Manjeshwar: 17-year old Haris Kunhi of Kaliyuru who was abducted by car-borne kidnappers on July 22 in broad daylight under Manjeshwar Police Station limits was on Thursday found in Mangaluru, according to the reports.

The abductors reportedly dropped Haris at Mangaluru Bus Stand. He was later taken into custody by Manjeshwar Police and was sent for medical examination at Kumble Government Hospital. According to the reports he was later taken to Kasargod SP’s office to get more information about the case and abductors.

A student of private PU College in Thokkottu, Haris was on July 22 abducted by unidentified men who came on car when he was on his way to college on his friend’s two-wheeler. Manjeshwar Police had registered a case and was investigating the matter.

Superintendent of Police James Joseph, taking the case seriously had visited Manjeshwar Police Station and had briefed the investigating team which was led by Circle Police Inspector Dinesh.

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Cooch Behar (WB) (PTI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was using the proposed amendment to the women's quota law in Parliament as a front for the Delimitation Bill that would "break the country into pieces".

The TMC will fight this Central government's move at every step, she asserted at her party's poll rally here.

The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to tweak the women's quota law, along with the Delimitation Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, to implement the proposed amended women's quota law, in the Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, were introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

According to the Constitution amendment bill, Lok Sabha seats will be increased to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.

Seats will also be increased in state and Union territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.

Opposing the Centre's move, Banerjee alleged that "the BJP brought the Delimitation Bill while keeping the women's reservation bill at the front".

"The BJP is trying to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to nearly 850 through the Delimitation Bill. It will break the country into pieces," the TMC supremo said.

She also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not speaking the truth about the development of north Bengal at a BJP rally last week.

"The prime minister said nothing was done for the development of north Bengal. But we spent Rs 1.72 lakh crore on the development of the region," Banerjee said and asked Modi to cross-check data before making such remarks.