IIT Kanpur Student Suicide, Sunny Leone Event Protest Rock UP; Accidents & Encounters Reported

• IIT Kanpur B.Tech student Jai Singh Meena from Ajmer died by suicide in his room, confirmed by ACP Kalyanpur Ashutosh Kumar.
• Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sangharsh Nyas protested Sunny Leone's New Year's Eve event in Mathura, citing hurt religious sentiments.
• SP women workers staged a strong protest in Lucknow against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and UP minister Sanjay Nishad.
• A bus collided with a cement-laden tractor in Bulandshahr due to fog, injuring 5 female passengers; angry mob beat the bus driver.
• Police arrested four cow smugglers in Hapur and two in Pilibhit after encounters, recovering weapons and tools.

Why It Matters: Uttar Pradesh witnesses diverse incidents from student suicide and protests to accidents and police encounters.