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Bhojpur (Bihar), June 23 (IANS) The mother of Bharat Tiwari, the 28-year-old who was fatally shot by a joint team of the police and Special Task Force (STF) in Bihar’s Bhojpur district, on Tuesday, demanded the death sentence for the accused, while expressing belief that the people of the entire state are with her in her demand for justice. Talking to IANS, Tiwari’s mother said: “Whoever killed my son should be hanged. I want justice. The government has the power; it should help us get justice…..

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Bihar’s ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the BJP on Tuesday asserted that no injustice would be done to anyone in the Bharat Tiwari encounter case and reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring a fair and transparent investigation under the state’s ‘sushasan’ (good governance) framework. Talking to IANS, JD-U national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said that the state government has taken the matter seriously and initiated appropriate action.“All the suspensions and…

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The two-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up to investigate the devastating fire at a commercial building in Lucknow’s Aliganj area, reached the spot on Tuesday and began its investigation into the incident that claimed the lives of 18 young people.The SIT, formed on the instructions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, comprises Additional Chief Secretary Amrit Abhijat and Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Lucknow Zone Praveen Kumar. Bo…

Patna, June 22 (IANS) The Bihar government has intensified the investigation into the Bharat Tiwari encounter case, with senior police officials stating that both scientific and judicial mechanisms are being employed to ensure a comprehensive inquiry.Addressing a press briefing, Additional Director General (Law and Order) Sudhanshu Kumar said the responsibility for conducting a detailed investigation has been entrusted to the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Shahabad Range.According to the …

Surat, June 20 (IANS) The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surat City Police in Gujarat has arrested a 35-year-old man and seized 497 grams of prohibited hybrid ganja valued at Rs 17.39 lakh during an operation in the Adajan area, as part of the city police’s ongoing drive against narcotics trafficking, officials said on Saturday. According to police, the operation was carried out following specific intelligence inputs received by SOG personnel.Acting on the information, a surveillance team w…

Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said that it has filed a chargesheet against a fire & emergency services official in a bribery case.The charge sheet was filed in the court of Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Baramulla, against the accused, then senior fireman (Belt No 1748), Fire & Emergency Services, Sopore, Nisar Ahmad Wani, in connection with FIR No. 16/2024 registered at Police Station ACB, Baramulla, the ACB said in a statement.A statement by A…

Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) On the first anniversary of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, officials from the city’s Civil Hospital and police have detailed the emergency response, forensic operations, and multi-agency coordination that followed one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters.The Air India Flight AI-171 crash occurred on June 12 last year shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed in the Meghani…

Patna, June 9 (IANS) In a shocking incident that has once again raised concerns over law and order in Bihar, a progressive farmer and nursery operator was shot dead in broad daylight in Muzaffarpur district on Tuesday. The victim, Raju Kumar Chaudhary (40), a resident of Chakelal village under the Bochaha police station area, had previously been honoured by former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his contributions to the agricultural sector.According to family members and local residents, Chaudha…

Jaipur, June 6 (IANS) A shocking murder has rocked Rajasthan’s Kota district after Mahant Devanand Maharaj, head of a prominent monastery in Chandresal village under Borkheda police station limits, was brutally killed by unidentified assailants late on Friday night, police said on Saturday.According to preliminary police investigations, the Mahant was resting in his room inside the monastery when the attackers entered the premises and repeatedly stabbed him with sharp-edged weapons.On hearing hi…

Patna, June 4 (IANS) The tragic fire at Prasad Hospital in Muzaffarpur has now reached both the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Bihar State Human Rights Commission. Petitions have been filed seeking an independent investigation into the incident.Five patients have so far died, and over 15 others were injured and shifted to government and private hospitals, as per official information, after the blaze erupted at around 3 a.m. on Thursday in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hos…