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Debashish Sarkar

Debashish Sarkar is a special correspondent based in Jamshedpur. He has been covering government, administration, politics and crime among other things.

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Jamshedpur gangster held for Rs1.50 lakh robbery

Notorious Jamshedpur gangster Babu Lodhi was arrested by the police for allegedly robbing valuables worth ₹1.50 lakh from his neighbour’s house to meet his wedding expenses.

The police with gangster Babu Lodhi and his associates in Jamshedpur.(Manoj Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 08, 2019 02:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Effective habitat management in Dalma wildlife sanctuary results in rising elephant numbers

Dalma divisional forest officer CM Sinha attributed this rise in animal population to their habitat management.

Elephants at Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary near Jamshedpur, May 28, 2019. The increase in their numbers is a clear sign that elephants have once again started considering Dalma as a safe and conducive habitat.(HT Photo)

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Published on Jun 03, 2019 02:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Jharkhand outfit celebrates Godse, attempts to rename chowk

The group garlanded a photo of Godse and declared him to be a true patriot, while declaring they had equal respect for both Gandhi and Godse.

Local people in celebrated birth anniversary of Nathuram Vijayan Godse and renamed the Pandit Hata Chowk as Nathuram Godse Chowk at Chakradharpur in West Singhbhum(Photo/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on May 21, 2019 08:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Four policemen among suspects in rape, trafficking of minor in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Anoop Birthare on Thursday ordered a probe into the matter, while an FIR was lodged at the Telco police station here on Wednesday night, as per his order.

As per the CWC complaint, Bagbera police had recovered the girl from a hotel in the Jugsalai area on May 7 and handed her over to the East Singhbhum CWC.(HT Photo)

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Updated on May 17, 2019 02:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times, JAMSHEDPUR | ByDebashish Sarkar

In Jharkhand, four held for killing BJP tribal leader Hopen Hembram

According to the police, the arrested youths are allegedly JMM supporters. Tudu is a close relative of JMM leader Dr Tudu, accused in Nagadih lynching and currently in jail in a murder case, police said.

Hopen Hembram was the BJP SC/ST Morcha leader.(HT FIle)

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Published on May 13, 2019 03:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

JMM candidate’s son held for scuffle with police, disrupting govt work

Police sources said a team led by the Jadugora OC picked up Babulal Soren from Chirugora under Dhalbhugarh Block of East Singhbhum district at about 1 am in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. He was later produced in court from where he was sent to judicial custody.

Babulal has been absconding since April 18 after he pushed and shoved police officers and escaped from a check-post in Jadugora without allowing his SUV to be checked. (Image used for representational purpose only).(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 12, 2019 04:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: In Singhbhum, discontent against BJP government runs deep for land act amendments

In the Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency which goes to polls on May 12, fears of losing land, forest and the tribal way of life are talking points that dominate the Lok Sabha elections and may decide the result here.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi with party's candidate from Singhbhum seat, Geeta Koda at Chaibasa in West Singhbhu district, Tuesday, May 7, 2019.(PTI)

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Published on May 10, 2019 03:55 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

28 thatched houses collapse in Ghatsila, 40 trains cancelled

Many trees and electric poles etc too were uprooted in Dhalbhumgarh and Chakulia Blocks under Ghatsial sub-division with gusty winds and rains lashing the area since morning.

Meanwhile, South Eastern Railway (SE Railway) has stated that its EMU service on Friday was cancelled as per schedule of Sunday. Moreover, nine other Up EMU locals and 10 Dn locals were also cancelled today.(HT Photo)

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Updated on May 04, 2019 02:40 PM IST

Hindustan Times, JAMSHEDPUR | ByDebashish Sarkar

In Jharkhand, ATM slip shows ₹99.87 cr balance in panchayat member’s account, passbook shows no transaction

The development had put the district administration on alert in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and possibility of money being transferred to different accounts for electoral malpractice to influence the voters.

“I have asked the BDO to probe the matter and asked for a report from him and the bank authorities,” the SDO said. Bank branch manager Sanjeev Kumar Sinha could not be contacted.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 30, 2019 03:59 PM IST

Hindustan Times, JAMSHEDPUR | ByDebashish Sarkar

Jamshedpur candidate Bidyut becomes crorepati, Champai’s wealth grows three times in five years

Mahato’s businessman son Kunal Mahato has movable assets worth ₹9.68 lakh and his daughter Shalini Mahato has movable assets worth ₹4.82 lakh. Bidyut has three vehicles – two Scorpio and a Fortuner while he also possesses a NP bore revolver, a NP bore rifle and a double barrel gun

Chief minister Raghubar Das along with BJP candidate of Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat Bidyut Baran Mahato in a procession going for the nomination of Mahato in Jamshedpur(Manoj Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Published on Apr 24, 2019 12:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Jamshedpur elects to share power at Centre

As many as 13 times, the victorious candidates’ party or alliance rode to power at the Centre in the past 62 years. There were only four occasions when the winning candidates from Jamshedpur LS seat failed to see their party or alliance at the Center.

