Avinash, a senior correspondent, reports on crime, railways, defence and social sector, with specialisation in police, home department and other investigation agencies.
Articles by Avinash Kumar
Land for jobs case: ED attaches assets of Lalu’s kin
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday attached assets worth over ₹6 crore linked to kin of RJD chief Lalu Prasad in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Bihar’s capital Patna in the land-for-jobs case, according to a press release issued by the federal probe agency
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 10:11 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar: CID takes over triple murder case probe in Muzaffarpur
On July 21, four assailants opened fire from close range when businessman Shahi was speaking with his lawyer inside the latter’s chamber at Chandwara Azad Road
Updated on Jul 31, 2023 04:02 PM IST
Bihar state auxiliary police havildar beaten to death in Muzaffarpur; four held
Police said that the havildar was attacked by his neighbours following a land dispute. His body was found lying in the middle of the road, close to his house, said police
Updated on Jul 30, 2023 04:17 PM IST
Triple murder jolts Muzaffarpur
Three people were killed and two others injured when four unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. The incident is believed to be a case of a land dispute, according to police. The assailants fired more than 30 rounds and police recovered 20 empty cartridges from the scene. The exact cause of the incident is still under investigation.
Updated on Jul 22, 2023 09:54 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
HC acquits JD(U) ex-MLC’s son Rocky Yadav in 2016 road rage case
In September 2017, a sessions court in Gaya had sentenced Rocky Yadav, son of former JD (U) legislator Manorama Devi and two others to life imprisonment.
Updated on Jul 21, 2023 04:48 AM IST
Gaya road rage case: HC acquits ex-MLC’s son, two others
The Patna HC has held that the prosecution failed to prove that “two bullets sent to the forensic laboratory are of the same bullets which were fired at the fateful night from 0.380 Berreta pistol, leading to death of Aditya Sachdeva”.
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 09:06 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Ex-RJD MLC in Bihar gets 66-month jail term in 2007 assault case
The then RJD MLC along with his supporters had allegedly entered into a physical altercation with officials of the collectorate over the inclusion of a woman’s name in graduate constituency voters’ list
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 04:58 PM IST
PFI’s ‘master trainer’ arrested in Bihar’s East Champaran
Additional director general of police (headquarters) Jitendra Singh Gangwar said that Mohammad Yaqoob Khan was arrested on the basis of a tip-off
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 03:27 PM IST
Anant Singh among 31 booked for Beur jail violence
Former MLA Anant Singh and 30 others have been charged with attempting to break out of Beur Central Jail in Patna, India, and attacking prison staff. Singh, who is housed in the jail, alleges a conspiracy to kill him. 11 prison employees were injured in the incident.
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 09:44 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Pay ₹1.5 lakh to 6 suspects paraded before media in handcuffs: Bihar govt told
The Bihar State Human Rights Commission condemned the then Madhepura superintendent of police for the human rights violation of the 6 suspects in his office
Updated on Jul 18, 2023 04:46 PM IST
3 youths run over by train while trying to cross track in Bihar’s Banka
The youths, who were all friends, were identified as Maniklal Murmu, Arvind Murmu and Bhado Murmu, all of them aged between 17 and 19 years
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 05:31 PM IST
Key faces among 63 BJP leaders booked for Patna protests
On Thursday, BJP had taken out its prescheduled march to Vidhan Sabha in protest against the new teacher recruitment policy in Bihar, alleged corruption and other issues. The march started from Gandhi Maidan. As it reached Dak Bungalow intersection, police used water cannons, tear gas shells and lathi charge to disperse them.
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 09:24 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar: 59 BJP leaders booked over protest; cops deny death due to ‘lathi-charge’
The protest led by Bihar BJP chief Samrat Choudhary and comprising legislators and leaders started from Gandhi Maidan in Patna and was moving towards the Vidhan Sabha
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 03:57 PM IST
BJP worker dies during Patna protest, party says killed by police, admin denies charge
The deceased has been identified as Vijay Kumar Singh, 46 years, who was the general secretary of the BJP’s Jehanabad unit.
