Just a day after BJP leader Samrat Choudhary was appointed as Bihar’s Home Minister, the state police campaign against criminals in Begusarai has intensified. Following a recent encounter in Teghra, a joint operation by the district police and the Special Task Force struck again on Friday night between Malhipur and Saligrami villages under Sahebpur Kamal jurisdiction. In that clash, notorious gangster Shivdutt Rai was seriously injured and has been hospitalised. The swift action signals a renewed tough-on-crime posture, although senior officials are yet to issue a full statement on the incident.

Begusarai encounter

According to reports, on late Thursday night, the STF received a tip-off that Shivdutt Rai, a notorious and absconding criminal from the Teghra police station area, was about

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