Category: Law & Order

GONDA: Gonda District Magistrate Priyanka Niranjan and Superintendent of Police Abhishek conducted a briefing for police personnel deployed for the Kajari Teej festival at the Reserve Police Lines in Gonda on Saturday. The officers issued detailed instructions to ensure the festival passes peacefully and safely amid the expected influx of devotees. Kajari Teej will be celebrated across Gonda on September 13 and 14. Large numbers of devotees from rural and urban areas of Gonda, as well as remote areas of neighbouring districts including Balrampur, Bahraich, Shravasti and Ayodhya, are expected…

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Gonda: A joint team of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) Crime Intelligence Branch, Bachpan Bachao Andolan Committee, Gorakhpur, and Aparajita Social Committee, Bahraich, rescued around a dozen minor children from a train in Gonda, who were allegedly being taken from Motihari in Bihar to Pehowa in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district to work at a rice mill. Two persons accompanying the children have been arrested in connection with the suspected child trafficking and child labour case. Acting under the direction of the Principal Chief Security Commissioner, Gorakhpur, and Senior Divisional Security Commissioner,…

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New Delhi: A letter issued by the Delhi Police nearly three months before the deadly building collapse in Satya Niketan has brought renewed attention to safety concerns in the area. The letter, sent to the Mehrauli Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), had reportedly warned about fire safety risks in paying guest accommodations and cafes and urged prompt action. The warning followed an investigation into a devastating fire at a bed-and-breakfast establishment in Hauz Rani that claimed 23 lives. On June 17, around two weeks after the fire, the Station House Officer of…

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Bahraich: Shirdi Mohan, son of Ram Gopal Upadhyay and Savitri Devi of Upadhyay Purwa village in the Mahsi area of Bahraich district, has demonstrated the power of perseverance and time management by clearing the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) examination while continuing his demanding duties in the Uttar Pradesh Police. Shirdi Mohan has been selected for the post of Junior Assistant, popularly referred to as ‘Bade Babu’. His achievement is being hailed as an example for young people preparing for competitive examinations while working full-time. What makes his…

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Gonda: Kotwali Nagar police have arrested another alleged member of an organised interstate cyber fraud gang accused of cheating people across the country on the pretext of providing jobs. Police arrested wanted accused Abhishek Chelani from his residence in Sonar Gali, Dadua Bazaar, McCarthy Ganj, in connection with a cyber fraud case involving fake employment offers. Following the arrest, he was produced before the court for further legal proceedings. The action was taken in connection with Case No. 0288/2026 under Sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3) and 338 of the Bharatiya Nyaya…

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Lucknow: Mohanlalganj police have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly preparing forged documents and cheating a woman in connection with a proposed land sale. The accused, identified as Sunil Kumar, a resident of Hasanpur under Nagarams police station area, was arrested on the basis of technical and manual evidence and information developed through police sources. According to police, a complaint was lodged by Guddi, a resident of Vrindavan Yojana, alleging that the accused and others took money from her on the pretext of executing a sale deed for a piece…

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New Delhi: Delhi Police have made a fifth arrest in connection with the Satya Niketan building collapse that claimed seven lives, taking into custody Sudhanshu, who had taken the building on lease and was operating it as a paying guest (PG) accommodation. Police are questioning Sudhanshu to determine the terms and conditions under which he leased the building and whether he was aware of its reportedly dilapidated condition. Investigators are also examining how a PG for students was being operated in the building despite concerns over its structural condition. The…

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Lucknow: Quick action and timely intervention by the Krishnanagar Police helped save the life of a young man who allegedly consumed a poisonous substance in the LDA First Chowki area of Lucknow. The incident was reported on September 3, when a patrolling police team received information that a youth had consumed a poisonous substance near Reading Cafe. Acting swiftly on the information, LDA First Chowki In-charge Sub-Inspector Pradeep Kumar Singh, along with his team, reached the spot under the direction of the Krishnanagar Station House Officer. Without wasting time, the…

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Gonda: The Gonda Police have claimed to have solved the robbery of a liquor shop salesman in Kotwali Nagar area, arresting a suspected offender after an exchange of fire. The accused sustained a gunshot injury to his left leg during the police action. Police recovered an illegal .315-bore country-made pistol, ammunition, ₹19,500 in cash and a Splendor motorcycle allegedly linked to the case. According to police, a joint team of Kotwali Nagar Police, the Special Operations Group (SOG) and Surveillance Cell was conducting checks on suspicious persons and vehicles during…

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Gonda: The Paraspar Police, in coordination with the SOG and Surveillance teams, have successfully worked out a chain-snatching case reported in the area and arrested two alleged accused. Police recovered the stolen gold-coloured metal chain, the motorcycle allegedly used in the crime, three mobile phones and an illegal .315-bore country-made pistol along with a live cartridge from their possession. According to police, the incident took place on September 2, 2026. The complainant, Mamta Singh, wife of Maniprakash Singh and a resident of Jankipuram, Lucknow, had left her maternal home in…

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