Bihar

Sitamarhi: In a significant development highlighting the Bihar police’s intensified crackdown on crime, authorities have arrested notorious criminal Shantanu Kumar following a “half-encounter” in Sitamarhi. The arrest comes under the tenure of Home Minister Samrat Chaudhary, who has prioritized restoring law and order across the state. The suspect, Shantanu Kumar, a resident of Bhorha village in Belsond police station area, had been evading law enforcement for over 18 months. He was wanted in connection with the murder of a temple priest and the killing of Jan Suraj leader Ravi Singh, among other serious criminal cases. Half-Encounter at Chandauli Bus Stand Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) and Sitamarhi district police traced Shantanu to Chandauli Bus Stand late F...

Purnia, Bihar: A video that has gone viral across Bihar shows an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) demanding illegal money from truck drivers at Dalkola Checkpost, near the West Bengal border. The footage captures the ASI, Ramdev Kumar Singh, slapping a driver during the confrontation, only to be chased away by other drivers. Illegal Extortion Incident The video, recorded early in the morning, shows ASI Singh approaching a pickup truck carrying fish and asking the driver for “daily payments.” The driver refused, questioning what exactly the ASI was demanding payment for. The confrontation escalated when Singh threatened the driver, citing a police vehicle parked nearby. Despite the intimidation, the drivers refused to comply, and Singh eventually attacked one driver before fleeing. Ba...

Patna (Bihar): In a significant political development from Bihar, Deepak Prakash, son of senior politician Upendra Kushwaha, is reportedly set to be appointed as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) from the seat vacated by Mangal Pandey. This move would secure his position as Minister of Panchayati Raj in the Nitish Kumar-led state government. However, questions about Upendra Kushwaha’s own political future remain. Deepak Prakash to Enter Bihar Legislative Council Deepak Prakash, who was recently appointed as Panchayati Raj Minister without being a member of any legislative house, is required by law to become a member of either the Legislative Assembly or Council within six months. Since his entry into the Assembly is highly unlikely, the BJP plans to send him to the Legislativ...

Munger (Bihar): In a startling incident from Bihar’s Munger district, a newly married woman allegedly eloped with her lover just ten days after her wedding, leaving behind her marital home along with gold jewellery and cash, police officials said on Friday. The incident was reported from the Tarapur police station area. The woman, identified as Sneha, was married on December 1 in Manikpur village and moved to her husband’s home the next day. However, on the evening of December 10 at around 6:40 pm, she suddenly went missing from her in-laws’ house. Family Alerted, Search Launched The disappearance came to light when the groom’s mother, Anjana Devi, informed Sneha’s mother, Soni Devi, over the phone. Family members searched for the newlywed woman for nearly two days, but when all e...

New Delhi/Chapra: BJP MP from Saran (Chapra), Rajiv Pratap Rudy, delivered a fiery and politically loaded speech in the Lok Sabha, taking a veiled but unmistakable swipe at the Lalu Prasad Yadav–Rabri Devi political dynasty. His remarks, made on the floor of the House, have since triggered intense debate and reactions across political and social media circles. Addressing the Speaker, Rudy declared himself a unique political figure, claiming there was no one like him in Parliament—or perhaps anywhere in the world—who had contested elections against almost an entire political family that produced two chief ministers. “I come from a state where a Chief Minister went to jail and placed his wife on the throne. This is how democracy was defined. Mr Speaker, I am such a person who probably...

Nawada (Bihar): A 40-year-old cloth trader who was brutally assaulted in a mob lynching incident in Bihar’s Nawada district has succumbed to his injuries, days after giving a harrowing dying declaration describing the night of terror he endured. The incident occurred on December 5 in Bhatta village under Roh police station limits, where Mohammad Athar Hussain, a resident of Gagan Deeh locality in Nalanda district, was allegedly attacked and tortured by a mob. He passed away late Friday night during treatment at Biharsharif Sadar Hospital. Victim’s Dying Declaration Reveals Extreme Brutality Before his death, Athar recorded a detailed statement on December 7, which was captured on camera by an NBT correspondent. In his dying declaration, Athar narrated the horrifying sequence of ev...