Date:14/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/14/stories/2008111455570600.htm

Tamil Nadu

Priest arrested for abduction of girl in Tiruvarur

Special Correspondent

TIRUVARUR: Victor Raj, a priest of a church in Tiruthuraipoondi in Tiruvarur district, was arrested by the police on Wednesday on the charge of kidnapping a girl.

Remanded

He was produced before the Tiruthuraipoondi magistrate who remanded him to 15 days judicial custody.

MDMK cadres observe fast

A large number of cadres belonging to Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam observed a fast near the municipal office here on Thursday urging the Tamil Nadu Government and the Centre to protect the lives of Tamils in Sri Lanka.