Avinash, a senior correspondent, reports on crime, railways, defence and social sector, with specialisation in police, home department and other investigation agencies.
Articles by Avinash Kumar
Nalanda hooch tragedy: CCA to be invoked against accused
Amid widespread outrage over the suspected hooch tragedy has left 13 people dead so far since Friday last, top officials of the Bihar government on Monday visited Nalanda and directed the local police too book all accused under the stringent Crime Control Act (CCA) and ensure an expeditious trial of the case, police sources said.
Published on Jan 17, 2022 10:01 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
84-yr-old man who took ‘12 shots’ of Covid vaccine surrenders, gets bail
The 84-year-old man from Bihar’s Madhepura district, who was on the run after being booked by police following his claims that he had so far taken 12 shots of Covid-19 vaccine, against the norm of two, surrendered himself with the local police station on Monday and was granted bail immediately, superintendent of police (SP) Rajesh Kumar said.
Published on Jan 17, 2022 10:00 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar begins to set up police posts in premises sealed after liquor haul
Under all-round fire for easy availability of liquor in the state where total prohibition was imposed in April 2016, the Bihar government has moved ahead with its plans to open police pickets and stations in the premises from where liquor is recovered, a top police officer said.
Updated on Jan 14, 2022 10:03 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
2 men barge into local BJP leader’s house in Bihar. He is shot 4 times
Janardhan Singh, a local BJP leader in Siwan district of Bihar, was referred to Patna medical college hospital more than 100km away, and died on his way.
Updated on Jan 12, 2022 04:56 PM IST
4 wanted Maoists held in Buxar
Four members of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of banned the CPI (Maoist) which is mainly active in Jharkhand, were arrested in Bihar’s Buxar district late Monday night, police said.
Published on Jan 11, 2022 10:02 PM IST
₹17 lakh looted from Flipkart’s delivery centre in Samastipur, 2nd robbery in state in 24 hrs
Six unidentified men robbed ₹17.41 lakh at gunpoint from an office of Instakart, a delivery station of e-commerce giant Flipkart, located in the Malinagar area in Samastipur district on Monday, police said.
Published on Jan 10, 2022 10:32 PM IST
Gati-Shakti lays out 5-yr infra road map for Bihar
Bihar and Jharkhand will see major development projects over the next five years as part of the PM Gati Shakti for Eastern Region (ER), which will involve coordinated work by 16 departments of central and state governments to avoid duplicity and unnecessary delays, officials familiar with the matter said after the first zonal conference for Eastern Region held in Patna on Friday
Published on Jan 07, 2022 09:43 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Gopalganj hooch tragedy: Charge sheet filed against 12, says methyl alcohol caused deaths
The police on Thursday filed a charge sheet against 12 accused arrested in connection with the November 2021 hooch tragedy that left 21 people dead at Muhammadpur in Gopalganj district of Bihar, a state where liquor was banned in April 2016.
Published on Jan 06, 2022 09:53 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Prisoners’ meetings with relatives suspended amid Covid surge in Bihar
Earlier in March 2020, the Bihar prison department suspended physical meetings before resuming them on October 28 after hundreds of inmates of the Beur central jail went on a hunger strike
Updated on Jan 04, 2022 10:29 AM IST
Covid surge: Physical meeting between inmates, kin suspended
PATNA: Amid the sudden surge in Covid-19 cases, the Bihar prisons department on Monday decided to suspend prisoners’ meeting their relatives from January 4 till January 31, people in the home department, aware of the development said
Published on Jan 03, 2022 10:45 PM IST
Mob sets bus afire after it crushes girl to death in Bihar
Residents said they informed the police immediately after the accident but they reached the spot half an hour late
Published on Jan 03, 2022 04:24 PM IST
FIR against Tej Pratap for hiding property details in poll affidavit
An FIR has been registered against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav for failing to mention some of his immovable properties in his election affidavit filed during the 2020 assembly polls which he successfully contested from Hasanpur in Samastipur district, police said.
Published on Dec 30, 2021 09:33 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Civil services aspirant fights back after robbers target Bihar train, gets shot
Ritik Kumar Verma, 27, who was shot in the stomach by robbers after he tried to stop them, was rushed to the hospital. Doctors told the police he has a gunshot wound in the stomach but is out of danger.
