According to the Civil Registration System (CRS), Uttar Pradesh recorded 8.73 lakh fatalities in 2020, down from 9.44 lakh in 2019.
The phones were taken into custody by the Punjab Police on May 6 after Bagga was arrested at his house in Janakpuri, west Delhi, in connection with a case filed against him in Mohali, Punjab.
According to the sources, the ASI, which is in charge of the protected monument, "deemed the incident as a violation of its norms" in its message to the administration, but did not file a formal complaint.