Ramprasad's son had been working in Haridwar Mandi for the past 4-5 years, where he came into contact with Taufiq. The latter lured his son by offering to marry the victim to his sister Shabnam and facilitated their communication via mobile phone.
Congress Haryana president Bhupinder Singh Hooda expressed shock over the incident. He called it a "blot on the law and order situation" in the state and demanded a "high-level and impartial" investigation into the matter.
The Chief Electoral Officer's response came in the wake of the announcement made by Ms Banerjee about the formation of a committee to investigate alleged voter list irregularities in the state.
The prosecution argued that the acts of accused Shahnawaz and other rioters setting the godown ablaze with Dilbar Negi inside it, leading to his death, attracted the conviction of the accused under Section 302/436/450 IPC.
According to The Indian Express, two photographs of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman have been dropped from the Std VI English book. Both the pictures were from 1972.
Earlier this month, the Beawar police busted a gang of illiterate Muslim youths systematically targeting Hindu girls, raping them, and forcing them to convert to Islam.
In addition to asking security for Meiteis in the region, Arambai Tenggol is seeking a general amnesty for their members, including village volunteers, complete eradication of illegal poppy cultivations by Kuki groups, the completion of border fencing, and the implementation of NRC to identify illegal immigrants.