Articles by Sandeep Bhaskar
Minor girl thrown before speeding car for resisting rape bid in W Champaran
A 14-year-old girl was critically injured after she was allegedly thrown before a speeding vehicle when resisted a rape bid at a village in Bihar’s West Champaran district on Monday late evening, police said.
Published on May 17, 2022 10:20 PM IST
Doctor abducted 10 days ago for ransom rescued from Bihar’s West Champaran
BETTIAH: A doctor living in Bagaha was abducted and kept hostage in Bihar’s West Champaran district for nearly 10 days, police said on Tuesday after the doctor, a Nepali, was rescued and his two abductors arrested
Updated on May 10, 2022 04:31 PM IST
85 -year-old sexually assaulted in Bihar village
An 85-year-old woman at a village in Bihar’s East Champaran has alleged she was sexually assaulted by a 22-year-old man, who has since been arrested, police said on Monday.
Published on May 09, 2022 09:55 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Bihar govt teacher suspended for thrashing 7-year-old girl student in school
The girl was allegedly battered and bruised by the teacher. The accused continues to evade arrest three days after the registration of the case.
Published on May 01, 2022 06:23 PM IST
Bihar cop pushes for settlement in minor’s rape case, suspended
A police officer has been suspended for failing to file a complaint in the rape case of a minor in Bagaha town of West Champaran district in Bihar, and favouring a settlement of the case through an agreement among the villagers.
Updated on Apr 11, 2022 06:32 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Migrant workers from Bihar start returning from Kashmir after terror attack
A large number of migrant workers from Bihar left for their home on Tuesday from Kashmir’s Pulwama district and some others are preparing to leave following the terrorist attack on Monday in which two labourers suffered gunshot injuries.
Published on Apr 05, 2022 09:33 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Three Russians arrested with narcotics in Bihar’s Raxaul
Those arrested have been identified as Roldugin Alexey, a resident of Mposad, Zherdev Ilia, a resident of Ryazan and Balshova Anna, a resident of Moscow.
Updated on Apr 02, 2022 10:04 PM IST
RTI activist’s murder: Case set to go to CID after son’s ‘suicide’
The case has attracted fresh spotlight after the death of the slain activist’s son allegedly by suicide on Friday.
Updated on Mar 26, 2022 09:51 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Slain RTI activist’s son dies by suicide, kin allege delay in justice
A slain RTI (right to information) activist’s 14-year-old son allegedly set himself on fire and jumped off a three-storey building in Bihar’s East Champaran district late Thursday night and died hours later in a hospital, police said.
Published on Mar 25, 2022 10:28 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Slain RTI activist’s son dies after setting himself afire, jumping off building
The teenager’s grandfather said the 14-year-old was upset over delay in justice for his father and had unsuccessfully sought a meeting with superintendent of police over it
Published on Mar 25, 2022 03:12 PM IST
14 migrant workers from Bihar rescued in Karnataka
Fourteen migrant workers from Bihar’s West Champaran district, rescued from Karnataka’s Belagavi district earlier this week, reached their homes on Thursday, officials familiar with the matter said.
Published on Mar 24, 2022 09:53 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Balthar violence: 14 held for attack on police station
BETTIAH: As many as 14 people have been arrested in connection with Saturday’s incident in which a police constable was killed and three others were injured after a mob attacked the Balthar police station in West Champaran district following alleged death of a villager in custody, police said on Sunday
Updated on Mar 22, 2022 10:36 AM IST
14 held day after constable killed by mob in Bihar
The deceased constable was identified as Ram Jatan Rai, who was attached to the neighbouring Prushottampur police station
Published on Mar 21, 2022 12:17 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Mob kills cop after ‘custodial death’ in Bihar
- The deceased constable was identified as Rajmangal Rai, who was attached to the neighbouring Prushottampur police station. The injured police personnel were admitted to a local hospital in Narkatiaganj, from where they were referred to GMCH Bettiah, an officer said.
Published on Mar 20, 2022 04:23 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Reclaiming my mother’s mortgaged gold chain, IPL top priorities: Sakibul Gani
Bihar cricketer Sakibul Gani, who created history by smashing a triple century in his debut appearance in a Ranji Trophy match against Mizoram in February, says that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s tweet congratulating him for his performance gave a ‘big boost’ to his confidence.
Published on Mar 10, 2022 10:17 PM IST
4 dead in suspected hooch tragedy in West Champaran
At least four people have died, while two fell seriously ill, after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Bihar’s West Champaran and Siwan districts, police said on Wednesday.
Published on Mar 09, 2022 10:09 PM IST
Bihar: 4 die in suspected hooch tragedy in W. Champaran, Siwan districts
The death, prima facie, looks to have occurred following the consumption of poisonous substances. However, the exact cause of the death could only be known after the post mortem reports, the West Champaran police said.
Published on Mar 09, 2022 06:02 PM IST
Bihar students in Ukraine in bunkers, some leave for countryside
Students from Bihar studying in Ukrainian universities are heading towards the countryside or taking refuge in bunkers of their hostels, hoping that the Indian government will help them leave the country before Russian invasion intensifies.
Published on Feb 25, 2022 10:09 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Ranji Trophy: Motihari boy creates history with 341 runs in his debut
Sakibul Gani (22) from Motihari in Bihar created history on Friday after he scored a triple century, breaking the record for the highest individual score by a cricketer in debut appearance in a Ranji Trophy match against Mizoram.
Published on Feb 18, 2022 10:01 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Bihar Board Class X exams: Maths paper found on social media, probe ordered
Questions of class 10 mathematics paper were found circulating on social media on Thursday at least half-an-hour before the commencement of matriculation examinations being conducted by Bihar Secondary Examination Board (BSEB), officials said.
Updated on Feb 17, 2022 09:55 PM IST
Gandhi statue vandalised again in East Champaran
In second such incident in Bihar’s East Champaran district in as many days, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was found vandalised at Turkauliya on Wednesday morning, according to locals and a video clip circulating in the social media that purportedly shows the bust garlanded with tetra packs used for liquor bottles.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 10:12 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
One held for vandalising Gandhi statue in Motihari
The police in Bihar’s East Champaran district said Tuesday that they have arrested a man in connection with the incident in which a life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi installed at a park in Motihari town was vandalised.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 10:13 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue vandalised in Bihar’s Motihari
The matter was discovered after some locals spotted the statue uprooted and thrown a few meters away inside the park.
Updated on Feb 15, 2022 06:24 AM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Hindustan Times, Bettiah
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue vandalised in Motihari
A life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi, installed in a park in Motihari of Bihar’s East Champaran district during centenary celebrations of Champaran satyagraha, was found vandalised on Monday morning, police said.
Published on Feb 14, 2022 09:21 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Motihari
SSB seeks construction of public toilet at India-Nepal border
The assistant commandant “C” Coy Gandak branch has written a letter to the block development officer (BDO) Bagaha 2 demanding the construction of a permanent toilet near barrage at Valmikinagar in Bihar’s West Champaran district.
Updated on Feb 07, 2022 04:01 PM IST
PMC scam: Mumbai police gets transit remand ex-director nabbed in Bihar
The Mumbai police Friday took the transit remand of former director of Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Daljit Singh Bal, who was arrested in connection with multi-crore bank scam late Wednesday evening at Raxaul in Bihar’s East Chamaparan district, which borders Nepal, police said.
Published on Feb 04, 2022 09:56 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Scam accused ex-banker held in Indo-Nepal border town in Bihar
Bal has been on run since September 30, 2019, when Mumbai’s economic offences wing (EOW) registered a case in connection with the fraud at the cooperative bank against Bal and 10 of its former directors, who were accused of illegally extending huge loans to realty firm Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL) and its group companies.
Published on Feb 03, 2022 10:10 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
Eight teachers face suspension after Bihar board exam ‘spectacle’
The district administration in Bihar’s East Champaran on Wednesday recommended suspension of eight teachers, including the centre superintendent of Motihari-based Maharaja Harendra Kishore college, after gross mismanagement surfaced there on the very first day of the state board exams on Tuesday, when examinees were forced to write their Hindi papers allegedly under the head light of vehicles, officials said.
Updated on Feb 02, 2022 09:46 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
No power in Bihar college. Students write class 12 board exam in car headlights
Officials used car headlights to illuminate parts of corridors where scores of students in Motihari town appearing for the Bihar state board’s intermediate (class 12) examination were seated. The board examinations started on 1 February.
Updated on Feb 02, 2022 10:42 PM IST
Bihar minister’s son among 7 booked after Bettiah clash
Seven people, including Bihar tourism minister’s son Niraj Kumar and brother Harendra Prasad, have been booked in connection with the violence in which a 28-year-old man sustained injuries when two groups clashed at Hardiya Koritala village at the outskirts of Bettiah in West Champaran district on Sunday, police said on Monday.
Published on Jan 24, 2022 09:48 PM IST
Sandeep Bhaskar, Bettiah
