Puttur: Amidst tough battle, Congress candidate Ashok Kumar Rai Triumphs, defeats Arun Kumar Puthila
Puttur: Amidst a tough contest with BJP rebel and independent candidate Arun Kumar Puthila, congress candidate Ashok Kumar Rai has won from the Puttur constituency.
Rai took the lead in the early trends but then Puthila darted, which led to a close battle.
Puthila had quit the Bharatiya Janata Party after being denied a ticket by the party. He decided to contest independently, campaigning with his Pro-Hindutva mascot identity.
According to the ECI data, Ashok Kumar Rai has secured over 61,797 votes and Puthila has secured 59,124 votes.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