Updated on Dec 30, 2021 06:47 PM IST
FIR against Tej Pratap Yadav for ‘suppressing’ info about property
People aware of the matter said the ruling Janata Dal (United) or JD (U) lodged a complaint earlier saying Yadav did not mention the property in his affidavit
Published on Dec 30, 2021 12:03 PM IST
Crime in 2021: Prohibition kept Bihar cops busy, 9 get death for hooch tragedy
A blast at Darbhanga railway station in a parcel arriving from Secunderabad, though minor which caused no injuries, became a cause of concern after the probe revealed a terror link.
Updated on Dec 29, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Four Maoists held for murder of newly elected mukhiya in Munger
Newly elected mukhiya Parmanand Tuddu was killed on Thursday before his oath-taking ceremony. A hardcore Maoist, identified as Suresh Koda, had on October 13 threatened Tuddu of dire consequences if he filed the nomination papers.
Published on Dec 26, 2021 09:26 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Bihar panchayat poll winners allege threat from criminals
Panchayat elections in Bihar are over, but the newly elected representatives, who constitute the electorate for the impending elections for block pramukh and other posts, are a frightened lot after the killing of 13 of them, including five mukhiyas (panchayat heads)
Updated on Dec 25, 2021 08:31 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Vigilance raids against Saran jail SP in DA case worth over 5 crore
Acting on allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of income, VIB conducted raids at three places belonging to Ramadhar Singh
Published on Dec 25, 2021 12:24 PM IST
Bihar forms a dedicated force to deal with attacks on police
The decision to form a dedicated force was taken after a recent meeting convened by the chief minister to review law and order.
Published on Dec 24, 2021 09:24 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
5 newly elected mukhiyas killed so far in Bihar
Latest incident took place in a village in Munger district late Thursday night hours before the elected representatives were to take oath on Friday
Published on Dec 24, 2021 09:24 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Maoists kill newly elected mukhiya in Bihar’s Munger district, say officials
It was the fifth killing of a newly elected mukhiya in the state before oath-taking. According to police, the incident took place late on Thursday night in Mathura village in Munger district
Updated on Dec 24, 2021 02:54 PM IST
Bihar: MU registrar, 4 others arrested by SVU
Sleuths of the special vigilance unit (SVU) on Monday arrested four people including two professors and a registrar of Magadh University (MU) for alleged corruption, misuse of government funds, and abuse of powers, SVU officials said.
Published on Dec 20, 2021 10:34 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Prominent trader gunned down, rural doctor shot at in separate incidents in Bihar
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ahsan, a resident of Ujani under Naugacchia police station area
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 02:52 PM IST
23 IPS officers get promotion as DIG, IG, ADG and DG in Bihar
People familiar with the matter in the home department said that most of the posts in the police headquarters were upgraded
Updated on Dec 18, 2021 01:22 PM IST
SVU unearthed over 5 crore DA against sub-registrar
Separate team of special vigilance unit (SVU) on Friday conducted raid at the office and residences of a sub-registrar, Mani Ranjan, in connection with a disproportionate asset (DA) worth over ₹5 crore amassing through corruption.
Published on Dec 17, 2021 09:51 PM IST
Three sentenced to life, five get 10-yr-RI in 2018 Bodh Gaya IED blast case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court, Patna, on Friday awarded life sentences to three out of nine terrorists of the Jamat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), while five were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for their involvement in the IED explosion in Bodh Gaya in 2018.
Published on Dec 17, 2021 09:50 PM IST
Lawyer arrested by EOU after HC order
Sleuths of the Economic offence Unit (EOU) on Thursday arrested a lawyer following an order by the Patna high court.
Published on Dec 16, 2021 10:22 PM IST
Woman, son burnt alive over property dispute in rural Patna
A 70-year-old woman and her 15-year-old son were allegedly burnt alive by a relative at Karnpura village under Naubatpur police station in rural Patna on Thursday, police said.
Published on Dec 16, 2021 10:22 PM IST
EoU carries raid against suspended DSP in DA case
The sleuths of economic offence unit (EoU) on Wednesday carried out simultaneous raids at 3 locations linked to suspended DSP Anup Kumar, who was earlier posted at Aurangabad district as sub divisional police officer (SDPO) , on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
Published on Dec 15, 2021 11:10 PM IST
Newly elected mukhiya shot dead in rural Patna
Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday morning allegedly shot dead a newly elected head of the Faridpur panchayat at his office situated on Phulwarisharif-Khagaul main road in Patna district, said police
Published on Dec 14, 2021 10:10 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna