Law student abducted on gun point, gang-raped in Ranchi, 12 arrested: Cops
The victim reported the matter to Kanke police station Wednesday.
By Bedanti Saran | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
UPDATED ON NOV 29, 2019 01:33 PM IST
Police on Thursday arrested 12 persons allegedly involved in gang-rape of a 25-year-old tribal law student, who was abducted on gun point from ring road in Ranchi and raped in a nearby brick kiln two days ago.
The victim reported the matter to Kanke police station Wednesday and an FIR was registered under Sections 376 D (gang rape), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 3(2)(Va) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act).
“We have arrested 12 persons, all from village Sangrampur, and seized a car, a motorcycle, pistols, two live cartridges, eight mobile phones and the victim’s cell phone from their possessions,” said superintendent of police (rural) Rishabh Kumar Jha.
According to an FIR lodged by the victim with Kanke police station, the incident happened at around 5.30 pm on November 26 when she was with a male friend at Sangrampur area in the city outskirts, news agency PTI reported quoting a police statement.
10th century Buddha Vihar discovered in Jharkhand’s Hazaribag
By Sanjoy Dey | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Ranchi
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 03:06 PM IST
- As per the evidence found in Hazaribagh, it appeared that the Buddhist structures were built during the Pala period, said an archaeologist with the ASI.
Jharkhand petroleum dealers body demands reduction of VAT on diesel
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 09:17 PM IST
Jharkhand Petroleum Dealers Association (JPDA) president Ashok Singh and general secretary Sanjiv Rana said that the price of petroleum products in Jharkhand was higher than in neighbouring states due to the high VAT rate.
Tribal people are not Hindus, says Soren; BJP launches attack
By HT Correspondent, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 06:16 AM IST
Soren was speaking on Saturday at the India Conference at Harvard 2021, organised by students of Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School.
Jharkhand to reopen colleges, coaching centres, cinema halls from March 1
By Sanjoy Dey, Ranchi
UPDATED ON FEB 19, 2021 12:28 AM IST
- Classes for students studying in class 8 and above are also set to resume in schools.
Dacoits gun down passenger in bus robbery in Jharkhand
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Dhanbad
PUBLISHED ON FEB 15, 2021 08:11 AM IST
- The robbery occurred between 3.30 am and 4 am while the bus was on the way to Biharsharif, Bihar from Kolkata. Dacoits, reportedly half a dozen in numbers, had boarded the bus at Kolkata posing as passengers
2 CRPF jawans injured in gun-battle with Maoists in Jharkhand
PTI
PUBLISHED ON FEB 11, 2021 10:30 PM IST
The incident took place in Jhumra Pahad forest in Jageshwar Vihar police station area on Wednesday night, they said.
Number of Jharkhand residents missing in Chamoli district rises to 21
By Sanjoy Dey, Ranchi
UPDATED ON FEB 09, 2021 09:30 PM IST
- Ten people, who are stranded, want to return to Jharkhand.
At least 15 Jharkhand labourers feared missing following Chamoli disaster
By Sanjoy Dey, Ranchi
UPDATED ON FEB 08, 2021 08:15 PM IST
- While nine labourers belonged to Jharkhand's Bethat village, six hailed from Ramgarh district.
Domestic help kills self after assaulting CRPF commandant’s kin in Ranchi
By HT Correspondent, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 06, 2021 08:47 AM IST
- The CRPF commandant told police that the domestic maid appeared to be mentally unstable for the past few days and had turned aggressive all of a sudden.
Former Jharkhand minister Haji Ansari’s son inducted in Hemant Soren cabinet
By Vishal Kant, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 05, 2021 01:40 PM IST
- Hemant Soren decided to induct Haji Ansari’s son, who is not yet a member of the Jharkhand legislative assembly, as the 10th member of his cabinet.
No new Covid-19 fatality in Jharkhand, tally rises to 118,897
PTI, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 05, 2021 10:23 AM IST
Ranchi district registered the maximum number of fresh cases at 33, followed by East Singhbhum at nine and Dhanbad and Dumka at three each.
Former Jharkhand minister Haji Ansari’s son to be inducted in Hemant cabinet
By Vishal Kant | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Ranchi
UPDATED ON FEB 05, 2021 10:02 AM IST
- By-election for Madhupur assembly seat is likely to be held next month and Hafizul was considered a front runner for the seat.
Govt should ensure our pension, decent wages, says coal mine worker Sambhu Ram
By Sanjoy Dey, Hindustan Times, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 30, 2021 04:42 AM IST
- He works as a coal loader in an opencast mine in Jharia; as a daily wager, he is dependent on the work he gets every day.
Jharkhand High Court adjourns hearing on Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea to Feb 12
By Bedanti Saran, Ranchi
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2021 08:04 PM IST
- The former Bihar chief minister has been serving jail term since December 23, 2017, after his conviction in three fodder scam cases.
Lalu Prasad Yadav airlifted to AIIMS Delhi as health worsens
PUBLISHED ON JAN 24, 2021 06:28 AM IST
An eight-member medical board at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) recommended that the former Bihar chief minister be shifted to a higher institute after he developed breathing trouble on Thursday evening.
