Ranchi: A herd of wild elephants has unleashed havoc in Jharkhand’s Gumla and Simdega districts, claiming seven lives in the past four days. On Sunday, an elephant trampled two people to death in Gumla, while another individual sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at a hospital. In the latest attack, 45-year-old James Kujur, who … Read more
Lucknow: Fifty-year-old Anuj Kannaujia, a sharpshooter of the Mukhtar Ansari gang, was killed in a police encounter late on Saturday during a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) and the Jharkhand Police in Jamshedpur, an official said. However, STF Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) DK Shahi was injured during the … Read more
Giridih: In a tragic incident, a man allegedly killed his three children before dying by suicide in Maheshliti village, located in the Pirtand police station area of Jharkhand’s Giridih district, officials said on Sunday. The victims have been identified as 36-year-old Sanaul Ansari, his daughters Afreen Parveen (12) and Zaiba Naz (8), and his son … Read more
Hazaribagh (Jharkhand): A 42-year-old NTPC official was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne gunmen in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh district on Saturday, police said. Six people have been detained for interrogation in connection with the murder of Kumar Gaurav who was posted as deputy general manager (dispatch) at NTPC’s Keredari coal mines project, Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police (SP) … Read more
Dhanbad: Jharkhand BJP leader Sita Soren lodged a police complaint accusing her assistant of trying to shoot her in a hotel in the Dhanbad district, an officer said on Friday. The assistant allegedly pointed a handgun at Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of Chief Minister Hemant Soren, following an altercation over some issue late on Thursday … Read more