The Gopalganj police received inputs about some suspicious individuals, following which it nabbed three persons in possession of the expensive radioactive substance californium.
Eight Lok Sabha seats of Bihar are slated for polls in the sixth phase on May 25. As voting in 24 seats had already concluded in the earlier phases, the rest of 8 seats will go to polls in last phase on June 1. The results of the Lok Sabha elections will be declared on June 4.
The incident took place near Barhima Bazar around noon when the police team was going to Supaul for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election duty.
The circumstances surrounding the shooting are still unfolding, with authorities yet to provide further details on the incident.
Bangladesh Elections 2024: This election marks the second-lowest turnout since Bangladesh restored democracy in 1991, with the lowest recorded in the controversial February 1996 polls at 26.5%.
Bihar news: Furious over the killing of the man, who worked as a caretaker at Shiva Temple in Danapur, the mob pelted stones on the police."They created massive jams on the roads and pelted stones on the police personnel. Some of the rowdy elements have been detained by the police," the SDPO added.
The police said that bodies have been sent for post-mortem and an investigation into the matter is underway. Scroll down to read more.
A child fell on the ground during the stampede and was trampled upon by the crowd at a Durga Puja pandal in Bihar's Gopalganj. According to the administration, the situation was brought under control in an orderly manner.
Born in Telangana, IAS officer G Krishnaiah belonged to the Dalit community. He was the DM of Gopalganj in Bihar in 1994 and was lynched by a mob attending the funeral procession of the dreaded gangster Chhotan Shukla while passing through Muzaffarpur district.
Bihar news: Priyanka Singh recently met with an unpleasant experience live on stage while she performed at the Thawe Mahotsav in Gopalganj on Saturday.
Talking to reporters, Superintendent of Police Upendra Nath Verma said, "It is a case of unnatural death and more information will be available only after a preliminary investigation."
All three deceased were Covid positive and died due to low oxygen levels.
Gopalganj SP Anand Kumar said that the joint team seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition including an AK 47 rifle, one magazine and 27 live cartridges from Munna Mishra's possession.
Gopalganj jail Superintendent Amit Kumar said 86 prisoners were confirmed to have tested positive for Covid on Monday.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a portion of Sattarghat Bridge on Gandak River that was inaugurated by Bihar Chief Minister last month in Gopalganj collapsed on Wednesday.
NOTA vote share of Bihar stood at two per cent of the total votes polled in the state.
According to an NIA official, the agency has summoned a DTO officer, identified as Diwakar Jha, posted in Buxar district of Bihar, for questioning over his alleged links with LeT operative Abdul Naeem Sheikh.
An NIA team arrested the youth leader named Dhannu Raja, 23, from Patna, and an official close to the development said Raja was suspected of being in constant touch with a few LeT terrorists.
The Bihar government has made a U-turn with Gopalganj DM Rahul Kumar accepting it was illicit liquor that killed 16 people here on Tuesday night.
At least 10 people have lost their lives in Bihar’s Gopalganj district after consuming illicit liquor.
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