Shahjahanpur

American

[shah-juh-hahn-poor] / ˌʃɑ dʒəˌhɑnˈpʊər /

noun

a city in central Uttar Pradesh, in N India.

Shahjahanpur British

/ ˌʃɑːdʒəˌhɑːnˈpʊə /

noun

a city in N India, in central Uttar Pradesh: founded in 1647 in the reign of Shah Jahan. Pop: 297 932 (2001)

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The incident took place in Shahjahanpur district in India's most populous state.

From BBC

The incident in Shahjahanpur is not the first time a female baby has been left to die in India.

From BBC

The lawyer filed an appeal in court and on the orders of the chief judicial magistrate of Shahjahanpur, a case was registered against the two accused in March 2021.

From BBC

With her son's encouragement, the woman revisited Shahjahanpur in 2020, but found it difficult to register a case against the accused.

From BBC

This month in Shahjahanpur, a sugar cane region, he said his opponents were the ones who pander to religion.

From Washington Post

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