Bihar does Haryana! , 20-yr-old killed for talking to boyfriend on cellphone

FATHER KILLS 20-YR-OLD FOR TALKING TO BOYFRIEND ON CELLPHONE

RARE CASE OF HONOUR KILLING IN THE STATE

June 4, 2011, Nawada: In yet another gory instance of honour killing, a quack strangled his 20-year-old daughter to death, doused the body with kerosene and burned it before burying it in a pit after he caught her red-handed talking to her boyfriend on cellphone, at Kutri village under the Nawada district's Warisaliganj police station area on May 7.

Police said Archana Singh, a BA part II student, was having an affair with classmate Suman Singh ever since the two studied in Intermediate at SN Sinha College. Belonging to same caste, they wanted to tie the knot but the girl's father was opposed to it as he thought the boy's family was inferior to his. The boy's father, Nand Lal Singh, has retired as a head electrician of the state power board.

The girl's boyfriend has her heart-rending screams recorded on his cellphone. However, he could not muster the courage to approach police.

The killing came to light on Thursday after the girl's father, accompanied by fellow villagers, made an abortive bid to kill the boy at his residence at Mularchak, 100 metres from the Warisaliganj ps, on Wednesday evening. "If I could kill my 'own flesh and blood', I would not spare you as well," Ashok Singh was quoted as having shouted outside the boy's house. However, he and his men ran away after the boy's father fired two rounds in the air from his licensed gun to save his son's life.

Suman lodged an FIR on Thursday. A Warisaliganj police officer Suresh Singh said on Friday that following an anonymous phone call that a girl was being burned around 10pm on May 7, he along with forces had gone to the village around 11pm. They, however, returned empty-handed as they could not locate the place.

"Police are investigating the murky episode," Nawada SP Pankaj Kumar Raj said.

In January this year, a primary health centre employee Ranjit Goswami, who had married a girl belonging to another religion, was killed by his in-laws in a locality under the Nawada police station area.

Doctor killed in broad daylight, ‘sushashan’ feels tremor

INMATES OF GOPALGANJ JAIL KILL DOCTOR

MURDER FOR FAKE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE

CM ORDERS INQUIRY BY HOME SECY

Doctor Budhdeo Singh

May 30, 2011, Gopalganj: In a brutal incident in Gopalganj town of Bihar, jail inmates killed a doctor who refused to issue them a fake certificate. Dr Budhadeo Singh, brother of ex-MP  Satyadeo Singh was  killed in the jail when he went there to treat some ailing prisoners. Upon entering the jail, he was pushed down the stairs and  mercilessly beaten up by a gang of prisoners. He died on the way to hospital.

Sources said that murder charge was laid to Ranjan Yadav who was recently given a life term in a kidnapping case. Ranjan Yadav wanted a fake medical certificate from the doctor to avoid his shifting to another jail. When Dr Singh refused to do so, he was killed by prisoners.

"I saw the doctor bleeding. The doctor went inside the jail as he was told someone was ill. I wasn't on duty," said Kundan Dev, Police Inspector, Gopalganj.

An FIR has been registered against Ranjan Yadav and six other inmates, police said.

Taking serious note of the incident, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered a high-level probe.

"It is a shocking incident... we won't tolerate it," Kumar said in Patna.

Opposition parties have condemned this murder and criticized state government for not controlling crimes.  This is a big jolt for Nitish Kumar’s ‘sushashan’ which came to power on promise of law and order and good governance. So far, the government seems to have greater control over the law and order situation but such incidents certainly put a question mark over the affairs of the state.

Bihar to constitute advisory ‘Bal Parishad’; Xth toppers on the board

'BICYCLE GIRL' TOPS 10TH EXAM

May 29, 2011, Patna: In an attempt to streamline feedback mechanism on education reforms, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday  instructed authorities to constitute a ‘Bal Parishad’. 

Shalini Kumari with CM (Pic courtsey: Mangnificent Bihar)



The proposed 'Parishad' will comprise the first and second toppers of the matriculation exam over past 5-years. This is probably the first time any Indian state has come out with such innovative idea. Earlier Nitish government has implemented ‘Hunar’, 50 per cent reservation for women, Bicycle for girls & special incentives to the first class holders in Xth board.

These innovations are bearing fruits which was reflected in Shalini Kumari emerging as joint topper of Xth board exam. Commenting on this result, CM today said that the bicycle scheme has given much needed impetus to girls’ education in the state. The CM congratulated Shalini and gave her Rs. 15,000 and a laptop.

The CM also expressed concern for drop-out rate in the schools and instructed authorities to check the trend.