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Darbhanga: Tension has gripped Harinagar village under the Kusheshwar Sthan police station area in Bihar’s Darbhanga district after a violent clash between two groups escalated into a major law-and-order situation. In a surprising development, an FIR has been lodged naming 70 individuals and accusing around 100 to 150 unidentified persons, raising serious questions over whether the case stems from a personal dispute or has turned into a larger village-wide hostility. FIR Filed Under SC/ST Act and Multiple Sections According to police sources, the case originated in Harinagar village where one Asharfi Paswan filed a complaint alleging assault related to a monetary dispute. In his complaint, he named 70 people belonging to a particular community and also included a large number of u...

Patna: Patna Police have made several significant and sensational disclosures in connection with the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant girl in the city. Considering the seriousness of the case and growing public outrage, the Bihar government has handed over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). According to Patna Police, initial findings suggest that the victim’s family allegedly attempted to suppress the incident and avoided lodging a First Information Report (FIR) at the beginning. CCTV Footage Sent to Special Forensic Lab Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said that the CCTV footage from the hostel premises was sent to a specialised forensic laboratory. The lab has confirmed that the footage was not tampered with, strengthen...

Patna: The Opposition has prepared a strong strategy to corner the Bihar government during the ongoing Budget Session of the Assembly, raising serious questions over law and order and the credibility of investigations into major criminal and corruption cases. Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has indicated that the Opposition will not only raise the issue of the death of a NEET aspirant girl living in a Patna hostel, but will also aggressively bring up the long-pending matters of the Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case and the Srijan scam, alleging that justice has been delayed and accountability remains missing. Tejashwi Questions Government’s Intentions Speaking to the media on the day of the Budget presentation, Tejashwi Yadav referred to the alleged rape incident involving the NEE...