Patna, July 3 (IANS) Two alleged criminals sustained bullet injuries and were arrested following an encounter with police during a joint operation by the Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Samastipur Police in the Baligaon police station area of Vaishali district on Friday. According to the police, the two men allegedly opened fire on the police team while attempting to evade arrest.In retaliatory firing carried out in self-defence, both sustained bullet injuries to their legs.They were immediat…
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New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough against organised interstate crime, the Delhi Police Crime Branch’s WR-II unit has arrested a notorious interstate dacoit who had been absconding for more than 21 years and was carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 30,000 announced by the Haryana and Uttar Pradesh Police forces. The arrested accused, identified as Dharampal alias Dharampal Bawaria alias Dharam Singh alias Dharam Chand alias Petu Bawaria, son of Leelu alias Ami Lal, is a key member of…
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Former Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey has sparked controversy with a sensational claim about the origins of kidnapping crimes in the state.Speaking to media persons at Patna Airport on Thursday, Pandey alleged that the “culture of kidnapping” in Bihar was not initiated by criminals but by a serving IPS officer.He claimed that during a period when dacoity was rampant in Bettiah and Bagaha, a Superintendent of Police (SP) from the Andhra Pradesh …