Crime

PATNA—Police have seized a truck-load of liquor from the school premises of a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Darbhanga district of Bihar. Acting on a tip-off that a huge consignment of liquor was on way to a school, the police…
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PATNA—Two women in Bihar committed suicides frustrated at being frequently eve-teased by local youths. Both the incidents took place in Saran district of Bihar on Saturday night. Police said a Grade eight girl committed suicide by…
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RANCHI—A 60-year-old Muslim woman in Jharkhand ended her life after she was branded as “witch” by the local villagers. Family members said the victim Jaitun Khatoon committed suicide by consuming poison on Thursday night, unable to bear…
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PATNA—A man in Bihar threw acid on his wife after she refused to bear fifth child. The victim has suffered serious burn injuries on her face and has been admitted to a hospital. The victim, 30, a resident of Silao police station in…
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RANCHI—A 50-year-old widow was allegedly gang-raped before being pushed a steel glass into her private parts in Jharkhand. The horrible incident took place at Kobna village under Hantarganj police station in Chatra district on Thursday…
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PATNA—A total of 17 court staffs posted with the Patna civil court have been fired for collecting bribes from the clients to give them various favours, media reports said today. The court administration acted against them after they were…
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PATNA—Criminals shot a web portal journalist in Gopalganj district of Bihar on Monday, triggering panic. According to reports in the local media, the victim working for a news portal had gone outside when the miscreants fired shots at…
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At least 21 mourners were killed and about equal number of them sustained injuries when the roof of a shelter at the cremation ground collapsed in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Most of the victims had gone to attend funeral of an old man at…
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PATNA—A leader from ruling Janata Dal United (JD-U) was badly thrashed before being run over by a car by miscreants in Aurangabad district of Bihar on Thursday morning, sparking angry protests. Police said Baijnath Prasad Chandravanshi…
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RANCHI—A cruel man from Jharkhand strangulated his two-month-old baby girl to death since he wanted a son. The heart-rending incident took place at Khaira village under Patthalgadha police station in Chatra district on Monday.…
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