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  • UP Man Arrested For Raping 10-Year-Old Hearing Impaired Girl |

    A 42-year-old man was on Friday arrested for allegedly raping a minor hearing impaired girl Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur district, police said.

    On October 20, an unknown person entered the 10-year-old girl’s house and raped her, they said.

    A case was registered in the matter and a probe was launched. A reward of Rs 25,000 was also announced for the arrest of the accused, they said.

    During the course of investigation, the accused was identified as Manohar Raikwar alias Manoj alias Mano.

    Subsequently, he was arrested on Friday, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Lalitpur Mohammad Mushtaque.

    The girl is undergoing treatment at Jhansi Medical College and her condition is improving, the SP said.

  • Prayers For Long Life Take A Dark Turn, Wife ‘Poisons’ Husband On Karwa Chauth In Uttar Pradesh |

    A shocking incident took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi on Monday, where a woman allegedly poisoned her husband. The incident happened on the auspicious day of Karwa Chauth, a Hindu festival during which wives pray for their husbands’ long lives.

    Sirathu Circle Officer Awadhesh Kumar Vishwakarma said that victim suddenly fell ill on Sunday night after having dinner prepared on the occasion of the Karwa Chauth festival.

    The deceased was identified as Shailesh (32), a resident of Ismailpur village in the Kada Dham area of Uttar Pradesh, the officer said.

    He was admitted to the local community health centre where he died during treatment, the officer added.

    Shailesh’s family filed a complaint accusing his wife Savita (30) of poisoning his food, Vishwakarma said.

    The CO said that a case has been registered against Savita under Section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 123 (poisoning) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

    The accused woman has been taken into custody and is being questioned, he added.

    (With PTI Inputs)

  • Uttar Pradesh: Ten Killed In Tractor-Trolley Collisions In Mirzapur |

    The tragic incident took place in Uttar Pradesh on Friday when a truck collided with a tractor-trolley, resulting in the death of ten people, police said, The tractor-trolley was carrying 13 labourers returning from construction work.

    The incident occurred around 1 AM on G T Road, between Kachhawan and Mirzamurad, near the Mirzapur-Varanasi border, according to Superintendent of Police (Mirzapur) Abhinandan.

    “The tractor trolley, carrying 13 labourers who were returning from construction work in Bhadohi district, was hit from behind by the truck that had gone out of the driver’s control,” the SP said, PTI reported. 

    On being alerted, the SP and other senior officers rushed to the scene to oversee the rescue operations.

    “Of the 13 injured, 10 died while the three others were taken to the hospital at the IIT-BHU, where their condition is stated to be normal,” the officer said.

    Police have sent the bodies to the mortuary, Abhinandan stated, adding that a case has been registered at the Kachhawan police station and further legal proceedings are underway.

    Authorities are conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the accident, the officer said.

    (With PTI Inputs)

  • Uttar Pradesh: 3 Killed, Several Injured In Blast At Cracker Unit In Bareilly |

    At least three persons were killed and as many injured following a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit in a village here on Wednesday, police said.

    The explosion, which took place in the Sirauli police station area, also caused damage to some adjoining buildings, they added.

    The police said they are verifying the licence of the cracker unit’s operator Nasir.

    A senior police officer said Nasir allegedly had the licence for another place but the house where the incident took place belonged to his in-laws.

    “Three people have died and at least as many injured in an explosion at a firecracker making unit in Sirauli area of Bareilly district,” Inspector General (Bareilly Range) Rakesh Singh told PTI.

    “The explosion has also led to damages in three-four adjoining buildings. The man operating the firecracker unit has been identified as one Nasir. He is said to have been in possession of a licence, details of which are being looked into,” Singh added.

    Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident. He condoled the loss of lives and directed officials to ensure proper treatment of those injured in the blast.

    IG Singh said he was headed to the spot to directly monitor the situation and relief operations, where other senior officials of the district, including police, have reached.

