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
Am unhurt, says Bihar governor Arlekar after fire engine in convoy overturns
Nine people including four Bihar Fire Services were injured in the accident which took place when governor Rajendra Vishwanarh Arlekar was on way to Muzaffarpur to attend a function.
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 05:35 PM IST
15-yr-old girl missing from Bihar village found dead
The girl had gone missing on Wednesday and was found a few hours later, hanging from a tree about a kilometre away between Bhadsar and Simra villages
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 08:46 PM IST
Protests in Lalganj over murder of Bhim Army leader; situation under control: Police
Police said angry supporters carrying Bhim Army flags and shouting slogans, had ransacked shops and even tried to enter police station and Nagar Parishad office over the murder of Rakesh Paswan
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 03:13 PM IST
Bihar: Maoists call for 2-day bandh against alleged encounter of its members
Announcing the band beginning Thursday midnight, the BJRC has also put up posters in several places in the Magadh division in the Gaya district.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 11:58 AM IST
Bihar: ₹11 lakh looted, home guard shot dead at PNB’s Sonepur branch
Upon getting information, Saran superintendent of police (SP) Gaurav Mangla reached the spot. Confirming the loot incident, the SP said that the police are scrutinizing the CCTV footage and the footage obtained from other points to trace the culprits
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 05:34 PM IST
ED writes to Bihar govt for info on properties linked to Lalu, kin, grills Tejashwi in Delhi
ED is investigating “land-for-jobs” case for money laundering. The case pertains to alleged doling out of railway jobs to individuals in return for land at hugely discounted prices or in the form of gifts during Lalu Yadav’s tenure as railway minister during the UPA governments.
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 10:09 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
ED seeks info from Bihar govt on Lalu Yadav assets; Tejashwi grilled in Delhi
ED’s letter sought information from the Bihar government about the sale, transfer and lease of some properties in connection with its probe.
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 09:46 PM IST
14 DMs, six SPs shifted in major shake-up in Bihar
Bihar government transferred 37 IAS officers, including 14 district magistrates, and 28 IPS officers, including SPs of six districts, in a major administrative shake-up.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 09:22 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Mobile internet ban to stay in Nalanda and Rohtas till further orders
Mobile internet services in Nalanda and Rohtas districts of Bihar have been extended until further notice, after communal clashes last week during the Ram Navami festival.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 09:42 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
JD (U) leader acquitted, 9 others held guilty for 1993 Bihar killings
Five upper caste men were killed while they were returning from a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally in Bihar in 1993
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 03:25 PM IST
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Man allegedly shot dead for refusing to pay extortion in Bihar’s Munger
Police said that at the time when Kumar, a farmer’s son, was working in his agricultural field, a local goon identified as Rupesh Yadav asked him to provide extortion in the form of harvested crops
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 01:52 PM IST
Shops open in Bihar Sharif after 5 days, admn takes out harmony march
The shops opened till 2 pm on the request from the district administration, which suspended the prohibitory orders for the period for locals to buy essential items.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 09:36 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar violence: Fresh explosion in Sasaram, ban on mobile internet extended
Paramilitary forces have been deployed in the affected areas in Nalanda, where a 16-year-old boy in Bihar Sahrif succumbed to injury sustained in the violence.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 03:24 AM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Law & order normal, situation promptly controlled in 2 districts: Chief Secy
Chief secretary Amir Subhani said those behind the attempts to disturb peace would be identified and dealt with as per law.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 10:53 PM IST
Bihar violence: 16-yr-old killed in Nalanda; 6 injured in Rohtas bomb blast
Fresh violence erupted in Bihar's Nalanda district and Sasaram town of Rohtas, leaving a 16-year-old dead and several injured. The unrest followed communal clashes during Ram Navami processions, with the Nalanda administration imposing a curfew and internet services suspended in both districts. At least 80 people have been arrested, and nine companies of paramilitary forces are trying to control the situation. In Rohtas, a bomb explosion occurred in a hut near a mosque, injuring six people.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 01:05 PM IST
1 killed as fresh violence in Bihar's Nalanda, 6 hurt in Sasaram blast
In fresh violence in Bihar’s Nalanda district and Sasaram in Rohtas district, at least 10 persons, including two cops, were injured late on Saturday evening.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 12:14 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Internet suspended, curfew imposed in Bihar’s Nalanda, Sasaram districts after Ram Navami violence
Internet services were suspended for 48 hours in Bihar's Nalanda and Sasaram districts after communal clashes during Ram Navami processions on Friday injured several people, including six with bullet injuries. The curfews imposed by administrations in both districts under Section 144 of CrPC continued on Saturday. Police have arrested 28 people and will lodge four separate first information reports (FIRs) against the troublemakers.
