Ayodhya

Naseem, who was the prime accused in the case in which a UP Police woman constable was attacked in Saryu Express in Ayodhya was killed in an encounter with UP STF late on September 21. DG law and order, Prashant Kumar confirmed and said, in the encounter, an SO and 2 constables were injured and Naseem was killed. Meanwhile, the female constable was found bleeding under a train seat.

Preparation to celebrate Deepotsav, on the occasion of Deepawali is in full swing in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Celebrated on October 23, the Ayodhya Temple trust is aiming to light 12 lakh lamps, on the occasion sixth Deepotsav in Ram Ki Paidi Ghats. The Uttar Pradesh Government is targeting to make a Guinness World Record, and lit diyas, bringing earthen ports from Lucknow, Gonda and Ayodhya.

In Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, a class 12 boy was arrested for allegedly murdering his school teacher, on July 3. Reportedly, the boy was having an affair with the victim, and was scared to break it off due to the fear of getting exposed. According to an official, the boy murdered her because she used to threaten him by making insulting revelations about him. Further details on the matter is awaited.

The defendant in the case of Godhra train atrocity, which had caused the worst riots in Gujarat history, was sentenced to life imprisonment on July 2 by a court in Godhra, Gujarat's Panchmahal district. Rafik Bhatuk, the accused, was apprehended in February 2021. On February 27, 2002, he was suspected of being part in the burning down of a train carrying "karsevaks" returning from Ayodhya, murdering 59 of them. 

Supriya Verma (31), a pregnant school teacher, was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, on June 1. Reportedly, the incident occurred when her husband and her mother had gone to bank, leaving her alone in the house. Upon their return, Supriya was found soaked in blood. Reportedly, the doctors declared her "brought dead". A case has been registered and investigation is underway.