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Avinash Kumar

Avinash, a senior correspondent, reports on crime, railways, defence and social sector, with specialisation in police, home department and other investigation agencies.

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Bihar: SHO, who verbally abused VIP chief Mukesh Sahni, suspended by IG

The IG took the action after the SHO’s audio conversation with a political activist went viral on social media.

Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahni. (Photo from X)
Published on Sep 24, 2024 02:59 PM IST

Two including a NIT student dies by suicide in separate incidents

Following the incident, a significant number of students assembled at the NIT campus to protest, creating a ruckus and demanding a thorough investigation.

In the suicide note, the AP student wrote that she was under stress due to taking a loan of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>6 lakh. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Sep 22, 2024 07:56 AM IST
By, Patna

NIA recovers 4cr cash, firearms from homes of ex-JDU MLC, others during searches

The raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a case initially registered on August 7, 2023, and re-registered by the NIA on September 26, 2023

The searches had begun at 5am on Thursday and concluded at 11:30pm on Thursday. (Representative file photo)
Published on Sep 20, 2024 11:33 AM IST

44 houses torched in Dalit hamlet in Bihar

An armed group of men torched 44 homes in a Dalit-dominated settlement in Bihar’s Nawada district over a land dispute, police said on Thursday, adding that 15 people were arrested for the incident.

Burnt houses in Nawada district of Bihar on Thursday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 20, 2024 03:00 AM IST
By, Nawada

NIA raids 5 locations in Bihar including residence of ex-JDU MLC Manorama Devi

According to officials familiar with the matter, the NIA raids were underway at the JD-U leader’s residence in Gaya’s AP Colony area since 4am

Out of five locations being raided, three are in Gaya and one each at Rohtas and Aurangabad. (PTI photo)
Published on Sep 19, 2024 03:34 PM IST

Over 20 Dalit homes set on fire in Bihar’s Nawada; 15 arrested: Police

SP in Nawada Abhinav Dheeman told HT on Thursday that 15 accused including the main accused Nandu Paswan, a resident of Pranpur village, has been arrested

A group of atleast 100 people surrounded the homes in Krishna Nagar area and set them on fire. (HT photo)
Published on Sep 19, 2024 01:13 PM IST

Land-for-job case: Delhi court summons Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi & Tej Pratap Yadav

Tej Pratap Yadav, son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad, summoned by Delhi court in land-for-job money laundering case; to appear on October 7.

Tej Pratap is the sixth member of Lalu Prasad’s family, whose name has figured in the case. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 05:35 PM IST

Cops’ recruitment fiasco: Trouble mounts for ex-DGP as EOU recommends action

The recommendation for action was sent to DGP Alok Raj by EOU ADG NH Khan earlier this week with details of the evidences of Singhal’s suspected complicity.

The vacancy for 21391 posts of constables was advertised on April 27, 2023 and over 37-lakh candidates had filled up applications by the last date of July 20, 2023. (File Photo by Santosh Kumar/Representative)
Published on Sep 13, 2024 06:35 PM IST

Girl student injured as classmate's pistol accidentally went off in class

A 15-year-old girl student sustained injuries in the leg after her classmate’s country-made pistol accidentally went off on Tuesday.

Girl student injured as country-made pistol accidentally went off during display(Shutterstock/Representative image)
Published on Sep 10, 2024 05:22 PM IST
By, Patna

Bihar: Man lynched, another injured in Begusarai

The police said that the two youths were allegedly stealing a goat from Sikarhula village and were trying to flee when some villagers noticed them and raised an alarm.

Representational image.
Updated on Sep 06, 2024 05:52 PM IST

First conviction under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in Bihar as two get life sentence

According to police, the Rasoolpur police submitted a charge sheet under sections 103 (1), 109 (1), 329-4/3 (5) of BNS within 14 days leading to their conviction

Earlier on Tuesday, the court held both the accused guilty in this case. (Representative file photo)
Published on Sep 05, 2024 05:05 PM IST

Bihar government transfers 14 IPS officers in major reshuffle

IG (headquarters) Rakesh Rathi was shifted to IG (training) replacing Rajesh Kumar, who was made the new IG of Mithila (Darbhanga).

For representational purposes only. (Shutterstock)
Published on Sep 05, 2024 12:18 PM IST

Nearly 100 people watching dance performance injured as roof collapses in Bihar

While many had climbed on the roof top, others were standing underneath when a portion of the terrace, said to be made with steel asbestos, suddenly collapsed

All the injured were rushed to the nearby health centres for treatment. (Representational image)
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 05:16 PM IST

6-year-old girl gangraped and murdered in Gaya; 2 arrested: Police

The girl had gone missing late evening on Monday and her body was recovered from the banks of Morhar river on Tuesday morning

The two accused had allegedly kidnapped the victim from her house while she was sleeping. (Representational image)
Published on Sep 03, 2024 06:13 PM IST

RJD appoints Bima Bharti as vice president ahead of Tejashwi’s ‘Abhar Yatra’

Bima Bharti, a former Bihar minister and three-time MLA, had resigned from the JD(U) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and joined the RJD

Bima Bharti with Tejashwi Yadav. (File Photo)
Published on Sep 03, 2024 04:01 PM IST

Bihar: BJYM leader shot dead in Munger; probe on

Two youths fired at the victim from point-blank range, and he was declared dead on arrival after he was rushed to the hospital, witnesses told the police.

