Patna: Amid the ongoing Bankipur assembly byelection campaign, police on Wednesday conducted searches at a hotel owned by Ravi Narayan Singh, a close associate of Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, and party’s state secretary.Following the action, the party accused the Patna police of targeting its leaders and workers. Ravi Narayan alleged that police had repeatedly…
Patna: In a major crackdown to strengthen law and order, curb crime and strictly enforce prohibition, Patna Police arrested 158 accused involved in serious crimes and sent them to jail during a large-scale special operation across the district on July 16. A total of 164 court warrants were also executed during the campaign. These included…
Patna: Patna police rescued a minor girl who had been kidnapped and allegedly forced into dancing and molested at a hotel in the state capital late Monday night.The matter came to light when two officers from the rural area of Patna reached a police station with armed personnel and produced Amit Kumar, an accused in…
Patna: Concerned over the growing risk of bird strikes near Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport, the Patna administration has ordered a crackdown on open meat and fish shops, improper garbage disposal and other activities that attract birds to ensure safer flight operations.Chairing a meeting of the Airport Environment Management Committee (AEMC) on Tuesday, Patna divisional…
Chain, mobile and cash snatching continue to pose a challenge in Patna Patna: Street crimes, including chain, mobile and cash snatching, continue to pose a challenge in Patna with 115 such cases registered across the district over the past two months, according to the monthly crime report of Patna Police.The report shows that 64 cases…
Patna: A 17-year-old Class X pass-out was allegedly abducted in an SUV by a group of junior students from outside a school in Patna and assaulted inside the vehicle. Police, however, traced and rescued the teenager within hours and are now probing the circumstances surrounding the incident.According to the police, they received information in the…
Patna: Two sisters were allegedly gang-raped after being called to perform at a ‘tilak’ ceremony in Patna district. Police have arrested one of the named accused, Suraj Kumar, while raids are underway to nab the remaining suspects.An FIR has been registered against 13 people, including three named accused.The rape survivors, natives of Jharkhand’s Latehar district,…
Patna: Police have finalised elaborate security and traffic arrangements for the smooth, safe and peaceful conduct of the NEET re-examination scheduled to be held on Sunday from 2pm to 5.15pm. To ensure that candidates reach their examination centres without difficulty and to maintain law and order, magistrates and police officers have been deployed across the…
Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav has filed a police complaint against his former aide Akash Yadav and members of his family, accusing them of attempting to damage his public image and alleging a conspiracy to kill both him and his father, RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Tej…
A Bihar Court on Saturday granted interim relief to educator Faisal Khan, popularly known as ‘Khan Sir’, during the hearing of his anticipatory bail plea. The Patna Police also issued an appeal to the student community, urging them not to get swayed by professional rivalries or competition between various coaching centres. (PTI) The court upheld…