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Published on Apr 17, 2019 01:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Girl’s brother booked for her husband’s murder

The father of the deceased identified the remains as that of his missing son, Ravi Singh Sardar, and has accused the girl’s brother of killing his son, police said on Saturday.

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Published on Apr 13, 2019 11:35 PM IST

Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

‘Congress has to pay for fuel, liquor to win Singhbhum’: Ally JMM’s MLA

JMM MLA from Chaibasa, Deepak Birua, refused to comment on the video saying that it was Samad’s personal opinion.

The grand alliance (GA) led by the Congress was rocked by the comments of a JMM legislator in a video that the Congress will have to bear the cost of the campaign by providing liquor, diesel and petrol if it wants to win the Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat. HT Photo (Story by Manoj Choudhary)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2019 09:01 AM IST

Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

31 girls, 3 boys rescued, 2 suspected human traffickers held in J’Khand

Chakradharpur police in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand rescued 23 girls and three boys, plus two suspected human traffickers, from the Chakradharpur railway station while in Chaibasa, the sadar police rescued eight girls from the local long-distance bus terminus on Sunday

In tw o different raids the Jharkhand police rescued 34 victims, and arrested two suspects in Human trafficking case.(HT PHOTO)

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Published on Apr 02, 2019 02:45 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Man goes to jail for posting PM’s obscene photoshopped image on Facebook

A complaint was lodged against Mubasshir Alam with the cyber PS on February 25, the day PM Modi had washed the feet of some safai karmacharis (cleaning staff) at Prayagraj, following which the accused had allegedly posted the obscene photoshopped picture of the PM on Facebook.

Police arrested Mubassir Alam and sent him to jail on charges of posting obscene photoshopped photo of PM Narendra Modi on Facebook in Jamshedpur, India, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Photo by Manoj Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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Published on Mar 28, 2019 11:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur:

Rescued cow produced in Ranchi court, sent to gaushala

“We produced the rescued cow in the court of the first class judicial magistrate Satybhama Kumari today from where it was sent to local gaushala.”

Olidih police produced a rescued cow in a Jamshedpur court from where it was sent to local Gaushala as per Court's order in police protection in Jamshedpur, India, on Friday(Manoj Kumar/ HT)

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Published on Mar 16, 2019 10:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Trinamool Congress names candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand

‘Didi has fielded Prof Anjana Mahato from Jamshedpur, advocate Sanjay Kumar Pandey from Ranchi and Mondal Hansda from Rajmahal in Jharkhand as TMC candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections’

Prof Anjana Mahato 'Sirmaur' will fight from Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat as Trinamool Congress candidate in Jamshedpur,(Manoj Kumar/ HT)

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Published on Mar 14, 2019 12:00 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Rajnath Singh in Jharkhand thanks army, para-military forces for ensuring peaceful sleep for citizens

Singh addressed the dedication ceremony for residential and other infrastructure facilities built at various states of India for personnel of the CAPFs, the National Disaster Response Force, the Land Port Authority of India, and Central Forensic Science Laboratories

CRPF and Rapid action force (RAF)officials lisenting to Union Home minister Rajnath Singh who addressed them on line during the function Singh dedicated 317 newly built quarters for RAF 106 battalion posted at Sundernagar in Jamshedpur, I(Manoj Kumar/ HT)

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Published on Mar 07, 2019 12:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur

Water project in Jharkhand to start by June, says World Bank

Bagbera-Chhota Govindpur water project to start by June, says World Bank.

World Bank team headed by Michael Honey with the members of Zila Parishad, mukhiyas and Gram Swacchhata Samiti in Jamshedpur, India, on Sunday, February 17, 2019(Manoj Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

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Published on Feb 18, 2019 01:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

In Jharkhand wedding drama, a surrogate groom, hostage crisis and an arrest

Karim’s two wives lived together with him, and they had told the police they’d have no problem continuing with this arrangement if their husband dropped his plan to marry again. “Karim has lived with his two wives for the past six-seven years.”

