UP: Man, daughter arrested for sacrificing boy Muzaffarnagar: A man and his daughter were arrested for allegedly sacrificing a four-year-old boy at Naheri village in Muzaffarnagar, police said on Saturday.

The body of Vishal with nail-marks and other injuries was found last evening, they said.

Locals have alleged that the duo performed some exorcism ritual as they wanted to improve their economic condition through the exercise, police said.

A case of murder has been registered against the accused Narender (55) and his daughter Joshi (25) following which they have been arrested....more    
12:22 PM, May 25, 2013

UP: 10 people attack person offering prayers, several injured Muzaffarnagar: Tension gripped Kazikhera village in Muzaffarnagar after several people, including a religious head, were injured when ten persons allegedly attacked people offering prayers inside a place of worship, police said on Tuesday. The accused entered the place of worship on Monday evening to attack a person who was offering prayers inside, police said. The person had a confrontation with one of the accused earlier following which the latter gathered...  
01:57 PM, May 14, 2013

UP: Neighbour sets teen on fire for resisting rape attempt Muzaffarnagar: A 16-year-old girl was burnt alive allegedly by her neighbour after she resisted his attempt to rape her at Kairana Town in Shamli district. After setting the girl afire, the 22-year-old accused, Surender Kashyap, also attempted suicide by consuming poison. Surender on Monday evening went to the girl's house when she was alone and allegedly tried to rape her, Deputy Superintendent of Police CP Singh said. When the girl...  
01:59 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Honour killing: Father arrested for shooting daughter Muzaffarnagar: A month after a girl was found dead, police has claimed to crack the case by arresting her father for killing her for 'honour' in Nasirpur village here. 21-year-old Meenakshi was in a relationship with a boy of the same village and wanted to marry him, but her father Surajmal was against it, said SSP Manjil Saini. Following a heated argument on March 17, 2013, Surajmal shot dead his...  
01:58 PM, Apr 16, 2013

Delhi: Acid attack victim regains vision after surgery New Delhi: Muzaffarnagar acid attack victim Isha, whose left eye was severely damaged, has regained her vision after a successful surgery. The 23-year-old teacher was discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday and she wants to go back to her job as soon as possible. Isha and her three sisters, all teachers, were attacked by two motorcycle-borne men who threw acid on them on April 2, 2013 while they...  
11:38 PM, Apr 12, 2013

UP: Railway police throw old couple off moving train
by IANS
In a shocking incident, an elderly woman was killed and her husband got wounded as the couple was thrown out of a moving train by government railway police (GRP) personnel for boarding the wrong train, police said on Wednesday. ...  
05:18 AM, Feb 28, 2013

UP: Woman allegedly thrown out of train, dies
by IBN7
In a shocking incident a woman identified as Santosh Devi died after being allegedly thrown out of Shatabdi Express by a security man on Wednesday in Muzaffarnagar. The woman boarded the Shatabdi Express by mistake but was thrown out of the train by the accused. Santosh died after she was hit by the train. ...  
03:26 PM, Feb 27, 2013

UP: Four men allegedly gangrape 30-year-old woman Four person allegedly gangraped a 30-year-old woman and also made a video clip of her at Sikri village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday. The rape survivor alleged in her complaint the accused entered her house when her husband was not there and raped her at gun point Sunday evening, said Kalpana Saxena, SP Crime. ...  
12:45 PM, Feb 18, 2013

Bihar: Sex worker leaves past behind, elected twice as ward councillor A sex worker turned politician and was twice elected as the ward councillor of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. Rani Begum has now put her past behind and is working towards a better future for people like her. "Initially, I faced difficulties working in the society. But gradually, when people saw my work they starting accepting me," Rani Begum said. ...  
09:43 AM, Jan 30, 2013

Muzaffarnagar: Doctor, accomplice rape 21-yr-old girl A doctor and his associate allegedly raped a 21-year-old girl at Haibatpur village in the Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Thursday. The victim in her complaint claimed that doctor Praveen Saini and his associate Pradeep raped her when she was returning home from his clinic on Wednesday. ...  
03:55 PM, Jan 17, 2013

