Articles by Rohit Kumar Singh
UP police recruitment exam: Were question papers kept unguarded at warehouse?
UP DGP said the paper leak happened due to the negligence of the outsourced agency but refused to identify the agency involved in the printing process, saying it was against norms
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 05:24 AM IST
Mukhtar sentenced to life imprisonment in gun licence case
Mukhtar Ansari has been sentenced to another life term by the Varanasi MP/MLA court for obtaining a firearm using fake signatures of the DM and SP and slapped a penalty of ₹2.02 lakh. This is the eighth case in which Ansari has been sentenced, including two life terms, in the past 18 months.
Published on Mar 13, 2024 06:18 PM IST
Jeeva’s wife added to list of most wanted women gangsters
The Muzaffarnagar police have announced a reward of ₹25,000 on her arrest. Other women gangsters on the most wanted list are wives of Mukhtar Ansari and slain mafioso Atiq Ahmad.
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 10:52 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Mining case back in focus with CBI notice to Akhilesh Yadav
Between June 2017 and July 2019, CBI registered five FIRs against 44 people regarding illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 05:32 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Bajrang Dal members arrested over cow slaughtering in UP's Moradabad
Among the four members arrested include the district chief of the Bajrang Dal unit in Moradabad.
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh gets fourth consecutive acting DGP
Prashant Kumar will hold charge as acting DGP till the permanent appointment for the coveted post; he will also hold the posts of DG (law and order) and DG (economic offences wing)
Updated on Jan 31, 2024 08:24 PM IST
IPS Prashant Kumar appointed as new acting DGP of Uttar Pradesh
This is the fourth consecutive time UP has got an acting police chief. No full-time DGP has been appointed since the removal of Mukul Goel on May 11, 2022
Published on Jan 31, 2024 02:44 PM IST
UP top brass rushes to Ayodhya for better crowd management
The police had to hold the crowd at the borders of the temple town while authorities appealed to people to visit Ayodhya after a few days
Published on Jan 23, 2024 10:51 PM IST
Ayodhya Ram Temple: Consecration ceremony prep in last leg as rituals continue
PM Narendra Modi will preside over the consecration ceremony on January 22, and address a gathering of at least 8,000 special invitees at a nearby venue.
Published on Jan 21, 2024 05:23 AM IST
Man with ‘Khalistan links’ told cops he was Shri Ram follower
During interrogation, Dussad reiterated that he came for darshan of Ram Lalla as he was a follower of Shri Ram. He was brought to UP ATS headquarters in Lucknow and interrogated in the afternoon. But he repeated the same thing, says ATS officer
Updated on Jan 20, 2024 06:03 PM IST
‘Ram Mandir’, ‘Babri Masjid’ and more: Social media chatter on police’s watch
Stepping up their cyber game, police are keeping a sharp eye on social media for buzzwords that might spark trouble.
Updated on Jan 08, 2024 02:44 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Ram temple to have hi-tech 24x7 “kavach”
The equipment is expected to be installed in the next few days.
Updated on Jan 05, 2024 12:36 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Future-ready AI surveillance likely to guard Ram temple in Ayodhya
AI surveillance could help in detecting frequent visitors or any suspicious trend spotted within the temple premises
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 07:49 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
NCRB 2022 DATA: Housewives, the jobless, students account for most suicides in Uttar Pradesh
The NCRB data places U.P. on the 31st spot with a suicide rate of 3.5, which underscores a more positive outlook compared to 25 other states and five UTs, including Delhi.
Updated on Dec 11, 2023 08:30 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Lko second among 4 U.P. cities with most road mishap deaths
According to NCRB data, among 7 U.P. cities with a population of over 10 lakh, including Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur and Prayagraj most fatal in terms of road accident deaths
Updated on Dec 09, 2023 06:44 AM IST
Several hurt after ‘baraatis’ assault vendors, commuter in Sultanpur
This was the second such incident reported in the state this week. Seven people were said to have suffered head injuries in the Thursday incident, police said.
