Love it or hate it, but you cannot ignore this enormous state called UP or Uttar Pradesh. The state is so large that it could be a country in itself, as its population is bigger than most countries in the Western Hemisphere. Thus, it is no surprise that some bizarre news stories come from this state. Last time we covered Bihar, in this sequel we will discuss some Peak UP Moments that are hilarious AF.
1.) UP Woman Bets Self In Ludo Game And Loses Against Landlord
A Pratapgarh woman developed a Ludo addiction, and while playing with her landlord ran out of money to bet with and decided to bet herself! Guess she didn’t learn anything from Mahabharata
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2.) UP Boyfriend Betrays Girl In Double Suicide Plan!
In this movie-like dramatic instance, a Prayagraj couple having an extramarital affair resolved to die together. They resolved to leap into a river together; nevertheless, the girl jumped but the guy did not. The story does not finish here because there is a last twist: the girl knew how to swim and survived, and she filed a lawsuit against her betraying boyfriend.
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3.) Pakistani Girl Falls In Love With UP Boy While Playing Ludo Online
This couple fell in love with each other while playing Ludo online. So much so that the Pakistani girl crossed the border illegally and the couple stayed together in Bengaluru. However, they soon ran out of luck as the police arrested the girl for illegally entering India.
Ludo King>>>Tinder
Iqra & Mulayam – only fault was to fall in love for this Pak/India pair. Cruel to deport her. Law blind to humanity is no law – why not make exceptions
Love, ludo & longing: An India-Pakistan story that ended in arrests, deportation https://t.co/CGXs3XBEIA— Yashovardhan Jha Azad (@yashoazad) February 21, 2023
4.) UP Woman Elopes With Four Men, UP Panchayat Holds Lucky Draw To Pick Husband After She Can’t Decide Who To Choose
In Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkarnagar, a woman eloped with 4 men. After that the village panchayat held a meeting regarding this matter and asked the girl to choose one of the 4 guys to marry. However, to everyone’s surprise, she wasn’t able to decide, and thus, the panchayat decided to do a lucky draw to choose the groom for her. This is just next level peak UP moment.
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5.) UP Woman Abducts Ex-lover At Gun-Point From Wedding Mandap In Uttar Pradesh
In this Bollywood-style incident, a UP woman abducted a groom – Ashok Yadav while he was about to get married on a mandap. He was the woman’s ex-lover and thus the woman decided to take matters into her own hands, she came in an SUV with 2 guys and abducted Ashok.
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6.) Kanpur Woman Elopes With Boyfriend’s Father
In this bizarre case, a 20-year-old Kanpur woman decided to elope with her boyfriend’s father, leaving behind her lover and family. After a year, the police were able to trace both of them and took them into custody.
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7.) UP Cops Shouts ‘Thain-Thain’ To Scare Off Criminals As Gun Jams During Encounter
This incident from UP’s Sambhal district has become a famous meme on social media. In the video 2 cops can be seen, one holding a jammed gun pointed towards the bushes, and the other screaming “than thain” to scare the criminals.
#WATCH: Police personnel shouts ‘thain thain’ to scare criminals during an encounter in Sambhal after his revolver got jammed. ASP says, ‘words like ‘maaro & ghero’ are said to create mental pressure on criminals. Cartridges being stuck in revolver is a technical fault’. (12.10) pic.twitter.com/NKyEnPZukh
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 13, 2018
8.) UP Family Lands In Hospital After Eating Cannabis Instead Of Methi
This family of 6 got pranked by someone who gave them a packet of Cannabis and told them it was ‘methi’. Later, after they consumed a dish with cannabis, the whole family landed in hospital.
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9.) A 100-Year-Old Woman Booked By UP Police; Cops Realize Folly, Remove Name
The UP Police accidentally booked a 100-year-old woman in a case regarding a land dispute. The woman was seen physically attending the police office in a video that went viral. Later the police accepted their mistake and removed her name from the case.
