Congress top brass meets party leaders from Manipur
New Delhi (PTI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and MP Rahul Gandhi met the party's leaders from Manipur
and discussed the situation in the violence-hit northeastern state.
Among those who met the top Congress leadership were former Manipur chief minister O Ibobi Singh, who is also the Congress Legislature Party leader in Manipur.
The meeting took place at the office of the Congress Parliamentary Party on the Parliament complex.
Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K C Venugopal was also present at the meeting.
MLA and Manipur Pradesh Congress chief K Meghachandra Singh also met Kharge and the Gandhis along with K Ranjit Singh, the party's deputy CLP leader in Manipur.
MLA and Manipur Congress Treasurer Lokeshwar Singh was also among those present at the meeting.
The Congress has been raising the issue of Manipur violence and demanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi make a statement in Parliament on the steps being taken to restore peace and normalcy in the state.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
