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Uttar Pradesh

News Reports

UP govt starts random Coronavirus testing on Delhi-UP border amidst rising COVID-19 cases in the national capital

OpIndia Staff - 18 November, 2020

Noida administration has decided to randomly test people coming from Delhi for Coronavirus due to increase of cases in Delhi

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: CBI arrests junior engineer for sexually exploiting over 50 children, selling videos to paedophiles in India and abroad

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2020

CBI revealed that the junior engineer of UP irrigation department was selling child sexual abuse material for over a decade

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Uttar Pradesh: Man forces woman to convert to Islam after sexually abusing her in Gorakhpur district

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2020

Man forces woman for religious conversion on pretext of making an objectionable video viral, arrested by police

Crime

Kanpur: 6-year-old girl who was found dead on Diwali night was raped, liver extracted for black magic

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2020

The minor had gone missing on Diwali night and was later found dead in the forest near her house in Ghatampur area in Kanpur

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Uttar Pradesh: Haryana Congress leader accused of shooting 3 cows and killing one in farmhouse, case filed

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2020

The farmhouse where Nirmal Singh is believed to have shot and killed cows has been notorious for being a hub of various illegal activities

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Six year old girl kidnapped on Diwali night, murdered for resisting rape

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2020

In a gruesome act, a six year old girl who had gone missing on Diwali night was found dead in the forest near her house in Ghatampur area in Kanpur on Sunday morning.

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Uttar Pradesh: Communal tension prevails in Kanpur after petty fight leads to stone-pelting claiming one life

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2020

Kanpur youth dies after petty fight becomes violent leading to stone-pelting

Government and Policy

From West Bengal to Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab: Ahead of Diwali, state govts launch ‘crackdown’ against traders for selling firecrackers

OpIndia Staff - 14 November, 2020

Following the arbitrary firecrackers ban announced by the state governments, the respective police forces have been ruthlessly acting against small businessmen and traders

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Yogi to rescue: Orders immediate release of firecrackers trader manhandled by police, sends senior officials with sweets to meet daughter

OpIndia Staff - 14 November, 2020

Amid the firecrackers ban during Diwali in some districts of Uttar Pradesh, the state police started a drive to take action against illegal sales of the firecrackers.

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