21 C Bihar / The Times of India
A 65-year-old man was allegedly murdered and sacrificed in a tantrik ritual in Aurangabad, with his torso burned in a Holika Dahan fire. His skull and bones were later found. Five individuals, including a relative of the main accused tantrik, were arrested. Police tracked down the suspects and recovered vital evidence during the investigation.
A labourer from Nalanda, identified as Amit Kumar, was fatally assaulted by criminals in Tamil Nadu. Despite medical treatment in Coimbatore and later in Patna, he succumbed to his injuries. His family has filed an FIR naming five youths from Gaya district involved in the attack.
The CBI arrested a recovery agent of the Jharkhand Gramin Bank in Bokaro for demanding and accepting a Rs 15,000 bribe. The agent, Dhanraj Kumar Choudhary, was caught red-handed after taking the bribe for delivering a tractor he possessed. The tractor was bought by the complainant during a bank auction. The investigation is ongoing.