Duo in cop net

Patna: Two men, Alok and Pintu, were arrested on Monday for killing Shubham, 18, who has been missing since July 8.

Assault case

Gopalganj: Sub-inspector Arvind Kumar Yadav, one of the accused in the alleged assault of a judge on June 30, did not appear before the court on Monday.

Complaint

Muzaffarpur: Lawyer Pankaj Kumar has lodged a complaint against Tirhut divisional commissioner Atul Prasad, Saraiya BDO Mohammad Asif and district education officer Vijay Kumar Jha with chief judicial magistrate Ram Chandra Prasad for anomalies in appointment of panchayat teachers.

Building

Chhapra: Supreme Court judge Justice Shiva Kirti Singh will inaugurate a building named after late advocate Radhey Shyam Sinha at Chhapra civil court on July 16.

Trio dead

Siwan: Three persons died of suffocation while working inside a tank at Halim Tola on Sunday.

Loot

Chhapra: Criminals on Monday looted Rs 1.1 lakh from a petrol pump owner.

Theft

Patna: Criminals struck the residence of former minister Shahid Ali Khan on Monday.

Sacrifice bid

Patna: Six persons were arrested from Araria on Monday for allegedly trying to sacrifice a 7-year-old girl at Hayatpur village in Araria district.

Affiliation

Patna: A division bench of Acting Chief Justice I.A. Ansari and Justice Anjana Mishra on Monday directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to file a reply by August 1 in a case related to granting of affiliation to some colleges imparting LLB courses in Bihar despite their affiliations being terminated.

Dowry death

Chhapra: Ritu Kumari (19), a newly married woman, was allegedly killed for dowry on Monday. She was found hanging from a fan in Aghara village under Gaura police outpost.

Compensation

Patna: A compensation of Rs 2 lakh was paid to one Kavita Kumari on the direction of Bihar human rights commission following her husband's death due to electrocution in 2011 near Danapur railway premises.

Teachers' pay

Patna: Bihar human rights commission on Monday issued notices to the director, higher secondary education, and Munger district education officer to file a status report by August 5 in a case of non-payment of salary to teachers of minority schools in Munger in the past 15 months. The case is next listed for hearing on August 5.

Robbery

Gopalganj: Unidentified men snatched a bag containing Rs 80,000 from Amrit Pandey (75) on Monday. The accused first touched his feet and then fled with the bag from an SBI branch in Sasamusa. Pandey was going to deposit the money there.