Tag: Uttar Pradesh Police

  • Objectionable picture of Dhirendra Shastri shared on internet, FIR against the accused

    Objectionable picture of Dhirendra Shastri shared on internet, FIR against the accused

    Shahjahanpur (IANS) | In Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur district, a person allegedly posted an obscene picture of Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of Bageshwar Dham on social media. A case has been registered on him. Circle Officer (Tilhar) Priyank Jain said that Irshad Hussain, a resident of Dabhaura village in Shahjahanpur district, had shared the post on Facebook. Local Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Suresh Sharma Pappu filed a complaint saying the post was obscene and hurt religious sentiments of people. A case has been registered against the accused under sections 153A, 295A and 505(2) of the IPC and the Information Technology (IT) Act.

  • Anti Terrorism Squad of Uttar Pradesh Police busts gang of arms smugglers

    Anti Terrorism Squad of Uttar Pradesh Police busts gang of arms smugglers

    With the arrest of two people on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) claimed to have busted a gang involved in supplying in Azamgarh and adjoining districts arms smuggled in from other states.

    Acting on a tip-off, the ATS zeroed in on Ramshabd Yadav and Sanjay Yadav who were involved in the sale and purchase of illegal arms from other states, an official statement said.

    “On March 18 (Saturday), the ATS’ field unit of Azamgarh arrested Ramshabd Yadav and his associate Sanjay Yadav, who were bringing illegal arms from Madhya Pradesh. As many as 10 illegal pistols of .32 bore, two live cartridges, ammunition, two mobile phones, a car and Rs 2,700 cash were recovered from them,” the ATS said in its statement.

    A case has been registered against the arrested accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act, it said.

    While 31 cases are registered against Ramshabd at various police stations in Azamgarh and Mau, one is registered against Sanjay, it said.