India, Nov. 4 -- Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday said there could be some crime in the state, but no "apraadh" (which also means crime), a comment that elicited jibes from the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

"Hamare yahan koi apraadh nahi hai. Apraadh ka concept hi khatam ho chuka hai. Crime ho sakte hain, lekin apraadh nahi, koi apraadhi nahi hai (There is no crime here in Bihar. The very concept of crime has been eliminated. There may be a crime, but there is no 'apraadh'. There are no criminals)," Choudhary said.

The statement made at an event in Delhi, organised by state-owned NHAI, left many pondering over what he meant, with RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav asking whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi ha...