UP Gripped by Fog & Cold: Accidents, Court Drama, Crime & Delays Rock State

• Dense fog and severe cold disrupt daily life across UP, causing road accidents, train/flight delays, and school timing changes.
• Four lives lost in a tragic road accident in Sambhal due to dense fog; a canter truck ran over motorcyclists.
• Former IPS Amitabh Thakur produced in Varanasi CJM Court amidst paramilitary deployment for a case filed by Ambrish Singh Bhola.
• Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the infamous Sambhal gangrape and murder case from 2018.
• Police encounter in Kannauj injures accused who murdered and burned his girlfriend; an accused in the Gram Vikas Adhikari scam arrested in Lucknow.

Why It Matters: UP faces severe cold and fog impacting transport and safety, alongside major legal and crime developments.