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A six-year-old girl, who was found dead in a forested area in this Uttar Pradesh district on Sunday, was gangraped, killed and her lungs were then taken out of the corpse by the killers, police said.

6-year-old girl found dead in Kanpur was gangraped, hearts taken out: Police

The lungs were removed to perform black magic, believing that it will help a woman give birth to a child, police said

17 Nov 2020 4:04 PM

While the school authorities were not forthcoming, some teachers defended the principal and said he was in the habit of signing applications without going through the contents. (Photo: Representative)

Kanpur student applies for leave citing ‘own death’ as reason, gets approval from school principal

Incident was not immediately known since he initially kept the story to himself, but soon he shared with friends and soon the campus knew.

01 Sep 2019 3:14 PM

Superintindent of Police Kanpur (South) Ravina Tyagi. (Photo: ANI)

Kanpur: Cop suspended for misbehaving with woman complainant

The incident took place when the victim along with her parents went to file an eve-teasing complaint at Nazirabad police station in Kanpur.

25 Jul 2019 8:46 PM

Manoj Sharma, a senior official of the toll management company, said, 'The stolen amount was Rs 5000. The toll operators tried to chase away the monkey but the effort went in vain. The monkey was trained.' (Photo: screengrab from Youtube)

This monkey means business: steals Rs 5000, operator stunned; video goes viral

The incident took place at the Bara toll plaza in Kanpur’s Dehat area on April 25 and was captured in CCTV camera.

03 May 2019 4:07 PM

Twelve coaches of the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh early on Saturday, injuring at least 14 people, railway officials said. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

15 injured as 12 coaches of Howrah-Delhi Express derails near Kanpur

The train was going to New Delhi when the incident occurred near Rooma railway station in Kanpur Nagar district around 12.50 am.

20 Apr 2019 8:46 AM

72-year-old Kamal Nath was sworn in as the 18th chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. (Photo: PTI | File)

Kanpur celebrates as 'son of town' Kamal Nath takes over reins of Madhya Pradesh

The new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh has deep ties with Kanpur which is also known as the Manchester of the East.

17 Dec 2018 5:05 PM

The condition of 2014-batch IPS officer Surendra Kumar Das, who had consumed poison due to marital discord, continues to be very critical. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UP police officer googled suicide before consuming rat poison: cops

Probe so far indicates the IPS officer was in acute depression for past few days and had googled ways to die, police said.

07 Sep 2018 3:10 PM

On Wednesday evening, the teenager was spotted talking to the girl by her boyfriend who called his other friends and assaulted him, resulting in his death. (Representational Image)

16-yr-old boy beaten to death for talking to girl in UP

The victim was friends with a girl living in his neighbourhood, but her boyfriend did not approve of girl talking to the boy frequently.

07 Sep 2018 1:42 PM

The day also celebrates the determination of Goddess Parvati who took 108 re-births until Lord Shiva gave in to her dedication and tied the nuptial knot with her. (Photo: AP)

Haryali Teej 2018: Here's all you need to know about monsoon festival

The festival is widely celebrated by married Hindu women in Northern and Western parts of India to pray for well-being of their spouses.

13 Aug 2018 8:45 AM

Dr Mahi Talat Siddiqui, a resident of Prem Nagar area, said that she wanted Muslim community to be aware of the goodness of Ramayana along with the Hindus.(Photo: @ANI/Twitter)

Muslim woman from Kanpur translates Ramayana into Urdu

Dr Mahi Talat Siddiqui said that it took her more than one and a half years to translate it.

30 Jun 2018 9:03 PM

A worker making kites with images of Modi printed on them (Photo: AP)

Independence Day to see 'Modi' kites dotting Kanpur sky

Kites will depict pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with words like ‘Mahanayak’ and ‘Acche din’ printed on them.

28 Jul 2017 10:42 AM

Army jawans carry out rescue and relief works after collapse of an under-construction building in Chakeri, Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)

Kanpur building collapse: Death toll in Jajmua disaster rises to 10

Since the incident nine officers, including three engineers, have been suspended for negligence and ten workers have died.

07 Feb 2017 6:21 PM

Police officers on the spot where 14 coaches of the Indore-Patna express derailed, killing around 90 people and injuring 150, in Kanpur Dehat on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

97 dead and counting as Patna-Indore Express derails near Kanpur

The S2 coach of the train was severely damaged. Four AC coaches have also been derailed.

20 Nov 2016 7:14 AM

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