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Over ₹13 lakh looted from two SBI kiosks in E Champaran: Police

The exact amount looted from the ATM has not been known. Bank authorities are still working on it, police said

Patna

Published on Mar 09, 2024 05:45 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

26-yr-old engineer dies by suicide in Bihar district: Police

The deceased person was from Andhra Pradesh and was working with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

The body of the engineer was found on the premises of the NTPC plant on Wednesday morning. (Representative file photo)

Patna

Updated on Feb 07, 2024 03:27 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

₹23 lakh cash looted from SBI ATM in Bihar’s Gopalganj: Police

According to the police, the accused persons broke open a State Bank of India ATM in Gopalganj’s Nauraniya area around 4.30am

Patna

Updated on Feb 01, 2024 05:18 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: Scrap plane gets stuck under bridge in Motihari; traffic disrupted

A video of the same also went viral on social media showing one lane of the highway completely clogged by vehicles as the stretch was blocked

The plane got stuck under Piprakothi bridge in Motihari (HT Photo/Jay Prakash)

Other Cities

Updated on Dec 29, 2023 08:29 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: 4 cops suspended after Nepali smuggler escapes from police custody

The development came barely a few hours after two smugglers from Nepal were arrested with 7.46 kg of hashish

For representational purposes only. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Patna

Published on Dec 25, 2023 04:52 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Mutilated body of Bihar man sparks tension; three detained

Tension erupted in Bihar’s Gopalganj district after the mutilated body of a missing 26-year-old man, with eyes gouged out and tongue chopped off, was recovered on Saturday, police said on Sunday.

India News

Published on Dec 18, 2023 04:45 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

51 children taken ill after midday meal in West Champaran school

Locals said the children complained of uneasiness and stomach ache after they ate their midday meal on Friday.

A government school in West Champaran. (HT file)

Other Cities

Published on Dec 08, 2023 09:38 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar: JD-U leader shot at in West Champaran; three arrested

Police have identified the victim as Manoj Kushwaha– JD-U’s district (West Champaran) president of Shiksha Prakash (educational wing). He is also the representative of Valmiki Nagar MP and JD-U leader Sunil Mahto, said police

Patna

Updated on Dec 06, 2023 01:50 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: 1 killed, 10 injured after balloon seller’s cylinder explodes in W Champaran

According to an official, the incident occurred when a gas cylinder exploded while filling air in a balloon for children at Pakadiya Chhath Ghat in Chanpatia block of West Champaran

The deceased has been identified as a resident of Pakadiya village in Chanpatiya block. (Representative file image)

cities

Published on Nov 20, 2023 04:26 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

4 cops injured, police vehicle damaged in attack by gamblers in Bihar

Police said the attack happened when the team went in search of gamblers on the basis of tip off at around 1.30am on Saturday

Police said raids are on to arrest the attackers. (Representative Image)

cities

Updated on Nov 11, 2023 05:42 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar police arrest close aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from Nepal border

Police said that the criminal reached Bihar from Dubai via Kathmandu and a special team was constituted after a tip off about his presence in Raxaul town in the bordering area of Nepal

Police have also recovered one 9mm pistol and two live cartridges from the arrested criminals. (Representative Image)

cities

Published on Oct 23, 2023 08:05 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Mahatma Gandhi Central University bars dean from convocation on police request

A top university official said the dean has been barred from attending the university’s first convocation on October 19 at the instance of the district police

india news

Published on Oct 18, 2023 07:08 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

4 Bihar kidnappers kill jeweller’s son, then demand ₹20 lakh ransom; arrested

West Champaran SP D Amarkesh said the 14-year-old boy’s was found dead in a pond with his hands and legs tied

West Champaran SP D Amarkesh said the four suspects told interrogators that they killed the boy soon after kidnapping him (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Published on Oct 13, 2023 03:56 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: Police arrest PFI state secretary from East Champaran

The PFI activist, identified as Riyaz Maroof alias Bablu, was arrested from Subhash Chowk in Chakiya after the police received a tip-off

cities

Published on Sep 09, 2023 04:36 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

SSB jawan shot dead in front of his mother in Bihar robbery attempt at midnight

Constable Dharmendra Kumar of Bihar’s East Champaran district, was with the SSB’s 18th battalion. He was shot dead for resisting an attempt to rob his family

Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Sep 07, 2023 01:35 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

