Uttar Pradesh

In May, several reports claimed that Uttar Pradesh has highest crime rate with 7.4 per capita crime as per NCRB 2024 report. But, latest NCRB report is from 2022, and 7.4 per capita crime is statistically impossible

While the now arrested miscreants were vandalising police vehicles, assaulting local people and damaging public property on 29th June, visuals have surfaced showing them holding years and apologizing in the police station.

Naushad Tyagi from Muzaffarnagar was arrested for impersonating a UP police constable and using multiple Hindu identities to lure and exploit women across four states.

When Sushila's daughter-in-law, Pooja Jatav, vanished following the murder, the case—which had been initially investigated as a potential robbery—took a sinister turn as more details emerged.

The victim was threatened by Pappan Peer, who invoked the names of Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf when she protested.

Bhim Army supporters are accused of damaging more than half a dozen buses, four police vehicles and four other vehicles by pelting stones at them in Prayagraj. Not only this, they also vandalised shops in the market. Reports say that the Bhim Army supporters also allegedly beat up passers-by on the way.

Sahiba Bano spotted Tiwari in a viral video in which he was telling Hindu saint Aniruddhacharya that he owned 18 bighas of land but was unmarried.

Aryan, a 19-year-old resident of Rampuri, was arrested after the victim’s friend spotted the obscene images. He confessed during interrogation and has been sent to judicial custody after being produced in court.

From banning liquor and meat shops to deploying drones and setting up eco-friendly facilities, the administration is gearing up for a safe Kanwar Yatra.

There are several angles to be considered during this entire episode from Etawah - caste sensitivity, the tendency to immediately rush to social media and give reactions without knowing facts of the case, and issues like the character of the Kathavachak.