A POCSO court in Mainpuri sentenced a 22-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering a 16-year-old Class 11 student in 2025. The court acquitted his father and friend, citing insufficient evidence against the two co-accused
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party of creating an identity crisis in Mainpuri before 2017, highlighted his government's development and law-and-order record, and launched 111 projects worth ₹682 crore in the district
Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav is leading in Mainpuri with a comfortable lead of over one lakh votes while BJP's Raghuraj Shakya has lost in his own booth. The performance of Shakya has been dismal in this by-election.