Cold wave sweeps Uttar Pradesh, 114 deaths reported
by IBN7
The biting cold wave sweeping through Uttar Pradesh has claimed the life of more than people in the last 24 hours. The minimum temperature dropped below zero degree in Lucknow and was recorded at 0.2 degree Celsius at 8.30 am on Tuesday. ...  
01:33 PM, Jan 08, 2013

UP: Four youths arrested for molesting student Four youths were arrested for allegedly molesting a student when she was travelling on motorcycle with her brother on Delhi-Dehradun highway near Purkhaji town in the district, the police said here on Monday. ...  
01:15 PM, Dec 31, 2012

Muzaffarnagar: Man throws acid on two women In yet another shocking case of crime against women, a man allegedly threw acid on two women late on Sunday night in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. The man attacked the women while they were returning from a local market. ...  
08:16 AM, Dec 31, 2012

Rajasthan: 3 men gangrape 16-year-old in car As the government deliberates the issue of safety of women and the 23-year-old gangrape survivor battles for life, there are more reports of sex crimes against women from across the country. In Rajasthan's Barmer district, a 16-year-old girl was reportedly abducted and gangraped by three men inside a moving car on Thursday night. ...  
07:32 PM, Dec 28, 2012

UP: Couple murdered in suspected honour killing case In a suspected case of honour killing, a 25-year-old girl was allegedly hacked to death by her father and four other family members in the Budhana tehsil in the district, police said on Wednesday. The victim, who had an affair with a middle aged man, was strangled to death by her father Nepal Singh and four of her relatives- Karamvir, Bijender, Sonu and Ashu last evening, Superintendent of Police (Crime)...  
06:37 PM, Dec 26, 2012

UP: Rape victim offered Rs 1.5 lakh to keep quiet
by IBN7
Even as there is a massive outrage and anger in the country over the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi, a similar case has been reported from Muzaffarnagar, which is just 130 kms from the national capital. ...  
12:04 PM, Dec 21, 2012

UP: 17-year-old girl gangraped by BSP MLA son, 2 others Muzaffarnagar: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gangraped by three persons, including a BSP MLA's son, police said on Saturday. The FIR, based on the complaint of the victim, was registered on Friday at a police station Muzaffarnagar against Naeem, son of BSP MLA Maulana Jameel Ahmad; Nauman, brother-in-law of the MLA and a third unidentified person. According to the FIR, the minor was recently abducted by the trio...  
02:36 PM, Nov 10, 2012

Honour killing: 23-year-old beheads teen sister Muzaffarnagar: In a case of honour, a youth opposed to his sister's relationship with a boy allegedly beheaded her and threw the head in her lover's house. 23-year-old Kala beheaded his 19-year-old sister on Wednesday and threw her head in her 20-year-old boyfriend's house in Bihari village, SP (city) Raj Kamal Yadav told reporters on Thursday. The girl's family was opposed to the relationship. Kala on Wednesday entered into a...  
12:57 PM, Aug 23, 2012

Meerut: 32-year-old woman raped by 2 doctors Meerut: Two doctors of a private nursing home in Meerut allegedly raped a woman at the facility during treatment, police said. On the basis of the complaint of the 32-year-old victim, a case of rape has been registered against two doctors of the nursing home, SP City Om Prakash told reporters. The woman, who belongs to Muzaffarnagar, was admitted in the nursing home on August 5 and was to be...  
02:32 AM, Aug 10, 2012

UP: Girls defy diktats, form own panchayat Muzaffarnagar: Amid uproar over Taliban-like diktats against women by a village in Baghpat, girl students from various villages in this district convened their own 'community panchayat' and vowed not to use mobile phones till Class XII or wear jeans. The meeting attended by 50 girls from different castes and villages on Monday, however, opposed any move by village elders to impose their decisions on them. "Nobody should try to impose...  
06:23 PM, Jul 17, 2012