Basti police arrested AIMIM leader Ajfarul Haq for allegedly running a large-scale exploitation and forced conversion racket. Haq reportedly posed as a Hindu to trap women, with the victim claiming nearly 300 others were targeted by his family-run network.
Tensions have flared in Agra’s Kamala Nagar as 40 Hindu families put up "House for Sale" posters, citing continuous harassment and assault by a local family. While residents allege a climate of fear and police inaction, authorities claim the dispute is being resolved.
Hiba Rana alleged she faced repeated dowry demands of cash and a flat, physical assaults, threats to her life, and was forcibly evicted after triple talaq, while her two children were allegedly confined inside the house.
A young Hindu woman, Deepika Saini, was found dead in her rented house in Kanpur, three months after her love marriage. Neighbours reported loud arguments before the incident. Her husband fled after the incident, while the family has accused him of dowry harassment and murder. Police are investigating.
In a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Dinesh Falahari Maharaj, president of the trust, has demanded the cancellation of the contract given to Salim Ahmed or Salim Khan of Meerut-based Kanika Construction.
Moradabad police arrested Shahrukh, son of a Congress leader from Amroha, after a woman accused him of hiding his identity, coercing her into a relationship and marriage. Police said he used a fake name on social media. He has been sent to jail.
The FIR accessed by OpIndia states that the accused, a Muslim woman, assaulted the complainant who is a Hindu man, threatened legal harassment, and left the matrimonial home with cash and jewellery.