Lucknow: Dhirendra Pratap Singh, the absconding main accused in the Ballia murder case, was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) in Lucknow on Sunday morning, police said. Dhirendra, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, was arrested near the Janeshwar Mishra Park in Gomti Nagar area. Two other accused, Santosh Yadav and Amarjeet […]
Tag: Ballia
BJP MLA Surendra Singh comes out in defence of his close associate and Ballia firing accused
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh): In an unexpected turn of events, BJP MLA from Ballia, Surendra Singh, has come out to defend Dhirendra Singh, an accused in the firing incident at a Panchayat meeting in which one person was killed. The incident happened on Thursday evening. “The accused was beaten and his father was also beaten. If someone […]
Parents responsible if daughters are raped: BJP MLA
Balliya (Uttar Pradesh): In a bizarre statement, Surendra Singh, BJP MLA from Balliya, has said that incidents like the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras can be stopped only if parents inculcate good values in their daughters. Talking to local reporters in Balliya, the BJP MLA said neither governance nor use […]
From Ballia to US, with Rs 1.6 crore salary package
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh): Pokhra, a nondescript village in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh, is still counting the zeroes. Animesh Anand, son of Prakash Mishra, a school teacher, has bagged a Rs 1.6 crore annual package with McKinsey & Company in the US. Animesh, 31, is presently doing his doctorate in microbiota, and has got the […]
Muslims with 50 wives, 1,050 kids ‘animalistic’: BJP MLA
Lucknow: Known for his controversial statements, Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Surendra Singh has again stirred row, saying that Muslims who have 50 wives and 1,050 children possess “animalistic tendency”. In a video clip, the lawmaker can be seen saying: “In Muslim religion, you know people keep 50 wives and give birth to 1,050 children. This is […]
Doctors are demons, journalists brokers: BJP lawmaker
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh): Known for making controversial statements, BJP MLA from Ballia Surendra Singh has now termed doctors as “demons” and journalists as “brokers”. The legislator, while speaking at a function on Doctors’ Day on Monday here, said that government doctors were like ‘demons’ who did not serve the poor. “Doctors working in government hospitals bargain […]