A 100-year-old woman from Kanpur has been accused of trying to extort Rs 10 lakh. The case is linked to a property dispute. The woman and her daughter on Thursday met the Kanpur Police Commissioner, seeking a fair probe.
pic.twitter.com/UnWFFUvGrE— Ahmed Khabeer احمد خبیر (@AhmedKhabeer_) May 26, 2023
10.) Angry Over Rs 500 Challan, UP Electrician Cuts Police Station’s Power Supply
After getting 500 Rs Challan from a sub-inspector for not wearing a helmet, an electrician in Agra disconnected the police station’s power supply for 4 hours. That’s just some sweet revenge.
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11.) UP Couple Marries After Dating For Two Years And Gets Divorced In Under 12 Hours
This couple from UP’s Hamirpur district got married after dating for more than 2 years. However, their marriage didn’t last even a day as they filed for divorce in under 12 hours.
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12.) Villagers Mistake A Saffron-Painted Toilet For A Temple And Start Praying
People of Maudaha in UP’s Hamirpur district started praying to a building painted in saffron color thinking it was a temple. However, it turned out to be a toilet!
UP Villagers Mistake Saffron Coloured Toilet For A Temple, Start Praying! https://t.co/CQM7oIOHsv pic.twitter.com/LBcSYHjxyx
— Tr Gayathri Srikanth (@Tr_Gayathri) November 10, 2019
13.) School Principal Asks Students To Cheat, And Bribe Invigilators.
In UP’s Mau district, a principal of a private school was seen in a video ‘briefing’ his students on how to cheat and bribe teachers. Why wasn’t he the principal of my school?
#WATCH Mau: Manager of Harivansh Memorial Inter College gives instructions to students appearing in state board examination; says ‘write your exam with the help of cheating and maintain discipline when your ‘chit’ is caught’. (18.02) pic.twitter.com/nMeiUQmQai
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 20, 2020
14.) UP Man Lodges FIR Against Wife, In-laws For ‘Celebrating’ Pakistan’s Victory Over India In T20 World Cup
A man in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur filed an FIR against his wife and in-laws for ‘celebrating’ the victory of the Pakistan cricket team against India in the T20 World Cup 2021.
15.) UP Men Break Into A Beer Shop And Party Before Running Away
A group of men entered a liquor store in Kotwali to steal but ended up drinking from the bottles and cans for hours. They finished their celebration by stealing the remaining 26 crates of alcohol.
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16.) Monkey Steals Rs 4 Lakh Outside Registry Office In UP
Even monkeys in UP are of some other breed. In this bizarre instance, a monkey stole a bag containing four lakh rupees outside of a registry office in UP. He then raced away, climbed a tree, and threw away thousands of rupees.
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17. Iron-man Shaped Balloon In Noida, UP Causes Terror
In another amusing news tale from UP, residents in Noida were worried after witnessing a weird object floating in the sky, fearing an alien invasion. When the object eventually landed in a nearby canal, it was discovered to be an inflatable Iron-Man balloon.
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18. Doctors Get Duped By 2.5 Crores, After Buying ‘Alladin’s Lamp’
In another case from UP, a doctor was cheated out of 2.5 crores after purchasing a lamp from two individuals who said it was “Aladdin ka chirag” and had all its magical abilities.
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19.) Drunk Driver Leaves Bus On Agra Highway, Passenger Has To Take Over
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20.) Girl From Badaun, UP Denied Admission In School, Because Her Name On Her Aadhaar Card Is “Madhu Ka Panchwa Bachha”
I don’t know what is Madhu really up to. Due to her name on her Aadhaar card – “Madhu ka Panchwa Bachha”, Aaarti was denied admission to a school. Later the CMO intervened and soon she got admission.
UP school denies admission to girl with name ‘Madhu ka Panchwa Bachha’ on Aadhaar card, CMO intervenes#AadharCard #MadhukaPanchwaBachha pic.twitter.com/uoyxa9Tsrb
— Ai News (@OfficialAiNews) April 5, 2022
Wow, what a roller-coaster ride right? Well, now you know why UP is a different place only. With that, we come to the end of this article, hope you had fun reading about these bizarre Peak UP moments, and I am sure there might be many more stories like this.