Noida Mar 21 PTI The police have arrested a woman in Uttar Pradeshs Noida and recovered two kgs cannabis from her possession officials said on MondayThe married woman who hails from Bihars Nalanda district was arrested on Sunday by officials of the Phase 2 police station they saidAccused Manisha was held near the Sector 81 metro station road close to Shiv Shakti Enclave Two kilogrammes of cannabis was seized from her possession a police spokesperson saidAn FIR has been lodged against her at the Phase 2 police station under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances NDPS Act the police added PTI KIS TDS TDS

Noida Dec 24 PTI Two children aged 2 and 6 years died due to burn injuries during a bonfire outside their house in Uttar Pradeshs Noida police said on FridayA third child aged 8 years who too was with them at the bonfire is currently hospitalised in Delhi with burn injuries they saidThe incident took place Thursday evening at Gejha village under Phase 2 police station limits when the children were sitting around the bonfire outside their house amid cold weather while the elders were inside a police spokesperson saidSuddenly woollen clothes of the 2-year-old child caught fire leading to severe burn injuries to her The other two children both siblings tried to save her but their clothes also caught fire in the process the spokesperson saidThe house belonged to the family of the girl while the family of the other two children lived there as tenants according to officialsSoon the family members of the chidlren heard their cries and rushed out to help them They immediately rushed the children to a nearby private hospital from where they were referred to Safdarjung hospital in Delhi the spokesperson saidAt the Safdarjung hospital two of the children aged 2 and 6 succumbed to the injuries while the third one is still undergoing treatment with severe burn injuries the official saidThe family reported the matter to the police Friday morning and legal proceedings in the matter were being carried out the official addedPTI KIS SRY

Noida Oct 26 PTI A lawyer was shot dead allegedly by an unidentified assailant in Uttar Pradeshs Noida police officials said on Tuesday and suspected a familial property rivalry as trigger for the killingThe incident took place on Monday night when the lawyer who has been identified as Ilahabas village resident Nishant Singh aged around 30 years was returning home the officials saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Central Noida Harish Chander said the local Phase 2 police station officials were alerted that the lawyer was admitted to a hospital with gun shot woundsAs it has emerged during initial probe he died of gun shot injuries Chander saidHe said the police have contacted the deceaseds family and visited the incident site for investigationIt emerged during initial probe that Nishant had a property-related dispute with some relatives since a long time His sister also had a dispute with her in-laws These two angles are being probed in detail the DCP saidThe police later said Singhs cousin Sandeep has been identified as a possible suspect behind the killing noting that the families of both had a long-standing rivalry related to a propertyThere have been conflicts between the two sides in the past also but then preventive measures were taken by the police it saidNishant and Sandeeps fathers are brothers but their families do not live together a police official saidMeanwhile the police said an FIR has been lodged and four teams have been formed to track down and arrest Sandeep who is absconding A reward of Rs 25000 has also been announced on his arrest the police added PTI KIS ZMN

Noida Oct 26 PTI A lawyer was shot dead allegedly by an unidentified assailant in Uttar Pradeshs Noida police officials said on TuesdayThe incident took place on Monday night and the deceased lawyer has been identified as Ilahabas village resident Nishant aged around 30 years the officials saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Central Noida Harish Chander said the local Phase 2 police station officials were alerted that the lawyer was admitted to a hospital with gun shot woundsAs it has emerged during initial probe he died of gun shot injuries Chander saidHe said the police have contacted the deceaseds family and visited the incident site for investigationIt emerged during initial probe that Nishant had a property-related dispute with some relatives since a long time His sister also had a dispute with her in-laws These two angles are being probed in detail the DCP saidHe said an FIR has been lodged and four police teams have been formed to crack the case PTI KIS DV DV

Noida Oct 18 PTI A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Uttar Pradeshs Noida for allegedly raping a minor girl police said on Monday The accused a native of Hapur district lived here on rent in the same neighbourhood as the girl under Sector 24 police station limits the officials saidThe incident was reported by the mother of the girl on Sunday after which an FIR was lodged immediately and the matter investigated The accused was on Sunday arrested from a bus stand in the city a police spokesperson said The FIR has been lodged under Indian Penal Code section 376 rape while sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act have also been invoked in the case the official said PTI KIS ANB ANB