Giridih (Jharkhand), July 23 (IANS) Jharkhand’s Giridih police claimed to have solved the murder of a young man who had been missing for nearly a month. Police arrested one accused in connection with the case, officials said on Thursday.Acting on the accused’s lead, police recovered the victim’s skeletal remains, along with a scarf allegedly used in the crime, clothing, slippers, a mobile phone, and a knife from the crime scene. According to police, Hriday Narayan Singh (72), a resident of Siy…
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Giridih (Jharkhand), July 17 (IANS) In a major success in Jharkhand’s anti-Naxal operation, the Giridih police have arrested Ajay Mahto alias Tiger alias Basudev, a senior Maoist leader carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh, officials said on Friday.Mahto, a member of the Special Area Committee (SAC) of the banned CPI (Maoist), had long been a key target for security agencies. He was wanted in more than 100 cases, including murder, attacks on police personnel, extortion, and IED blasts.According to po…
Giridih (Jharkhand), June 11 (IANS) Several policemen were injured after a police team that had gone to arrest a cybercriminal came under attack from the accused’s family members and other villagers in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, officials said on Thursday.The villagers also managed to free the suspect from police custody, taking advantage of the situation.The incident occurred in the Ahilyapur police station area when police, acting on a tip-off, raided Chiksoria village to arrest a wanted …
Giridih (Jharkhand), June 8 (IANS) A man allegedly hacked his three minor daughters to death with a sharp-edged weapon in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Monday morning, police officials said. They said the accused was arrested immediately after the incident.The incident took place in Turukdih village under the Mufassil police station limits of Giridih, triggering panic and shock in the area.The deceased have been identified as Pallavi Yadav (14) and her six-year-old twin sisters, Riddhi Yadav…
New Delhi/Dhanbad, May 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Wednesday, arrested a superintendent and an inspector of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) office in Giridih, Jharkhand, in a bribery case. The arrests were made following a trap laid by the CBI team after a formal complaint was received against the two officials.According to the complaint, the CGST superintendent and inspector had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 90,000 from a complainant to resolve an Input …
Giridih (Jharkhand), May 20 (IANS) The body of a girl of Class 11, who had been missing for the last two days, was recovered from the bank of the Usri river in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Wednesday, officials said. The incident has triggered panic in the area.The deceased has been identified as Payal Kumari, a resident of Sirsia under the Muffasil police station limits. Police have taken the body into custody and sent it for postmortem while launching an investigation into the case.Accordi…
Giridih (Jharkhand), April 28 (IANS) A 24-year-old youth was allegedly murdered with a sharp-edged weapon late Monday night under the Pachamba police station limits in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, officials said on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Taufiq Ansari, who had recently been released from jail. According to family members, Taufiq named his attackers before succumbing to his injuries — an alleged dying declaration they claim to have recorded on a mobile phone.Police said t…
Giridih (Jharkhand), April 16 (IANS) Two persons were burnt alive in a horrific road accident in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Thursday morning after three trucks collided and caught fire near a toll plaza, officials said. According to information, a speeding truck coming from the Bagodar side lost control and rammed into two trucks parked along the roadside near the Kulgo toll plaza under the Dumri police station limits. The impact was so severe that the truck first crashed into a stationary …
Giridih (Jharkhand), April 15 (IANS) Tension gripped Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Wednesday after a 26-year-old married woman died under suspicious circumstances on Tuesday evening, triggering violent protests by her parental family, who allegedly set her in-laws’ house on fire.Police have since deployed security personnel in the village to maintain law and order.According to police, the body of 26-year-old Bindiya Devi, wife of Chandan Kumar and a resident of Shyamnagar Tola, was recover…
Giridih (Jharkhand), April 8 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is emerging as a strong pillar of support for small entrepreneurs in Jharkhand’s Giridih district, enabling hundreds of people to start their own ventures and move towards financial independence.Under the scheme, collateral-free loans have facilitated the establishment of various small businesses, including retail shops, tailoring units, mineral water plants, e-rickshaws, and street vending enterprises. This has signifi…