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Jharkhand: Amid row over Dumka girls' deaths, bodies of three women, murdered for practising witchcraft, found in Ranchi
Fp Staff • 3 years agoNaushad Alam, SP Ranchi, Rural, said that the deceased appeared to have been hit with sticks and dumped in a hilly area about 60 km from Ranchi
Dumka is the new axis of Islamist jihad in the heart of India; Shahrukh is just a symptom
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe larger process of population substitution that is underway in the Santhal region, of which Shahrukh Hussain is only the tip, is the misuse and flouting of the Santhal parganas Tenancy (SPT) Act
Jharkhand: Muslim man arrested for raping, hanging minor tribal girl in Dumka; cops say autopsy to ascertain if pregnant
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe mother of the 14-year-old victim said that her daughter was raped, killed and hanged from the tree by the accused in the Mufassil police station area
Dumka murder: POCSO court orders sending evidence, burnt clothes of minor girl to Forensic Science Laboratory
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill (POCSO) court has sent the two accused in the Dumka death case to 72-hour police remand
Firstpost Podcast: Understanding rising intolerance towards interfaith relationships in India
Fp Podcast • 3 years agoWhy are interfaith matches in India going wrong? Tune in to find out
WATCH: In Jharkhand's Dumka, students tie teachers to tree, beat them over poor marks in exams
Fp Staff • 3 years agoPolice said that 11 students of the school put of 32 got Grade 'DD' (double D), which is considered equivalent to fail, the examination
NCPCR chief to travel to Jharkhand’s Dumka, meet team probing Class 12 girl’s murder
• 3 years agoThe incident occurred on 23 August when the accused, identified as Shahrukh, allegedly poured petrol on the victim from outside the window of her room while she was sleeping and set her on fire
The horrific killing of Jharkhand school girl and the danger of stalking in India
Fp Explainers • 3 years agoAnkita Singh, a Class XII student was burnt to death by her 23-year-old stalker Shahrukh Hussain in Jharkhand's Dumka. The crime has once again put the spotlight on stalking, which has seen an exponential rise in the country — from 4,699 cases in 2014 to 9,285 in 2021
Woman gang-raped in Jharkhand's Dumka; NCW asks police to complete probe in two months
• 4 years agoThe woman was raped and her husband held hostage by 17 men when the couple was returning from the market on Tuesday night, said reports
27 migrant labourers from Jharkhand, working in West Bengal's Hooghly, walk 160 km on way to home
• 5 years agoA group of 27 migrant labourers, who work in West Bengal's Hooghly district, walked about 160 km to reach Dumka in Jharkhand on Thursday, failing to get any transport on the way to their homes in Bihar's Saharsa district, officials said.