Attack

Avinash Kumar, additional district and sessions judge in Jhanjharpur subdivisional court, claimed on November 19 that a station house officer (SHO) of Ghoghardiha police station and a sub-inspector assaulted him by forcibly entering his chamber. Moreover, the judge also claimed that the two policemen even pointed a pistol at him. The Patna High Court took suo moto cognizance of the incident and set up a special division bench.

An attacker threw a hand grenade during a Muharram procession in central Pakistan's Punjab province, leaving three people dead and 59 injured, on August 19. Reportedly, 500 were involved in the procession when the blast took place. The police launched the investigation after arresting the attacker. Chairing a high-level meeting on the blast, Punjab CM has ordered the Counter Terrorism Department to submit its report.

In what is regarded as a high-profile murder, a 38-year-old mayor of Katihar in Bihar was allegedly shot dead near his residence at around 9:30 pm on July 29. Reportedly, the mayor was returning from a meeting while three men chased and shot him down. However, no arrests have been made and a probe is underway. Besides, Sadar SDPO Amarkant Jha said, ''None is ready to say anything currently".

A security guard’s leg was ripped off by a crocodile while he was crossing the Sharda canal, located in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri near Dudhwa forest. Several people came to his rescue and freed him from the crocodile’s grab. The injured was taken to the government hospital and was later transported to a higher medical hospital in Lucknow. In the last two months, four people have been killed by crocodiles.

The Ballari Police has arrested the accused who assaulted an on-duty doctor at VIMS hospital in the city. The accused, identified as 33-year-old Thippeswamy, is the son of a COVID-19 patient who died on May 23 at the hospital. Condemning the attack, IMA has urged the government to take stringent actions in this regard. Meanwhile, the CCTV footage of the incident has become viral on social media, creating huge uproar.