Manish Kumar

Horrific Details Of Jharkhand Gang-Rape Emerge As 2 Men Arrested

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Sunday June 24, 2018

The six men who abducted five women performing a street play in Jharkhand on Tuesday and gang-raped them have been identified, a senior state police officer announced on Saturday.

Bihar's 42,000 Missing Class 10 Answer Sheets Were Sold As Scrap For 8,500

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Monday June 25, 2018

The mystery of the 42,500 answer sheets of Class 10 students that disappeared from an evaluation centre of the Bihar school education board may just have been solved. A scrap dealer arrested today by the police has allegedly told the authorities that he had bought the answer sheets as scrap for Rs 8,500.

5 Activists Gang-Raped In Jharkhand, Assault Filmed

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom (With inputs from agencies) | Friday June 22, 2018

Five women between the ages of 20 and 35 who were performing a street play in Jharkhand were abducted and then gang-raped in a forest on Tuesday, the police said, adding that the assault was also allegedly filmed on cell-phones.

In Nitish Kumar's Absence From Yoga Event In Bihar, A Message To Delhi

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Friday June 22, 2018

For three years, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his party had made it a point to take a dig at the mega events to commemorate International Yoga Day organised across the country. But they were then political rivals. There had been some speculation that Mr Kumar, who resurrected his alliance with the BJP in July last, could make an appearance...

14-Year-Old Jailed For Allegedly Refusing Free Veggies To Patna Cops

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 21, 2018

The 14-year-old son of a vegetable vendor has been in Patna's Beur jail for three months after he allegedly refused to give free vegetables to the local policemen. The father claims he is a minor and has been kept illegally in jail. His Aadhaar document shows him to be 14 years old. The police claim he is 18 years old and was caught along with the ...

BJP Lawmaker Will Pay Legal Bill For Men Accused Of Jharkhand Lynching

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 15, 2018

A BJP lawmaker from Jharkhand has said he will pay for the legal expenses of four men in Jharkhand accused of killing two others on suspicion of cattle theft in the state's Godda district. Nishikant Dubey, who represents the Godda constituency in the parliament, called it a "personal decision" since he believes the four men were being unfairly targ...

Shatrughan Sinha Talks Of "Respect" From Congress, RJD, Says Decision Soon

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 14, 2018

Tejashwi Yadav has given a cautious response to speculation about BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha changing camp. Calling the lawmaker from Patna Sahib "Bihar's pride", he said it was the leader's decision. "If he is willingly to join RJD, we will welcome it," said the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader, who was rebuffed days ago by BJP's union minister Upendr...

Woman And Daughter Gang-Raped At Gunpoint As Husband Was Tied To Tree

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday June 15, 2018

A man was tied to a tree as his wife and 12-year-old daughter were gang-raped at gunpoint by around 20 men on Wednesday in Bihar's Gaya. Two of the attackers have been identified by the family and arrested. Some 17 are in custody, being questioned for a crime that has jolted the region.

Accused Of Stealing Cattle, Two Men Beaten To Death By Mob In Jharkhand

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Subrat Nanda | Wednesday June 13, 2018

Two men suspected to be cattle thieves have been beaten to death by a vigilante mob in Jharkhand's Godda district. The two were part of a gang of five that entered a village and stole 13 buffaloes but some villagers woke up and raised an alarm after which more people gathered and chased the thieves, police said.

In Patna, Teenage Son Of AIIMS Doctor Commits Suicide

Cities | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday June 13, 2018

A teenager in Patna killed himself in his bedroom with a pistol said the police. The family says they did not have a firearm

Lalu Yadav's Sons Cut His Birthday Cake, Flaunt Unity; He Watches On TV

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday June 11, 2018

Tejashwi Yadav and his older brother Tej Pratap Yadav cut the cake together as they celebrated their father Lalu Yadav's 71st birthday today and seized the chance to project unity amid speculation of a rift

Nothing To Look At Here, Says Nitish Kumar On BJP Alliance. And Yet...

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday June 11, 2018

It may not be a multi-car pile-up (yet), but the hazard lights are on now for the BJP's coalition in Bihar where three of three partners of the national party are convinced that they're getting a raw deal

Tejashwi Yadav Invites Union Minister To Ditch NDA. Gets Swift Response

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday June 11, 2018

After days of dropping hints, Bihar's opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav issued an open invitation to Union minister Upendra Kushwaha to quit the NDA and join hands with the opposition. The overture, however, was swiftly rejected by the junior minister of Human Resource Development, who said the RJD was trying to create as issue, since they don't hav...

Anti-Socials In RJD Trying To Create Rift Between Tejashwi And Me: Tej Pratap Yadav

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Saturday June 9, 2018

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav has stirred a controversy yet again but this time it relates to his party. On Saturday morning, he tweeted hinting that he would retire from politics. By evening, came the about turn when he said he was there to stay.

Day After Unity Dinner That Wasn't, BJP's Ally Trouble In Bihar Worsens

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Friday June 8, 2018

As an event meant to demonstrate squad goals, a dinner in Patna last night hosted by the BJP was a failed venture. Upendra Khushwaha, a key ally, who chose not to attend the dinner, said he should not be called out for choosing to fly into Patna pointedly the morning after. "Amit Shah too did not attend the dinner.