LUCKNOW: A sub-inspector posted at Rahimabad police station was suspended after a viral video allegedly showed him demanding a Rs 1.5 lakh bribe in connection with the investigation of a fraud case, police said on Thursday.The complainant, Vishnu Kumar, in a representation to the joint commissioner of police, alleged that sub-inspector, Guddu Prasad had been…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) court issued a fresh demolition notice to the owners of the Aliganj building where a fire claimed 15 lives last month, finding that the structure violated the sanctioned building plan and development rules.The notice, issued under section 27(1) of the UP Urban Planning and Development Act, 1973, was served…
Lucknow: A swift response by Lucknow Police personnel helped a NEET-UG aspirant reach her designated examination centre just minutes before the entry gates closed on Sunday, preventing her from missing one of the country’s most competitive entrance examinations.The student initially arrived at the PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya examination centre in Gomti Nagar, believing it to…
Cops checking the traffic norms violators in city on Sunday Lucknow: Lucknow police have widened their campaign against illegally modified motorcycle silencers, signalling that enforcement will now extend beyond riders to include workshops and retailers suspected of making, stocking or selling high-decibel exhaust systems.In a joint drive by the traffic police and the assistant regional…
A police official keeps a vigil through CCTV cameras from a control room, ahead of the NEET retest, at the Charbagh railway station Lucknow: To ensure a malpractice-free NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, police have put in place a micro-level plan for ground-level scrutiny at exam centres.At the core of the plan is a strict personnel ratio:…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police have proposed installing high-rise fencing, CCTV cameras and crisis helpline signboards on two Gomti river bridges connecting the 1090 intersection with Samta Mulak Chauraha following a series of six suicide attempts and river-jump incidents in recent months.The proposal has been sent to the Lucknow Development Authority, or LDA, with a request to…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police have arrested the alleged kingpins of an inter-state child trafficking racket — a Rajasthan-based couple accused of sourcing minor girls from UP and selling them into forced marriages. Investigators say the duo has trafficked nearly a dozen girls since 2018.The accused Sonam and her husband Bhupendra Chaudhary were arrested from Kota district…
LUCKNOW: For nearly 10 months, every knock on the door, every unknown phone call and every passing day carried a faint hope for Chhotu Shukla and his family. Their 12-year-old son, Ajay, had vanished without a trace in August last year, leaving behind unanswered questions and a family trapped between hope and despair. That agonising…
LUCKNOW: Lucknow police on Thursday busted an inter-state child trafficking racket that allegedly “sold” minor girls from Uttar Pradesh for up to Rs 1.5 lakh each under the guise of marriage in Rajasthan. Three accused, including a woman, and a juvenile have been arrested, while efforts are on to nab key handlers operating out of…
Lucknow: A wanted criminal, accused in an attempted murder case in Ayodhya, was arrested in Lucknow on Sunday after his SUV overturned in a roadside drain while he was allegedly trying to evade police.The accused, identified as Rohan Singh, a resident of Anjrauli Pure Bediyan village in Ayodhya’s Khandasa area, was wanted in connection with…
