Rahul arrives in Amethi on 2-day visit
Lucknow, Sep 24: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived in his parliamentary constituency of Amethi on a two-day visit.
He was received by Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) chief Raj Babbar at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport here.
The Congress President then drove straight to Amethi where he is slated to participate in a series of programmes including laying the foundation stones of development projects that would be implemented using his MPLAD funds.
On Tuesday, he is scheduled to attend a meeting with district officials and discuss the progress of other works undertaken in the constituency.
He will also meet Congress workers, a party leader told IANS.
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Jharkhand: 6 arrested for kidnapping Bengal businessman, associate
Khunti (PTI): Six persons have been arrested for allegedly abducting a West Bengal-based businessman and his associate in Jharkhand's Khunti district and demanding a ransom of Rs 10 lakh, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Friday in Tilmi area under the jurisdiction of Jariyagarh police station. Upon receiving information, police rescued both victims, they said.
Torpa Sub-divisional Police Officer Christopher Kerketta said, "We have rescued both the victims and arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the crime."
The businessman, identified as Haru Mukherjee (65), had come to the house of his associate, Vijay Oraon (40), to recruit labourers for work at a brick kiln.
The accused hail from different parts of Khunti, and police also seized a four-wheeler, three motorcycles, and five mobile phones from their possession, the officer said, adding an FIR has also been registered and further investigation is underway.