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Updated on Feb 09, 2019 12:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur

Businessman’s Aadhar used for ghost BPL ration card in Jharkhand

Most cases are related to many ration cards being linked to a single Aadhaar number,” said N Kumar, East Singhbhum district supply officer.

The ghost card with four members (units) has once again put the spotlight on ghost ration cards in East Singhbhum district.(HT File)

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Published on Feb 08, 2019 11:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Mamata government denies rally nod of Jharkhand ex-CM Munda in Bankura

Munda returned midway from the Jharkhand-West Bengal border near Bandwan in West Bengal’s Purulia district, after he was told that the West Bengal administration had not given permission for his meeting in Bishnupur.

Former Jharkhand CM Arjun Munda was welcomed by people at Kating on his way back from Bandwan after permission was denied to his meeting at Bishnupur in Bankura district, India, on Wednesday.(HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 07, 2019 09:14 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur

XLRI student dies after ‘accidental fall’ on campus in Jamshedpur

As per available information, Shashwat was out for a morning walk, and he fell down on his way back, sustaining grave injuries on his nose and head.

Shashwat was a 2nd year student of Human Resource Management 2017-19.(File)

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Published on Jan 19, 2019 11:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamsedhpur

Facing jail, youth marries pregnant fiancée in Jamshedpur police station

Earlier, Gul’s parents had gone to Shahnawaz’s house and met his parents with marriage proposal, but they refused. After this, Gul’s parents went to the police, and the force got into action mode.

Gul Bano and Shahnawaz Gul at their wedding at a police station on Tuesday.(Manoj Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jan 11, 2019 11:43 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Facebook friend promises Jamshedpur woman child, dupes her of ₹2.28 lakh

He promised to give his daughter to me, as I was childless even after 10 years of marriage, and I accepted the offer to adopt his daughter,” she wrote in her complaint.

Police have lodged an FIR as per the complaint filed by Snigdha Rani Roy, against an American citizen named Patrick Mark, a courier company, and four other persons(File)

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Published on Jan 07, 2019 12:10 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur

PDS scam busted: 7 dealers and SIM card seller in police net

The cops also arrested a businessman selling these SIM cards, along with seven public distribution system (PDS) dealers from different parts of the city.

Jamshedpur,Jharkhand,INDIA, December 30:Jamshedpur SSP Anoop Birthare with the arrested persons as he claimed to have busted PDS scam racket embezzling food-grain by generating OTP using fake SIM cards in Jamshedpur on Sunday December 30,2018 -(Photo by Manoj Kumar/Hindustan Times)(MANOJ KUMAR/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Dec 31, 2018 02:17 PM IST

Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Rodents again eat away fingers of dead man found near Jamshedpur’s MGMMCH bathroom

In a second such incident within four months, rodents ate away fingers of a dead patient found lying near the public tap at the emergency bathroom

MGM medical college hospital premises in Jamshedpur(HT File)

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Updated on Dec 26, 2018 08:16 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

UNICEF child reporters save Class 9 schoolmate from child marriage in Jamshedpur

Shreya led a group of girls, including Laxmi Karmakar, to Rabni’s house and met her mother as her father was working in the farmland.

Rabni Tudu (third from left in white Kurti), Shreya Varma (in black Kurti) and Laxmi Karmakar (extreme right with white scarf) at Rabni's village house under Patamda Block in East Singhbhum(Manoj Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Published on Dec 25, 2018 12:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar

Rape accused monk in judicial custody in Jamshedpur

Recording her statement before magistrate Guin, the victim reiterated her allegation of rape against Sujit Maharaj, 45. While the recording was confidential, as per available information, she strongly corroborated her rape charge.

The monk, named Sujit Maharaj, is accused of “attempt to rape” in the first FIR lodged in the case, on Wednesday evening.(HT Photo)

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Published on Dec 22, 2018 12:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamshedpur

Monk booked for rape attempt, minor girl’s family says it’s rape

The monk remained in detention till Thursday afternoon, though he was not yet formally arrested. The police lodged an FIR under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code

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Published on Dec 21, 2018 01:25 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | ByDebashish Sarkar, Jamsedhpur

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Debashish Sarkar

Debashish Sarkar is a special correspondent based in Jamshedpur. He has been covering government, administration, politics and crime among other things.

Notorious Jamshedpur gangster Babu Lodhi was arrested by the police for allegedly robbing valuables worth ₹1.50 lakh from his neighbour’s house to meet his wedding expenses.

Dalma divisional forest officer CM Sinha attributed this rise in animal population to their habitat management.

The group garlanded a photo of Godse and declared him to be a true patriot, while declaring they had equal respect for both Gandhi and Godse.

