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In Bihar horror, mechanic beheads 7-yr-old son after he asks for school fee

“There was no one in my house when I committed the crime,” said Arvind Singh, giving the first hand account of the incident.

Police said Singh allegedly committed the crime at his house in Kalyanpur Toli Chautarwa village in Gopalganj. (Pixabay)

India News

Updated on Feb 08, 2025 12:59 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Over ₹1.2 cr cash seized from Bihar education officer’s house, wife’s school

West Champaran’s now-suspended DEO Rajnikanth Praveen joined government service in 2005 and has been posted in Darbhanga, and Madhubani as well

At Bettiah, the SVU subsequently requested for a currency note counting machine to confirm the seizure (Sourced Photo)

Patna

Updated on Jan 23, 2025 08:38 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

FIR against 14 teachers in Bihar for seeking job on forged documents

Vigilance department's DSP Rajesh Kumar said documents of these people who were posted as teachers in East Champaran were found to be forged.

On August 12, Hardeep Singh of Dhuri of Sangrur and his wife Amandeep Kaur had climbed atop a water tank near Ishmeet Chowk, Ludhiana, accusing the same firm of duping them of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10 lakh. (HT Photo)

Education

Updated on Jan 06, 2025 05:19 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

3 boys playing online game on tracks mowed down by train in Bihar

Locals present during the accident said that the boys were playing PUBG, a popular online game, on the train tracks

The three boys were residents of Beldari in Bettiah (File Photo)

Patna

Updated on Jan 03, 2025 12:44 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

JD(U) takes potshot at Tejashwi ahead of CM’s yatra beginning today

JD(U) defends CM Nitish Kumar's Pragati Yatra against RJD's Tejashwi Yadav's criticism, emphasizing public engagement and development initiatives.

Other Cities

Updated on Dec 22, 2024 05:38 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Two Bihar cops injured in attack by accused in East Champaran: Police

Police said the team was acting on a complaint of two cousins being abducted in an area under the district’s Paharpur police station

Police said a FIR registered over the attack names seven people and says there were 10-15 other unidentified people also (Videograb)

Patna

Published on Nov 01, 2024 05:26 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

35 teachers saved from getting drowned in Gandak at West Champaran

The incident occurred after the boat carrying 38 people was rammed over by a boat coming from opposite direction near Patjirwa Keshwa Ghat.

Condition of a woman teacher, identified as Abha Kumari of Utkramit Madhya Vidhalaya Srinagar -1 is stated to be serious following the incident on Monday. (Representative image)

Education

Published on Sep 09, 2024 05:04 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Man’s body, eaten by dogs, found from govt hospital at Bettiah

GMCH superintendent Sudha Bharti said the mutilated body was found in the backyard of Block-C on Monday morning.

Stray dogs have become a menace in Bihar. (HT FILE)

Other Cities

Published on Aug 26, 2024 09:36 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar: 69 devotees rescued from hilly river near Nepal border

The devotees, which included 31 men, 29 women and nine children, were trapped in the hilly river of Tamasha.

Patna

Published on Aug 12, 2024 09:08 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bangladesh national trying to cross into Nepal on Indian passport arrested: Police

Police said the suspect, G M Sohag of Patuakhali district in south-central Bangladesh, was stopped by Indian immigration officials at Raxaul

Officials said the suspect’s conduct aroused suspicion of the immigration officials.

Patna

Published on Jul 15, 2024 07:20 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Wanted for cheating, Punjab woman caught fleeing to Nepal

Woman wanted by Punjab Police for cheating cases arrested while trying to cross into Nepal from Bihar. Likely to be claimed by Punjab Police soon.

Shalika Badhwa in the custody of immigration authorities in Raxaul, Bihar, on Saturday. (Santosh Kumar/ HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Jul 13, 2024 08:54 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Bihar Police bust smuggling racket, rescue several camels in Gopalganj; four held

Gopalganj deputy superintendent of police Sandeep Kumar said the police acted on a tip-off and rescued 19 camels during the raid

Patna

Published on Jun 12, 2024 01:51 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

FIR against 4 Bihar government school teachers after photo with RJD candidate goes viral

The four teachers are accused of taking part in electioneering and their photograph with a candidate has gone viral on social media, police said

Police said the FIR was registered on a complaint by the education department officer (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

India News

Published on May 22, 2024 03:22 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Both Modi, Oppn claim victory after five rounds

PM Modi claims Opposition is "defeated and destroyed" after 5 phases of elections. Accuses Congress leaders of being against reservations. More phases to go.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi on Tuesday. (PTI)

India News

Updated on May 22, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByArun Kumar, Sandeep Bhaskar, Patna

Modi invokes Bihari pride to attack Congress, RJD

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed rallies at Motihari and Maharajganj in Bihar on Tuesday as part of his Lok Sabha poll campaign.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chopper leaves after an election meeting at Maharajganj in Siwan district on Tuesday. (PTI)

Patna

Published on May 21, 2024 09:09 PM IST

ByArun Kumar, Sandeep Bhaskar, Patna

West Champaran: Three-time BJP MP relies on Modi factor in fourth bid

Sanjay Jaiswal has won the West Champaran seat thrice since 2009. His father late Madan Prasad Jaiswal won the erstwhile Bettiah Lok Sabha seat thrice, in 1996, 1998 and 1999.

A road show in support of Sanjay Jaiswal when he filed his nomination as the BJP candidate. (HT file)

Other Cities

Published on May 20, 2024 09:39 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Assam MP seeks third LS term from Valmiki Nagar in Bihar

Former ULFA militant Nabi Kumar Sarania seeks third term in Lok Sabha from Valmiki Nagar, Bihar after rejection in Kokrajhar, Assam.

