Patna, July 17 (IANS) The Bihar Police have intensified its crackdown on individuals displaying firearms on social media and those involved in attacks on police personnel, officials said on Friday. As part of a statewide campaign, the Police Headquarters has registered 102 FIRs, arrested 130 accused, and seized 40 illegal weapons in cases related to the online display of firearms between May 1 and July 14, 2026.According to the Bihar Police Headquarters, dedicated social media cells are function…
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Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A teenager from Bihar, who went missing from near his home 14 months ago, was successfully reunited with his family on Sunday, July 5, thanks to the efforts of amateur radio operators and officials in neighbouring West Bengal.A few days ago, a lawyer, Sonu Bagchi, came to the aid of the teenager, who was unwell, on a street in Kakinara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.After the boy recovered sufficiently, Bagchi realised that he had hearing and speech impairment…
Patna, May 28 (IANS) In a major late-night operation in the Turkauliya area of Motihari under Bihar’s East Champaran district, police recovered Rs 24.91 lakh in cash from a white-coloured car during a vehicle inspection drive and arrested four individuals, including two Nepali nationals. The incident occurred at Nimuiya Chowk when personnel from the Turkauliya Police Station were conducting intensive vehicle checks.During the operation, officers stopped a car arriving from the Muzaffarpur side…
Patna, May 21 (IANS) A tragic incident sent shockwaves across Bihar’s East Champaran district after the body of a female engineering student was found hanging inside her hostel room on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rimi Kumari, a fifth-semester student at an engineering college located under the jurisdiction of the Mufassil police station area in Motihari.According to preliminary information, the hostel room had reportedly remained locked from inside for a prolonged period, raising s…
Patna, May 11 (IANS) A shocking incident of violence has emerged from Bihar’s East Champaran district, where a BA Part III student was stabbed to death in broad daylight outside a college on Monday, triggering panic in the locality.The victim, identified as Ritesh Kumar Yadav (25), son of Vidya Rai and a resident of Devpur Parsa (Ward No. 12) under Kalyanpur Police Station limits, had gone to appear for his BA Part III examination at AKRR College in Motihari.According to family members, the in…
Patna, April 10 (IANS) A tragic road accident in Motihari has claimed the life of Ashok Kumar Singh, an Indian Army soldier who was home on leave, leaving his family and the entire village in deep mourning. The incident occurred in the Sangrampur area around 6.30 a.m. on Friday, where Singh was standing near the roadside close to his residence.A speeding truck, heavily loaded with timber, lost control and struck him with great force, causing critical injuries.He was rushed to a nearby hospital b…
Patna, April 7 (IANS) In the wake of the spurious liquor tragedy in Motihari (East Champaran), where 11 people lost their lives, authorities in Bettiah (West Champaran), on Tuesday, launched an aggressive crackdown on illegal liquor operations. The police, along with the Prohibition Department, have intensified raids across multiple police station areas, including Shikarpur, Nautan, and Majhaulia, as part of a district-wide campaign to dismantle illicit liquor networks.During a major operation i…
Patna, April 7 (IANS) The spurious liquor tragedy in Bihar’s East Champaran district has further worsened with the death toll now rising to 11 after another victim died early Tuesday morning.The deceased has been identified as Jitendra Shah, a resident of Balganga (Ward No. 29) under the Raghunathpur police station area. His death has left behind a grieving family, including five daughters who have now lost their sole breadwinner.Jitendra’s eldest daughter, 16-year-old Rani Kumari, remains i…
Patna, April 6 (IANS) Amid recurring hooch tragedies in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday mounted an attack on the Nitish Kumar government over frequent incidents of illicit liquor smuggling and alleged rampant corruption, questioning the effectiveness of the state’s prohibition policy.Marking 10 years of the liquor ban, Tejashwi alleged that the policy has failed to achieve its objectives due to what he described as a powerful nexus between sections of the administration and the liqu…
Buxar (Bihar), April 4 (IANS) Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar has emphasised that to make the prohibition law in the state effective, there must be collective efforts from all sections. Speaking to reporters on Friday night regarding the deaths caused by spurious liquor in Motihari, Prem Kumar termed the incident unfortunate but said that the government is taking continuous action.Asserting that the liquor ban in Bihar is a commendable step that has brought positive changes, particularly among…