhanora turn on the Shahabad–Bilari road in Rampur district. The injured were part of a wedding procession travelling from Amla Ghatampur village in the Mundhapande police station area to Tanda Bansidhar in the Shahabad region. According to local sources, the accident occurred when the car carrying members of the wedding party crashed into an oncoming vehicle near Dhanora turn. The impact of the collision was severe, leaving both cars badly damaged. The injured have…