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TopicBihar police

Topic: Bihar police

Bihar panchayat’s punishment for man who ‘raped 5-yr-old’: 5 sit-ups. FIR filed after viral video

Nawada SP says police are looking for the accused. Members of Kannauj village panchayat could also be called to task if names crop up in the investigation.

Rape accused lynched in Bihar’s Katihar was ‘sentenced to death by panchayat’, say police

Police say locals 'caught accused sexually assaulting' minor neighbour. One person has been arrested in connection with the lynching, while six accused are absconding.

‘If a girl is alone, she’s not so believable’: Bihar’s mahila thanas are no place for women

Many rape victims in rural Bihar encounter indifference, suspicion, or even further victimisation at police stations. ThePrint traces 2 such cases in opposite ends of the state.

After policemen attack Bihar judge in office, furious Patna HC asks DGP to file report

Two police personnel allegedly attacked Additional District and Sessions Judge Avinash Kumar after he made adverse remarks about police in the state and Madhubani district.

From cop to katha vachak: Former Bihar DGP turns to religion post retirement

Ex-DGP Gupteshwar Pandey, made headlines last year for lodging an FIR in Patna in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. He later quit service to join the JD(U). He now delivers sermons.

Nitish in spot over police bill proposing a special force with power to arrest without warrant

RJD says the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021, is a route to enforce Police Raj. Serving and retired police officers say it may lead to conflict between central and state agencies.

Nitish Kumar’s pre-2005 ‘Jungle Raj’ dig at Lalu is now haunting him as crime rises in Bihar

Police data from Jan-Oct 2020 show 9 persons were killed & 4 women ‘raped’ every day in Bihar. RJD says Nitish’s review meetings are no good as no one listens to him.

Acting Bihar DGP SK Singhal named full-time replacement for Gupteshwar Pandey

Singhal, a 1988 batch IPS officer, has been the acting DGP since Pandey took voluntary retirement in September to join politics.

Former Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey joins JD(U), days after voluntary retirement

Outspoken former IPS officer Gupteshwar Pandey joined JD(U) in the presence of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who is also the president of the party.

Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey’s case rare. Approval of VRS plea by IAS, IPS takes month or two

IPS officer Gupteshwar Pandey, who served as Bihar DGP, applied for VRS Monday and his application was accepted within 24 hours.

On Camera

India’s land acquisition disputes have a way out. Both Japan and Gujarat have used it

India’s archaic land laws fuel delays, cost overruns and gridlock in everything from highways to housing. Something has to give.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.