Alok Pandey

After Apple Executive's Death, "Refresher" Course For UP Police Personnel

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday October 5, 2018

A week after Apple sales representative Vivek Tiwari was shot dead by a constable allegedly because he refused to stop his car, the UP police has announced a "refresher" course for its lower ranks. The first course starts on Monday and will last 12 days, according to state police chief OP Singh, who called the Lucknow shooting an aberration.

Mayawati Dumps Congress For State Elections, But 2019 Is Open

India News | Reported By Alok Pandey And Sunil Prabhu, Edited By Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 3, 2018

Mayawati on Wednesday called "strike two" as she ruled out any alliance with the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two of the four states where elections are due in the year-end. Last month, she had ditched the party in Chhattisgarh.

UP Teen Found Hanging From Tree, Family Says 4 Men Tried Assault Her

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday October 3, 2018

A 15-year-old girl was found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. Police said she was allegedly beaten to death. Three men have been arrested.

Yogi Adityanath Has "Accepted All Demands": Killed Apple Executive's Wife

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday October 2, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today met the family of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari who was shot dead by a policeman in Lucknow on Saturday. The accused and one of his colleagues were arrested; they were sacked soon after.

Senior Cops Tried To Suppress Apple Executive's Murder, Says UP Minister

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday October 1, 2018

A senior minister in the Uttar Pradesh government has said that he agrees with accusations that senior police officers tried to cover up the murder of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari by two former cops of the Lucknow police on Friday night. Both were arrested and later sacked.

Week After Meerut Assault Video, Rogue Cops Get "VIP" Transfer, No Arrest

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey and Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday October 1, 2018

A week after a Hindu woman and a Muslim man were targeted by a group of right-wing activists and four policemen in Meerut for being friends, they seem no closer to getting justice.

Arvind Kejriwal Roasted For "Hindu" Jab On Lucknow Man's Killing

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday September 30, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday tweeted up a controversy by linking the death of a 38-year-old multinational executive, shot dead by an Uttar Pradesh policeman in Lucknow, with his religion in an attack on the ruling BJP.

UP Police Chief Seeks "Forgiveness" After Constable Kills Lucknow Man

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday September 29, 2018

Hours after a 38-year-old employee of an international firm was shot dead by a constable for not stopping his car at a Lucknow checkpoint, Uttar Pradesh police chief OP Singh expressed grief over the incident and vowed to wean out "rogues in uniform" that bring dishonour to the force.

"It's A Crime": UP Police Chief After Lucknow Man Shot Dead By Constable

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday September 29, 2018

In the murder of an employee of an international company by two constables, the Uttar Pradesh police have admitted that "law was violated" and "excessive force" was used. "It's a pure crime," UP police chief OP Singh said today promising speedy justice and strict action against the accused.

UP Man Killed By Cop, Police Chief Slams "Rogues In Uniform": 10 Points

Lucknow News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday September 29, 2018

A 38-year-old employee of a multinational company died after he was shot at by a police constable in Lucknow in the early hours of Saturday after he allegedly refused to stop his SUV for checking by the police. The constable and his colleague have been arrested, with a murder case registered against them. With the opposition Congress attacking the ...

Rajnath Singh's Cryptic Statement On Surgical Strike Anniversary

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday September 28, 2018

As the government marks the second anniversary of the surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control, Home Minister Rajnath Singh's comment fueled speculation about another army operation.

Not Ayodhya, Mecca Is Holy Site For Muslims, Says Minister Uma Bharti

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 27, 2018

Union Minister Uma Bharti said today that Ayodhya is an important holy site for Hindus, not for Muslims, for whom that place is Mecca.

Man Who Complained Against Yogi Adityanath Arrested On Rape Charge

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 27, 2018

An activist who had gone to court 11 years ago, against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman.

Welcome Top Court Order, Hope For Ayodhya Verdict Soon: Yogi Adityanath

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday September 27, 2018

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's order that refused to revisit its 1994 ruling that the government can acquire land that a mosque is built on - a decision that means that the politically-charged Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute case can be taken up without any delay.

New Video Of Meerut Woman's Muslim Friend Being Beaten As Cop Watches

Meerut News | Written by Alok Pandey | Friday September 28, 2018

Two days after a disturbing video from Meerut showed the Uttar Pradesh police personnel hitting and abusing a woman in a police vehicle for being friendly with a Muslim man, another video from the same day shows right wing goons assaulting her friend in the presence of a cop. The UP police chief OmPrakash Singh, in a tweet said, "The Meerut inciden...