Uttar Pradesh

Jhansi, Dec 8 (PTI) Three persons were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly gang-raping a minor Dalit girl on way to her village school in Jhansi's Mauranipur area, said police.

Jhansi Superintendent of Police Rahul Mithas said the girl, a class 11 student, was raped by the three youths in the age group of 20 to 22 years in Jhashi's Mauranipur police station area.

He said the case was registered against the trio on Monday on the complaint of girl's parents that their daughter was raped by three youths in a desolate area on her way to the school.

Badaun (UP), Dec 8 (PTI) A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her 26-year-old cousin in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, police said on Tuesday.

Senior Superintendent of Police Sankalp Sharma said the incident took place in a village in Wazirganj police station area on Monday night.

The youth, in an inebriated state, took the infant to a deserted place on the pretext of giving a toffee and raped her, the SSP said.

The accused has been arrested, police said.

Allahabad, Dec 7 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed a detention order under stringent National Security Act and directed forthwith release of the detenue.

A bench of justices Pritinker Diwaker and P K Srivastava ordered the release of detenue Javed Siddiqui, arrested under the NSA allegedly for triggering violence against Dalits in Jaunpur district early this year.

The bench ordered "forthwith release" of Siddiqui, saying that the detention order against him was passed in undue haste by the executive authority.

Mau (UP), Dec 7 (PTI) A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 35-year-old man in the Rampur area here, police said on Monday.

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) A PTI photographer and his fiancee were beaten up Monday in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar by unidentified men who picked up a fight with him while he was travelling to Delhi on his motorcycle.

Police at the Muradnagar post refused to register photographer Ravi Choudhary's complaint against the men, who were in a Bolero jeep that had Bharat Sarkar (Government of India) written on it.

However, officers later assured him that action will be taken in the case.

Bulandshahr (UP), Dec 6 (PTI) A girl has accused four youths of gang-raping her in a moving vehicle after abducting her in the Chhatari police station area here, police said on Sunday.

Police have registered a case and are questioning one of the accused named in the written complaint by the girl, Senior Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh said.

According to the complaint, the victim claimed that she was going to a shop for some work on December 3 when a van came to a halt and 3-4 boys pulled her into the vehicle.

Lucknow, Dec 7 (PTI) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Monday extended support to the 'Bharat Bandh' called by protesting farmers, with party chief Mayawati appealing to the Centre to accept their demands.

In a tweet on Monday, she said, "Farmers are protesting against three farm laws and are demanding their withdrawal. Farmer organisations have given a 'Bharat Bandh' call on December 8, and the BSP supports it. Along with this, it appeals to the Centre to accept the demands of farmers."

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 7 (PTI) A 30-year-old married woman was allegedly raped by her landlord and his brother here, police said Monday.

The victim was raped seven months ago and the accused recorded a video of the incident, police outpost in-charge Lekhraj Singh said.

The accused are absconding and an investigation is underway, the police said.

Kaushambi, Dec 6 (PTI) A 35-year-old man died after he was attacked by a stray bull in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district on Sunday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Jagjeet, they said.

Jagjeet was going on his bicycle when the bull attacked him in Hisampur Dubra under Manjhanpur police station area. He died on the spot, SHO Manish Kumar Pandey said.

The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination, he said.

Kanpur: A blood donation camp was organised at a residential complex at Nai Chungi in Jajmau area here on Sunday.

A large number of blood donors turned up at the place. The first among those who readied himself to donate his blood was a very thin person named Kashif.

When he was asked to comment on his very experience, he said: "I did not feel any kind of the pain or anxiety. There was absolutely no fear on my part. I came forward only because it was a big human deed."