Ranchi, July 23 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Jharkhand police on Thursday conducted a raid at the Kanke Road residence of L. Khiangte, former Chief Secretary of the state and immediate past Chairman of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC), as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the 14th Combined Civil Services Examination.A CID team, accompanied by police personnel, visited Khiangte’s residence and examined documents and records related to the JPSC…
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Jamshedpur, July 15 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have arrested two more persons in the high-profile murder case of Himanshu Singh, a young leader of the Karni Sena, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 16, officials said on Wednesday.Investigators have also recovered a scooter allegedly used to help the main accused evade arrest following the crime. Police said the investigation is almost complete and a chargesheet will be filed in the court soon. City SP Lalit Kumar Meena said on Wednes…
Ranchi, July 13 (IANS) In a major success for the security forces, Ravindra Ganjhu, a regional commander of the banned CPI-Maoist carrying a reward of Rs 20 lakh, was arrested by police and the CRPF in Jharkhand’s Latehar on Monday, police officials said. According to the police, Ganjhu was apprehended near his native village, Hesla, in the Chandwa police station area of Latehar. A reward of Rs 15 lakh had been announced for him by the Jharkhand Police, while the NIA had put an additional bounty…
Jamshedpur, July 10 (IANS) Jharkhand police have further tightened the noose around the accused in the murder case of Himanshu Singh, a young leader associated with the Karni Sena in Jamshedpur, with another absconding accused surrendering before the police on Friday. The accused, Rahul Dubey, who had been on the run since the incident, surrendered at Bistupur police station around 1 p.m. on Friday, police officials said.Amid continuous police raids, mounting legal pressure, and a series of arre…
Jamshedpur, July 7 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have arrested four more accused in connection with the murder of Karni Sena youth leader Himanshu Singh in Jamshedpur, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine, officials said on Tuesday.Several sharp-edged weapons, including a chopper, axe, bhujali, and knives, allegedly used in the crime, have also been recovered from the possession of the accused.The main accused, Vishwanath Mandal, alias Bodra, however, remains absconding, with a rewar…
Ramgarh (Jharkhand), July 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have arrested seven persons in connection with the murder of Giridih Sub-Registrar Baleshwar Patel in Ramgarh district and recovered a blood-stained brick and a bamboo stick allegedly used in the crime, officials said on Wednesday.The murder took place in Balsagara village under Mandu police station limits on Tuesday, where Patel was allegedly attacked over a long-standing land dispute. All seven accused have been sent to judicial custody.Addre…
Jamshedpur, June 30 (IANS) Four Jharkhand Police personnel, including the Station House Officer (SHO) of Bistupur police station, were suspended on Tuesday following the sensational murder of Karni Sena youth leader Himanshu Singh outside the Double Down (DD) Pub and Bar in Jamshedpur, officials said.The district administration has also sealed the nightclub.The action comes in the wake of widespread public outrage and sharp criticism from opposition leaders, who have called the entire episode a …
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court had asked the West Bengal government to clarify its stand on the ongoing National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the violence and riot-like situation at Beldanga in Murshidabad district in January this year.After the NIA initiated a probe into the matter earlier this year, the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government approached the Supreme Court to challenge the move.Now the question arose that with the change in regime in …
Hazaribagh, June 3 (IANS) The Jharkhand Police solved the brutal murder of a 14-year-old girl and her three-year-old brother in Hazaribagh district and arrested the main accused, Sanjit Paswan, officials said on Wednesday.Investigations revealed that the accused had attempted to rape the girl and killed both children when she resisted.During questioning, Paswan confessed that on May 27 he lured the siblings on his scooter on the pretext of taking them for a ride and buying a mobile phone, and to…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Delhi Police Crime Branch on Monday solved a sensational kidnapping-cum-murder case registered at Borio Police Station in Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. The accused, who had allegedly fled to Delhi after the crime, was apprehended following coordinated efforts between the Delhi Police and Jharkhand Police. According to Delhi Police, the case was registered vide FIR No. 42/26 dated May 21, under Sections 140(1), 103(1), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) …