New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) BJP’s Rajya Sabha member from Jharkhand, Aditya Prasad, on Thursday termed the ‘ritualistic’ murder of a 13-year-old girl in Hazaribagh district as a deeply “unfortunate” and shocking incident that exposes the dangerous persistence of superstition and black magic in the state. He raised the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The gruesome case came to light in Kusumbha village under the Bishnugarh police station area, where the minor girl was allegedly strangled to death by h…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW), on Wednesday, took strict note of a heinous incident involving a 12-year-old girl in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district and constituted a three-member inquiry committee to probe the matter.Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, the Commission expressed grave concern over the circumstances surrounding the case. According to available information, the minor girl’s body was found under suspicious conditions on March 25, 2026, wit…
New Delhi/Ranchi, March 30 (IANS) The BJP on Monday mounted a sharp attack on the Hemant Soren‑led Jharkhand government over the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl in the Bishnugarh area of Hazaribagh district.Addressing a press conference in Delhi, BJP Jharkhand State President and MP Aditya Sahu announced that the party will observe a complete bandh across the state on April 3 if the culprits in the case — described by the BJP as the ‘Hazaribagh Nirbhaya incident’ — are not arreste…
Ranchi, March 30 (IAN) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the rape and brutal murder of a minor girl in the Vishnugarh area of Hazaribagh district and issued notices to the State Home Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP), seeking their responses.The court adopted a stern view of the incident and expressed deep concern over the delay in arresting the accused. It also directed the authorities to provide adequate security to the victim’s family.Advocate H…
Hazaribagh, March 27 (IANS) The brutal rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Kusumba village under the Vishnugarh block of Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district has sent shockwaves across the state, triggering widespread outrage.The victim’s family refused to perform the last rites for three days, demanding swift justice and arrests, before agreeing to the cremation on Friday evening.The BJP, on the other hand, issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Hemant Soren government. State BJP president Adity…
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), March 6 (IANS) A brutal incident rocked the Barkagaon police station area of Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district after unidentified assailants allegedly murdered a coal trader, while a villager was run over and killed by the attackers’ vehicle as they made their escape, police officials said on Friday.The double death has triggered panic and anger among residents of Napo Khurd village, where the incident took place.According to police and eyewitness accounts, the deceased…
Ranchi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Jharkhand Police on Thursday detained former state minister and senior Congress leader Yogendra Sao and his wife, former MLA Nirmala Devi, during a protest against the NTPC’s Chatti Bariatu coal mining project in Hazaribagh district.They were detained at the project site in the Keredari police station area, where the couple had been leading an agitation along with local villagers over issues related to land acquisition and compensation.According to police officials, mul…
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Feb 13 (IANS) At least six people were trampled to death after a herd of wild elephants stormed Gondwar village in the Churchu block of Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district late Thursday night, officials said on Friday. The incident triggered panic and grief in the area.Four of the deceased belonged to a single family. The victims have been identified as Suraj Bhuiyan (55), his daughter-in-law Suman Devi (25), her two young children, Mangara Bhuiyan (58), and Dhaneshwar Ram …