Maldivian businessman looted in BiharSeptember 12th, 2009 PATNA - Gunmen looted cash and a video camera from a Maldivian businessman in Gaya district of Bihar, police said Saturday. Ahmad Ali was visiting his relatives in Nadaura village when he was robbed Thursday.
Armed robbers loot handicapped in Bihar trainSeptember 6th, 2009 PATNA - Armed criminals looted nearly a dozen handicapped passengers, and shot and injured one of them in the Danapur-Howrah express train in Bihar late Saturday night, police said Sunday. The robbers shot and injured Vishwakarma Sharma, a school teacher before looting the other handicapped passengers on the train late Saturday night between Karauta and Bhakhtiyarpur stations near Patna.
Businessman shot dead in Greater NoidaAugust 31st, 2009 GREATER NOIDA - A businessman was shot dead while another was critically injured when two motorcycle borne assailants fired at them here, police said Monday. The incident occurred late Sunday in the Dadri area of Greater Noida.
Police for speedy trial of former MP facing murder chargeAugust 21st, 2009 PATNA - The police will approach the court for speedy trial of Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader and former MP Vijay Krishna, who is the prime accused along with his son Chanakya in the abduction and murder of a businessman, officials said Friday. Vijay Krishna, in his late 50s, was arrested from Faridabad in Haryana and brought here Thursday.
Bihar JD-U leader arrested for businessman's murderAugust 20th, 2009 PATNA - Vijay Krishna, a leader of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) who is a prime accused in the abduction and murder of Patna businessman Satyendra Kumar Singh, has been arrested, police said Thursday. "A team of Bihar police arrested Vijay Krishna from Faridabad in Haryana," Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Vineet Vinayak confirmed.
Two arrested over black deer killingAugust 15th, 2009 PATNA - Two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a rare black deer in Kaimur district of Bihar, police said Saturday. A police officer said Sattar Mian and Mohammad Abdul shot dead the animal in a village.
Woman shot dead for marrying outside casteJuly 18th, 2009 PATNA - An 18-year-old woman was shot dead by her uncle in Bihar's Kaimur district for marrying a man from a different caste, police said Saturday. Nikki Kumari, 18, was shot dead Friday in Kudra in Kaimur district by her uncle Bhanu Pratap Singh for marrying a backward caste boy against the wishes of the family.
Two businessmen shot dead in Bihar townJune 17th, 2009 PATNA - Two businessmen were shot dead Wednesday by unidentified men in a town in Bihar's West Champaran district, police said. Two brothers Jitendra and Sanjay Sahi, owners of Sahi Construction, were killed by unidentified men when they were on their way home in Bettiah town in West Champaran, some 200 km from here, police said.
Traders protest businessman's killing in PatnaJune 13th, 2009 PATNA - Hundreds of angry traders took to the streets and disrupted traffic here Saturday to protest the killing of a businessman by alleged extortionists, police said. The traders blocked the busy Ashok Rajpath road and burnt tyres, to protest the killing of Santosh Kumar Tekriwal by motorcycle-borne assailants late Friday.
Body of abducted Patna businessman foundJune 11th, 2009 PATNA - The decomposed body of abducted Patna businessman Satyendra Kumar Singh was found floating in the river Ganges here Thursday night, more than two weeks after he was kidnapped, police said. Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said that Singh's body had been found in the river.
1 guard dead, 2nd person wounded in suburban Tacoma, Wash., robbery of bank branch in Wal-MartJune 3rd, 2009 Guard dead, 2nd person hurt in robbery at Wal-MartLAKEWOOD, Wash. — Police near Tacoma, Wash., say an armored car guard was killed and a bystander wounded as two men robbed the guard at a bank inside a Wal-Mart.
Train passenger resisting robbery bid shot deadMay 14th, 2009 PATNA - Armed robbers shot dead a passenger of the Purvanchal Express between Kolkata and Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, and injured others as the train left Jamui station in Bihar, police said Thursday. Moti Lal Yadav, who was travelling in an air-conditioned coach, was shot dead by the robbers late Wednesday night when he resisted their attempt to loot him.
Patna-Gaya passenger train catches fireApril 15th, 2009 PATNA - A stationary passenger train that was to leave Patna for Gaya caught fire on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, there were no passengers on board the train that was about to move out of the Patna Railway Station from platform number nine.
Bihar's award-winning teacher shot dead in classroomFebruary 16th, 2009 PATNA - A school teacher who had won the President's Award was shot dead while he was teaching in his classroom in a Bihar town Tuesday, the police said. Tun Bahadur, a teacher in the Marahiya primary school in Khagaria district, was murdered by unidentified men in front of students, the police said.
Doctor found dead in Patna hotelDecember 24th, 2008 PATNA - The body of a doctor missing since Tuesday was found in a hotel in the Bihar capital, police said Thursday. Sushil Dubey, 28, was found dead in a room of Rajdhani hotel near the Dak Bungalow in the heart of Patna Wednesday, Kotwali police station's officer in charge Mundirika Prasad Singh said.