Uttar Pradesh

Pilibhit (UP), Oct 26 (PTI) A 6-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her tutor in a village here on Monday, following which the man was arrested, police said.

The accused has been identified as Dharmendra Maurya. The incident took place under Jahanabad police station area, they said.

The girl, a class II student, had gone for her tuition class along with a friend. Her tutor allegedly raped her, Superintendent of Police Jai Prakash said.

Sambhal (UP) Oct 27 (PTI) A police constable allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service revolver in the residential area of Hayat Nagar Police Station on Tuesday.

Ankit Yadav (26), who was posted at the Hayat Nagar Police Chowki, hailed from Bijnor district and became a constable in 2016.

Senior officials have reached the spot along with the forensic team and investigations have started, Superintendent of Police Yamuna Prasad said.

No suicide note was recovered, he added.

Kanpur: Now, the school teachers during this critical time of Covid-19 seemed to be focusing on both the things---quickness in fee deposit and pedagogy side by side.

Parents are satisfied that the schools are not pressurising them to send their wards to the premises for attending the classes.

Banda (UP), Oct 25 (PTI) A 22-year-old man chopped off his tongue at a temple at Bhati village in Baberu area here, police said on Sunday.

Atma Ram (22) reached the temple on Saturday. He cut off his tongue and offered it to God," Jai Shyam Shukla, SHO, Baberu said.

Later, police reached the spot and sent the man to a hospital. His condition is stated to be stable, he said.

Hamirpur (UP), Oct 25 (PTI) A 49-year-old man tried to kill himself as part of a sacrificial ritual at a Shiv temple in Kurara area here, police said on Sunday.

Rukmani Mishra (49) reached Koteshwar Temple on Saturday night and tried to slit his throat with a knife, Superintendent of Police Narendra Kumar Singh said.

He was seriously injured and rushed to hospital, where his condition was said to be stable.

The SP said it appeared to be an act of superstition. A probe is on in the matter, he added.

Bulandshahr (UP), Oct 25 (PTI) Azad Samaj Party national president Chandra Shekhar Azad on Sunday claimed that shots were fired at his convoy in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.

However, no complaint has been lodged in this regard so far with police saying the incident is yet to be confirmed.

Azad gave the information on his Twitter handle after an election rally for the assembly bypolls here. He tweeted that opposition parties were nervous as his outfit has fielded candidates in the elections.

Banda (UP), Oct 24 (PTI) A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Banda while she was returning home, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place late on Thursday night when the girl was returning home after watching Ram Leela, they said.

A 22-year-old man belonging to her village forcefully took her to his home and allegedly raped her, SHO of Atarra police station Akhilesh Mishra said.

An FIR was lodged in the matter and the accused, identified as Amar Verma, was arrested, he said.

Firozabad (UP), Oct 24 (PTI) A 16-year-old girl was shot dead allegedly after she objected to harassment by three youths in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, police said on Saturday.

The girl, a student of class 12, had objected to the three youths passing comments and harassing her when she was returning home from her institute on Friday afternoon, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sachindra Patel said.

Lucknow, Oct 23 (PTI) Asserting that merit is the only criteria for getting jobs in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said fairness and transparency in recruitment remains the hallmark of his government, according to a statement.

"There is no scope left for any irregularity in the recruitment process in the state. Even if some corruption is found in the process, the jail is the only destination for the guilty," the CM said during a virtual address during the distribution of appointment letters among newly appointed assistant teachers.

Raebareli (UP), Oct 24 (PTI) A court here awarded death penalty to a man in connection with the rape and murder of a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2014.

Special judge (POCSO) Vijay Pal awarded the death sentence to Jitendra Singh on Friday, government counsel Vedpal Singh said.

On May 3, 2014, an FIR was lodged at the Salon Police Station on a complaint by the child's father, who alleged that his relative raped and later strangled his daughter to death.