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Get ready for the 63-km Lucknow-Kanpur expressway, set to open in June with Prime Minister Modi expected to inaugurate it. Commuters will enjoy a barrier-free tolling system entering from Lucknow. A wayside amenity is planned at Amaras village. The journey will cost Rs 275 for cars, connecting Lucknow to Ata village in Unnao.
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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.
Uttar Pradesh police have invoked the stringent Gangsters Act against ten gym owners in Mirzapur. Accused of running a racket, they allegedly forced women into religious conversion and sexual exploitation. Investigators believe over fifty women were targeted. Properties acquired through illicit means are slated for confiscation.

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