32-yr-old BJP leader killed in Bihar’s West Champaran, one critical: Police

According to police, the deceased Sonu Kumar and his friend Sujit Kumar (28) were attacked at Godwa Tola village in West Champaran, when they were on their morning walk on Monday

The deceased was serving as the BJP’s Schedule Tribe (ST) president of Bettiah Mandal. (Representative file image)

cities

Updated on Sep 04, 2023 04:20 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

12, including journalist, injured in clash during procession in Bihar: Police

According to officials, the incident took place over a rumour surrounding the desecration of an idol in Ratanmala area of Bagaha, triggering the clash between two groups

The administration has imposed prohibitory orders in view of Mahaviri procession on Nagpanchami. (Representative file image)

cities

Updated on Aug 22, 2023 02:03 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: Man arrested with bones of wild animals in Valmiki Tiger Reserve

Naurangiya police station’s station house officer (SHO) Rajesh Kunar Jha told media persons that the arrested individual has been handed over to the forest department

A forest official said they are keeping a tab on the activities in the forest area. (Representative file image)

cities

Updated on Aug 14, 2023 04:12 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

YouTuber Manish Kashyap produced before courts in Bettiah

Kashyap has been lodged in a jail in Madurai since his arrest in March this year for allegedly circulating fabricated videos of “attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu”.

YouTuber Manish Kashyap at Patna airport while being taken to Tamil Nadu in March this year. (PTI)

cities

Updated on Aug 07, 2023 10:25 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar: YouTuber Manish Kashyap produced before courts in Bettiah

YouTuber Manish Kashyap has been lodged in Madurai jail for allegedly spreading fake news about purported attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu

YouTuber Manish Kashyap was brought to Bettiah in Bihar on transit remand by the Tamil Nadu police. (File Photo)

cities

Updated on Aug 07, 2023 06:48 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: NIA arrests two PFI activists from East Champaran

Police said they were arrested based on information received from PFI’s master trainer Yakub alias Sultan Usman Khan, who is currently in jail. Yakun was arrested from the district’s Gawandra village on July 19

National Investigation Agency (Representative Photo)

cities

Updated on Aug 05, 2023 04:28 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Two Chinese nationals held near Nepal border

Immigration officials deployed at the border do not rule espionage as the reason behind their illegal movement in the Indian territory from across the border

Police said the Chinese nationals were trying to cross the India-Nepal border without valid documents. (HT Archiives)

cities

Updated on Jul 23, 2023 11:32 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar: Two Chinese nationals held for trying to enter India illegally

Two Chinese nationals were arrested at the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar's East Champaran district for attempting to enter India without valid documents. The motive behind their move is currently unknown, but immigration officials suspect espionage. This is not the first time the duo has tried to cross the border illegally.

Chinese nationals were identified as Zhao Jing and FU Cong (HT Photo/Jai Praksh)

cities

Updated on Jul 23, 2023 01:28 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

3 including woman killed after vehicle hits 3 motorcycles in Bettiah

Three people, including a woman, died after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Bettiah. The driver has been arrested and one patient is critical.

Police said two persons were injured in the road accident in Bettiah’s Chhawani area (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Jul 18, 2023 02:58 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

ASI dead, 4 cops injured in Siwan accident, say police

Siwan sadar sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Feroz Alam said that the deceased ASI has been identified as Bhuneshwar Singh

According to the police, the accident took place after the truck driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the police jeep (Representative photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 09, 2023 10:22 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

2 dacoits from Nepal killed in gunbattle in Bihar’s East Champaran

Police superintendent Kantesh Kumar Mishra said that they were forced to fire in defence after 25 to 30 dacoits fired and lobbed bombs on a police team

Five dacoities were reported in East Champaran within 10 days in April. (Getty Images)

cities

Updated on Jun 26, 2023 11:29 AM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Armed robber loot ₹18.75 lakh from ICICI bank in Bihar’s East Champaran: Police

This is the second loot to take place in ICICI bank in the East Champaran district in the past few months. On April 12, five armed robbers looted about ₹48 lakh from an ICICI bank located in the main market area of Chakia in East Champaran

cities

Updated on Jun 22, 2023 08:13 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar: Bank cashier shot dead in Gopalganj, three picked up for interrogation

The deceased worked as a cashier at a bank in Koila Deva area that falls under Phulwariya police station area of Gopalganj district

cities

Updated on Jun 15, 2023 02:18 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Odisha train accident: 18 more die, Bihar toll at 39

At least 52 people from the state were injured in the accident and are undergoing treatment, while 24 are still missing.