Jamshedpur senior superintendent of police (SSP) Anoop Birthare on Thursday ordered a probe into the matter, while an FIR was lodged at the Telco police station here on Wednesday night, as per his order.

According to the police, the arrested youths are allegedly JMM supporters. Tudu is a close relative of JMM leader Dr Tudu, accused in Nagadih lynching and currently in jail in a murder case, police said.

Police sources said a team led by the Jadugora OC picked up Babulal Soren from Chirugora under Dhalbhugarh Block of East Singhbhum district at about 1 am in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. He was later produced in court from where he was sent to judicial custody.

In the Singhbhum Lok Sabha constituency which goes to polls on May 12, fears of losing land, forest and the tribal way of life are talking points that dominate the Lok Sabha elections and may decide the result here.

Many trees and electric poles etc too were uprooted in Dhalbhumgarh and Chakulia Blocks under Ghatsial sub-division with gusty winds and rains lashing the area since morning.

The development had put the district administration on alert in view of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections and possibility of money being transferred to different accounts for electoral malpractice to influence the voters.

Mahato’s businessman son Kunal Mahato has movable assets worth ₹9.68 lakh and his daughter Shalini Mahato has movable assets worth ₹4.82 lakh. Bidyut has three vehicles – two Scorpio and a Fortuner while he also possesses a NP bore revolver, a NP bore rifle and a double barrel gun

As many as 13 times, the victorious candidates’ party or alliance rode to power at the Centre in the past 62 years. There were only four occasions when the winning candidates from Jamshedpur LS seat failed to see their party or alliance at the Center.

The father of the deceased identified the remains as that of his missing son, Ravi Singh Sardar, and has accused the girl’s brother of killing his son, police said on Saturday.

JMM MLA from Chaibasa, Deepak Birua, refused to comment on the video saying that it was Samad’s personal opinion.

Chakradharpur police in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand rescued 23 girls and three boys, plus two suspected human traffickers, from the Chakradharpur railway station while in Chaibasa, the sadar police rescued eight girls from the local long-distance bus terminus on Sunday

A complaint was lodged against Mubasshir Alam with the cyber PS on February 25, the day PM Modi had washed the feet of some safai karmacharis (cleaning staff) at Prayagraj, following which the accused had allegedly posted the obscene photoshopped picture of the PM on Facebook.

“We produced the rescued cow in the court of the first class judicial magistrate Satybhama Kumari today from where it was sent to local gaushala.”

‘Didi has fielded Prof Anjana Mahato from Jamshedpur, advocate Sanjay Kumar Pandey from Ranchi and Mondal Hansda from Rajmahal in Jharkhand as TMC candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections’

Singh addressed the dedication ceremony for residential and other infrastructure facilities built at various states of India for personnel of the CAPFs, the National Disaster Response Force, the Land Port Authority of India, and Central Forensic Science Laboratories

Bagbera-Chhota Govindpur water project to start by June, says World Bank.

Karim’s two wives lived together with him, and they had told the police they’d have no problem continuing with this arrangement if their husband dropped his plan to marry again. “Karim has lived with his two wives for the past six-seven years.”

Most cases are related to many ration cards being linked to a single Aadhaar number,” said N Kumar, East Singhbhum district supply officer.

Munda returned midway from the Jharkhand-West Bengal border near Bandwan in West Bengal’s Purulia district, after he was told that the West Bengal administration had not given permission for his meeting in Bishnupur.

As per available information, Shashwat was out for a morning walk, and he fell down on his way back, sustaining grave injuries on his nose and head.

Earlier, Gul’s parents had gone to Shahnawaz’s house and met his parents with marriage proposal, but they refused. After this, Gul’s parents went to the police, and the force got into action mode.

He promised to give his daughter to me, as I was childless even after 10 years of marriage, and I accepted the offer to adopt his daughter,” she wrote in her complaint.

The cops also arrested a businessman selling these SIM cards, along with seven public distribution system (PDS) dealers from different parts of the city.

In a second such incident within four months, rodents ate away fingers of a dead patient found lying near the public tap at the emergency bathroom

Shreya led a group of girls, including Laxmi Karmakar, to Rabni’s house and met her mother as her father was working in the farmland.

Recording her statement before magistrate Guin, the victim reiterated her allegation of rape against Sujit Maharaj, 45. While the recording was confidential, as per available information, she strongly corroborated her rape charge.

The monk remained in detention till Thursday afternoon, though he was not yet formally arrested. The police lodged an FIR under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code

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