Two tantriks (practitioners of tantra) were caught by the railway police in Muzaffarpur on Friday for allegedly extorting money from passengers at the junction by showing them a snake. Sanjay Yadav, a resident of Motipur, filed a complaint, alleging that they forced him to pay Rs. 2000. However, no money was...
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found on them during a search and questioning by the police. The police have requested a written complaint from Yadav. Further legal action will be taken after receiving the complaint.

To curb crime, Muzaffarpur Junction will have 26 CCTV cameras installed at key locations. Cameras will also be installed at Ramdayalu, Motipur, and Mahwal stations. The police have identified locations like platforms, circulating areas, cyber police station, foot overbridges, escalators, parking areas, ATM booths, etc. for camera installation. They are requesting...
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9 cameras at Ramdayalu, 11 at Motipur, and 7 at Mahwal. This decision was made after a recent incident where a suspect escaped in a fake ticket case and the existing CCTV footage was insufficient.

A train derailment occurred in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, involving an express train traveling from Chandigarh to Dibrugarh. The incident resulted in the derailment of five coaches, with one coach severely damaged. Two people have died in the accident. As a result of the accident, the routes of several trains have been...
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diverted. The diverted trains and their alternate routes are: 1. Train No. 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Express: Via Mankapur-Ayodhya-Barabanki 2. Train No. 15653 Guwahati-Shrimaata Vaishno Devi Katra Express: Via Mankapur-Ayodhya-Barabanki 3. Train No. 12555 Gorakhdham Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 4. Train No. 12553 Vaishali Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 5. Train No. 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Express: Via Mankapur Junction-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki Junction 6. Train No. 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express: Via Mankapur Junction-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki Junction 7. Train No. 15273 Satyagraha Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 8. Train No. 19038 Awadh Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 9. Train No. 22537 Kushinagar Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 10. Train No. 13019 Bagh Express: Via Barhni-Gonda The railway authorities have also released helpline numbers for assistance: Gonda: 89574009652, Lucknow: 89574092923, Siwan: 90266242514, Chhapra: 83039792175, Deoria Sadar: 8303098950.

On Tuesday morning around 5 am, the body of a young man was found near the railway track close to railway crossing number 24 in the block. Villagers reported the incident to the station master and railway police in Goraul. The railway police investigated the scene, took possession of the body...
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and sent it for post-mortem. The young man's identity is yet to be established. A bag was found near the body and a diary inside mentioned Motipur in Muzaffarpur, leading to the notification of Motipur Police. The body has been sent for post-mortem while authorities await the arrival of the deceased's family. The station superintendent in Goraul mentioned that villagers suspected the young man was pushed off a train during a robbery on board the Lichchavi Express, which runs between Sitamarhi and Anand Vihar, early in the morning.

On Friday, the GRP recovered an unconscious young man from the 05288 train traveling from Raxaul to Muzaffarpur. The man, identified as Ankur Kumar from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, was admitted to the CHC. He said he was working at his neighbor's grocery store in Kathmandu and was returning home. He had...
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boarded the train at Raxaul. He mentioned that another young man befriended him on the train, gave him water, then fed him biscuits, after which he became unconscious. Ankur reported that Rs. 6,000 and his mobile phone were missing, but his other belongings were safe. The GRP has informed his family.