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Lucknow Police Arrest Man for Attempted Murder After Dragging Woman

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC · How we work

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Shahnawaz Arrested

Lucknow police arrested Shahnawaz after he drove with Anamika on the bonnet near Janeshwar Mishra Park.
The dispute began when Anamika confronted Shahnawaz after seeing him with another woman at a tea stall.
CCTV captured the driver accelerating, dragging Anamika 20-25 metres before she fell and was run over.
Anamika sustained injuries, received medical aid and was hospitalized for examination.
DCP Deeksha Sharma filed an attempt-to-murder FIR under Section 109.

Summary

Allahabad Court Upholds

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) upheld the arrests of 14 women on September 15.
Justices Rajnish Kumar and Babita Rani dismissed a habeas corpus petition challenging the July 1 arrests.
The court ruled the June 30 raid’s recovery memo satisfied statutory grounds-of-arrest requirements.
The judgment said it does not comment on merits, bail or trial, stressing substantial compliance with Section 48.

History

Historical Context

The 1992 gang rape of Bhanwari Devi sparked nationwide activism, leading the Supreme Court in August 1997 to issue the Vishaka Guidelines defining workplace sexual harassment. Those guidelines have been invoked in recent law-enforcement actions such as the 2024 Lucknow arrests, and ongoing policy debates, showing the enduring impact of the 1990s legal reforms.

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Shahnawaz Arrested

Lucknow police arrested Shahnawaz after he drove with Anamika on the bonnet near Janeshwar Mishra Park.
The dispute began when Anamika confronted Shahnawaz after seeing him with another woman at a tea stall.
CCTV captured the driver accelerating, dragging Anamika 20-25 metres before she fell and was run over.
Anamika sustained injuries, received medical aid and was hospitalized for examination.
DCP Deeksha Sharma filed an attempt-to-murder FIR under Section 109.

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