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Greater Noida:In a major crackdown on illegal construction, the Greater Noida Authority, in coordination with the police, carried out a large-scale demolition drive in the Haibatpur area on Wednesday. Approximately 6,000 square meters of unauthorized construction in the Hindon floodplain zone were razed using bulldozers. The action was jointly conducted by the Project Department and Land Records Department of the Authority. Officials revealed that illegal colonizers were attempting to develop an unauthorized residential colony by plotting the land without obtaining mandatory approvals. ACEO Sumit Yadav stated that the demolition was carried out in compliance with directions issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to prevent encroachment in the Hindon river floodplain area. He war...

Banda: In a horrifying case that shook the Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, a father has been sentenced to life imprisonment for strangling his minor daughter and burying her body behind the house. The verdict comes nearly three and a half years after the crime. Along with the life term, the court also imposed a fine of ₹15,000 on the convict. The Special Judge under the POCSO Act, Banda, convicted the father, Deshraj, based on strong evidence and witness testimonies presented by the prosecution. The case dates back to April 2022, when the young girl from village Pousra in the Naraini police jurisdiction went missing. A vigilant neighbor informed the police that the girl had been missing for two days. Subsequent investigation revealed a shocking truth: the murder was committed by her...

Varanasi: In a shocking case of police corruption, a station in-charge and his subordinate were caught red-handed accepting a bribe in Varanasi on Wednesday evening. The Anti-Corruption Unit apprehended both officers while they demanded money to remove a name from a dowry harassment case. A video of the incident has gone viral, showing the bribe being tossed away at lightning speed. Case Details About two years ago, Prahlad Gupta, a resident of Chandauli, was booked under the Dowry Prohibition Act by his wife at Sigra Police Station. The investigation of the case was assigned to Kashi Vidyapith Police Outpost In-Charge Shivakar Mishra. After spending a year in jail, Gupta was released, but Shivakar Mishra allegedly continued pressuring him for money under the pretext of adding more s...

Shahjahanpur: In a tragic incident, a 65-year-old man from Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, took his own life, reportedly due to mounting debts and a pending electricity bill of ₹32,000. Before ending his life, Kamendra Vikram Singh wrote a note addressed to the Chief Minister, appealing for relief from his electricity dues and urging that his children not be troubled. Kamendra lived with his wife and had two sons and a daughter, all of whom are married. On Wednesday morning, everything seemed normal, but shortly after leaving his home, he hanged himself from a tree outside the house. The family was left in shock upon discovering the body. During the search, police recovered a suicide note from his pocket, addressed to the Chief Minister. The note mentioned his electricity bill, existing...