Tag: Uttar Pradesh
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After Karnataka, Hijab conflict begins in India’s Uttar Pradesh
The dispute concerning the banning of the hijab has reached India’s large and populous state, Uttar Pradesh. A group of young men distributed a memorandum to college officials on Monday. They insisted that the administration of Dharma Samaj College implement a complete ban on the hijab in its premises. The college is located in the…
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Kashmiri students await justice, arrested for alleged celebrations of India’s loss to Pak in cricket
Three Kashmiri students are still awaiting justice after they were arrested by the police for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s win against India in the T20 Worldcup in October this year. The police charged them with sedition, reports by The Wire. The students whose names are Arsheed Yusuf, Inayat Altaf Sheikh, and Showkat Ahmed Ganai were admitted…
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Video: Ex-boyfriend interrupts wedding, puts sindoor forcibly on bride
An ex-lover in India walked into his ex-girlfriend’s wedding ceremony and created a commotion, Indian media has reported. In a video that has was gone viral on social media, the boy can be seen forcibly putting ‘Sindoor’, a sign of a married woman, on the bride’s forehead during her wedding ceremony. According to Hindustan Times,…
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Newly-wed bride asks groom to bring water, runs away with cash, jewellery
A bride robbed her husband while going to her in-laws’ in India’s Uttar Pradesh after she sent him to bring water for her. As per reports, the groom’s marriage was fixed through a mediator and the latter had mentioned a condition that made the groom’s family pay INR80,000 to the bride. The groom named Raju…
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Bride slaps groom after getting out of car at in-laws’ house on wedding day
A bride in India slapped her husband after reaching her in-laws’ house on her wedding day. She then changed her bridal dress and returned to her parents’ house wearing casual clothes. As per reports,the incident happened in Lavayen village, Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur district on Sunday. The groom’s family was preparing to welcome the bride after…
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Bride refuses to marry as groom chewed ‘gutka’
Bride in India’s Ballia district refused to marry the groom because he chewed ‘gutka’ (betel nut) when he arrived at the venue with the wedding guests. As per reports, the bride hailing from Mishrauli village was expected to get married to the man from Khejuri village on June 5. However, when the groom arrived with…
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Thief suffers heart attack after seeing huge amount of money he stole
A robber suffered a heart attack after seeing the huge amount of money he had stolen in Uttar Pradesh, India. According to details, two thieves stole over Rs1.4 million cash and other valuables after on February 16 breaking in into a public service centre owned by a man named Nawab Haider. The muggers were delighted…
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Indian police join #PawriHoRahiHai trend, ask citizens to report late night parties
The Indian Police has joined the #PawriHoRahiHai trend by asking people to report their noisy neighbours having late-night parties. As per details, the police in Uttar Pradesh has urged citizens to dial 112 to report loud late-night ‘Pawri Ho Rahi Hai‘. “Late night Pawri Ho Rahi Hai aur aap disturb ho rahe toh call karein 112,”…
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Indian police arrest Muslim teen under ‘love jihad’ for walking home with Hindu friend
The Indian police in Uttar Pradesh arrested a Muslim teenager for walking home with his former classmate, a Dalit girl, from a birthday party after a case was registered for ‘love jihad’ under the state’s new ‘anti-conversion’ law. The boy has been in the custody for a week. The Love Jihad law in India is…
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Aunts murder 2-year-old nephew over ‘jealousy’ with brother’s wife
Two women were arrested in Uttar Pradesh, India for allegedly murdering their two-year-old nephew over “jealousy” with his mother. They killed their nephew and hid his dead body in the wardrobe after covering it with a blanket. As per reports, the child had gone missing and on September 29, the family approached the local police…