In light of Alvida Jumma, Cheti Chand festival, and Eid-ul-Fitr, stringent security measures have been enforced in Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Prayers in Sambhal are restricted to mosques and eidgahs, with no permission for loudspeakers. Discussions related to ensuring community harmony and issues with services were also held.

The centre is being established in response to the growing number of differently-abled children attending the GIMS Outpatient Department (OPD), which records over 300 cases annually. The centre aims to provide support to the specially abled children by promoting inclusion and ensuring they have access to the therapy and education necessary for them, GIMS director (Brig) Dr Rakesh Kumar Gupta said.

A Pocso court in Surajpur convicted 32-year-old tutor Kundan for raping his 13-year-old student in Noida in 2021. The girl, missing for several days, was found with Kundan in Ghaziabad. The court sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and additional sentences under other charges, with fines amounting to Rs 1 lakh.

Akash Kumar Rana, who had at least five cases registered against him, carried a bounty of Rs 15,000, the ADCP said. The four others who had been arrested in the case on March 4 are Sonu alias Hardesh (30), PK Bhati alias Kaushal Bhati (27), Deepak Nagar (27) of Bulandshahr, and Archit (21) of Meerut.