Category: Law & Order

Lucknow: Lucknow Police has witnessed a significant transformation in recent years, evolving into a more technology-driven and intelligence-oriented force. Since the introduction of the Police Commissionerate system, policing in the state capital has become more streamlined, enabling quicker decision-making, improved coordination and specialized responses to emerging crime trends. A major pillar of this transformation is the adoption of advanced technology. The city has expanded its network of AI-enabled CCTV cameras and integrated surveillance systems that assist in monitoring high-risk locations, analysing suspicious activities and supporting criminal investigations. Digital evidence, video…

Lucknow: In a major inter-state enforcement operation against the illegal manufacture and distribution of counterfeit medicines, the Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) has busted an illegal fake drug manufacturing unit in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, leading to the seizure of counterfeit medicines, machinery and packaging material worth nearly ₹1 crore. The operation was carried out by a special FSDA team constituted at the Uttar Pradesh headquarters, comprising Drug Inspectors Ashutosh Mishra (Agra), Gaurav Lodhi (Meerut Division and Additional Charge at Headquarters) and Nilesh Sharma (Agra). The raid was conducted…

Lucknow: A forensic examination of digital devices seized from two fake call centres busted in Lucknow has uncovered the sophisticated technology behind an alleged international cyber fraud racket that targeted American citizens using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calling systems to evade conventional telecom surveillance. The findings have emerged from an ongoing investigation by the Lucknow Crime Branch following two major raids conducted on July 1 and July 17, which exposed organised cybercrime operations allegedly running from the city. The first operation, carried out at an office in the Summit…

Gonda: Gonda Police have solved a high-value jewellery theft case within hours of its registration, arresting a woman and her alleged accomplice after an investigation revealed that the theft had allegedly been orchestrated from within the victim’s own household. According to police, Lav Kush, a resident of Bishunapur Bazaar, lodged a complaint on the night of July 19, alleging that unidentified thieves had broken into his house, forced open three storage boxes and stolen gold and silver jewellery. Following the registration of the case, Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal directed…

Gonda: Gonda’s Kotwali Dehat Police have arrested a man accused of snatching a gold chain from a woman travelling in an auto-rickshaw and recovered the motorcycle used in the crime, along with cash allegedly linked to the offence. According to police, the incident took place on July 16, when Jyoti Gupta, a resident of Dariyapur Chaubey, was returning home in an auto-rickshaw with her nephew, Guddu. At around 2:30 pm, near Jhingur Purwa Mod, two men riding an Apache motorcycle allegedly intercepted the vehicle and snatched the gold chain with…

Rae Bareli: The Rae Bareli district administration has intensified its efforts to strengthen child protection mechanisms, with senior police officials issuing comprehensive directions for the effective implementation of campaigns against human trafficking, child labour, child marriage and substance abuse during the monthly review meeting of the Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU) and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU). The review meeting was held at Kiran Hall in the Superintendent of Police’s office complex and was chaired by Additional Superintendent of Police Alok Kumar. Officials assessed the progress of several ongoing initiatives,…

Gonda: Acting on a complaint received during the District Magistrate’s public grievance hearing, the Gonda administration launched a major crackdown on illegal liquor manufacturing, leading to the demolition of two illicit distillation units and the registration of cases against two accused. District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan directed the City Magistrate to ensure prompt action on the complaint. Under the City Magistrate’s supervision, a joint team of the Excise Department and the police carried out an intensive raid in Khirabha village under Kotwali Nagar police station limits. During the operation, officials discovered…