Patna, April 15 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, police have busted an international cyber fraud racket operating under the Kalyanpur police station area in Bihar’s East Champaran district, exposing links that extend beyond national borders. Four accused have been arrested in connection with the case.According to an official, the arrested individuals were part of a well-organised cybercrime network and received a 10 per cent commission on the total amount defrauded from victims.The operation be…
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Patna, April 3 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, has questioned the effectiveness of the prohibition policy after several people died in a fresh hooch tragedy in the East Champaran district.According to reports, at least four people have died after consuming suspected poisonous liquor, while six others have reportedly lost their eyesight, and several more are undergoing treatment after consuming spurious liquor.The incident took place in Balganga village unde…
Patna, April 3 (IANS) In a suspected hooch tragedy in East Champaran district of Bihar, at least four people have died while more than a dozen others fell ill after allegedly consuming toxic liquor. The incident has triggered panic in the affected villages.According to sources, several persons consumed suspected spurious liquor in Balganga village under the Turkauliya police station area on Wednesday evening. The deceased have been identified as Pramod Yadav, Chandu Kumar, Parishan Manjhi and on…
Patna, March 3 (IANS) A tragic incident unfolded in Bihar just ahead of Holi, where six children drowned in a river in East Champaran district on Tuesday, police said The incident took place in Rakhawa panchayat under the Kesaria police station area while the children were bathing in the Raghava river after a lunar eclipse.According to local residents, the children had gone to the river on Tuesday evening.One minor child reportedly ventured into deep water and began drowning.In an attempt to res…
Patna, March 3 (IANS) A major police action ahead of Holi has created a stir in Bihar’s East Champaran district. Superintendent of Police Swaran Prabhat has suspended 37 constables with immediate effect for remaining absent from duty without prior notice.According to sources, police personnel had been deployed to maintain law and order during the sensitive festival period.In this context, unauthorised absence was treated as serious indiscipline.The SP made it clear that negligence during festi…
Patna, Jan 31 (IANS) The Patna Regional Unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a well-organised cross-border charas trafficking network in East Champaran district, Bihar, dealing a significant blow to drug syndicates operating along the Indo-Nepal border. Acting on specific intelligence, DRI officers intercepted a suspicious motorcyclist near the Chhapwa–Turkaulia road.During a detailed search, officials recovered a large quantity of charas concealed in a jute s…
Patna, Jan 17 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Day 2 of the Samridhi Yatra, reached Motihari in East Champaran district on Saturday, where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several major development projects.The Chief Minister said the Samridhi Yatra (Prosperity Journey) has been launched to review the progress of development works and public welfare schemes across the state.“As part of the Samridhi Yatra, I visited East Champaran district today and inspected various…
Patna, Jan 10 (IANS) The Income-Tax Department sleuths conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations linked to a prominent businessman in Bihar’s Raxaul on Saturday.The raids are currently underway in Raxaul in East Champaran district, even as the state continues to reel under a severe cold wave and dense fog.Despite the harsh weather conditions, Income Tax teams reached the town with a convoy of more than a dozen vehicles and launched coordinated search operations.According to sources, the…