Debashish Sarkar

Man held for parading woman naked in Jamshedpur faces rape charge

The police have decided to press rape charges against a man who was arrested Friday for allegedly parading a woman naked in a village in East Singhbhum district. Earlier, the man, identified as Gambhir Singh, was only booked on charges of assault. On Monday evening, the woman had lodged a written complaint with Jamshedpur’s senior superintendent of police (SSP).

Tribal woman allegedly paraded naked by former lover in Jharkhand

The accused has been arrested after a FIR was filed by the victim who alleged that the accused got into a scuffle with her, used expletives and tore her clothes.

Marriage of minor with molester: Clean chit to cops, FIR against families

Police station Officer in-charge sent to police line and investigating officer supended suspended for lapses

Jharkhand’s tribal Sohrai paintings to adorn trains, PMSAY houses

Sohrai paintings are age-old tribal traditional paintings based on nature themes – forest, people and animals etc. The paintings are done by tribal women using natural ingredients such as different shades of clay and charcoal.

Four Jharkhand students allegedly beaten by teacher walk 10km to file police complaint

The students said they were beaten up in a room and also threatened not to tell anything to their parents, said a police officer.

Juvenile suicide: SSP orders probe after medical report denies rape

The 17-year-old had been lodged in the correctional home for past four months after being apprehended by the Olidih police on charges of rape and making a video of the act.

Rape­-accused juvenile commits suicide in Jamshedpur correctional home

In his suicide note, the juvenile alleged that he was falsely implicated in the case by the complainant girl and her family.

‘Operation Prahaar’ to wipe out top Maoist leaders, urban ultras

A senior police officer said the government has identified this final assault as ‘Operation Prahaar’ under which a target has been set to neutralise 25 top Maoist leaders in the country.

Jharkhand girl allegedly sold in marriage to Rajasthan man for ₹80,000; parents file complaint

A police official said that they are in the process of filing an FIR on the basis of the complaint filed by the victim’s father.

24 Jharkhand children rescued from Punjab; kingpin, aide held for conversion, trafficking

Police have traced 20 of the 30 children missing from their homes and rescued four others and are continuing their search for the remaining 10 kids.

30 children missing from Punjab shelter home, converted to Christianity: Cops

Police said investigation has revealed that Paskin Mary Cross Child Shelter Home was not registered.

Three pilgrims killed, 27 injured in bus accident near Bahergora in Jharkhand

Twenty seven other passengers were injured in the accident . The bus was carrying about 60-65 Kanwariyas.

Minor gang-raped by 7, including 5 juveniles, in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa

One of the five juveniles involved in the incident was apprehended and sent to remand home while the rape survivor was sent for medical tests, police said.

Rajasthan businessman arrested in Jamshedpur for ₹10 crore GST fraud

A nation-wide crackdown against tax evasion unearthed a series of inter-state fraudulent transactions based on fake invoices issued by fake companies to avail input tax credit benefits.

Kochang gangrape accused reveal Maharashtra funding link, Gujarat guidance to Pathalgadi

Jharkhand police on Sunday arrested Pathalgadi masterminds and main accused John Jonas Tidu and Balram Samad in the gangrape of five tribal girls in Kochang jungles under Khunti district on June 19.

Pathalgadi masterminds arrested in Kochang gangrape of 5 tribal girls

Shobhapur lynching: Jharkhand court sentences 12 for attacking cops

A fast-track court in Jharkhand’s Saraikela has sentenced 12 people to four years’ rigorous imprisonment for obstructing and attacking a police team trying to save four men they allegedly lynched in the district in May 2017

Jharkhand CM orders probe into shelter homes after two held for ‘selling’ newborn baby

Raghubar Das issued the order at a meeting called to review the functioning of shelter homes amid complaints that trafficking and selling of children were rampant.

Owner of ‘Kolhan Independent Estate’ arrested for sedition in Jharkhand

Ramo Birua was wanted for hoisting the flag of Kolhan and inciting people for a separate ‘Kolhan Independent Estate’.

NIA arrests Maoist rebel in Ramesh Munda murder case

Sushil was a member of the Kundan Pahan squad and was a member of the team that went to Tamar and murdered former Jharkhand minister Ramesh Singh Munda in 2008.

Jharkhand man cycles 28 days, finds missing wife in Bengal

Manohar, daily wage earner from Baliagoda village in Musaboni Block under East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, revived the love story of mountain man Dashrath Majhi from Gehlaur village in Gaya (Bihar) who had carved a 300 feet hillock for his wife

Trinamool holds rally against Dalma eco-zone, land law changes

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday threatened to bring Singur-Nandigram-style movement in Jharkhand to protest amendments in two British-era land laws and Centre’s demonetisation move.

At Prakashotsav, drones for vigil, choppers for showing flowers

Drones will keep a vigil, choppers will shower flowers and Wadali Brothers will perform at a three-day Prakashotsav to celebrate Guru Gobind Singh’s 350th birth anniversary in Jamshedpur starting January 9.

Elite private schools, trusts in Jharkhand come under I-T scanner

Notices have been served to over 50 educational institutes, religious, charitable trusts and NGOs across Jharkhand which are tax-exempted under section 12(A) of the Income Tax Act.

Jamshedpur Women’s College tops in cashless transaction volunteers

The Jamshedpur Women’s College, slated to become Jharkhand’s first women’s university, has become the top institute in the country for developing and registering the highest number of volunteers to work as master trainers for the Centre’s cashless economy mission.

I-T sleuths detect coop bank money laundering, ₹100-cr benami properties

The income tax (I-T) department stopped the operation of two branches of the Jamshedpur Urban Cooperative Bank (JUCB) – founded by city-based builder and banker Hare Ram Singh – after detecting laundering of old notes with new ₹2000 bills worth over ₹10 crore, and benami properties worth over ₹100 crore.

Jharkhand: Man set for 6th wedding held for killing 5th wife

His first two wives ran away and live separately now. The third and fourth died mysteriously, while the fifth wife was found in a pool of blood in the courtyard of her much-married husband’s home on Tuesday night.

Revamped MGMCH pushes for PG courses, mulls MBBS-seat increase

The medical college has moved the Medical Council of India seeking approval for starting postgraduate courses and allotment of 50 seats for the same

Minor girl who was set ablaze for resisting rape, dies

A 10-year-old girl who was set afire and thrown into a dry well for resisting rape last week in a Jharkhand village, succumbed to burn injuries here at the Tata Main Hospital on Monday night.

Fine of Rs.32 lakh slapped on JMM for burning of two vehicles during Jharkhand bandh

Authorities in East Singhbhum district have directed the opposition JMM to pay a compensation of `32 lakh for burning of two vehicles allegedly by its cadres during a Jharkhand bandh last month to protest changes in two British-era land laws.