Representative image.
Published on Sep 02, 2024 05:06 PM IST

Man thrashed, arrested after bid to manhandle Giriraj

“The bearded person dressed like a Moulvi came to me with a petition and asked me to look into it. I told him the Janta Darbar is over and he should have come on time. He then started shouting slogans against me. At one point of time, it appeared he would physically attack me,” the union minister later said.

Union minister Giriraj Singh speaks with the press after the incident. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 31, 2024 09:36 PM IST
By, Patna

Bihar DGP made CISF DG

Bhatti, a 1990-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Bihar cadre, will have his tenure till his superannuation on September 30, 2025, or until further orders.

Bihar DGP RS Bhatti (HT FILE)
Published on Aug 28, 2024 09:17 PM IST
By, Patna

2 held for life bid on Patna AIIMS security head, cops hunt for RJD MLA’s kin

On August 22, three motorcycle-borne unidentified assailants had fired at the vehicle in which AIIMS chief security officer Premnath Rai was travelling to his office along with a bodyguard and the driver.

Ritlal Yadav, RJD MLA from Danapur. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 24, 2024 09:53 PM IST
By, Patna

Anant demands CBI probe against ASP for ‘framing him’ after release from jail

Singh was sentenced to 10 years each in prison by a special MP/MLA court. On Wednesday, the Patna high court acquitted him in the two separate cases of the Arms Act and stringent UAPA

Gangster turned politician Anant Kumar Singh (File Photo)
Published on Aug 16, 2024 01:22 PM IST

Patna HC sets aside conviction of former MLA Anant Singh in two key cases

Singh faced disqualification following the first order of conviction passed in June 2022, relating to a case lodged after an AK-47 rifle, ammunition, and two hand grenades were recovered from his ancestral residence at Mokama two years earlie

Gangster turned politician Anant Kumar Singh is expected to walk out of the Beur Central Jail in Patna (File Photo)
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 07:52 PM IST

Man kills wife, dies by suicide; 2 kids, mother-in-law also found dead in Bihar

Preliminary investigation suggested that the accused committed the crime and left the suicide note to frame charges against his wife

The man’s two children and mother-in-law were also found dead and the reason for their deaths is yet to be ascertained. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 04:32 PM IST

Class 3 student shot by schoolmate in Bihar: Police

Police said the victim is out of danger after treatment and they are yet to ascertain the motive behind the murderous attack

Police said that the accused suddenly took out a gun from the bag and fired on the victim on the school premises. (Representational image)
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:03 PM IST

‘Solvers’ who can crack tests at the core of paper leaks

Talented former students in India, now known as "solvers," illegally crack and leak exam papers, revealing flaws in the education system.

New Delhi, Jul 07 (ANI): All India Students Association (AISA) and Krantikari Yuva Sangathan (KYS) members stage a protest over the demand for Re-NEET and NET examinations, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma) (Amit Sharma)
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 06:19 AM IST
By, , , New Delhi/gurugram/patna

CBI detains 4 AIIMS Patna medical students in NEET-UG question paper leak case

An official at AIIMS Patna said a CBI team carried out searches at the rooms of the four students , confiscated their devices and detained them for questioning

A senior hospital official, however, said the four medical students were under investigation on suspicions that they helped solve the NEET-UG question paper. (Facebook/AIIMS Patna)
Published on Jul 18, 2024 02:11 PM IST

20-year-old man kills Bihar teen, father and younger sister; arrested: Police

Police said that the mother, who is undergoing treatment in the district Sadar Hospital, told the police that the assailants, armed with sharp weapons, targeted her daughters, husband, and herself around 2am

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Jul 17, 2024 01:56 PM IST

NEET-UG leak case: CBI arrests key conspirator

The arrested individuals were identified as Pankaj Kumar, alias Aditya, and Rajkumar Singh, alias Raju

Protests erupted across the country amid allegations of paper leaks and arbitrary allowance of grace marks in NEET-UG 2024. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 06:54 AM IST

Father of former Bihar minister stabbed to death, four detained

Additional director general of police (headquarters) Jitendra Singh Gangwar said an SIT has been formed under Darbhanga (rural) SP Kamya Mishra to probe the case

Mukesh Sahni in Patna on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 06:12 AM IST
By, Bishnu K Jha

NEET paper leak case: Two more accused arrested by the CBI

Those arrested were identified as--Pankaj Kumar alias Aditya and Rajkumar Singh alias Raju.

CBI on Tuesday claimed that the one of the accused is the key conspirator of NEET-UG paper leak case. (Representative image)
Published on Jul 16, 2024 06:44 PM IST

Bihar: Vikashsheel Ishaan Party chief Mukesh Sahani’s father Jitan Sahani killed

A large number of people had gathered outside the residence of Jitan Sahni’s home demanding immediate arrest of the accused persons

According to police, he was killed with a sharp weapon and the murder could have been pre-planned. (Representative file photo)
Published on Jul 16, 2024 09:46 AM IST
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