Teenager gang-raped, burned to death in UP village

Ballia (UP), May 17 (PTI) An FIR has been registered against the son of a former SP MLA for allegedly demanding money from a contractor and beating him, police said today.Rameshwar Pandey, who is a block head and son of former Samajwadi Party MLA ...

A teenage girl succumbed to her injuries at a hospital in Ballia village after she was allegedly gang raped and set ablaze by three men in Chitbadgaon area, police said. The 15-year-old was allegedly gang-raped by Tejnath Pal, Upendra and Kedarnath on May 11 ...

Ballia, May 9 (PTI) One person was electrocuted and eight others received serious burn injuries when suddenly some houses in Domanpura locality here received high voltage supply today, police said.55-year-old Babban Tewari died in the incident, ...

Ballia, May 9 (UNI) Two youths drowned while bathing in Ganga river in Komali area of this Uttar Pradesh district today. Police said the deceased were identified as Faizan (18) and Sheru (19). Need complete story? Subscribe our service. Click ...

Ballia, May 9 (UNI) A man died while eight others sustained severe burns after a live wire snapped and affected as many as 400 hutments in Sikandarpur area of this Uttar Pradesh district today. The incident occurred at Domanpura locality, where ...

Cross-dressers perform 'launda dance' at weddings across Gujarat; they say it is a bakshish-driven trade which has many hazards.

Ballia: A 12-year-old child bride was allegedy raped by her 60-year-old father-in-law in Nagra area in Ballia, a senior officer said on Wednesday. A person filed a complaint that her niece was raped by her father-in-law following which an FIR was ...

An assistant engineer ofIrrigation department was shot at by a youth in Kotwali area, police said today.

The assistant engineer in Processing and Construction Cooperative Limited (PACCFED) posted in Ballia, who had levelled allegations against the local Samajwadi Party MLA, was attached to the departmental headquarters at Lucknow, reports said in Wednesday.