Police constable, criminal killed during encounter in Lucknow

Lucknow:A police constable and a notorious criminal died during an encounter in Amroha , Lucknow on Sunday, a senior UP government official said.The incident took place in Indrapur village which comes under the jurisdiction of Bachhraaun police station."The constable was identified as Harsh Chaudhary, a resident of Hathras district. In the encounter, the criminal -- Shiv Avtar alias Shivia -- was also killed," the official said.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced a compensation of Rs 40 lakh for the wife of the constable and Rs 10 lakh for his parents as well as extraordinary pension for his wife and service for one dependent in his family, he added.

Minor girl raped in UP, youth arrested

Muzaffarnagar: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped here by a youth, who has been arrested, police said Monday.The girl was taken by the youth when she was playing near her house and raped at a secluded area on Sunday, they said.

Hearing the girl crying, villagers rushed to the spot and caught the accused person. They thrashed him and later handed him over to police, Circle Officer Yogender Kumar. The girl was sent for medical examination, he said.

Man found dead in Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar: A man 48-year-old man was found dead at Pachenda village here, police said Monday. Subodh Singh's body was found Sunday at a field. His family members had filed a missing report, they said. The body was sent for postmortem and the matter is being investigated, police said. (PTI)

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