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  UP Police's guard of honour to 'kathavachak' Pundrik Goswami sparks fury, DGP summons Bahraich SP

  India | December 19, 2025 21:12 IST

  In UP's Bahraich, preacher Pundrik Goswami got a lavish red-carpet welcome at the police parade ground, where SP Ram Nayan Singh led a guard of honour and personally saluted him. Viral videos sparked fury online, with critics slamming the diversion of police resources to fanfare amid surging crime.

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  Man beheads girlfriend after she pressured for marriage in Bahraich, held while trying to flee Nepal

  Crime | March 09, 2025 21:00 IST

  The accused, identified as Faizan, was arrested after the police recovered the beheaded body of a 26-year-old girl. Faizan confessed to having killed her after she pressured him to marry her.

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  Man dragged for 30 km after being hit by UP govt official's car in Bahraich

  Uttar Pradesh | December 21, 2024 7:09 IST

  The tragic incident unfolded in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district on the Bahraich-Nanpara road. The driver involved in the accident has been suspended while the govt official Naib Tehsildar Sailesh Kumar Awasthi has been recommended for suspension.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Student stabs teacher in Bahraich district for seizing his mobile phone in classroom

  Uttar Pradesh | December 12, 2024 23:54 IST

  Uttar Pradesh: ASP said the injured teacher was rushed to a local hospital which referred him to the district medical college due to the severity of his injuries.

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  Allahabad HC stays bulldozer action in Bahraich, grants 15 days to accused to respond to PWD notices

  Uttar Pradesh | October 20, 2024 21:45 IST

  The Public Works Department has served notices to 23 establishments – 20 of them belonging to Muslims -- to vacate property. The crackdown comes days after a 22-year-old Hindu man was shot dead in the Maharajganj area of the district during a communal flare-up.

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  Bahraich encounter: 'Everyone knows about Yogi Adityanath's 'Thok Denge' policy', says Owaisi

  India | October 17, 2024 20:48 IST

  Bahraich encounter: Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said on Thursday that two out of the five arrested in the Bahraich violence were injured during the encounter and three others were taken into custody, adding that the situation is now under control.

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  Bahraich encounter: Akhilesh Yadav says UP govt doing encounters to cover up 'failure'

  Uttar Pradesh | October 17, 2024 17:43 IST

  Bahraich encounter: Akhilesh Yadav said if encounters had been improving the law and order of the state, then UP would have been way ahead of most states.

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  Bahraich violence accused Sarfaraz and Talim injured in encounter with UP Police near Nepal border

  Uttar Pradesh | October 17, 2024 23:46 IST

  Bahraich encounter: As many as five suspects in the Bahraich violence case were arrested on Thursday after an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in which two of them suffered gunshot injuries.

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  Shot, walks, shot again: Video of Ram Gopal Mishra's killing in Bahraich violence surfaces | WATCH

  Uttar Pradesh | October 17, 2024 11:11 IST

  The postmortem examination revealed that as many as "25 to 30 pellets" were found on Ram Gopal Mishra's body, which also had injury marks.

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  Internet services restored in Bahraich after three-day suspension following communal violence

  Uttar Pradesh | October 17, 2024 10:05 IST

  Internet services in Bahraich have been restored after a three-day suspension due to communal violence linked to the shooting of a resident during a Durga idol immersion procession, with the situation now returning to normalcy.

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  Bahraich violence: Senior police officer chased away violent mob, say eyewitnesses

  Uttar Pradesh | October 16, 2024 8:57 IST

  Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Deepak Kumar said that the situation in Bahraich was under control.

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  UP CM Yogi meets family of Bahraich man who was shot dead: 'Won't spare culprits at any cost'

  Uttar Pradesh | October 15, 2024 17:08 IST

  A man, identified as Ram Gopal Mishra, was killed in the Mansoor village's Mahrajganj Bazar area where a dispute occurred over the immersion of Durga idol, leading to stone-pelting and gunfire

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  Bahraich violence: Internet suspended, 30 rioters in custody | Key details

  Uttar Pradesh | October 15, 2024 8:46 IST

  Tensions rise in Bahraich after the murder of Ram Gopal Mishra during a Durga idol procession. Internet suspended, 30 arrested amid violent protests, arson, and calls for justice.

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  CM Yogi to meet family of man killed in Bahraich violence, heavy security deployed

  Uttar Pradesh | October 15, 2024 6:23 IST

  A man was shot dead during a religious procession in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on Sunday, which led to violent protests in the region. CM Yogi Adityanath will meet the family of the deceased on Tuesday.

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  BJP hints at conspiracy behind Bahraich violence, says 'some powers want to weaken India'

  Uttar Pradesh | October 14, 2024 15:25 IST

  The BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi urged people to understand whose power has increased in the last four months and that such incidents are on the rise. He also urged people not to see threat mail, train derailment bids and other such incidents isolated.

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  Bahraich violence: Properties torched as thousands protest with body, CM Yogi sends ADG on spot

  Uttar Pradesh | October 14, 2024 14:43 IST

  A 22-year-old youth was shot dead during a communal face-off on Sunday in a village of the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh over the playing of music during a procession, said police. Around half a dozen more people were injured in the stone pelting and firing.

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  Operation Bhediya: Forest officials intensify campaign in UP's Bahraich to capture sixth killer wolf

  Uttar Pradesh | September 18, 2024 9:24 IST

  Operation Bhediya: Nine people have been killed and more than 50 people have been injured until now due to the attacks by the wolves in various villages of Bahraich.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Another wolf attack in Bahraich leaves 10-year-old boy injured, admitted to hospital

  Uttar Pradesh | September 16, 2024 10:59 IST

  The latest incident comes days after an 11-year-old girl was injured when a wolf attacked her last week in Bahraich's Mahasi region. The state government has also launched 'Operation Bhediya' in Bahraich to capture a pack of six wolves that have been terrorising 50 villages across the district.

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  UP CM Yogi Adityanath meets Bahraich wolf attack victims' families, vows swift action

  Uttar Pradesh | September 15, 2024 18:31 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Bahraich to meet families affected by recent wolf attacks that have claimed eight lives.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Another wolf attack in Bahraich leaves 11-year-old girl injured, admitted to hospital

  Uttar Pradesh | September 11, 2024 9:09 IST

  'Operation Bhediya', an ongoing campaign since July 17, aims to capture a pack of six wolves that have been terrorising 50 villages in Mahsi tehsil of Bahraich district.