UP Crime Spree: Raids on Meerut Spas, Murders, Rapes, and Land Grabs Rock State

• Meerut police raided four spa centers, detaining 20 women and one man, including 4 female operators, for allegedly running a prostitution network via WhatsApp and Instagram.
• A Poclain machine, driven by an intoxicated operator, crushed half a dozen vehicles near Hanuman Mandir CC Road in Deoria, damaging 3 cars and several bikes.
• In Kanpur, a man was arrested for the brutal murder of his pregnant wife and two-and-a-half-year-old child, expressing regret only for the child's death.
• Ghaziabad Authority demolished illegal colonies on 70 bighas of land in Vivek Vihar Colony and Mithila Nagar, including 100 plot boundary walls, roads, and site offices.
• Multiple incidents of violence against women and children reported: a minor abducted in Hardoi, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl raped in Amroha, and a four-year-old girl sexually assaulted in Ayodhya.

Why It Matters: Uttar Pradesh grapples with a surge in crime, including prostitution, violence, and illegal land activities.