Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow Jun 22 (PTI) UPCC chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Tuesday held a meeting of senior Congress leaders and former MLAs at the party headquarters here to deliberate on the Congress' strategy for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections next year.

Uttar Pradesh Congress' media convenor Lalan Kumar said during the meeting, discussions on the coming elections were held and former MLAs were asked to work towards strengthening the organisation in their respective areas.

Ballia (UP), Jun 22 (PTI) A statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar was found damaged on Tuesday morning in Rampur Asli village here, leading to protests by locals, police said.

They said some unidentified people damaged the statue late on Monday night.

The incident led to protests by locals who blocked on the Gadwar-Nagra road, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Yadav said.

Lucknow, Jun 22 (PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of hiding the actual number of deaths due to COVID-19.

Through this, he said, the BJP government is actually hiding its face.

Yadav's remarks came a day after a report claimed that the death toll due to COVID-19 in 24 districts of Uttar Pradesh from July 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 was up to 43 times higher than the official figures.

Kanpur: There is no end to a road accident in the district. Recently, as many as 18 bus passengers were died after a collision with a loader in Sachendi. Now, a bus in a bid to overtake a truck was overturned at Kisan Nagar in Sachendi on Monday night.

Sitting on the bus 32 passengers started shrieking. On information of the people, the police admitted the injured bus passengers at the hospital. Seriously injured five passengers were taken to Hallet.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jun 21 (PTI) An undertrial prisoner lodged in the district jail here was found hanging in his barracks on Monday, police said.

Shahid, who was arrested last year in a case, is suspected to have died by suicide early morning, Jailor Kamlesh Singh told PTI.

The jailor said the body has been sent for a post-mortem and an investigation is on.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), June 21 (PTI) Four idols were stolen from a Jain temple in Amba Vihar here, police said on Monday.

The incident took place on Sunday night.

Some unidentified men entered Digamber Panchavati temple through a window and stole the idols, the police said, adding that efforts were underway to nab the accused.

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), Jun 21 (PTI) An eight-year old girl was allegedly strangled to death by an unidentified miscreant in a village under Pasgawan police area here, police said on Monday.

The body of the girl with her 'salwar' wrapped around her neck was recovered from a sugarcane field on Sunday night, they said.

Relatives of the deceased have expressed apprehension of murder after rape.

Superintendent of Police Vijay Dhull told mediapersons that "prima facie, the deceased seemed to have been strangled to death".

Kanpur: Keeping in view of President's visit to Kanpur Dehat the Central station is gearing up to receive the very, very important dignitary in the coming days. It is said that President's visit will take place on Jun 25.

VIP portico way on the Cantt side of the Central station will be opened now. It has been decided to bring the vehicles of the guests up to the portico.

Insanitation spreading in and around the cantt side platform and circulating area will also be cleaned.

Kaushambi, Jun 20 (PTI) A 62-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his two sons and their wives over the division of property, police said on Sunday.

Manjhanpur Circle Officer Krishna Gopal Singh said retired railway employee Baijnath Pal (62) was murdered by his two sons, their wives, grandson and a brother-in-law of his elder son, using a crowbar and sticks. Pal died on the spot.

Chitrakoot (UP), Jun 19 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide, few hours after she was molested by her neighbour in a village here, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday night, they said, adding a case has been registered in this regard at Karvi Kotwali police station.

According to the police complaint, made by her mother, the girl hung herself after a youth, identified as Ramchandra, in her neighbourhood molested her.