PM Modi speaks to CM on Kodagu situation
Bengaluru, August 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday telephoned Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and got all the details on the rescue operations and relief measures in rain-hit and flood-affected Kodagu district. He also assured the CM of all assistance for rescue and relief measures.
The CM told the PM that the rescue and relief works were being carried out on war-footing. Army, NDRF and other rescue teams have been working in this drive and so far, 3,500 people were rescued. Now, the rescue operation was still on, the CM said.
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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.
