Lynch over enmity

Nawada, Jan. 3 (PTI): A person belonging to Mahadalit community was beaten to death at Rustampur village in Nawada district.

Police said the deceased had been identified as Rajendra Manjhi and old enmity was suspected to be the cause of murder.

Lecture

 Patna: Bihar Institute of Economic Studies on Saturday organised a memorial lecture on the 40th death anniversary of former railway minister late Lalit Narayan Mishra.

Scam query

 Patna: BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Saturday said former chief minister Nitish Kumar should explain what action his government has taken in the Rs 100 crore medicine purchase scam and Rs 340 crore liquor scam so far.

Rebel grant

 Muzaffarpur: Police on Saturday disbursed Rs 58 lakh as grant money among 37 rebels coming from Maoist-infested Katra and Gaighat police station areas in the district.

Body found

Nawada (PTI): The body of an unidentified woman was found on the Kiul-Gaya Passenger at Nawada railway station on Saturday.

Accident

 Begusarai (PTI): A person was killed and two others were injured on NH-31 near Ramjanpur village when the SUV they were travelling in rammed into a truck while trying to overtake it in the wee hours of Saturday.

Four Killed

Gaya (PTI): Four persons, including three minors, were killed and six others were injured in a collision between a bus and a tempo on Saturday.