Minor rape

Patna, March 7: A 3-year-old was raped by her neighbour at Muradpur village in Sitamarhi on Friday, while her parents were celebrating Holi.

The accused, identified as Laddu Das and a father of two, is absconding. Meanwhile, two persons, Chandeshwar Rai (55) and Ram Sevak Sah (18), were killed in two incidents during Holi here.

Swine flu

Patna: Seven fresh cases of swine flu were reported on Saturday at Rajendra Memorial Research Institute - three each from Patna and Vaishali and one from Madhubani. The number of swine flu positive cases has gone up to 93.