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Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh: In a shocking incident from Mahoba, a young man was allegedly killed by his girlfriend’s father and uncle just four days before her wedding. The victim, Ravi Prajapati, was strangled to death and his body was later dumped in a nearby pond. The accused have been arrested by the police. Incident DetailsThe case comes from the Khanna police station area. According to local resident Harishchandra, his cousin Ravi, along with his younger brother Rahul, went to sleep on the night of February 1. Around midnight, Rahul woke up to find Ravi missing and the main door open. Rahul had no mobile phone with him, and there was no clue about Ravi’s whereabouts. Ravi, a Class 12 student at Brahmachari Inter College, was reported missing, prompting a search by the police. His pa...

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: A shocking incident unfolded at a hotel in Varanasi where a brother and sister from Hyderabad were found dead in their room. Their bodies were discovered lying on the bed, and police recovered approximately ₹6.61 lakh, along with their Aadhaar cards, laptops, PAN cards, and passports. The deceased have been identified as 46-year-old Ganesh Goud Gunlapalli and his 38-year-old sister, Dhanalakshmi Gunlapalli. They had checked into room number 2005 on February 8 and were scheduled to check out on February 10. When they did not leave the room by noon, hotel staff tried to contact them by phone. Receiving no response, they knocked on the door and alerted the police. Scene Suggests Possible Drug OverdoseUpon arrival, police and a forensic team entered the room afte...

Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has quashed the criminal case against businessman Nikant Jain, which involved allegations of corruption and illegal extortion. The court ruled that, based on the available facts and evidence, no prima facie offense could be established. Nikant Jain was accused of demanding a 5% bribe from an entrepreneur in exchange for approving a solar manufacturing unit under the ‘Invest UP’ scheme. Based on a complaint sent by the company’s representative to the Chief Minister, an FIR was registered on March 20, 2025, at Gomtinagar Police Station. Jain was arrested, and the investigation was later handed over to the Special Task Force (STF). During the hearing on the petition, a single bench of Justice Rajiv Singh also set aside the charge sh...