Varanasi: The Saidpur police in Ghazipur district arrested a wanted criminal, Nagina Banwasi (49), following an encounter on Thursday.The accused, who carried a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head, suffered bullet injury in the leg during the encounter and was admitted to hospital for treatment. The police also recovered a .315 bore country-made pistol,…
Lucknow: A 55-year-old woman, owner of a stationery store, was allegedly molested and thrashed by an autorickshaw driver and his aide and pushed out of a moving vehicle after she resisted their advances in the Ghazipur (Indiranagar) area, police said.The main accused was later arrested after being injured in a police encounter.The incident occurred on…
Varanasi: Ghazipur police have uncovered 50 criminal gangs with 401 members during ‘Operation Vajrapat’ conducted between June 1 and 5, exposing the rapid rise of outfits such as Katra Gang, Mahakal Gang, 315 Gang and Farsa Gang.The crackdown, ordered by Varanasi Range DIG Vaibhav Krishna after the May 29 murder of hotelier’s son Vineet Rai…
Varanasi: Jangipur police in Ghazipur district arrested a notorious cattle smuggler and accused in murder and rape cases, Ziauddin alias Ziyau Qureshi (35), following an encounter near Baghol Pulia on Madarpur late on Friday night.Ghazipur CO City Shekhar Sengar said that jangipur cops were busy in night patrolling near Baghol Pulia on Madarpur road, when…
Varanasi: Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari, son of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, has come under Mau police scanner for allegedly violating bail conditions. The Supreme Court had granted him bail in a Gangsters Act case lodged in Chitrakoot, with the condition that he inform police before visiting his constituency.Police said Abbas did not inform them…
Varanasi: A police team on Sunday raided the Bada Darwaja residence of late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in Ghazipur and served a notice to his son, Mau Sadar MLA Abbas Ansari. The notice seeks an explanation for his continued stay at the house beyond the three-day limit set by the Supreme Court as a bail condition…
