Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati (File Photo/IANS)

Gayatri Prajapati, Minister in Akhilesh govenment, gets life term for rape

Lucknow | Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati from the previous Akhilesh Yadav-led government, and his two accomplices have been sentenced to life on charges of gang-rape. Prajapati, Ashok Tiwari and Ashish Shukla, have also been fined Rs 2 lakh each. The special MP/MLA court in Lucknow had, two days ago, pronounced Prajapati guilty in the […]

Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati (File Photo/IANS)

Gayatri Prajapati bought benami properties on name of daily wagers: ED

New Delhi/Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh government minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, who is currently lodged in a prison in connection with a rape case, has bought the benami properties on the name of the daily wagers. The revelations were made during the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at several locations in the state on Wednesday against the former […]

Gayatri Prajapati (File Image/IANS)

ED identifies 50 more properties of ex-minister Gayatri Prajapati in UP after raids

New Delhi/Lucknow: In a massive action against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Gayatri Prajapati, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches at several locations in connection with a money laundering probe and has identified over 50 properties associated with him, sources said. The financial probe agency raided several residential and other premise of former Uttar Pradesh Minister […]

Gayatri Prajapati (File Image/IANS)

ED raids ex-Minister Gayatri Prajapati’s house, other premises in UP

Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday raided several residential and other premise of former Uttar Pradesh Minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, his driver and sons in connection with an illegal mining scam. The case pertains to the violation of norms in awarding the mining leases in various districts of the state between 2012 and 2016. The […]

Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati (File Photo/IANS)

Ex-UP minister accused of gangrape seeks interim bail on medical grounds; SC reserves order

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will pass an order on Thursday on the plea of the Uttar Pradesh government against two-month interim bail granted to a former state minister accused of gangrape. The bail was granted to ex-minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati on medical grounds by the Allahabad High Court. A bench […]