Rashtriya Janata Dal celebrates good show in by-polls in BiharSeptember 18th, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) celebrated its good show in state by-election on Thursday. The RJD-Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) won eight seats in the by-election for 18 legislative assembly seats, a major setback to ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U).
Maoist lynched by Jharkhand villagersSeptember 16th, 2009 RANCHI - A Maoist guerrilla was Wednesday lynched in Jharkhand when he and a colleague went to a village to extort money and threaten the residents, police said. The incident in Segaisai village in West Singhbhum district, about 300 km from here, took place in the early hours of the morning when two members of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) went there to collect money and threaten the villagers against helping the police, officials said.
'Thief' lynched in Uttar PradeshAugust 1st, 2009 LUCKNOW - A 42-year-old man suspected to be a thief was lynched in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said Saturday. No arrests have so far been made.
Two lynched in Bihar over theft, molestation chargesJuly 14th, 2009 PATNA - Two men -- one accused of molesting a girl and the other a suspected thief -- were lynched by mobs in Bihar's Gopalganj and Aurangabad districts, police said Tuesday. A man, identified only as Shivnath, was beaten to death Monday evening in Shahpur village in Gopalganj by family members and neighbours after a girl alleged that he had tried to molest her.
Gangster beaten to death in Bihar temple townJuly 7th, 2009 PATNA - A gangster was beaten to death by a mob that nabbed him while he was trying to flee after killing a Hindu priest in Bihar's temple town of Gaya, police said Tuesday. A group of armed criminals led by Pahari shot dead Hindu priest Sidhnath Dhokri at Chandchaura Mohalla near Vishnupad temple in Gaya, about 100 from here, late Monday.
Two alleged criminals lynched in JharkhandJuly 5th, 2009 RANCHI - Two alleged criminals were lynched by villagers in Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said here Sunday. The duo, identified as Kuldeep Sao and Bhartu Oraon, entered Ghtgoitoli village, around 140 km from here, late Saturday night and were caught by villagers, who started beating them up with iron rods, police said.
Debananda Konwar takes oath as Bihar governorJune 29th, 2009 PATNA - Debananda Konwar took oath as the Governor of Bihar at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan today. Acting Chief Justice of Bihar High Court Shiva Kirti Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to Konwar.
Mob rule: two men beaten to death in Bihar (Lead)May 23rd, 2009 PATNA - In ever-rising instances of mob rule in Bihar, two people, including an alleged rapist of a minor girl, were lynched Saturday, police said. Subhash Yadav, in his mid 20s, was beaten to death by an irate group in Naugachia in Bhagalpur after he allegedly raped a four-year-old girl Friday evening, an official said.
Rape accused lynched in BiharMay 23rd, 2009 PATNA - A man accused of raping a four-year-old girl was Saturday lynched by a mob in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said. Subhash Yadav, in his mid 20s, was beaten to death by an irate group of people in Naugachia in Bhagalpur after he allegedly raped the small girl Friday evening, an official said.
RJD-LJP alliance will be uprooted from Bihar: Nitish KumarApril 24th, 2009 PATNA - Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal- United leader Nitish Kumar on Friday said the RJD-LJP alliance would be uprooted from Bihar after general elections. "The RJD-LJP alliance would face a rout in the state in the general elections.
Congress started criminalisation of politics, says Nitish KumarApril 12th, 2009 PATNA - Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday blamed the Congress for starting criminalisation of politics in the country. "If there is criminalisation of politics in the country, it is because of the Congress since that party started this trend," Nitish Kumar told reporters here.
Mayawati launches BSP campaign in BiharMarch 29th, 2009 PATNA - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati kicked off her party's election campaign in Bihar Sunday. 'Please bring BSP to power at the centre to serve all, particularly the poor and weaker sections of the society,' Mayawati said in her address at a public meeting in Bhagalpur town, about 200 km from here.
Maoist lynched in BiharMarch 13th, 2009 PATNA - A Maoist rebel has been beaten to death by a group of villagers in Bihar, a police official said Thursday. Ravidas alias Badal, a self-proclaimed area commander of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist, was killed in Khaira village of Lakhisarai district, 160 km form here, Wednesday night, Additional Director General of Police Neelmani told reporters here.
Four suspected robbers lynched in BiharMarch 5th, 2009 PATNA - In one more instance of 'mob justice' in Bihar, a group of people in Bhagalpur district Wednesday chased three suspected criminals and snatched one from a police vehicle and lynched them, officials said. The victims had allegedly robbed a truck driver and demanded extortion from a businessman in Balughat minutes before they were beaten to death at a rural market near Ratanganj in Bhagalpur, about 200 km from here, according to the officials.
Girls lynch Dalit widow in BiharJanuary 30th, 2009 PATNA - A Dalit widow was beaten to death by five girls in a Bihar town after she objected to their cutting grass in her field, police said Saturday. Shobha Devi, in her 50s, a resident of Ram Tola in Saharsa town, 225 km from here, was lynched by the girls of a neighbouring village.
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