A man has been arrested under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly raping a three-year-old minor here, police said on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the number one state in the country in terms of convictions in crimes against women with a conviction rate of 180 per cent as compared to the national average.
A miscreant carrying a cash reward of Rs 20,000 was allegedly shot at and injured in an exchange of fire with the police in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police West Lucknow, Rahul Raj said that due to a dispute among themselves while gambling at Vikas Kishore's house, three youths together murdered the deceased identified as Vikas Srivastava.
A person was allegedly shot dead in UP's Lucknow at the residence of BJP MP, Kaushal Kishore in the morning hours of Friday. The deceased, identified as Vinay Shrivastav, was a good friend of Kaushal Kishore's son Vikas Kishore.
A total of eight accused from a gang including a woman have been arrested in connection with cheating people in the name of the Pradhanmantri Mudra Yojna scheme, an official statement said on Monday.