The theft came to light after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) raided a scrap godown in the Muzaffarpur area and recovered over 13 sacks of locomotive parts which included wheels and other critical components, prompting railway authorities to launch an investigation into the matter.
Sources said three days ago, a panchayat was convened in the matter and the panchayat chief or mukhiya, as the post is called locally, sentenced the accused youth to do sit-ups 5 times as a punishment for the alleged rape.
Shahnawaz Hussain also took a potshot at RJD Chief Lalu Yadav saying, "The ones, who stayed one arm's distance from Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena, are now establishing a friendship with them. People of Bihar are seeing that the members of the grand alliance can go to any extent for power."
The miscreant, identified as Jai Kishan alias Rohit, hailing from Bihar and currently living in Azad Nagar, Delhi, is a mobile snatcher who has earlier been jailed under the Gangster Act and was recently released, the police said.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday visited Patna to meet with Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed her grief over the death of former Odisha minister Golak Bihari Naik and said that the country had lost an "affable people's leader".
The victim, a class-12 student, lived with her mother and younger brother in a rented house in the same area where the accused lives.
The two were in touch, but the exact reason behind the girl's murder is not known yet, they said.
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Earlier on Tuesday, PM Modi distributed 71,056 appointment letters to recruits via video conferencing, saying the Rozgar Mela goes to show the Centre's commitment to providing government jobs to the youth.