Patna, June 24 (IANS) Public anger continues to intensify over the controversial police encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar’s Bhojpur district. A Mahapanchayat was organised on Wednesday in Bilauti village of Bhojpur district, the ancestral village of the deceased, where a large gathering pledged to continue the agitation until justice is delivered.Addressing the gathering, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor said that merely taking action against the police personnel who fired the shot…
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Patna, June 23 (IANS) In another anti-corruption operation in Bihar, the Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB) arrested a revenue employee posted at the Garhani Circle Office in Bhojpur district while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3,500. The accused, Jitendra Kumar, was apprehended during a trap operation conducted by the vigilance team inside the circle office premises.The complaint was filed by Ramdev Ram, a resident of Adaura village under the Udwantnagar police station area of Bhojpur dis…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) The controversy over the death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in an alleged police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district has intensified, with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in the Patna High Court seeking an independent probe.Advocate Mukesh Kumar has approached the High Court, demanding an impartial probe and legal action against police personnel found responsible for the encounter.The petitioner has sought an urgent hearing of the matter before the bench headed by …
Patna, June 22 (IANS) The political controversy surrounding the Bharat Tiwari encounter case in Bihar’s Bhojpur district intensified on Monday, with sharp reactions from Opposition as well as ruling party leaders, amid an ongoing judicial inquiry into the incident. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha raised serious questions over the encounter, claiming that such actions are often meant to suppress facts rather than reveal them.Speaking to IANS, Jha said, “I have seen the entire sequence…
Patna, June 20 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the police encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar’s Bhojpur district has taken another significant turn, with the matter now reaching both the National and State Human Rights Commissions. Human rights lawyer S.K. Jha has filed separate petitions before the National Human Rights Commission in New Delhi and the State Human Rights Commission in Patna, seeking an independent investigation into the incident.In his petitions, Jha sought several …
Patna, June 20 (IANS) The police encounter that took place on June 17 in Bilauti village under the Shahpur police station area of Bhojpur district has taken a significant turn, with the Samrat Choudhary government ordering a judicial inquiry into the incident amid mounting political pressure and public outrage.Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced through social media that a retired High Court judge would conduct an independent inquiry into the encounter.The government stated that the probe …
Patna, June 18 (IANS) The death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari during a police encounter in Bihar’s Bhojpur district has triggered a political controversy, with the State Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari on Thursday expressing concern over the circumstances surrounding the incident and calling for a thorough investigation into the matter. Speaking at an event in Buxar, the Minister described the encounter as “unfortunate”.While he criticised the youth’s conduct, particularly the viral social media …
Guwahati, June 14 (IANS) The Indian Air Force’s C-130J aircraft, on Sunday, took off with the mortal remains of three of the five IAF personnel who lost their lives in the tragic AN-32 transport aircraft accident at Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam.According to officials, the AN-32 transport aircraft met with an accident after landing at the Jorhat airbase on Saturday. The aircraft subsequently caught fire, prompting emergency response teams to rush to the site.Squadron Leader Prashant Singh’s …
Patna, June 13 (IANS) A wave of grief swept through Kayamnagar village in the Koilwar block of Bhojpur district after news emerged that 22‑year‑old Agniveer Vayu airman Danish Alam lost his life in an Indian Air Force aircraft crash in Assam while serving the nation on Saturday. According to reports, an Antonov An‑32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed near the Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam.Five personnel reportedly lost their lives in the tragic incident, including Danish Alam, w…
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) A horrific road accident in Bihta, near Patna, Bihar, claimed the lives of five people and left three others critically injured after a speeding truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw on Sunday.The accident occurred around 2.00 a.m. near Lekhan Tola village in the Bihta police station area.According to police, an out-of-control truck collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw carrying passengers, crushing the three-wheeler completely due to the force of the impact.Five passengers die…