Varanasi: The Mubarakpur police in Azamgarh arrested a cow slaughter accused, Salman Ahmad (24), following an exchange of fire in early hours on Sunday. He was wanted in connection with the butchering of a stray cattle and dumping of its remains near a highway-side food outlet on May 1.According to CO (Sadar) Astha Jaiswal, the…
Varanasi: Police commissioner Mohit Agarwal called upon newly inducted constables and officer-rank policemen to be techno-savvy in order to combat modern-age crime and issues effectively.He was conducting annual inspection of Sigra and Bhelupur police stations on Saturday evening. While interacting with newly inducted constables following completion of their training, he said their focus should be…
Varanasi: A mundan ceremony turned tragic in Ballia on Sunday morning as four members of an extended family, including two sisters, drowned while bathing in the river Ganga at Shivrampur Ghat under City Kotwali police station limits.According to police, family members and relatives of Vashisth Chauhan of Kalyanpur had gathered at Shivrampur Ghat for a…
Four individuals, including two young girls, tragically drowned in the Ganga River near Shivrampur Ghat in Ballia district on Sunday morning VARANASI: At least four persons, including two girls of a family, drowned in the river Ganga while bathing near Shivrampur Ghat under City Kotwali police station in Ballia district on Sunday morning. They all…
Varanasi: UP STF on Saturday arrested three accused in the multi-crore Bank of Maharashtra loot in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, with the seizure of over 900 gram gold and Rs 20 lakh cash.After clues pointed to east UP criminals, Jharkhand police sought help. Senior STF officials tasked Varanasi field units led by inspectors Amit Srivastava…
Varanasi: Acting on the Nov 2025 seizure of a huge illegal codeine cough syrup stock by Rohaniya police, Varuna zone police have booked nine accused under the Gangsters Act. The list includes absconding kingpin Shubham Jaiswal and his jailed father Bhola Prasad, who has been named gang leader in the chart.Police Commissioner Mohit Agrawal said…
Varanasi: A national seminar on ‘Devarshi Narad and Indian Communication Tradition: From Past to Present’ was organised on Saturday by the department of Journalism and Mass Communication, BHU.Addressing the seminar, Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust chief executive officer Vishwabhushan Mishra highlighted the human dimension of Devarshi Narad, describing him as a great scholar and a…
Varanasi: Ballia police arrested three men on Friday night for killing a youth during a wedding function three days ago over the direction of a cooler. A fourth accused was already held after an encounter around Wednesday midnight.Jiyanpur police station in-charge Vinay Kumar Singh said Mahesh Nishad, 24, Pawan Nishad, 18, and Bheem Nishad, 22,…
Varanasi: A 10-year-old boy died after suffering a bullet injury during celebratory firing at a wedding ceremony in Pandey Dera of Ganga Shivpur Diyar in Ballia district on Friday night.Ballia ASP (South) Sanjay Verma said the victim was attending the wedding of his cousin sister when someone opened celebratory fire. The boy was hit and…
Varanasi: What began as a celebration ended in tragedy on Friday night, when a 22-year-old groom was shot dead by three men on a motorcycle as his ‘baraat’ passed Badshahi Bazar in Jaunpur’s Khetasarai.Initial police investigation found that the prime accused, Pradeep Bind, has a long criminal history and named in other murder cases. He…
