Uttar Pradesh

Kanpur: With the change in the month, the school timing has also been changed from today. In view of the intense cold, the students were told to attend classes at 10 a.m. But this time has now reduced to 8.30 a.m. Though the minimum morning temperature has not increased much, the school authorities find the change in timing not improper.

Farrukhabad (UP), Jan 31 (PTI) The wife of a man who took over 20 children hostage died in a hospital after being thrashed by locals, police said on Friday.

The man's wife died on Thursday night while trying to escape but was thrashed by the locals on the spot, IG Kanpur Mohit Agarwal said.

He said she was rushed to a hospital as she was bleeding from a wound on her head but she succumbed to injuries.

Agarwal said the exact cause of her death would be known after post-mortem.

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 30 (PTI) Three Dalit leaders have been arrested here and sent to jail for alleged apprehension of breach of peace, police said.

Vikas Median, chief of Dalit outfit Udham Singh Sena, Bhim Army activist Teekam Bodh and one more person were arrested Wednesday evening over apprehensions that they could breach peace in the area, they said.

Meanwhile, the Bharat band called on Wednesday passed peacefully here and some organisations wrote memoranda against the Citizenship Amendment Act Wednesday evening.

Allahabad, Jan 29 (PTI) The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the state government to file an affidavit and apprising it of the status of investigation in an alleged fake encounter case.

The Bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice S S Shamshery passed the order on a petition filed by Shivangi Yadav, the widow of Pushpendra Yadav, who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter on the intervening night of October 5 and 6 last year.

Bhadohi (UP), Jan 28 (PTI) A 42-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a carpet manufacturing unit's owner and his lawyer friend in the Civil Lines area here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident took place on January 20 and a case was registered on Monday on a complaint from the woman's husband, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ram Badan Singh said.

Ballia, Jan 29 (PTI) Two girls were allegedly abducted and gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, police said on Wednesday.

The girls, aged 16 and 17, were allegedly abducted by Asif and Chunnu Qureshi of the same village on Saturday. Another accused, identified as Suraj Chauhan, helped them in confining the girls to an unknown place where they allegedly raped the minors, ASP Sanjay Yadav said.

Kanpur: Disparity in holidays at school is not uncommon narrowly. Fourth major bathing of the Magh Mela falls on Jan 29 as some schools in Kanpur are closed for the day. There are other schools which will remain closed on Thursday.  However, one news-item published in prominent news daily informs the auspicious bathing day falls on January 30 at Allahabad. 

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 28 (PTI) An e-rickshaw driver was stabbed after an argument broke out with two passengers over fares in Khatoli town of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Tuesday.

The driver, identified only as Shoeb, was stabbed on Monday, they said.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jan 28 (PTI) An elderly exorcist was allegedly shot dead by an unidentified assailant in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Tuesday.

Sufi Abdusalam (60), who was into exorcism for several years, died of gunshot wounds after the assailant barged into his house on Monday in Khalapar area of Kotwali police station area and fired at him from close range, they said.

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 28 (PTI) A man has been booked here for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marrying her, the police said on Tuesday.

Both belong to the same village in this district and are employees of a private company based in Dehradun, the police said.

A case in this connection was registered on Tuesday against Ashutosh Kumar, who has gone absconding, they said.

According to the woman's complaint, Kumar established physical relationship with her on the promise of marriage. When she asked him to marry her, he refused, it said.