Bihar

A police officer who allegedly brought the explosive for a probe was wounded when a crude bomb detonated inside the Bihar Civil Court on July 1. Umakant Rai, a sub-inspector of police, has a broken arm but is not in danger, stated Sabiul Haq, SHO of Pirbahore police station. Investigations are underway to determine if the devices had been properly defused before being taken to court.

16 people died in seven districts of Bihar on June 28 as a result of lightning strikes and thunderstorms. East Champaran had four lightning-related fatalities, Bhojpur had three, Saran had three, West Champaran had two, Araria had two, Banka had one, and Muzaffarpur had one. India Meteorological Department forecasted heavy rain in Bihar on June 29 and 30. However, moderate rain is expected throughout Bihar on July 1 and 2. 

In Bihar's Patna, Drug Inspector Jitendra Kumar's residence was raidrd in a disproportionate assets case, on June 26. Reportedly, a large pile of cash was seized from his possession, which took the officials several hours to count. The bundles were of all denominations between Rs 100 and Rs 2,000. The officials also found documents of various properties, huge amount of gold and silver, and four luxury cars. 

Violent demonstrations disrupted Bihar for the fourth day in a row on June 18 after the Centre announced the Agnipath recruitment program. Protestors set fire to cars parked on the grounds of a police outpost. Due to a statewide bandh declared by student organizations led by the Left-wing All India Students' Association, regular routine was disrupted in various regions of Bihar, as stores were closed, excluding those selling vital commodities… read-more

In Bihar's Katihar district, woman police constable Arti Kumari who was resisting a theft bid, was thrown off a moving train, on June 15. The incident occurred in the Samastipura-Katihar passenger train which was abour to reach the Katihar junction. Reportedly, four to five miscreants tried to allegedly snatch her mobile and purses and when she resisted, they pushed her off the train.