In yet another appalling incident highlighting the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar, unidentified assailants gunned down a lawyer in Patna's Sultanganj area on Sunday, police said.
53 high-end phones were recovered from the possession of the accused, along with house-breaking tools were seized from the accused, indicating their involvement in various crimes.
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday slammed the "Double Engine Sarkar" highlighting the institutional apathy and criminal complicity after a young woman in Odisha was driven to self-immolation facing relentless sexual harassment by her college Head of Department (HoD).
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan on Sunday said that the state government is serious about law and order, and swift action is being taken against crime.
Kolkata Police formed a nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged rape of a woman on the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta campus, officials said on Sunday.
Amid mounting Opposition criticism over Bihar's law and order situation, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday claimed there was no organised crime in the state, adding that "it is a bit difficult for the government to stop" murders stemming from personal disputes.
Delhi Police have released a photo of the accused driver, Utsav Shekhar, who was allegedly behind the wheel at the time of the accident. The man has been arrested, Police said.
According to the police, the victim, Surendra Kumar, a resident of Shivpura village, was working at his farm on Saturday when an unidentified assailant fired at him and fled the scene.
The incident took place on Wednesday, at around 01:45 am when an Audi car on its way from Noida crushed people sleeping on the footpath near the Indian Oil Petrol Pump, in front of Shiva Camp, Vasant Vihar.
The body of a woman was found in Bihar's Vaishali, said the police, adding that Station House Officers of Bhagwanpur Police Station and Goraul Police Station have been suspended after a preliminary investigation found that they refused to file a missing complaint of the woman's mother.
Odisha government have formed a committee to conduct a thorough inquiry into the alleged harassment case against Samira Kumar Sahu, Assistant Professor at FM Auto College, who has been arrested following the suicide attempt by a female student of the college on July 12.