Kanpur: A district court lawyer has been arrested on sedition charges for retweeting a video of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and calling him a ‘terrorist’. The man, Abdul Hannan, commented on a tweet by the government media advisor Shalabh Mani Tripathi on Saturday. The lawyer was arrested on Monday, an official said on Tuesday. The […]
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Coronavirus effect: Kanpur zoo closed till March 23
To avoid accidental spread of COVID-19 virus, Kanpur zoo has been closed down for visitors till March 23. A decision in this regard was taken by the administration of Kanpur zoo on Monday. Director, Kanpur zoo, Sunil Chaudhary said that a meeting regarding COVID-19 was called on Monday in which administrative and Vet officials decided […]
Missing Mumbai blast accused ‘Dr Bomb’ arrested from Kanpur
Kanpur: Infamous ‘Dr Bomb’ Jalees Ansari, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, was arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (STF) from Kanpur on Friday after he jumped parole and went missing. Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police O.P. Singh said that Ansari was arrested while he was coming out of a mosque […]
Man rapes, poisons girl; consumes poison himself
Kanpur: In a bizarre incident, a 25-year-old man allegedly poisoned a 17-year-old girl before sexually assaulting her and then consumed the poison himself. Both, the victim and the accused have been admitted to different hospital where their condition is said to be stable. According to reports, the incident took place in a village under the […]
Kanpur: Policewoman thrashes man with shoe for eve-teasing
Kanpur: A man, caught eve-teasing school girls here on Tuesday, was adequately punished by a woman constable. In a video that has gone viral on the social media, the woman police constable is seen taking off her shoes and hitting the man 22 times in the 33-second clip. She is seen catching him by the collar […]
Another UP minor molested, threatened with ‘Unnao-like’ fate
Kanpur: Just days after a minor girl from Unnao succumbed to injuries after she was burnt alive while on her way to a court hearing a year after she was gang raped, another minor girl this time from Kanpur was allegedly molested by some men, who even threatened her with the ‘Unnao rape victim-like fate’ if […]
Amolika debuts in Kanpur, launches its first store
Amolika, Jaipur opened its first ‘Retail Factory Outlet’ at Swarup Nagar in Kanpur on Sunday. The export oriented company has wide range of products which include ladies wear, clutches, hand bags, hand made soaps and many more. The company is already exporting such products to many countries France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Romania. Amolika is […]
UP: Teen shoots himself dead after getting poor marks
Kanpur (1 MIN READ): Slapped and scolded for getting poor marks, a Class 12 student from Uttar Pradesh here committed suicide by shooting himself in the head using his father’s licensed revolver, police said. Anshuman, 17, took the extreme measure on Saturday in Govindnagar area after being reprimanded by his father, Public Works Department (PWD) contractor […]
3-year old girl raped in Kanpur, accused arrested
Kanpur: In a shocking incident, a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Pem village in Kanpur on Saturday, said the police. The acccused Radhey Shayam has been arrested and booked under the POCSO Act. Assistant Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar said: “The child had come to the village to visit her grandparents and […]
Girl goes to file complaint, gets harassed by cops
Kanpur: A 16-year-old girl who tried to file a complaint of molestation at a police station in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh was subjected to harassment by the head constable. A video of the incident was tweeted by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who has questioned the behaviour of the cop. “This is how they behave […]