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Leaders demand immediate arrest of accused in Nuh murder case
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Cong. MLA writes to CM Manohar Lal seeking fast-track trial
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Cong. MLA writes to CM Manohar Lal seeking fast-track trial
Leaders of various political and social organisations on Tuesday demanded that the accused in the murder case of Asif, a resident of Nuh’s Khera Khalilpur, be arrested at the earliest. The leaders made the demand in a memorandum to Chief Minister Manohar Lal after a visit to the victim’s home town.
Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislative Party and Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed also wrote to the Chief Minister demanding financial compensation to the family of the deceased and the trial in the case through fast-track court. Besides seeking the arrest of the remaining accused in the case, Mr. Ahmed demanded that the next of the kin of the deceased be given a government job.
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