Nabi Kumar Sarania at a village in Valmiki Nagar. (HT)

Other Cities

Updated on May 15, 2024 09:48 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Salman Khan house firing: Mumbai police pick up 5 from Bihar for interrogation

A Mumbai police team on Tuesday allegedly picked up five people from the native village of the two accused who were arrested in connection with the firing incident near Bollywood actor Salam Khan’s residence

Two residents of Masahi village in Bihar’s West Champaran were apprehended from Gujarat’s Kutch district on April 15 in connection with the firing incident near actor Salman Khan’s residence in Mumbai. (Representative Image)

Patna

Published on Apr 24, 2024 06:12 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Will contest LS election, says Bihar’s Manish Kashyap who faces fake video cases

Manish Kashyap contested and lost the 2020 Bihar assembly election from the Chanpatia assembly segment in Paschim Champaran

Manish Kashyap had gone right up to the Supreme Court to seek relief but the top court declined, noting that circulating unverified information to create disquiet in stable states will not be tolerated.

Patna

Published on Apr 11, 2024 07:27 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar man on the run after killing wife, daughters, found dead on railway track

The East Champaran superintendent of police said the body of the man was recovered in a mutilated condition on a railway track between Sagauli and Ramgarhwa railway stations on Friday late night

Police said the man appeared to have died by suicide by jumping on the railway track hours after committing the crime. (Representative Image)

Patna

Published on Mar 30, 2024 02:35 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Bihar man on the run after slitting throats of his wife, three minor daughters

The incident reportedly came to light when their neighbours spotted blood on the floor outside their house, police officials said.

The man was previously accused of killing another daughter, who was 16 at the time of the incident, by pushing her off a moving train near Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh in 2017, the police said. (AP)

India News

Updated on Mar 30, 2024 06:43 AM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah

Back from jail after 2 years, Bihar man kills wife, three young daughters

Ranjan Kumar, Areraj sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) said the prime suspect, who was on the run, was recently released on bail in another case of killing his fourth daughter

A police team was informed about the incident by the neighbours of Idu Mian and Afreen Khatoon (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Patna

Updated on Mar 29, 2024 02:18 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

Tiger found dead in Valmiki Reserve in Bihar’s West Champaran district

Forest officials said prima facie it appeared that the death occurred due to the injuries sustained in a territorial fight with another big cat

Forest officials said the deceased tiger is suspected to have received multiple injuries. (Representative Image)

Patna

Published on Mar 25, 2024 05:14 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

3 wagons of spl train carrying vehicles derails in West Champaran, no casualties

The incident took place near Bagaha on the Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj section of the East Central Railway in West Champaran.

Movement of trains on the Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur section was affected following the incident.

Patna

Updated on Mar 19, 2024 09:19 PM IST

BySandeep Bhaskar

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

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“There was no one in my house when I committed the crime,” said Arvind Singh, giving the first hand account of the incident.

West Champaran’s now-suspended DEO Rajnikanth Praveen joined government service in 2005 and has been posted in Darbhanga, and Madhubani as well

Vigilance department's DSP Rajesh Kumar said documents of these people who were posted as teachers in East Champaran were found to be forged.

Locals present during the accident said that the boys were playing PUBG, a popular online game, on the train tracks

JD(U) defends CM Nitish Kumar's Pragati Yatra against RJD's Tejashwi Yadav's criticism, emphasizing public engagement and development initiatives.

Police said the team was acting on a complaint of two cousins being abducted in an area under the district’s Paharpur police station

The incident occurred after the boat carrying 38 people was rammed over by a boat coming from opposite direction near Patjirwa Keshwa Ghat.

GMCH superintendent Sudha Bharti said the mutilated body was found in the backyard of Block-C on Monday morning.

The devotees, which included 31 men, 29 women and nine children, were trapped in the hilly river of Tamasha.

Police said the suspect, G M Sohag of Patuakhali district in south-central Bangladesh, was stopped by Indian immigration officials at Raxaul

Woman wanted by Punjab Police for cheating cases arrested while trying to cross into Nepal from Bihar. Likely to be claimed by Punjab Police soon.

Gopalganj deputy superintendent of police Sandeep Kumar said the police acted on a tip-off and rescued 19 camels during the raid

The four teachers are accused of taking part in electioneering and their photograph with a candidate has gone viral on social media, police said

PM Modi claims Opposition is "defeated and destroyed" after 5 phases of elections. Accuses Congress leaders of being against reservations. More phases to go.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed rallies at Motihari and Maharajganj in Bihar on Tuesday as part of his Lok Sabha poll campaign.

Sanjay Jaiswal has won the West Champaran seat thrice since 2009. His father late Madan Prasad Jaiswal won the erstwhile Bettiah Lok Sabha seat thrice, in 1996, 1998 and 1999.

Former ULFA militant Nabi Kumar Sarania seeks third term in Lok Sabha from Valmiki Nagar, Bihar after rejection in Kokrajhar, Assam.

A Mumbai police team on Tuesday allegedly picked up five people from the native village of the two accused who were arrested in connection with the firing incident near Bollywood actor Salam Khan’s residence

Manish Kashyap contested and lost the 2020 Bihar assembly election from the Chanpatia assembly segment in Paschim Champaran

The East Champaran superintendent of police said the body of the man was recovered in a mutilated condition on a railway track between Sagauli and Ramgarhwa railway stations on Friday late night

The incident reportedly came to light when their neighbours spotted blood on the floor outside their house, police officials said.

Ranjan Kumar, Areraj sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) said the prime suspect, who was on the run, was recently released on bail in another case of killing his fourth daughter

Forest officials said prima facie it appeared that the death occurred due to the injuries sustained in a territorial fight with another big cat

The incident took place near Bagaha on the Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj section of the East Central Railway in West Champaran.

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.

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