Yadavs of Bihar and Haryana converge at Rewari

The people of Rewari are expected to witness a big gathering of eminent political faces from Haryana and Bihar on Wednesday when former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav accompanied by family members and friends would visit the city to perform ‘lagan ceremony’ of his daughter Anushka with Chiranjeev Rao, son of Haryana Power Minister Capt Ajay Yadav.

Anushka is an interior designer while Rao is the president of Haryana Pradesh Youth Congress. The wedding will take place on April 24 in New Delhi. Sources revealed that apart from these two States, several politicians are expected to attend the function in which matrimonial alliance would take place between these two Yadav families, representing different political parties.

While Lalu Yadav leads the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and at present is no more a part of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at Centre,  Captain Yadav is legislator of the Congress from Rewari and is one of the senior most leaders of the State.

Apart from Lalu, another top politician from Bihar, Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav has also fixed the marriage of his daughter with groom from a political family in Haryana. Sharad Yadav’s daughter Suhasini has been engaged to Rajkamal Yadav, son of Rao Kamalveer Singh, who heads the Janata Dal-United in Haryana. Sharad Yadav’s wife also hails from Kutubpur area of Rewari district.

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Cop allegedly rapes 20-year-old - Rewari

REWARI (HARIYANA): A Delhi Police constable allegedly raped her neighbour's 20-year-old daughter in her house in Surehli village here, police said today. The girl was alone in her house when the incident happened last evening, they said.

Yash Pal intruded into his neighbour's house, dragged her daughter into the bathroom and allegedly raped her, police said.

The constable was absconding, they said adding a case of rape and criminal trespass had been registered against him.

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Dhol beats echo ahead of Chiranjeev-Dhannu marriage

CHANDIGARH: The sound of dhols is reverberating in 105 villages of Haryana, whose residents have been invited through this traditional method by state's power minister Captain Ajay Singh Yadav for the 'lagan' ceremony of his son Chiranjeev Rao, who is getting married to RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's daughter Dhannu alias Anushka on April 24.

The villages fall in his constituency Rewari of southern Haryana and residents have been invited to attend the 'lagan' at Rewari on April 18 ahead of the wedding.

A family source said, "As far as the groom's side is concerned lagan is the most important function to be attended by the friends and relatives. Over 10,000 guests are expected to attend the ceremony."

For barat, which will move from Captain's hometown Rewari to New Delhi in the afternoon on April 23, over 1,000 invitation cards have been distributed.

When asked about the marriage proposal, the family sources said, "Both families were keen on the marriage between Chiranjeev and Dhannu, both born in 1986, since long. When Dhannu's family formally approached, Chiranjeev's family happily accepted the proposal."

Speaking to the Times of India, Captain Yadav said, "It's a matter of pride for us to have matrimonial alliance with such a good family."

Chiranjeev is Yadav's only son. His daughter has already been married.

In Lalu's family, Dhannu is sixth among his seven daughters. Dhannu is an interior designer, while Chiranjeev is a law graduate.

Chiranjeev had joined politics at the age of 19. Currently, he is president of Haryana Youth Congress.

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VVIPs invited to marriage

President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, AICC

president Sonia Gandhi, AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi, central

ministers and various chief ministers

Schedule for grand-marriage:

April 18: Lalu to come with lagan to Rewari

April 23: Mamas (uncles) of Chiranjeev will bring bhat (gift) to Rewari

Ladies sangeet at Rewari

April 24

Ghurchari of Chiranjeev departure of barat from Rewari to New Delhi

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3 traffic cops suspended for extortion in Rewari

REWARI (HARYANA): Three policemen were suspended today on the charge of extorting money from truck drivers on Jaipur-Delhi highway.

On complaints filed by a group of drivers, ASI Santosh Kumar, Havaldar Arun Kumar and Head Constable Satyabir Singh were suspended for demanding money from them at the Jaisinghpur Kheda barrier on the highway, police said.

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Woman harassed by in-laws commits suicide in Rewari

Rewari (Har), Apr 3 (PTI) Fed up with harassment by her in-laws over dowry, a woman allegedly committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in the district, police said today. The incident took place in Mirpur village, and the woman, Rekha, died in the civil hospital here yesterday, they said. On a complaint lodged by the brother of the deceased, the Dharuhera police have registered a case of abetment to suicide against the husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law. According to the complainant, Rekha, who got married to Deepak in April, 2004, was persistently subjected to cruel treatment by her in-laws for dowry. When the situation became unbearable, she took the extreme step, he alleged.

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Hotel owner among four arrested for running sex racket in Rewari

Rewari, Mar 30 (PTI) Haryana Police have conducted a raid at a hotel and arrested its owner and three others for allegedly running a sex racket. On a tip-off, police raided a local hotel last night after sending a decoy customer and arrested its owner, Ramesh Kumar, a girl, who hails from Mahipalpur area of Delhi, and two others, police said. The accused have been remanded in judicial custody by a local court.

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