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Bihar-Jharkhand News Today LIVE: Police-STF in Nalanda, Bihar have arrested five inter-state arms smugglers with AK-47 cartridges. At the same time, the troubles of suspended Jharkhand IAS Vinay Choubey have increased. CBI charges against him…read more
5 arms smugglers arrested from Nalanda
Bihar-Jharkhand News Today LIVE: A joint team of police and STF has busted an interstate arms smuggling gang in Laheri police station area of Nalanda district. In this raid conducted on secret information, five miscreants have been arrested, out of which four are residents of Jamshedpur (East Singhbhum) of Jharkhand. Police have recovered 153 rounds of AK-47 cartridges, 5 country-made pistols, 11 magazines, 9 mobiles and a Scorpio from them.
The arrested smugglers include Parvez Alam of Bihar Sharif and four others (Saurabh Jha, Jiyar Zai, Mohd. Mehboob and Zahid Hussain) of Jamshedpur. All of them were busy in arms deal in Sohankuan locality of Laheri, when the police caught them. At present, the police is investigating to find out the gang’s network and supply chain of weapons.
Suspended IAS officer Vinay Chaubey’s troubles increase
The troubles of suspended Jharkhand IAS officer Vinay Choubey, caught in the disproportionate assets case, are not showing signs of ending. The latest revelations have revealed that Vinay Chaubey had purchased a big property in the name of his wife in the year 2019, which is linked to a CBI accused.
The investigation found a shocking fact that this property, worth about Rs 1 crore in the market, was purchased for only Rs 26 lakh. This property was taken from a person who is already an accused in a CBI case. Buying a building worth crores at a low price is now under investigation, due to which the siege of Vinay Chaubey has intensified.
December 18, 202509:48 IST
Ranchi: Process of paddy procurement intensified at 43 centres, Deputy Commissioner released WhatsApp number to crack down on middlemen.
To make the process of purchasing paddy from farmers transparent and easy in Ranchi district, work has been started rapidly at 43 procurement centers. To protect farmers from exploitation by middlemen during paddy procurement, the administration has taken a strict stance and has issued instructions to take strict legal action against them. The Deputy Commissioner of Ranchi has appealed to the farmers and common citizens of the district that if they get any information about the activity or irregularity of any kind of middlemen in paddy procurement, then they should immediately share it on the ‘Abua Sathi’ WhatsApp number of the district. The main objective of this initiative of the government is to remove middlemen from the system and provide fair price to the farmers for their produce directly in their accounts.
December 18, 202509:47 IST
Arwal: Anganwadi assistant died under suspicious circumstances, family members accused of murder
A case of death of an Anganwadi assistant under suspicious circumstances has come to light in Subedar Bigha village under Telpa police station area of Arwal district. After the deceased’s health deteriorated, she was admitted to PMCH in Patna for better treatment, where she died during treatment. After this incident, the family members of the deceased, instead of considering it as a normal death, have called it a conspiracy to commit murder and have made serious allegations against the in-laws or other suspects. There is an atmosphere of mourning and tension in the village due to the death of the assistant. At present, considering the seriousness of the matter, the police have taken the body into custody and are waiting for the post-mortem report so that the real cause of death can be revealed.
December 18, 202509:45 IST
New initiative for crime control in Bihar: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will inaugurate 34 mobile forensic vehicles today
To make scientific investigation of crime in Bihar more accurate and faster, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will today flag off 34 modern Mobile Forensic Science Lab (FSL) vehicles and dedicate them to the state. Home Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha will also be specially present in this important inauguration ceremony. The arrival of these hi-tech vehicles will provide great help to the police in securing evidence at the crime scene and conducting preliminary investigation, which will speed up the execution of criminal cases. This step of the state government is being considered a major change in the direction of strengthening the justice process and making the forensic investigation system more effective up to the district level.
December 18, 202509:44 IST
Araria: Fraud by missing original documents from registry office, FIR registered against 10 people including 2 employees
A big case of making fake documents by making original records disappear with the connivance of land mafia and department employees in Araria District Registration Office has come to light. This corruption was exposed when the District Under Registrar Officer confirmed on camera that with the help of office personnel, important government records had been made missing so that fake documents could be prepared in their place. This game was going on inside the office for the last several years, in which now the department has taken strict action and lodged a named FIR in the city police station against a total of 10 people including 2 office personnel and land mafia. After this revelation, there is a stir in the registry office and the police is busy investigating the network of the entire gang.
December 18, 202509:42 IST
Doctor’s attempt to kidnap failed in Chhapra, saved his life by jumping from moving car
On Wednesday night in Chapra, miscreants kidnapped Dr. Sajal Kumar from near his residence. Near Municipal Chowk, the doctor showed wisdom and jumped out of the moving car. The miscreants also opened fire. But they narrowly escaped. The police is investigating the matter.