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 09:31 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Party worker died in police action to disperse protest: BJP’s Sushil Kumar Modi
The BJP’s protest march was aimed at demanding deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav’s exit from the Nitish Kumar government in view of the new charge sheet filed against him by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Updated on Jul 13, 2023 04:47 PM IST
Engineering student kidnapped in Bihar for ₹50 lakh ransom; case filed: Police
According to the boy’s father, he received a voice call from his son’s cell number on Saturday morning demanding a ransom of ₹50 lakh within 24 hours for his safe return
Updated on Jul 03, 2023 04:45 PM IST
Class 7 student on vacation sent threat messages to SP’s Abu Asim Azmi: Police
A Muzaffarpur district police officer said the person who sent the threat message to the Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Asim Azmi was a young boy who used his father’s mobile phone
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 09:13 PM IST
55-year-old lynched by cow vigilantes in Bihar
55-year-old Muslim man lynched by cow vigilantes in Bihar's Saran district. 20 people detained. Security stepped up to avoid escalation.
Updated on Jun 30, 2023 01:02 AM IST
Man killed by mob in Bihar on suspicion of carrying beef, 20 detained: Police
People informed the local police that cattle bones were being smuggled after which they rushed the driver to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 03:52 PM IST
Army soldier returning home on leave arrested; Bihar police said he was drunk
Police said the suspect was arrested from the Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express and produced before a judge on Thursday who remanded him in judicial custody
Updated on Jun 29, 2023 02:06 PM IST
Part of pontoon bridge washed away in Bihar
The 1,200-metre-long bridge built over river Ganga linked the riverine belt of Raghopur and Hajipur town in Vaishali district.
Updated on Jun 28, 2023 09:20 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar: Minor allegedly dies by suicide at correction home, family alleges murder
The deceased’s maternal uncle Durga Mahaldar informed that his nephew was arrested by the excise team on June 23 from his village for allegedly carrying Indian-made foreign liquor. All types of liquor is banned in Bihar since 2016
Updated on Jun 28, 2023 01:56 PM IST
Bihar: ATS constitutes SIT to probe Bhagalpur blast case
According to police, the blast, which took place on Saturday inside a two-storeyed building in Hussainabad Quareshi locality around 5:30 pm, brought down a part of the house
Updated on Jun 27, 2023 10:05 AM IST
Bihar man, 65, accused of practising black magic, killed by villagers: Police
Police said the villagers were led by a man who alleged that black magic practised by the victim led to his three-year-old son’s death
Updated on Jun 26, 2023 05:30 PM IST
Terror funding case: NIA arrests fourth accused from Bihar
According to an official aware of the developments, he was allegedly involved in funding the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation and the revival of the Magadh Zone
Updated on Jun 26, 2023 04:59 PM IST
PM to flag off Patna-Ranchi Vande Bharat on June 27
The 22349/22350 Ranchi-Patna Vande Bharat train will run on all days, except Tuesday, between Bihar’s capital Patna and Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi, covering a distance of approximately 385 kilometres in six hours.
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 09:46 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Youth dead, 3 injured in explosion in Bhagalpur house
A 17-year-old boy died and three others, including two women, were injured in an explosion in a house in Bihar's Bhagalpur district. The cause is under investigation.
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 09:43 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar: Clerk with disproportionate assets worth ₹2.13 cr under vigilance net
The clerk earns ₹75,000 per month but has amassed disproportionate assets (DA) worth ₹2.13 crore, the VIB found out when they had raided the house and office premises of the clerk
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 04:52 PM IST
Truck driver crushes 2 men in Patna, mob torches vehicles of construction firm
The incident occurred when two people were crossing the road while the vehicle on way to camp, crushed them to death and its driver fled from the spot
Updated on Jun 23, 2023 03:50 PM IST
I-T raids 25 locations linked to Bihar bizman
According to officials, the businessman, Ajay Kumar Singh alias Karu Singh, is said to be a close relative of a senior JD-U minister, and runs an iron-bar-making factory.
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 10:44 PM IST