Body of an unidentified man, around 35-year-old, was found lying in the jungle under the limits of Chaubeypur police station between Varanasi and Ghazipur border. Police suspect murder after noticing marks of injuries on his head and face.
Three more students have been arrested in connection with the violent protest on the BHU campus. The arrests bring the total number of people detained to 10. The police have sealed rooms in two hostels as part of the ongoing search operation. Find out more about the incident.
Police have arrested seven students for arson on BHU campus. The violence erupted after an SUV ran over a labourer, with angry hostellers attacking the police and damaging university property.
Get the latest updates on the seer's Gyanvapi march as the district administration denies permission. Read more on the ongoing dispute over worshipping rights at Gyanvapi complex.
The district administration foiled Jyotishpeeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati’s bid to march to the Gyanvapi complex for performing the circumambulation of ‘original Vishwanath’. Senior police and administrative officials said the Shankaracharya has not taken permission for the same and hence cannot be allowed to perform circumambulation of the Gyanvapi complex.