New Delhi: Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda, the main architect of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK, on Sunday submitted a report on national security to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, over a month after he was tasked by the party with scripting a vision document. The former northern Army commander prepared the paper in consultation with a select group of experts. “Lt General (Retd) DS Hooda & his team have put together a comprehensive report on India’s National Security, that he presented to me today. This exhaustive report will at first be discussed & debated within the Congress party,” Rahul tweeted. PTI

13 coaches derail in Bihar, six injured

Patna: Six passengers were injured after 13 coaches of Chapra-Surat Tapti Ganga Express derailed in Bihar’s Saran district on Sunday. The accident occurred near Gautam Asthan railway station in Varanasi division at 9.45 am, minutes after the Surat-bound train left Chapra Junction, Sanjay Yadav, chief public relations officer of North Eastern Railway, said. No casualty has been reported so far, he said, adding the injured were discharged after being administered first aid at a local hospital. PTI

Teen strangled by father for befriending boy

Ahmednagar: A 17-year-old girl in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra was allegedly killed by her father who was against her friendship with a boy studying with her in a college here, police said on Sunday. Jamkhed police station inspector Pandurang Pawar said they suspected it to be a case of ‘honour killing’. The incident took place in Chondi village, the native place of state minister Ram Shinde, who demanded stringent punishment for the accused. The deceased’s father, Pandurang Shreerang Saygunde, 51, and two maternal uncles — Rajendra Jagannath Shinde (30) and Dnyandev Jagannath Shinde (35) — were arrested on Saturday evening, Pawar said. The police also questioned around 35 persons. PTI

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