Category: Law & Order

Lucknow: In a joint operation by the Lucknow Police Commissionerate East Zone and the Crime Team, two alleged chain snatchers were arrested following a late-night encounter in the Ghaziabad police station limits. The main accused sustained a bullet injury in retaliatory firing, police said. According to officials, a case was registered at Ghaziabad Police Station on February 19, 2026, after a woman was allegedly robbed of her gold chain in the Indira Nagar area. Taking the incident seriously, police teams were formed to trace the accused. On the night of…

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Lucknow: The Lucknow Police Commissionerate has arrested a wanted accused involved in a house robbery case under the Gomti Nagar police station limits. According to police officials, an FIR was registered at Gomti Nagar Police Station on August 7, 2025, alleging that the accused forcibly entered the complainant’s residence, broke open an almirah and looted cash and jewellery. The accused was also charged with verbally abusing and assaulting family members and issuing threats to life and property. The case has been under investigation since then. Acting on specific inputs and…

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Lucknow: A major theft incident in Karjhan village under the Kakori police station area created panic among residents late last night, leaving two economically weaker families devastated. According to reports, unidentified thieves targeted the homes of Sarvesh Kumar Gautam and Dhaniram Gautam. The miscreants allegedly broke open trunks and cupboards, decamping with valuables including jewellery, clothes and household items. The loss was particularly severe for Dhaniram Gautam’s family, as jewellery and essential items purchased for his son’s upcoming wedding in April were also stolen. Family members said the incident has…

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Kanpur: Police in Kanpur have busted an international fraud racket that allegedly duped foreign companies through shell firms, arresting two accused and uncovering financial transactions across nearly 40 bank accounts. The gang is suspected of posing as legitimate industrial suppliers and siphoning off crores of rupees from overseas clients. The operation was carried out by Panki police along with the West Zone cyber cell. During the crackdown, officials recovered a car, multiple ATM cards, passbooks, cheque books and forged business agreements. Czech Complaint Triggers International Probe The case came to…

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Lucknow: The district court complex in the state capital was placed on high alert  after authorities received another email threatening to blow up the premises — the second such warning in three days. The message reportedly referenced Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI, prompting an immediate and multi-layered security response. However, no suspicious object or individual was found during the extensive search operation. Police teams, bomb disposal squads, and sniffer dog units were swiftly deployed to the court complex. Entry and exit points were sealed, and every visitor, lawyer, and staff member…

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Lucknow: A young woman in Lucknow has accused a man of luring her into a relationship, marrying her at an Arya Samaj temple, forcing her to undergo an abortion when she became pregnant, and subjecting her to continued harassment. Despite an FIR being registered at Para police station, the main accused has not been arrested even 15 days later, raising questions over the pace of the investigation. According to the complaint, the accused, identified as Shyamveer, a resident of Birahimpur under Malihabad police station limits in Lucknow, allegedly assured the…

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Lucknow: A 22-year-old NEET aspirant has accused a man of drugging and sexually assaulting her in Lucknow, later marrying her after she became pregnant and subsequently abandoning her and their newborn daughter. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation. The woman, whose identity has been withheld for legal reasons, moved to Lucknow in 2023 to prepare for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). She was residing in the Gomti Nagar area and attending a coaching institute when she came into contact with the accused, identified in the complaint as…

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Lucknow – A major Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud worth over ₹2.75 crore has been uncovered in Lucknow, where police exposed a network of shell companies allegedly created to generate and sell fraudulent Input Tax Credit (ITC). The operation was carried out jointly by the Cyber Cell, Surveillance Unit, and local police from the Itaunja area. Investigators revealed that more than 15 fake firms were floated solely to fabricate transactions and claim bogus tax credits. Four Arrested, Mastermind Absconding Police have arrested four accused in connection with the case. However,…

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Lucknow: In a major crackdown on interstate narcotics trafficking, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested four members of an organised gang allegedly smuggling cannabis from Odisha to the state capital and distributing it across multiple districts. The arrests were made in Gomti Nagar Extension, where STF teams intercepted a truck and an escort vehicle near Shalimar Bundh following surveillance and specific intelligence inputs. Officers recovered 3.70 quintals of ganja valued at approximately ₹92.5 lakh, along with a truck, a Scorpio SUV, five mobile phones, a Wi-Fi dongle…

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Lucknow | In a major breakthrough, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate has busted an inter-state gang involved in burglaries at locked houses and arrested four habitual offenders. The operation was carried out jointly by the PGI Police Station and the Surveillance Cell of the South Zone. According to police officials, the gang used to conduct reconnaissance of locked residential properties before executing thefts. The arrests were made near the vegetable market area ahead of Vrindavan Gate in Lucknow. Stolen Items Recovered Police recovered stolen property from the accused, including one air…

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