Two persons were apprehended for allegedly killing two people over a dispute on money transaction in the Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh, the officials said on Sunday.
A demolition drive was purportedly carried out at the residence of a man in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in the Fatehpur district, the officials said on Wednesday.
Man killed his five relatives with a sharp weapon while they were sleeping and later shot himself. The incident occurred between 4.30 am and 5 am early in the morning in Gokulpur Arsara village in Mainpuri district.
The last rites of 19-year-old Asad were performed by his maternal grandfather Hamid Ali in the presence of at least 20 to 25 of Atiq Ahmed's relatives, according to Satish Chandra, Superintendent of Police (Crime) Prayagraj.
The arrest took place in the early hours today in Amgad Tihara area when a joint team of police personnel from Rath Kotawali and a Special Operations Group (SOG) Hamirpur was patrolling the area.
Bareilly Superintendant of Police Rahul Bhati said that a case has been registered under Sections 294 and 354 after recording the complainant's statement.