Bulandshahr

10-Year-Old Dies As Mosque Dome Collapses In Bulandshahr

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday October 20, 2017

One of the three domes of the historic Jama Masjid here collapsed on Diwali evening, killing a 10-year-old boy and seriously injuring two, the head priest of the mosque said today.

4-Year-Old Student 'Held Hostage' For Hours In UP School Over Delayed Fees

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday September 11, 2017

A four-year-old student was held hostage for hours at his school in Uttar Pradesh, allegedly because his parents had missed the deadline for paying the fee. The owner and the principal of the school in Bulandshahr have been missing since they were charged by the child's family with illegally confining him.

Singled Out And Put Under A Microscope - A Test Of Patriotism For Madarsas In UP

India News | Written by Manas Pratap Singh | Wednesday August 16, 2017

As many Madarsas in Uttar Pradesh celebrated Independence Day under a strict surveillance of police, 150 Madarsas defied the government order and did not sing the national anthem calling it impermissible in Sharia.

Four Suspects In Jewar Gang-Rape Arrested In Greater Noida

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 24, 2017

Eight people were going to visit a relative undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bulandshahr in western Uttar Pradesh, when a gang of criminals stuck them on Bulandshahr- Jewar highway.

Senior Police Officer Suspends 3 Constables For 'Relaxing' On Dial 100 Duty

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 10, 2017

Three policemen were today suspended for "relaxing" on duty by the Bulandshahr SSP Muniraj G who cycled 22 kms to check security arrangements for 'Kanwad' yatra.

2 Minor Girls Allegedly Gang-Raped In UP's Bulandshahr

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Sunday July 2, 2017

Two minor girls who had gone to relieve themselves in the fields last night were allegedly abducted and gang-raped by five men in western Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district. After their alleged rapists were done with them, the girls were thrown out of the car into the field a few kilometres away from where they were picked up.

On Mass Transfer List In UP, Woman Cop Who Took On Angry BJP Workers

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday July 2, 2017

Senior police officer Shreshtha Thakur -- who stood up to bullying by a group of BJP workers in Bulandshahr last week and sent five of them to jail -- is among 234 officers who have been transferred by the Yogi Adityanath government. The officer, who was part of the Syana circlewill be transferred to Bahraich. Reports say the transfer came after th...

Woman Police Officer In UP Takes On Angry BJP Workers. Video Is Viral

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Sunday June 25, 2017

A senior woman police officer Shreshtha Thakur stood up to bullying by a group of BJP workers after one of them was fined and arrested for not carrying driving documents in western Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.

'Will Leave Buffaloes On Road,' Says UP Farmer Hit By Centre's Cattle Ban

India News | Written by Manas Pratap Singh | Tuesday May 30, 2017

About 22 km from Bulandshahr, a bustling town in western Uttar Pradesh, is a cattle market where traders and farmers gather to buy and sell every Monday. Locals say the weekly market is a century old. On this Monday, it wears a desolate look.

After UP Molestation, Samajwadi Party Leader Azam Khan's Shocking Advice To Women

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday May 29, 2017

Senior Samajwadi Party leader of Uttar Pradesh, Azam Khan, today had shocking advice for women: To avoid rapes and molestation, women should stay home. The former minister's advice comes as an appalling video of 14 men molesting two women in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur is doing the rounds in social media.

Man Shot Dead, 4 Women Allegedly Gang-Raped On Highway Near Delhi

India News | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 25, 2017

A man was shot dead and four women of his family were raped in the early hours of Thursday in Jewar in Uttar Pradesh, around 68 km from Delhi.

Hardline Group Linked To Bulandshahr Murder? Facebook Page Of Suspect Gone

India News | Written by Manas Pratap Singh | Thursday May 4, 2017

Does 20-year-old Honey Raghav -- one of the three men arrested for allegedly beating a 62-year-old man to death in Bulandshahr -- belong to Hindu Yuva Vahini? The state police say they are not sure he belongs to the group, formed years ago by Yogi Adityanath, who took over as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in March. Attempts have been made to ...

Man Beaten To Death In UP's Bulandshahr. Family Blames Hindu Yuva Vahini

Cities | Reported by Manas Pratap Singh | Thursday May 4, 2017

A 62-year-old man was beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr yesterday by a group of 10 men allegedly looking for his young neighbor, who had eloped with a girl from a different community a few days ago.

Life Changes For Uttar Pradesh Meat Exporters After Crackdown On Slaughterhouses

India News | Written by Manas Pratap Singh | Wednesday March 29, 2017

On any other day, Bulandshahr district's livestock market in Gulaothi town 60 km from the national capital Delhi would have been bustling with activity and trades in about 1,500-2,000 buffaloes.

