Bihar Jail

Bihar, one of the epicentres of several paper leaks, including that of the NEET-UG test, has passed a stringent bill to curb malpractices in government exams.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday recalled what they went through during the dark days of Emergency.

A Chinese man, accused of entering India illegally, died on Tuesday after he allegedly made a suicide attempt at a jail in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, officials said.

A government school teacher in Bihar has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly telling children in his class "nobody should vote for Modi", an official said on Sunday.

A convicted former legislator held a massive roadshow for a candidate fielded by Nitish Kumar's party in Bihar, hours after he left jail on a 15-day parole.

RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary was sentenced to one year in prison by a Patna court in a criminal defamation suit filed by Bihar minister Sanjay Kumar Jha five years ago.

A man from Bihar was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Monday by a court in Jharkhand's Bokaro district for raping a 23-year-old woman, who became friends with him following an accidental missed call on his phone.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Bihar government how many convicts facing murder charges were released on remission like Bihar politician Anand Mohan, who walked out of jail on remission.

The Supreme Court today asked the Bihar government to release the records on the early release of gangster-politician Anand Mohan, who was in jail for abetting the murder of an IAS officer.

Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, who was released after serving 15 years in jail for abetting the murder of an IAS officer in 1994, yesterday claimed innocence in the case.

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala, however, granted Mr Kashyap the liberty to challenge the invocation of the NSA at an appropriate judicial forum.

Padma Krishnaiah, the daughter of the IAS officer murdered in Bihar 29 years ago, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene about the release of Anand Mohan Singh, the man jailed in the case.

Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, whose release from jail after Bihar government tweaked prison rules has sparked a huge row, walked out of jail in the early hours today.

Alleging amendments in jail manual, Amar Jyoti, the Bihar in-charge of Bhim Army's Bharat Ekta Mission, on Wednesday moved Patna High Court against the state government's order releasing former MP and life convict Anand Mohan and 26 others.

One of the prisoners in Bihar, whose release was recently ordered by the state government on the ground of their having spent more than 14 years in jail, had died several months ago, an official said on Wednesday.

Bihar, one of the epicentres of several paper leaks, including that of the NEET-UG test, has passed a stringent bill to curb malpractices in government exams.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday recalled what they went through during the dark days of Emergency.

A Chinese man, accused of entering India illegally, died on Tuesday after he allegedly made a suicide attempt at a jail in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, officials said.

A government school teacher in Bihar has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly telling children in his class "nobody should vote for Modi", an official said on Sunday.

A convicted former legislator held a massive roadshow for a candidate fielded by Nitish Kumar's party in Bihar, hours after he left jail on a 15-day parole.

RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary was sentenced to one year in prison by a Patna court in a criminal defamation suit filed by Bihar minister Sanjay Kumar Jha five years ago.

A man from Bihar was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Monday by a court in Jharkhand's Bokaro district for raping a 23-year-old woman, who became friends with him following an accidental missed call on his phone.

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Bihar government how many convicts facing murder charges were released on remission like Bihar politician Anand Mohan, who walked out of jail on remission.

The Supreme Court today asked the Bihar government to release the records on the early release of gangster-politician Anand Mohan, who was in jail for abetting the murder of an IAS officer.

Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, who was released after serving 15 years in jail for abetting the murder of an IAS officer in 1994, yesterday claimed innocence in the case.

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, and justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala, however, granted Mr Kashyap the liberty to challenge the invocation of the NSA at an appropriate judicial forum.

Padma Krishnaiah, the daughter of the IAS officer murdered in Bihar 29 years ago, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene about the release of Anand Mohan Singh, the man jailed in the case.

Former Bihar MP Anand Mohan Singh, whose release from jail after Bihar government tweaked prison rules has sparked a huge row, walked out of jail in the early hours today.

Alleging amendments in jail manual, Amar Jyoti, the Bihar in-charge of Bhim Army's Bharat Ekta Mission, on Wednesday moved Patna High Court against the state government's order releasing former MP and life convict Anand Mohan and 26 others.

One of the prisoners in Bihar, whose release was recently ordered by the state government on the ground of their having spent more than 14 years in jail, had died several months ago, an official said on Wednesday.