Rights order

Patna: Bihar Human Rights Commission on Friday directed the additional collector, Motihari to appear before it on July 15 with a report regarding the compensation claims for crop damages because of high tension line sparks. The villagers had complained that two animals were killed and seven acres of wheat was damaged.

Shot dead

Chhapra: Shahpur village resident Haider Miyan was shot dead by his younger brother on Friday following a dispute over plucking of mangoes.

Warrant

Chhapra: Saran superintendent of police Pankaj Kumar Raj on Friday issued an arrest warrant against former JDU MLA from Amnour Krishna Kumar Singhfor beating up a woman.

One killed

Gopalganj: Dacoits killed Bhrigunath Tiwary at Sarfara village on Thursday night.

Loot

Gopalganj: Thieves stole Rs 1 lakh and ornaments worth Rs 5 lakh from Ramdeo Paswan's house at Kalyanpur village.

One in net for threat

Motihari, June 10: Police caught the person involved in demanding extortion of Rs 25 lakh from a first class judicial magistrate on Thursday.

The caller has been identified as Ranjay Sahni, an army man posted in Jalandhar. He is a resident of Adapur in East Champaran district.

Graft charge

Patna: Vigilance bureau officials nabbed Shailesh Kumar, an assistant in the office of Patna district programme officer, on charges of accepting Rs 10,000 as bribe from Suresh Kumar, a Dhanarua resident.

Benefits

Darbhanga: Syndicate members of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University who met on Friday approved ACP benefits for the non-teaching staff at the university.

Murder

Ara: Armed criminals killed former JDU Jagdishpur block unit president Mritunjay Singh near Mangari Chowk under the jurisdiction of Jagdishpur police station in Bhojpur district on Thursday night.

Army camp

Patna:The Indian Army will organise a three-day recruitment camp at the Bihar Regimental Centre in Danapur on June 27 to appoint teachers who will get the rank of havildars for the army education core.