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UP Shocker: Murders, Raids, Accidents & Escapes Rock State; Police Face Public Fury
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News18•23-09-2026, 12:35
UP Shocker: Murders, Raids, Accidents & Escapes Rock State; Police Face Public Fury
- •A 23-year-old woman, Neha, was brutally murdered in Kasganj, her body found with a slit throat and suspected rape, after she went missing with ‘3 lakh and jewelry’.
- •In Sitapur, a missing girl's body was found in a pond, and a history-sheeter, Shadab, with multiple cases, was found dead in a field, suspected of overdose.
- •Kanpur's mall faced massive Food Department raids, uncovering stale food, cross-contamination of vegetarian/non-vegetarian items, dirt, and insect infestation.
- •Relatives in Varanasi assaulted police and fled with a body from the district hospital, protesting a post-mortem after a drowning incident in Pishachmochan Kund.
- •Multiple incidents across UP include a fatal road accident in Sonbhadra, a BBA student drowning during idol immersion in Jhansi, and police encounters with criminals and cow smugglers in Badaun, Gonda, and Bahraich.
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Following a NEWS18 report on a midnight bulldozer incident where land mafias destroyed shops and houses, the Kotwal, a sub-inspector, two constables, and five total police personnel were suspended alongside the local revenue officer.
The 23-year-old woman named Neha was found brutally murdered with her throat slit on a tubewell roof in Ashok Nagar after having been missing since Tuesday night.
The Food Department deployed 38 teams to raid 52 locations, discovering stale food, dirt, insect infestations, and instances where identical utensils were improperly shared between vegetarian and non-vegetarian food preparations.
