Uttar Pradesh

Mathura (UP), Mar 1 (PTI) Farmers in a village here destroyed crop in a four-acre area on Monday in protest against the contentious farm laws

The incident occurred at Umraya village of Chhata subdivisio

Banda (PTI), Mar 2 (PTI) A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to rape a 14-year-old girl in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old man dragged the girl and tried to rape her on Monday when she was grazing goat in a forest area, Dehat police station SHO Pradeep Kumar Yadav said.

He said that the accused has been arrested and booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other relevant sections of IPC.

The girl has been sent for medical examination.

Kanpur: Now, the upkeep of Jajmau Sewerage Treatment Plant running with a capacity of treating 130 MLD polluted water has been taken over by a private company. So far it was managed by Jal Nigam. 

The handover procedures were completed in the presence of Jal Nigam GM B K Garg and Company's Project manager M Ray. 

The employees who were constantly opposing the privatisation process raised their voice against loss of job. As many as 150 employees were present at the time of plant handover.

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) One side of the Ghazipur border, the site of the farmers' protest, was opened for traffic on Tuesday, police said.

The stretch was closed since January 26 when violence broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day.

Ballia (UP), Mar 1 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl and filming the act and sharing it on social media, police said on Monday.

Chandrama Rajbhar, 24, was arrested on Sunday for repeatedly raping the 17-year-old girl for the past one year, Station House Officer, Sukhpura, Virendra Yadav said.

The accused also filmed the act and shared it on Facebook, he added.

Ghazipur, Feb 28 (PTI) Three youths have been booked for allegedly raping a teenager in a village under the Karanda police station area of Ghazipur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Sunday.

The case against the trio was registered on Saturday on the complaint of the victim's mother alleging gang rape of her daughter by them on February 25, Karanda police station's SHO Ajay Kumar Pandey said.

In her complaint, the girl's mother said her daughter was raped by the trio when she had gone out to fields to answer nature's call, the SHO added.

Fatehpur (UP), Feb 28 (PTI) The body of a 15-year-old girl was recovered from a village in Khaga Police Station area here on Sunday, an officer said.

"Acting on a tip-off, police recovered the body and it was sent for post-mortem examination," SHO Santosh Kumar Sharma said.

In a complaint to the police, the girl's father said she had gone to relieve herself in the forest on Saturday evening but did not return, the SHO said.

Sharma said the family members of the girl have alleged murder after rape.

Chitrakoot (UP), Mar 1 (PTI) A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenager in a village in Raipura area, police said on Monday

The incident took place on Saturday when the class 12 student took the girl to his house and raped her, SHO, Raipura, Sushil Chandra Sharma said.

The accused was held on Sunday from the village, he added.

An FIR was registered by the family members of the victim, when she told them about the incident, he said.

The girl has been sent for medical examination and probe is on in the matter.

Pilibhit (UP), Feb 28 (PTI) A teenager was held in connection with the rape of a four-year-old girl at a village here, police said on Sunday, adding that the victim has been admitted to a hospital for treatment.

Superintendent of Police Jai Prakash Yadav on Sunday told reporters that the incident took place on Saturday when the girl was playing outside her house.

The 16-year-old accused on the pretext of giving her something took her to an empty room in the village and raped her, he said.

Baghpat (UP), Feb 27 (PTI) RLD chief Chaudhary Ajit Singh on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of belonging to capitalists and working for them while showing dreams and telling lies to people.

Singh made the acerbic remarks while addressing a farmers' meeting at Shri Jawahar Inter College, Bamnoli near here.

The former Union minister also attacked the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government and urged youths to uproot both the central and state governments.