Ajay Nishad

A special court for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act cases in Surat on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape of a four-year-old girl within a month of his arrest.

Encephalitis has claimed the lives of 126 children in Bihar until now, a majority from the Muzaffarpur area, and public anger against the administration is palpable. On his first visit to the city today, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was accosted by angry crowds who wanted to know why he had dropped by over 17 days after the start of the outbreak.

A special court for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act cases in Surat on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape of a four-year-old girl within a month of his arrest.

Encephalitis has claimed the lives of 126 children in Bihar until now, a majority from the Muzaffarpur area, and public anger against the administration is palpable. On his first visit to the city today, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was accosted by angry crowds who wanted to know why he had dropped by over 17 days after the start of the outbreak.