Bihar Doctor Kidnapping

Tej Pratap Yadav, Bihar's health minister, has the challenging task of running the show in a state critically short of doctors and facilities. The older son of former chief minister Lalu Yadav is also the state's environment minister, based in Patna, which is India's second most polluted city.

A doctor and his wife, kidnapped six days ago in Bihar by men in police uniforms, were freed early this morning from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Nine alleged kidnappers have been arrested, including the mastermind, a man who has a degree in ancient history and once contested a national election.

A Gaya-based doctor and his wife, who were abducted six days ago, were freed today in Bihar's Gaya district. The couple have returned to their home, police said.

Four days after a prominent doctor and his entrepreneur wife were allegedly kidnapped from Bihar's Gaya district, the state government today transferred the area's police chief and replaced him with an officer who previously served as Patna's Superintendent of Police.

A doctor and his wife are suspected to have been abducted in Bihar's Gaya district, police said on Saturday.

The spate of kidnappings continues unabated in Bihar as a doctor was abducted in Sitamarhi district by an unidentified group. Yogendra Prasad, posted at Primary Health Centre in Sonbarsa in Sitamarhi district, was abducted from Manjhaul village late night on Monday, said the police. "Prasad was abducted by a group of five unidentified people, who p...

Tej Pratap Yadav, Bihar's health minister, has the challenging task of running the show in a state critically short of doctors and facilities. The older son of former chief minister Lalu Yadav is also the state's environment minister, based in Patna, which is India's second most polluted city.

A doctor and his wife, kidnapped six days ago in Bihar by men in police uniforms, were freed early this morning from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. Nine alleged kidnappers have been arrested, including the mastermind, a man who has a degree in ancient history and once contested a national election.

A Gaya-based doctor and his wife, who were abducted six days ago, were freed today in Bihar's Gaya district. The couple have returned to their home, police said.

Four days after a prominent doctor and his entrepreneur wife were allegedly kidnapped from Bihar's Gaya district, the state government today transferred the area's police chief and replaced him with an officer who previously served as Patna's Superintendent of Police.

A doctor and his wife are suspected to have been abducted in Bihar's Gaya district, police said on Saturday.

The spate of kidnappings continues unabated in Bihar as a doctor was abducted in Sitamarhi district by an unidentified group. Yogendra Prasad, posted at Primary Health Centre in Sonbarsa in Sitamarhi district, was abducted from Manjhaul village late night on Monday, said the police. "Prasad was abducted by a group of five unidentified people, who p...