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Avinash Kumar

Avinash Kumar

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

Patna murder case: Primary accused injured in encounter with police

The incident took place at around 3am when Patna police got an input that a suspect was hiding near the LCT ghat. (Representative | iStock)

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 05:06 IST

BJP’s Neeraj, Jan Suraaj’s Prashant Kishor file papers for Bankipur bypoll; JJD candidate arrested after nomination

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor greets supporters during a roadshow for the Bankipur assembly bypoll in Patna on Monday. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 13, 2026 12:38 IST

Banka double murder main accused injured in police firing

Representative image. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 17:07 IST

EOU raids premises of corrupt excise inspector and seized assets worth crores

EOU raids premises of corrupt excise inspector and seized assets worth crores

Updated on Jul 9, 2026 17:07 IST

17 of land-grabbing gang arrested by STF

17 of land-grabbing gang arrested by STF

Updated on Jul 6, 2026 17:14 IST

Maha STF detains 3 from Vaishali in TET paper leak case

Maha STF detains 3 from Vaishali in TET paper leak case

Updated on Jul 2, 2026 17:06 IST

Cop accused of killing youth in Bhojpur gets new posting

Former Jagdishpur SDPO Rajesh Kumar Sharma

Updated on Jul 1, 2026 17:12 IST

Pandav Sena leader on run for 1 year arrested

Sanjay Singh (File photo)

Updated on Jun 30, 2026 16:46 IST

Bihar STF arrests gangster Sanjay Singh on run for 1 year

The Pandav Sena is a criminal gang formed in the 1990s by some rich landowners in central Bihar. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jun 30, 2026 09:51 IST

32 held across Bihar for cheating in constable recruitment exam

Cheaters manipulated biometrics and deployed ‘solvers’ instead of leaking the test paper. (Santosh Kumar)

Updated on Jun 29, 2026 17:21 IST

Judicial probe begins into Bhojpur encounter

Retired high court judge Vinod Kumar Singh reaches at Bilauti village, Bhojpur district, and started judicial inquiry into encounter death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 25, 2026 17:13 IST

Tender scam: SVU files charge sheet against 7, including Sanjeev Hans

Tender mafia Rishu Shree alias Rishu Ranjan Sinha. (File photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2026 21:42 IST

Police encounter: Mahapanchayat warns of larger agitation

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishore addressing Mahapanchayat organised at Bilauti in Bhojpur district on Wednesday. (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 24, 2026 21:36 IST

Tej Pratap files complaint against PA for theft

JJD chief Tej Pratap Yadav has lodged a complaint against his personal assistant at Sachivalaya police station. (HT photo)

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 17:27 IST

9 ‘impersonators’ among 30 held in Bihar NEET retest crackdown: Cops

Sub-divisional police officer Shivam Kumar said the preliminary investigation revealed that the racket involved a deal of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10 to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>12 lakh.

Updated on Jun 23, 2026 03:34 IST

Bhojpur encounter: Plea in SC seeks CBI probe, constitution of expert committee

Tiwari’s killing has triggered a row with his family claiming that he had surrendered and discarded his weapon before being fatally shot by the police. (File photo)

Updated on Jun 22, 2026 15:43 IST

‘Cheating at NEET retest’: 30 including medical students held in Bihar

Security personnel checking aspirants before appearing in the NEET examination at the Magadh Mahila College in Patna on Sunday. (Santosh Kumar/HT)

Updated on Jun 22, 2026 12:42 IST

‘Cheating racket’ busted in Bihar during NEET re-exam, 30 held: Police

Over two million medical aspirants appeared for the retest across 5,454 centres on Sunday. (HT PHOTO/Representative)

Updated on Jun 22, 2026 10:41 IST

2 women abducted, gang-raped at gunpoint by 13 men in Bihar; SIT probe launched

According to the FIR, a copy of which was seen by HT, the women were hired to perform at a Tilak ceremony in a locality under Naubatpur police station limits.

Updated on Jun 21, 2026 02:53 IST

As Shahpur encounter generates political heat, Samrat orders judicial probe

Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary . (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 20, 2026 21:44 IST

New DM for Patna as 49 IAS, IPS officers transferred in Bihar

Kundan Kumar, new Patna district magistrate (File photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 13:19 IST

Cartridges, wood, stones found in private parts of woman ‘gangraped’ in Bihar

The victim alleged that on June 11, around 11:30 pm, five persons carried her forcibly at a secluded place where she was raped.

Updated on Jun 19, 2026 06:05 IST

Court seeks updated case diary from Patna police while hearing bail pleas of KGS guards

Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Chaudhary on Tuesday said the police were probing all angles in the vandalism at a coaching centre of Faisal Khan. (Santosh Kumar/ HT)

Updated on Jun 16, 2026 21:34 IST

2 lynched on suspicion of theft in Nalanda

Representative image. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 15, 2026 22:02 IST

IAS Sanjeev Hans seeks impartial probe into ‘tender scam’

Sanjeev Hans. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 15, 2026 21:56 IST

Jorhat Air Force mishap: Villagers mourn deaths of 2 bright youths from Bihar

Almost the entire localities swarmed houses of the deceased to console the bereaved family members. (PTI/HT)

Updated on Jun 13, 2026 15:53 IST

AEDO and APSWMO exams completely operated by mafia: EOU

Economic Offences Unit office in Patna. (HT File)

Updated on Jun 12, 2026 17:11 IST

Three SHOs and a private driver killed in road mishap in Begusarai district

Representative image. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 12, 2026 13:51 IST

Bihar: Three SHOs, driver killed after their car rams into truck in Begusarai

Representational image.

Updated on Jun 12, 2026 02:46 IST

Khan Sir gets relief from court, his rival regular bail plea rejected

Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 9, 2026 21:32 IST

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