Crime

PATNA—A 12-year-old girl was set on fire just because she had damaged a vegetable plant from her neighbour’s vegetable garden. The girl, a resident of Shivrauna village in Begusarai district, was playing outside her home on Friday…
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PATNA—A local court in Bihar on Friday awarded death sentence to nine persons in connection with the death of 21 persons after consuming spurious liquor in a state which had enforced total prohibition. The persons sentenced to death…
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PATNA—Increasing bank robberies have become a matter of concern in Bihar even as the police department battles hard to contain crime. The robbers struck again on Thursday, raiding a South Bihar Gramin (rural) Bank in Nawada district and…
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PATNA—A woman in Bihar was killed after she resisted molestation of her daughter by a local youth. The incident took place in Fatuha police station of Patna district on Wednesday morning. Victim Asha Devi and her husband had strongly…
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PATNA—A little girl died in India’s Bihar state while trying to enact hanging in an incident which has sent shock waves in the areas.  The incident took place in Babrganj locality of Bhagalpur district on Tuesday. 10-year-old Sakshi…
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PATNA—A man in Bihar was beaten to death after a goat was run over by the tractor he was riding. The incident took place in Narkatiaganj subdivision of West Champaran district on Saturday evening. According to media report, a speeding…
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PATNA—In a first, a local court in the eastern Indian state of Bihar has recognised the wedding of two teenage lovers just to ensure their four-month-old baby didn’t face the consequence of their crime. The landmark judgment was given by…
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PATNA—More than 3.39 lakh people have been arrested in the past five years for violating the liquor laws in Bihar. The state enforced total prohibition in April 2016. According to an official report, a total of 3,39,401 persons were…
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PATNA—A man from India's Bihar state who cruelly killed his three-month-old daughter ended his life by hanging himself in the police lock-up barely, police said. Police said Shailesh Pandey, a resident of Maujampur village in Saran…
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PATNA—Two NDA allies have questioned the Nitish Kumar government’s move to impose Total Prohibition in Bihar saying the law is not effective in the state. Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) headed by Jitam…
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