Two arrested for rape, murder of teenager
Bulandshahr (UP): Police have arrested two persons in connection with the rape and murder of a teenager in village Chandpur on January 2.
Zulfiqar and Dilshad, both from Sikandrabad town, were arrested while their accomplice, Israel, was absconding, the police said.
The girl was abducted by the accused who raped and strangulated her. They later dumped her body in village Beel Akbarpur of neighbouring GB Nagar district.
According to SSP Muniraj G, the police have seized the Maruti Alto car used by the accused in the case.
Police claimed that the accused told them that they had raped other girls too. They used to visit roadside eateries to target girls who were alone.
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Kerala leader M A Baby elected CPIM general secretary
Madurai(PTI): Former Kerala minister M A Baby was elected as the CPI(M) general secretary at the 24th party congress here on Sunday, sources said.
A section of the party leaders had backed All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) president Ashok Dhawale for the post.
Born to P M Alexander and Lilly Alexander in Kerala's Prakkulam in 1954, Baby's first exposure to politics came when he joined the Kerala Students Federation, the predecessor of the Students Federation of India, during his school days.
He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1986 to 1998.
Baby has been a member of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the CPI(M), since 2012.
The post of the party general secretary fell vacant following the death of Sitaram Yechury last year, after which Prakash Karat took over as the interim coordinator.
The 24th party congress of the CPI(M) began on April 2 and will end on Sunday.