    Local police teams, along with personnel from the health and fire departments, rushed to the spot soon after information about the incident to undertake the rescue work, officials said.

    Bareilly Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anurag Arya said the incident occurred at around 4 pm.

    “As per the preliminary investigation, it has been found that Nasir had a licence for explosives for some other place but the house in which the explosion occurred was of his in-laws,” said the SSP.

    Denying the possibility of presence of some other explosive material leading to the blast, Arya said, “We have recovered remains of locally-made crackers from the spot. Prima facie it appears that the blast occurred because of them.”

    The officer added that a probe into the matter is underway and appropriate action will be taken against those found involved in the incident.

    Teams of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are still at the spot and are undertaking rescue work to ensure that nobody is left buried under the debris, the officials said.

  • Uttar Pradesh: At Least 12 Killed, 16 Injured After Bus Hits Van On Agra-Aligarh National Highway |

    In a tragic incident, at least 12 people were killed and others injured while travelling in a van on Friday after a roadways bus hit the vehicle from behind on National Highway 93, officials said.

    Sixteen others were injured in the accident and have been admitted to a government hospital.

    “The accident occurred when the bus hit the van while trying to overtake it on the Agra-Aligarh National Highway,” said Nipun Agarwal, Superintendent of Police (SP), PTI reported.

    The condition of four of the injured is said to be critical. The passengers were travelling from Hathras to Agra.

  • Hunt Intensifies For ‘Bhole Baba’ As Ashram Seizure Reveals Wealth In Crores |

    New Delhi: While the search for the whereabouts of the self-styled godman, Bhole Baba, aka Narayan Saakar Hari, is ongoing, new details are cropping up in the matter. Shortly after revelations of sexual assault cases against him surfaced, officials announced on Wednesday that they had seized documents revealing a portion of his vast wealth, which includes a luxurious ashram in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, and others at various locations, including Gwalior, where the search operations are underway. 

    After the incident at the religious congregation on Tuesday, which left 123 people dead and 28 injured, there have been no signs of Baba yet. The police have stated that Bhole Baba is not present at his ashram in Mainpuri. The District’s DSP, Sunil Kumar, said, “There are 40–50 sevadars inside the ashram. They are saying that he (Bhole Baba) is not inside; neither was he here yesterday nor today.” 

    The documents reveal that the ashram, spread over 21-bighas has numerous rooms, each equipped with amenities comparable to those found in a five-star hotel. As per reports, the ashram designates six rooms specifically for him and another six for committee members and volunteers within his ashram.

    The Mainpuri ashram, valued at approximately 50 crores, resembles the White House in the United States with its white-painted exterior. Inside, the rooms are fully air-conditioned, supported by a 24-hour electric supply.

    Saakar Hari has claimed that the aashrams were gifted to him; however, he has several high-priced properties across India, including Dausa (Rajasthan), Shajahanapur (Uttar Pradesh), and Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), where the search operation is scheduled to happen.  

    According to a report by Zee News TV, devotees of Baba claim that the dust from Saakar Hari’s feet possesses healing powers for diseases. One devotee insisted that the tragedy was destined, emphasising that the ‘godman’ bears no responsibility for the incident. 

    The names of several organisers are mentioned in the FIR filed late Tuesday at the Sikandar Rau police station, as per the statement of a senior officer cited by PTI. However, the name of ‘godman’, Sural Pal, is not included in the FIR. 

    On the cause of the stampede, reports say that after the volunteers and others in charge of security from Hari’s organisation began pushing people to manage the crowd, chaos ensued, prompting panic among attendees triggering the deadly stampede.  

    Following the stampede, Baba issued a brief statement offering condolences to the victims’ families and stating his intention to pursue legal action against purported ‘anti-social elements’ believed to be responsible for the tragedy.  

    The self-proclaimed Baba is originally from Etah and a former head constable in the Uttar Pradesh Police. He is also involved in multiple cases and has faced numerous allegations of sexual assault. These cases are registered in Agra, Etawah, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, and Rajasthan.