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‘Poisonous snake’ jibe at PM shows Congress traumatised by popularity of Modi, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The Defence Minister echoed the views of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath that the Congress is dividing the country on the basis of religion by favouring reservation on religious lines.

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Mukhtar Ansari gets 10 years jail term in kidnapping, murder case

An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur on April 29 convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

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Mukhtar Ansari convicted in kidnapping, murder case, sentenced to 10 years imprisonment

An MP MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur on Saturday convicted jailed mafia Mukhtar Ansari in a kidnapping and murder case pertaining to the killing of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai and sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Read further on Dynamite News:

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UP police doubles reward on arrest of Atiq Ahmed's brother-in-law Saddam

The Uttar Pradesh police have intensified efforts to track down Saddam, brother-in-law of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf and doubled the reward on his arrest. Read further on Dynamite News:

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U.P. CM compares ULB polls with Devasur Sangram, says demonic mafias need to be taught lesson

Comparing the Urban Local Body (ULB) election in Uttar Pradesh to Devasur Sangram (fight between Gods and demons), Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on April 28 that it is necessary to teach a lesson to the “demonic mafia and criminals”.

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Atiq-Ashraf killing: SC asks UP govt to file comprehensive affidavit related to incident

The Supreme Court on Friday asked Uttar Pradesh Government to file an affidavit mentioning the steps taken with respect to the death of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf Ahmed, and also the incidents prior to it. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court directs UP govt. to submit status report on steps taken post killing of Atiq Ahmed, his brother

The Supreme Court on April 28 directed the UP government to file a comprehensive affidavit on steps taken to enquire into the murders of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother on April 15.

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UP govt files Caveat in SC to constitute Independent Expert Committee to inquire into Atiq, Ashraf killings

UP Govt has moved a caveat application in SC on a petition seeking to constitute an Independent Expert Committee under the Chairmanship of a former Top Court judge to inquire into the killing of Atiq and Ashraf amid police presence. Read further on Dynamite News:

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U.P. CM Yogi Adityanath receives death threat; police registers case

The Uttar Pradesh Police registered a case against an unidentified person in Sushant Golf City, Lucknow for sending death threat messages to the State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the police’s helpline ‘112’.

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How many cases against you were withdrawn, Akhilesh asks Yogi Adityanath

Reacting sharply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s assertion that riots or curfews were things of the past in the State, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said the CM should disclose how many against him were withdrawn after he came to power and if those cases…

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Samajwadi Party promises to implement urban employment guarantee scheme if it wins Uttar Pradesh local body polls

The Samajwadi Party on April 25 said it will implement an urban employment guarantee scheme in Uttar Pradesh on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme if it wins the upcoming civic polls.

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Muslim ex-MP’s live TV murder in India raises rights concerns

Killing in police’s presence sparks allegations of targeted ‘political’ assassinations in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh state.

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NIA conducts raids at multiple locations in four States against PFI cadres

National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out searches at more than a dozen locations in various parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

The Hindu

Mafia and criminals are a thing of the past in Uttar Pradesh, says CM Yogi

Launching the BJP campaign for the Urban Body polls on Monday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the law and order scenario had improved, and riots or curfew were a thing of the past in the State

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Daily Dose Ep 1335: Cops seek report on WFI chief, SC to hear plea on Atiq killing

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SC to hear on April 28 plea seeking inquiry into Atiq-Ashraf killing in police presence

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on April 28 the plea seeking to constitute an independent expert committee under the chairmanship of a former Supreme Court judge to inquire into the killing of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police presence in Prayagraj. Read further on Dynamite…

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Lakhimpur Kheri violence case | SC says will keep a close watch on trial’s progress

The Supreme Court on April 24 orally said day-to-day hearings in the Lakhimpur Kheri killings case in the Sessions Court may affect the pace of other pending cases before the trial judge.

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Supreme Court reschedules plea seeking independent probe into Atiq Ahmed’s murder

A Bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said the Atiq Ahmed case is one among several being rescheduled for a later date after five judges have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Religious, ‘proud Brahmin’, ‘disowned’ by Bajrang Dal: Meet Luvlesh Tiwari, accused in Atiq’s murder

On December 22, a 22-year-old in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, posted on Facebook. “Jai Shri Ram,” he said, writing in Hindi: “People in front of whom I don’t bow down do not like me. Those who like me never ask me to bow.”

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Uttar Pradesh Weather: Light to moderate showers to bring respite from scorching heat

The Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm spread over 14 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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UP: Mau Police declare Rs 25,000 bounty on Mukhtar Ansari's wife

Uttar Pradesh police have declared a bounty of Rs 25,000 on gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari's wife, Afsa Ansari. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Atiq-Ashraf Killing: Accused Lovelesh Tiwari's friends detained in Banda

Three friends of Lovelesh Tiwari, the main accused in the sensational killing of gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, were detained by a SIT in Uttar Pradesh's Banda. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Atiq killing: Seizure of CCTV recorders, ‘delayed’ police custody trigger disquiet

In Dhondipur and Minhajpur, the neighbourhoods near the spot where Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were gunned down on live television last week, a sense of disquiet grows over the police response to the incident in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

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Atiq-Ashraf killing: Shahganj Station Officer suspended for 'negligence' in gangsters' security

Four police officials including the station officer of Shahganj Police Station in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj were suspended for 'negligence' while taking gangsters brothers for a medical checkup on April 15 night when they were killed. Read further on Dynamite News:

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UP: Atiq Ahmed's killers remanded to 4-day police custody

A CJM court in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday remanded gangster Atiq Ahmed's killers to four-day police custody. Read further on dynamite News:

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