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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has raised serious concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) draft voter list in the state, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of attempting to manipulate the electoral process by removing genuine voters. Addressing the issue, Akhilesh Yadav said his apprehensions appeared to be coming true ever since the draft voter list was released. He claimed that initially there were fears that nearly three crore voters could be deleted from the rolls. Without naming anyone directly, he pointed out that even the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh had publicly mentioned, much earlier, that around four crore votes would be cut. Questions Raised Over CM’s Statement...

Jhansi: The Jhansi police have cracked the sensational murder case of woman auto driver Anita Chaudhary, revealing that she was shot dead by her lover following a fallout over their relationship. The prime accused, Mukesh Jha, has been arrested, police officials confirmed on Friday night. Mukesh Jha, who was carrying a reward of ₹25,000 on his arrest, confessed during preliminary interrogation that he killed Anita after feeling betrayed in love. Anita Chaudhary was widely known as Jhansi’s first woman auto driver, and her murder had drawn nationwide attention. The National Commission for Women had also taken cognizance of the case and sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police. Murder Initially Passed Off as Accident The incident came to light on the morning...

Barabanki: A wave of grief swept through a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district after a 24-year-old man collapsed and died suddenly while playing cricket. The tragic incident occurred on Friday in Kaitha village under the Mohammadpur Khala police station area. The deceased has been identified as Anuj alias Virat Yadav, who was fielding during a local cricket match when he suddenly fell unconscious while picking up the ball. Fellow players and villagers rushed to his aid and immediately took him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Wedding Preparations Turn Into Mourning Anuj’s sudden death has left his family and the entire village in shock. He was scheduled to get married on February 24, and preparations for the wedding were underway. What was m...

Mathura: In a shocking incident highlighting family opposition to love marriages, a woman bank employee was allegedly abducted, assaulted, and threatened by her own family members in Mathura. The victim, Priyanka, was later rescued safely from Rajasthan after her husband alerted the police. Priyanka, who works as a bank employee in Mathura, had married her colleague Ravindra Singh four years ago against the wishes of her family. Since then, her parents and siblings had reportedly been pressuring her to abandon her husband. Abducted from Outside Bank Branch According to Priyanka’s complaint, the incident occurred on January 8, when she was abducted from outside her bank branch. She alleged that her father and brother forcibly took her away and transported her to Rajasthan. “On t...