Punjab: Former BJP MLA Arun Narang joins AAP
Chandigarh (PTI): Former BJP MLA from Abohar constituency Arun Narang on Wednesday joined the Aam Aadmi Party here.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann inducted Narang into the party, according to an AAP statement.
Narang was elected from the Abohar Assembly seat after defeating Congress candidate Sunil Jakhar during the state 2017 elections.
He had opposed Jakhar's appointment as the Punjab BJP chief in July.
After welcoming Narang into the party, Mann said the AAP family is growing in Punjab.
Narang's joining the AAP will strengthen the party in Abohar and its surrounding areas, he added.
The AAP said Narang was impressed by the "pro-people" policies of the AAP government, said the statement.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
