In Shahjahanpur, SOG and Roza police have arrested three thieves including a gangster from Bareilly. They are accused of stealing from a bullion shop in Sindhauli and a liquor shop in Mukarrampur. There are 22 cases registered against gangster Ravindra. Police have recovered stolen jewelery and liquor and other items. All three accused were met in jail.
Under the special intensive revision SIR campaign in Bareilly, names of more than 1.15 lakh deceased voters will be removed from the voter list. The maximum number of deceased voters were found in the city assembly constituency, while the least in Mirganj. Door-to-door survey also found 2.92 lakh voters shifted elsewhere. The draft will be published on 31st December and the final list will be released on 28th February.
A farmer was murdered in Nari village of Antu police station area of Pratapgarh. A farmer named Ram Lakhan Yadav had gone to irrigate his fields, but did not return. In the morning his body was found in a mustard field, there were injury marks on his head. The police have taken possession of the body and started investigation. The brother of the deceased has accused him of murder, because some people of the village were convicted two years ago in the case of murder of Ram Lakhan's mother.
35-year-old Lakshmi Devi died in a road accident in Shivnagar Didai police station area of Siddharthnagar. She was returning from her sister's house when an unknown vehicle hit her. The driver absconded with the vehicle. Lakshmi Devi leaves behind four minor children, the youngest of whom is two years old. Police have registered a case against unknown person and started investigation.
The increasing cold and fog have disrupted life in Shravasti. It was cloudy and foggy throughout the day, due to which the Sun God could not be seen. Daily wage laborers, erosion victims and street shopkeepers are most affected by the icy winds. Due to extreme cold, holiday has been declared in all the schools of the district from December 29 to January 1. People are resorting to bonfires, while animals and birds are also in distress.
In Amroha district, names of 1,81,461 voters can be removed from the voter list, which will bring a big change in the political equations. Maximum 58,619 names will be removed from Dhanaura assembly constituency and least 33,763 names will be removed from Naugawan Sadat. Notices will be sent to 42,243 unmapped voters after December 31. This process will influence voters even more than the margin of victory or defeat in the last election.
Four victims including two doctors in Kanpur have filed a zero FIR against master fraudster Rabindranath Soni for defrauding him of about Rs 9.44 crore. All these victims live in Dubai and are natives of Gujarat and Jharkhand. Soni cheated in the name of investment in a blue chip commercial broker company. The documents will be sent to ED to investigate the case. Sony is accused of fraud of more than Rs 1500 crore in 10 countries.
A 60-year-old man, Sukhpal, died after being hit by a vehicle due to dense fog on the Delhi-Saharanpur highway in Baghpat. The sad thing is that many vehicles kept trampling his body for about four hours, because visibility was very low due to fog. The police saw the body during patrolling and then sent it for post-mortem. The family told that Sukhpal had gone out for a walk at night.
Indian para swimmer Jiya Rai has been awarded the prestigious Audrey Scott Award for becoming the youngest successful swimmer to cross the English Channel in the year 2024. The award was presented by the Channel Swimming and Pilot Federation of the UK on 28 July 2024. Jiya, who has created many records with autism spectrum disorder, is the first para swimmer in the world to receive this award.
A fire broke out under suspicious circumstances in a bike repair shop in Purkaji town of Muzaffarnagar. This incident created chaos nearby. Seven bikes and spare parts parked in the shop were burnt to ashes due to the fire, causing a loss worth lakhs. The fire brigade brought the fire under control after hours of effort. According to the station in-charge, there is no loss of life due to the fire and investigation is going on based on CCTV footage.
To improve the traffic system and get rid of the problem of traffic jam in Soron, Kasganj, remove encroachment campaign was started. Under the leadership of SDM in-charge EO Harshita Deora, encroachment limit marks were placed on the roads. Temporary encroachments were removed from main markets including Jaisinghpura vegetable market. Shopkeepers were warned that strict action would be taken against violations. This action was taken after complaints received by the DM.
During the traffic jam in Meerut's Abulen, a female sub-inspector abused a couple traveling in a car and threatened to beat them with a belt. The video of the incident went viral. Police have identified the female sub-inspector as Ratna Rathi, who is posted at Mahua police station in Aligarh. This incident has come to light after the recent incidents of rioting in Abulen. At present no complaint has been received.
A speeding tractor hit 29-year-old Divya, who was riding a scooter, near Guba Garden on Old Shivli Road in Kanpur. Divya, who was going on duty, was seriously injured and died in the hospital. Divya, a resident of Bithoor, was taking care of the responsibility of her family. Police have seized the tractor and detained the owner, while the driver is absconding.
Rs 10 lakh was stolen from Tarun Maurya's house in Rajnagar Extension, Ghaziabad. He came to know about it on 12th November. The victim has suspected his son's friend Aryan alias Nishant of theft, because these days he is buying expensive items and spending a lot of money on visiting Uttarakhand and Nepal. Nandgram police station has registered a case on the complaint and started investigation.
Aligarh CJM Court acquitted two constables in the case of absconding of two criminals after appearing before Hathras Juvenile Justice Board. In this incident of 2019, constables Afroz Khan and Firoz Khan were accused of negligence. The court acquitted him by giving him the benefit of doubt due to non-appearance of witnesses and failure of the prosecution to present evidence.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath honored DIG Shailesh Kumar Pandey and female constable Priyanshi Prajapati with the Chief Minister's Excellent Service Police Medal. DIG Pandey received this honor for taking strict action against crime and mafia, while constable Priyanshi received this honor for winning the gold medal in the Wrestling Asian Championship 2025. This honor was given in a function organized in Lucknow, in which important actions of the DIG during his previous tenure were also mentioned.
Eight months pregnant woman Kanak was beaten to death in Dhanaura Tikri village of Baghpat. The parents have accused her husband Ashish of murder, who has been taken into custody by the police. Before her death, Kanak had mentioned about her husband's illicit relations and assault in a video, which she had sent to her mother. The police is investigating the matter
A case of fraud and embezzlement of Rs 5 lakh has come to light from the GT Road branch of Punjab National Bank in Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar. An unknown person made fake documents in the name of Dilraj of Delhi and got the account transferred in Bijnor branch. After this, five lakh rupees were withdrawn by presenting the check in the Khatauli branch. On the orders of the court, a case of fraud has been registered against unknown.
In Bhopa area of Muzaffarnagar, a young man has been accused of luring a girl into love and making obscene photos and breaking her marriage. The victim's family complained to the police, after which a case was registered against the accused Vishal and Shubham. In another incident, Sandeep, who was riding a bike, was assaulted by three youths on the Bhokarhedi-Basera road, in which a case was also registered against Rajan, Honey and Dipanshu.
The year 2025 was full of challenges and gifts for the industries in Ghaziabad. Entrepreneurs hoped for government relief, but land shortages and American tariffs hurt exports. New policies and government schemes of UPSIDA led to improvement in industrial sectors and increased employment opportunities. However, old problems such as pollution and traffic remained. GDA is looking for new industrial area, which is expected to develop in future.