Category: Law & Order

Gonda: In a bid to strengthen road safety and improve traffic management, the Transport Department, in coordination with the Police Administration, carried out a joint enforcement drive at Karnailganj Chauraha and Bargadi Mod Chauraha in Gonda district. During the campaign, officials conducted intensive checking against vehicles operating without valid permits, overloading, and other traffic violations. Vehicle documents including permits, fitness certificates, insurance papers, pollution certificates, and driving licenses were thoroughly verified. Several vehicles were found operating without valid permits, following which challans and legal action were initiated under the Motor…

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Lucknow: Lucknow Police have exposed a major fraud racket involved in duping unemployed youths on the pretext of providing government jobs. The Wazirganj Police arrested accused Mohammad Meraj, who allegedly posed as a court official and conducted fake training sessions for candidates seeking jobs in the district court and secretariat. According to police officials, the gang’s mastermind has been identified as Pradeep Chauhan, who, along with associates Abhishek Kumar Singh, Mohammad Meraj, and Ajay Singh, allegedly impersonated court and secretariat officials to gain the trust of job seekers. The accused…

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Lucknow: Extensive security arrangements have been put in place across Lucknow ahead of Eid-ul-Azha celebrations, with more than 1,300 police personnel deployed to ensure peaceful festivities across the city, officials said. The Lucknow Police, along with six companies of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), wireless units and Local Intelligence Unit teams, have been stationed at sensitive locations and major prayer sites to maintain law and order during the festival. Special security measures have been implemented around prominent Eid prayer venues, including Tiley Wali Masjid, Aishbagh Eidgah and Asifi Masjid at…

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Joint Commissioner directs police personnel to ensure peaceful and smooth celebrations during three-day festival Lucknow: Ahead of the three-day Bakrid festival beginning on May 28, Lucknow Police Commissionerate held a high-level security and law-and-order review meeting on Tuesday to ensure the festival is conducted peacefully and harmoniously across the city. The meeting was chaired by the Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), who briefed senior police officers and deployed personnel regarding security arrangements, crowd management and coordination strategies for the upcoming festival period. Among those present during the meeting…

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Lucknow: In a heartwarming example of community policing, the Kakori Police under the Lucknow Commissionerate successfully traced and reunited a missing deaf and mute child with his family, bringing emotional closure to a four-day-long search that ended in tears of joy for the parents. The child, who had gone missing from the Jankipuram area on 16 May 2026 under mysterious circumstances, was safely recovered by Kakori police during routine patrolling in a vulnerable stretch of their jurisdiction. Unable to speak or hear, the child could not provide any information about…

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Lucknow: With the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) festival approaching, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate has intensified preparations across the western zone to ensure peace, communal harmony, and smooth law and order management during the festive period. A high-level security review meeting was held at the Dubagga police station premises under the western zone command, where senior police officials assessed the operational blueprint for security and traffic management across sensitive areas of Kakori circle and adjoining regions. The meeting was chaired by senior officers including DCP West and ADCP West, with participation from…

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Lucknow: In view of the upcoming festival of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid), the Lucknow Police Commissionerate has intensified security arrangements across sensitive areas to maintain law and order and ensure communal harmony in the city. As part of the preventive security measures, a large police contingent led by ACP Ankit Kumar conducted a flag march in the Madehganj area under the supervision of senior officers. The exercise was aimed at reviewing ground-level preparedness, ensuring smooth conduct of prayers, and strengthening public confidence ahead of the festival. During the inspection, police teams moved…

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Lucknow: A burglary in the rural outskirts of the Lucknow Commissionerate area has triggered concern over night patrolling and rural security arrangements. In a late-night incident in Bahru village under the Kakori police station limits, unidentified miscreants broke into a locked house and decamped with cash and valuables worth several lakhs. According to police and local reports, the house belonging to Lavkush Maurya, a resident of Bahru village, was targeted after the premises were left unattended during the night. The burglars reportedly forced open locks of cupboards and storage boxes,…

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Lucknow: A unique blend of devotion, community bonding, and public service was witnessed at Chinhat Police Station in Lucknow, where a grand bhandara drew large crowds of devotees throughout the day. The religious and community event began around 2 PM, with long queues of visitors forming inside the police station premises. Devotees continued arriving till late evening to participate in the gathering and receive prasad distributed during the event. In a remarkable sight, police personnel were seen not only managing arrangements and maintaining order but also actively serving devotees with…

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Lucknow: In a significant crackdown on illegal immigration and identity fraud, Lucknow Police has arrested a Bangladeshi national who had been living in India under a forged identity. The accused was allegedly running a clinic-like shop in the Bakshi Ka Talab (BKT) area and had successfully built a local presence using fake documents. Police said the accused has been identified as Arup Bakshi, originally a resident of Narail district in Bangladesh. He is accused of illegally staying in India for a long period after obtaining forged Indian identity documents, including…

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