Muzaffarpur

Counting for the by-election to the Bochahan Assembly seat in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, is underway, on April 16. Reportedly, out of 13 candidates contesting in the election, three are women. Around 2.90 lakh voters turned up, reported PTI. Following the death of MLA Musafir Paswan, the by-election to the seat became necessary. The counting reportedly began at 8 am, and the security in the area has been tightened.

Bihar's Muzzafarpur police have arrested a man named Sushant Pandey, including three of his aids who killed and mutilated the genitals of the 17-year-old Saurabh Kumar on July 23. Reportedly, ''Pandey called the victim Saurabh to his house'' and killed him for having a love affair with his sister. ''Post mortem is being done and further details. Will be revealed after the report come,'' said SP Rajesh Kumar.

Bihar's Phulkumari Devi filled a case in the consumer court seeking Rs 11 lakh compensation as she gets impregnated after undergoing tubectomy. Reportedly, the 30-year-old woman already has four kids and had undergone surgery in July 2019, at a government hospital. "I can't bear the expenses of another child", Phulkumari's husband mentioned. Meanwhile, Dr. Sudhir Kumar who operated the woman claims that such failures are very common.