Patna, July 2 (IANS) A suspected case of food poisoning has occurred in Bihar’s Gopalganj district, where 12 members of the same family, including 10 children, fell ill after consuming a traditional dish known as ‘Fensa’.Doctors said all the patients are now out of danger and recovering.The incident occurred in Kritpura village under the Baikunthpur police station area.According to an official, a cow owned by local resident Anil Sahani had recently given birth to a calf.To mark the occasio…
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Patna, June 30 (IANS) An accused who escaped from police custody after a court appearance in Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Tuesday is being sought by multiple police teams in an extensive search operation. The incident occurred while police personnel from the Town Police Station were escorting the accused to Chanve Divisional Jail.According to police, the accused jumped out of the police vehicle when it reached near Vrindavan Sadasi Rai Tola village on the Gopalganj–Mirganj NH-531. Officers im…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) An incident involving an alleged attack on the brother of Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi has come to light in Bihar’s Gopalganj district.Vijendra Nath Tiwari, the actor’s brother, sustained serious injuries in the attack on Sunday night and is currently undergoing treatment at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) in Patna.According to an official, the incident took place on Sunday night in Belsand village, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Barauli police s…
Patna, June 19 (IANS) A 32-year-old dancer was shot dead during a wedding celebration in Bihar’s Gopalganj district after allegedly resisting an attempt by some youths to forcibly take him away from the stage.The incident took place in Patohwa village under the Kateya police station limits late Thursday night.The deceased has been identified as Sonu Goudh, a resident of Mahua Patan village in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district.According to police and members of the performing troupe, a wedding proc…
Patna, May 30 (IANS) A tragic incident in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district claimed the lives of two youths who drowned while bathing in a pond in the Dubiyahi Chaur area under Dubiyahi Panchayat on Saturday. The incident has cast a shadow of grief over the entire locality.The deceased have been identified as 16-year-old Dheeraj Kumar, son of Alok Singh and a resident of Dubiyahi village, and 20-year-old Neeraj Kumar, son of Sudhir Singh, a resident of Tariyani village in neighbouring Sheohar distr…
Patna, May 30 (IANS) A fierce encounter took place early on Saturday morning between the police and a wanted criminal on the Thawe-Banjari bypass under the jurisdiction of the Nagar police station in Gopalganj district.During the exchange of fire, the accused, who had a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head, sustained gunshot injuries to both legs in police retaliatory action and was subsequently taken into custody.The injured accused has been identified as Akash Singh, a resident of Barhaihata villag…
Patna, May 29 (IANS) A major tragedy struck Bihar’s Gopalganj district on Friday after three teenage girls went missing in the strong currents of the Gandak River while crossing it by boat.The incident occurred near Dumariya Ghat under the jurisdiction of Mohammadpur Police Station.The girls were travelling by boat along with their mother and several villagers to attend to agricultural work on the opposite bank of the river.While returning, the weather suddenly deteriorated and the Gandak Rive…
Patna, May 16 (IANS) In a major crackdown on liquor smuggling, police in Bihar’s Gopalganj district have seized foreign liquor worth around Rs 40 lakh during a late-night raid, an official said on Saturday.The operation was carried out under the jurisdiction of Mohammadpur police station as part of an ongoing special drive against the illegal liquor trade in the district.According to the police, acting on specific intelligence inputs, a team led by Station House Officer (SHO) Tinku Kumar condu…
Kushinagar (UP), May 14 (IANS) A shocking case of murder and suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar left the entire region stunned after villagers heard three successive gunshots coming from a locked room and later discovered an 18-year-old girl and her brother-in-law lying in a pool of blood.The incident occurred in Basdila Buzurg village under the Tamkuhi Raj police station area on Wednesday morning.Police suspect the incident is linked to an alleged romantic relationship and obsessive behavi…
Patna, May 1 (IANS) In a significant crackdown on narcotics trafficking, police in Bihar’s Gopalganj district have arrested a man and a woman and seized approximately 95 grams of smack (heroin) from their possession.The action was carried out during a routine vehicle inspection under the jurisdiction of Manjhagarh police station.The incident occurred on Thursday night near the Bahorahata bridge, where police were conducting a vehicle-checking operation.During the operation, a man and a woman r…