A CBI team reached the site of train accident in Balasore on Tuesday to begin its probe. (ANI)

cities

Updated on Jun 06, 2023 09:07 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Odisha train accident: 18 more people from Bihar succumb to injuries

At least 52 people from Bihar were injured in Friday’s triple-train accident in Odisha and are undergoing treatment, while 24 are still missing

The bodies of 13 victims from Bihar have been handed over to their family members so far. (AFP)

cities

Updated on Jun 06, 2023 04:46 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

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The exact amount looted from the ATM has not been known. Bank authorities are still working on it, police said

The deceased person was from Andhra Pradesh and was working with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

According to the police, the accused persons broke open a State Bank of India ATM in Gopalganj’s Nauraniya area around 4.30am

A video of the same also went viral on social media showing one lane of the highway completely clogged by vehicles as the stretch was blocked

The development came barely a few hours after two smugglers from Nepal were arrested with 7.46 kg of hashish

Tension erupted in Bihar’s Gopalganj district after the mutilated body of a missing 26-year-old man, with eyes gouged out and tongue chopped off, was recovered on Saturday, police said on Sunday.

Locals said the children complained of uneasiness and stomach ache after they ate their midday meal on Friday.

Police have identified the victim as Manoj Kushwaha– JD-U’s district (West Champaran) president of Shiksha Prakash (educational wing). He is also the representative of Valmiki Nagar MP and JD-U leader Sunil Mahto, said police

According to an official, the incident occurred when a gas cylinder exploded while filling air in a balloon for children at Pakadiya Chhath Ghat in Chanpatia block of West Champaran

Police said the attack happened when the team went in search of gamblers on the basis of tip off at around 1.30am on Saturday

Police said that the criminal reached Bihar from Dubai via Kathmandu and a special team was constituted after a tip off about his presence in Raxaul town in the bordering area of Nepal

A top university official said the dean has been barred from attending the university’s first convocation on October 19 at the instance of the district police

West Champaran SP D Amarkesh said the 14-year-old boy’s was found dead in a pond with his hands and legs tied

The PFI activist, identified as Riyaz Maroof alias Bablu, was arrested from Subhash Chowk in Chakiya after the police received a tip-off

Constable Dharmendra Kumar of Bihar’s East Champaran district, was with the SSB’s 18th battalion. He was shot dead for resisting an attempt to rob his family

According to police, the deceased Sonu Kumar and his friend Sujit Kumar (28) were attacked at Godwa Tola village in West Champaran, when they were on their morning walk on Monday

According to officials, the incident took place over a rumour surrounding the desecration of an idol in Ratanmala area of Bagaha, triggering the clash between two groups

Naurangiya police station’s station house officer (SHO) Rajesh Kunar Jha told media persons that the arrested individual has been handed over to the forest department

Kashyap has been lodged in a jail in Madurai since his arrest in March this year for allegedly circulating fabricated videos of “attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu”.

YouTuber Manish Kashyap has been lodged in Madurai jail for allegedly spreading fake news about purported attacks on migrant labourers in Tamil Nadu

Police said they were arrested based on information received from PFI’s master trainer Yakub alias Sultan Usman Khan, who is currently in jail. Yakun was arrested from the district’s Gawandra village on July 19

Immigration officials deployed at the border do not rule espionage as the reason behind their illegal movement in the Indian territory from across the border

Three people, including a woman, died after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Bettiah. The driver has been arrested and one patient is critical.

Siwan sadar sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Feroz Alam said that the deceased ASI has been identified as Bhuneshwar Singh

Police superintendent Kantesh Kumar Mishra said that they were forced to fire in defence after 25 to 30 dacoits fired and lobbed bombs on a police team

This is the second loot to take place in ICICI bank in the East Champaran district in the past few months. On April 12, five armed robbers looted about ₹48 lakh from an ICICI bank located in the main market area of Chakia in East Champaran

The deceased worked as a cashier at a bank in Koila Deva area that falls under Phulwariya police station area of Gopalganj district

At least 52 people from the state were injured in the accident and are undergoing treatment, while 24 are still missing.

At least 52 people from Bihar were injured in Friday’s triple-train accident in Odisha and are undergoing treatment, while 24 are still missing

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