Updated on Dec 09, 2023 06:04 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Bangladeshi woman held for staying illegally in Bareilly for 35 years
She is behind bars, fighting a legal battle for her release and stay back in India after she was arrested on Sunday when her nationality was exposed during passport verification process, say police
Published on Dec 06, 2023 10:28 PM IST
Crimes against women: Conviction rate in U.P. ‘180 times higher’ than national average
The highest number of trials in 7,991 POCSO cases were completed in Uttar Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh (5,404) and Tamil Nadu (2,445) were ranked second and third
Updated on Dec 06, 2023 07:42 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Balrampur dist shocker: Two doctors held for selling newborn child to corporator
Hospital authorities allegedly misled couple by saying that it was a still born; child recovered and reunited with the mother after nearly a month
Updated on Nov 30, 2023 08:24 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Fear stalks Bareilly villages after 8 ‘saree’ murders in 6 months
Advisory issued to villagers not to allow women to go out of their home alone and step out in groups of three-four, if necessary
Updated on Nov 29, 2023 05:50 AM IST
Reckless driving claims more lives than murders: NCRB data
At least 43,499 people were killed in hit and run incidents while 29,272 people were murdered in separate incidents across the country in 2021, reveal figures
Updated on Nov 24, 2023 06:34 AM IST
Safety At Stake! Repeat traffic violators with over 50 challans roaming free; fines worth lakhs unpaid
Despite repeated challans, these offenders remain untouched by the long arm of the law, leaving the city’s commuters at the mercy of potential accidents caused by their reckless behaviour.
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 07:22 AM IST
Despair still shrouds Sahara’s duped investors decades later
The death of Sahara group founder Subrata Roy has left many investors in Uttar Pradesh despondent, as they fear they will never get their money back.
Updated on Nov 16, 2023 09:19 AM IST
Terror-gangster network case: Bishnoi aide from Ayodhya among 4 named in fresh NIA charge sheet
Vikas gave shelter to accused in the Punjab Police HQ-attack case multiple times in Ayodhya and Lucknow: NIA
Published on Nov 10, 2023 07:22 PM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Jauhar Trust land shrinking with Azam’s clout on wane
On Tuesday, the UP cabinet cleared a proposal to take back the building and land of Murtaza Higher Secondary School leased by the secondary education dept to the Jauhar trust in Rampur by the then Samajwadi Party government in 2002 at an annual rent of ₹100
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 07:28 AM IST
Ayodhya conman had cheques worth ₹291 crore during his arrest: STF
By the time he was arrested, Chaudhary had embezzled several crores of rupees by using his fake credentials, the officials added.
Updated on Oct 28, 2023 07:34 AM IST
Rohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow
Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 yrs’ RI in third Gangster Act case
The case was lodged after the murder of one Kapil Dev Singh under Karanda police station limits of Ghazipur district in 2009 and the 2010 attempt o n the life of one Mir Hasan in which Ansari was accused as a key conspirator.
Published on Oct 27, 2023 06:01 PM IST
Mukhtar Ansari convicted for sixth time in 13 months
The Ghazipur MP/MLA court on Thursday convicted him in a 13-year-old gangster case. The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Friday.
Updated on Oct 27, 2023 07:18 AM IST
, Lucknow/varanasi
Rohit Kumar Singh/ Sudhir KumarWorld Cup: Fake website selling Ind vs Eng tickets exposed in Lucknow; FIR lodged
Fake tickets for the India vs. England cricket match at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow are being sold on a fake website, iccworldcuptickets.com. The Lucknow Police have lodged an FIR against unknown individuals and are investigating the matter. In addition, there are reports of ticket black marketing through social media platforms, with tickets being sold at inflated prices. The Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association is struggling with ticket availability for the match. The police have warned that stern action will be taken against those involved in such activities.
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 09:22 PM IST
On sale in ‘black’: ₹50,000 tickets for Ind vs Eng fixture in Lucknow
The match is scheduled to be played at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on October 29. This will be the penultimate game of the five World Cup matches scheduled at the venue.
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 08:38 AM IST
, Lucknow
Sharad Deep/Rohit Kumar Singh