India

Balrampur (UP), Jun 27 (PTI) Four men were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two teenage Nepali girls who had come to a weekly market in the Haraiyya area here, police said.

Superintendent of Police, Balrampur, Rajesh Kumar said the Gangsters Act and the National Security Act will be invoked on accused Ramchandra, Rajendra, Rakesh and Pintu.

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) The Enforcement Director has summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday for questioning in a money laundering probe linked to the re-development of a Mumbai 'chawl', officials said.

The Rajya Sabha MP has been asked to depose before the federal agency at its office in south Mumbai on June 28 and record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said.

New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) Following are the results of the June 23 bypolls to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across five states and Delhi.

UTTAR PRADESH

RAMPUR LOK SABHA SEAT

BJP's Ghanshyam Lodhi defeats Mohd Asim Raja of the SP by 42,192 votes.

AZAMGARH LOK SABHA SEAT

BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' defeats nearest rival Dharmendra Yadav of the SP by 8,679 votes.

PUNJAB

SANGRUR LOK SABHA SEAT

Mumbai, Jun 26 (PTI) The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) on Sunday said the arrest of activist Teesta Setalvad and a former IPS officer by the Gujarat Police will have a "chilling effect" on the fundamental freedoms.

New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Monday filed his nomination papers for the July 18 election, with a host of leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav and Farooq Abdullah accompanying him.

Significantly, TRS leader K T Rama Rao, the son of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was also present when Sinha filed his papers.

Patna, June 27 (PTI) Bihar Assembly was adjourned till 2 pm, less than half an hour after commencement of proceedings on Monday, when the House plunged into turmoil over an adjournment motion against Agnipath moved by the opposition which also, called the scheme a dictatorial step by the Prime Minister.

Proceedings began at 11 am, amid vociferous demands by opposition MLAs that the adjournment motion of Lalit Yadav (RJD) and Ajeet Sharma (Congress) be accepted right away.

Ballia (UP), Jun 27 (PTI) A youth was arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a 14-year-old girl here on the pretext of marriage, police said on Monday.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajesh Tiwari said the minor was abducted by the 19-year-old youth on June 17 in Bansdih.

The youth was arrested on Sunday, he said.

On the complaint of the girl's brother, a case was registered under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Tiwari said.

Kanpur: A strange sight was seen all along  Harbaspur village of Bidhnu on the Kanpur-Sagar State Highway on Monday morning.

Following the collision of two trucks, people stopped the vehicle and started looting fish.

The traffic on the highway also came to a standstill due to the chaos as the people looting the fish were uncontrolled on the highway.

The injured drivers were admitted to the hospital by the police. Further, the damaged vehicles were removed to normalise the traffic.

Kanpur: Information about the presence of private medical store brokers and Medical Representatives near OPD at Hallett Hospital was received on Friday.

Principal of Medical College Prof. Sanjay Kala and Campus Incharge Dr Ganesh Shankar conducted a surprise inspection.

As many as 7 touts of the private medical stores were found to be present. They were driven out. The Medical Representatives present in the OPD were also taken out of the OPD.

While instructing them, the officers said that if seen here next time, strict action would be taken.

Ahmedabad, Jun 24 (PTI) Tanvir Jafri, son of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, on Friday said he was disappointed by the Supreme Court's verdict dismissing a petition challenging the clean chit given by the SIT to then chief minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 post-Godhra riots cases.