Uma Bharti Says As Chief Minister, 'Tortured Rapists Till They Begged'

India News | NDTV News Desk | Friday February 10, 2017

Union Minister Uma Bharti told a large crowd while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday that she made rapists "beg for forgiveness" when she was Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. With her controversial comments, she appeared to endorse their torture.

Forgive Me, Says Akhilesh Yadav Candidate, Hitting Himself With Shoe

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Monday January 30, 2017

Begging forgiveness for transgressions committed unknowingly, the Samajwadi Party candidate from Bulandshahr in Western Uttar Pradesh stood before voters two days ago and repeatedly hit himself on his head with his own shoe.

Ex-Armyman Allegedly Kills Wife For Not Being Able To Conceive, Arrested

Others News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 19, 2016

An ex-serviceman allegedly killed his 31-year-old wife on Sunday for not being able to conceive, near Syana town in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, police said.

In Video Outside Western UP Bank, Cop Fires In Air, Takes Aim At Those Assaulting Him

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday December 17, 2016

There has been violence outside a bank in western Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district that was in short supply of cash this morning.

Supreme Court Accepts Azam Khan's Apology Over Bulandshahr Rape Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 15, 2016

The Supreme Court today accepted an "unconditional apology" tendered by controversial Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in connection with his alleged remark in the sensational Bulandshahr gangrape case, saying he has expressed "sincere and heartful remorse".

Bulandshahr Gang-Rape: SC Says Azam Khan's Apology For Statement Doesn't Seem 'Unconditional'

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 7, 2016

The apology tendered by controversial Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for his alleged remarks on the Bulandshahr gang-rape case does not appear to be "unconditional", the Supreme Court observed today.

Bulandshahr Gang-Rape: Azam Khan Offers Unconditional Apology

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 18, 2016

Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Thursday offered in the Supreme Court to tender an unconditional apology to the Bulandshahr gang-rape victims for his controversial remarks that the crime was a political conspiracy.

Woman Arrested For Murdering Husband In Connivance With Paramour

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 7, 2016

A 21-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly murdering her husband in connivance with her paramour at Doongri village in Bulandshahr, police said.

It Won't Stop, Says Woman Raped, Attacked With Acid In UP's Bulandshahr

Cities | Written by Sonal Mehrotra | Wednesday September 28, 2016

A 25-year-old woman who refused to drop charges against a man accused of raping her last month in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, was attacked with acid on Sunday. In hospital with burns on her face and neck, she told NDTV: "We know it will not stop here."

In Teen Rape Survivor's Case Against Azam Khan, Top Court Takes Next Step

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Raija Susan Panicker | Tuesday September 27, 2016

Azam Khan, the most senior minister in Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet, has run into more trouble with the Supreme Court today over his remarks about a woman and her teen daughter who were gang-raped on a major highway in Bulandshahr near Delhi in July.

CBI Resumes Investigation In Bulandshahr Rape Case After Supreme Court Nod

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 9, 2016

CBI today restarted its probe in the Bulandshahr rape case after Supreme Court gave its nod as the agency sent its team to the crime scene.

Supreme Court Lifts Stay On CBI Probe In Bulandshahr Gangrape Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 8, 2016

The Supreme Court today lifted the stay on CBI investigation in the brutal Bulandshahr gangrape case after modifying its earlier order and asked the agency to proceed as per law.

Bulandshahr Gang-Rape Case: Supreme Court Lifts Stay On CBI Probe

India News | ANI | Thursday September 8, 2016

The Supreme Court on Thursday lifted its order staying the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Bulandshahr gang-rape case.

CBI Seeks Lifting Of Stay On The Bulandshahr Gangrape Investigation

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 7, 2016

CBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of an order staying its ongoing probe in the Bulandsahar gangrape case, saying it may cause "disappearance of material evidences" besides enabling six accused to seek statutory bail.

Bulandshahr Rape Survivor Allegedly Forced To Undergo Abortion

India News | ANI | Tuesday August 30, 2016

Just a month after the brutal gang-rape in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr District, a similar incident has come to the fore wherein a teen was forced to undergo abortion by the culprit's family after being allegedly raped.

Minister Azam Khan Defends Bulandshahr Rape Remark After Supreme Court Rebuke

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 30, 2016

Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan, who courted controversy with his alleged remarks on the Bulandshahr rape case, today maintained that he had not said anything against the victims and their family members.