Popularly known as ‘TD Daada’ throughout his life, Mukerjee passed away at a city hospital on Wednesday due to multi-organ failure.

The throat-slit body of the girl was found near a pond in Saholi village on Saturday but cops failed to ascertain the deceased’s identity for nearly three days; a complaint about a missing motorcycle by a villager gave cops a breakthrough in the murder case, which was solved within a few hours with the arrest of the girl’s parents

The number of applicants for the Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Coaching in Lucknow has increased after students cleared competitive exams. 2978 students have shown interest in availing the government's free coaching facility, with 2027 wanting offline classes and 951 opting for online tutorials. The counselling process will start soon, and classes will be held at five colleges. The Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana was launched in 2021 to support students from economically weaker sections for various competitive exams.

Poonam Kumari, a resident of Shahjahanpur, was allegedly lured by the tantrik, identified as Ram Niwas, with the promise of changing her gender, police added.

The minor girl, aged 5 years, was lured by accused Yogendra alias Gola who offered her chocolate and took her to a vacant house where he raped her on September 4, 2021.

The met department has predicted heavy rain over Jalaun, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur and adjoining areas on Wednesday. Rain and thunder showers are very likely at a few other places over the state.

The transport department that is currently responsible for regulating water transport in the state, is scheduled to give a presentation on the proposal to the chief secretary by the end of the week before it is sent to the Cabinet for approval.

This is the third demolition drive in the past eight days carried out in the district as part of the crackdown on criminal elements

A senior police official said the bungalow in Lucknow’s Gomti Nagar was seized under the provisions of the Gangster Act.