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Police in Bahraich have arrested a husband in connection with his wife's death during a house fire. The 41-year-old woman allegedly started the blaze to implicate relatives in a property dispute. Her brother and nephew were also apprehended. The husband confessed to setting the house ablaze with his wife to frame her stepbrother and nephews.
A Prayagraj-based engineer, Vikas Singh, was arrested for allegedly operating a pornography racket on social media, selling explicit content to minors for Rs 350 each. The racket, active since 2020, reportedly earned him Rs 2.5 crore. Police traced the operation after a complaint about an AI-generated video.
Lucknow traffic police have seized an electric scooter and initiated proceedings to cancel its registration after a viral video showed a man performing dangerous stunts. The rider, identified as Vivek Anand, was seen speeding and balancing on the moving vehicle without a helmet or license, endangering public safety.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that offering namaz on public roads is not permissible, as it disrupts traffic and inconveniences the public. He emphasized that roads are for movement and suggested organized religious practices in designated places or in shifts to maintain public order and normal life.
A tragic accident on the Bahraich-Nanpara road claimed four lives and left two critically injured when a speeding car collided with a combine harvester. The combine harvester was reportedly turning onto the road when the car crashed into it head-on. Rescue operations were challenging due to the severity of the impact.
A tragic head-on collision between a van and a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway claimed the lives of at least eight people on Monday. Two others sustained critical injuries and were transported to the district hospital. The van was en route from Lakhimpur to Sisaiya when the accident occurred.
The Government Railway Police in Lucknow is investigating the murder of an unidentified woman after her dismembered body was discovered in a sleeper coach of the Chhapra-Gomti Nagar Express. The torso was found in a locked box, and limbs were recovered from a cargo bag, with the head missing.