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:38 PM IST
Bihar clashes: CM hints at a plot, shrugs off Shah’s scrapped visit to Sasaram
“Communal tensions during Ram Navami festivities at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif are disturbing. Such incidents happened for the first time in the area. It’s not natural…We know some people are indulging in “gadbad” (mischief) and are trying to disrupt communal harmony in the state. We will not allow this to happen”
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 10:04 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar Ram Navami violence: Internet shutdown, section 144 in Sasaram, Nalanda
At least 14 people were injured in the clash with incidents of gun firing. Eight vehicles were also torched by the mob.
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 01:42 PM IST
Minor found dead in Bihar’s Banka district, police suspect murder
Police said that the boy’s father lodged a missing complaint late on Thursday evening and based on the complaint a case was registered under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against an unknown assailant.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 04:06 PM IST
2019 defamation case: Patna court summons Rahul to appear on Apr 12
The case pertains to a remark the former Congress president allegedly made on April 13, 2019, during the campaign for Lok Sabha elections at Kolar in Karnataka. “Why all thieves have surname of Modi,” he had allegedly said while referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with fugitives Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi.
Published on Mar 30, 2023 11:41 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi now summoned by Bihar court in ‘Modi surname’ defamation case
Rahul Gandhi defamation case: The court has already recorded statements of Sushil Modi, former minister Nitin Navin, Digha MLA Sanjiv Chaurasia and Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leader Manish Kumar as witnesses
Published on Mar 30, 2023 07:15 PM IST
Ram Navami celebration: Slugfest over DJ ban in Bihar; cops on high alert
The state police headquarters has deployed five companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) and 27 companies of Bihar special auxiliary police (BSAP) personnel across the state to ensure peaceful Ram Navami celebrations
Published on Mar 30, 2023 01:08 PM IST
Bihar hooch tragedy: Police files charge sheet against 15 accused
According to the charge sheet, ethyl alcohol mixed with methyl alcohol was used in making hooch which led to deaths in Safiabad and Baikunthpur villages after people allegedly consumed hooch
Published on Mar 30, 2023 12:24 PM IST
College student without helmet jumps checkpost in Bihar; cop shoots him
Sudhir Yadav, 20, said he had stepped out on a motorcycle to go to the market when he saw the police team. He didn’t have a driving licence, or a helmet.
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 02:47 PM IST
Bihar YouTuber remanded to TN police custody, to face Madurai court
Manish Kashyap alias Tripurari Kumar Tiwari was also wanted by the Tamil Nādu Police and a court in Madurai had issued a production warrant against him.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 10:39 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Undertrial shot dead on Saharsa court premises
Saharsa SP Lipi Singh said police later arrested a person and seized five live cartridges and a pistol from him and are interrogating him.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 10:38 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Patna: Maurya hotel owner booked after liquor bottles found during ED search
Following the seizure, the excise department also searched SP Sinha’s hotel and his chartered accountant’s premises but no further recovery was made, officials said.
Updated on Mar 27, 2023 10:09 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Giriraj among 23 acquitted by Bihar court in 2014 protest case
All were accused of disrupting the movement of trains during a protest over the “denial of” special category status to Bihar by the then UPA government at the Centre.
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 02:00 AM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
SIT to probe recovery of explosive substances from train at Siwan: Bihar police
The government railway police (GRP) recovered explosive materials from the general compartment of Gwalior-Barauni Express train at Bihar’s Siwan when the train arrived at platform number 2 on Wednesday
Published on Mar 25, 2023 11:57 AM IST