Uttar Pradesh

Sant Kabir Nagar (UP), Nov 8 (PTI) A man was arrested here on Sunday in connection with the alleged abduction, rape and killing of a 7-year-old girl, police said.

Superintendent of Police Brijesh Singh said the girl had gone missing on November 4 and her body was recovered on Saturday. During post mortem, rape was confirmed, he said.

The arrested accused has confessed to his crime. He told police that on November 4 when he saw the girl all alone, he abducted her. The man then took her to a jungle, raped and then killed her, the police officer said.

Lucknow, Nov 8 (PTI) Taking a dig on four years of demonetisation, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said fake currency notes are still in circulation and corruption has increased.

In a Hindi tweet, Akhilesh Yadav said, "After four years of demonetisation, fake currency notes are still there. Corruption has increased. There is no 'hisaab' of black money. People have not got Rs 15 lakh in their accounts.

Mahoba (UP), Nov 9 (PTI) A 17-year-old Dalit girl has allegedly hanged herself here, police said on Monday, with family members claiming that she was upset with a neighbour who used to stalk her.

The incident took place on Sunday afternoon, SHO of Mahobkanth, Dinesh Singh said, adding that the body was sent for a post-mortem examination.

The minor girl and her younger brother used to live with their grandparents here as their parents work as labourers in Delhi, the SHO said.

Kanpur: Silence, tears and then the conversation began on the mobile phone. On the receiving end, the family was contended to hear the voice of a father, husband and brother even.

It was after a long, long year the person named Shamshuddin, who was imprisoned on a serious but unestablished charges in Pakistan jail, was due to come to his home at Beri ka Hata here in the city.  

He phoned from his mandatory quarantine centre at Amritsar which has been completed on Monday. His sobbing echoed into the air during the conversation.

Pilibhit (UP) Nov 7 (PTI) A six-year-old girl, who had gone missing a day ago, was found dead in a sugar cane field in her village in Pilibhit district on Saturday, police said.

The child had some strangulation marks on her neck and she is also suspected to be a rape victim, said Pilbhi Superintendent of Police Jaiprakash.

The SP, however, added that the body has been sent for the post mortem and the rape could be confirmed only after the autopsy report is available.

Pratapgarh (UP), Nov 7 (PTI) A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in a village under Kandhai Police Station area here, a senior officer said.

Acting on the complaint of the daughter, police lodged a complaint under relevant sections including the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the father has been arrested, Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya said.

The girl has been sent for medical examination and investigations are on, the SP added.

Ballia (UP), Nov 8 (PTI) A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl on the pretext of marriage, police said on Sunday.

"On August 28, a 16-year-old girl was abducted by her 24-year-old neighbor and taken to Kerala. The girl was raped on the pretext of marriage, Station House Officer of Bairia police station Sanjay Tripathi said.

On the complaint of the girl's father, a case has been registered against the accused under the India Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act," he added.

Banda (UP), Nov 7 (PTI) The body of an unidentified girl was found on the banks of Baiga river in the Kamasin area here, police said on Saturday.

The body was spotted by people in Lohra village on Friday. The body appeared to be some days old and its identity could not be ascertained as its head had decomposed, Station House Officer of Kamasin police station Ramashray Singh said.

He said the girl, aged 10 years, was wearing a white frock.

Singh said the body has been kept in a hospital and will be sent for post-mortem.

Mahoba (UP), Nov 6 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl was found unconscious in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba district, with her parents telling police they feared that she had been raped.

The girl's father lodged a case against his 15-year-old tenant and his three unidentified friends, they said.

Police said they registered the case based on the complaint of the girl's father and an investigation is under way.

She was found in an unconscious state lying near the bushes late in the night on Thursday, ASP Rajendra Kumar Gautam said on Friday.

Ballia (UP), Nov 7 (PTI) A youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman in the Bhimpura area here, police said on Saturday.

A woman filed a complaint with the police that a youth of her village threatened her that he will kill her as well as her father. Two days later, he raped her, the police said.

The youth also made a video of the act, they added.

Police said they have registered a case against the accused under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act.