Meerut

Taking an innovative step, a man has converted his 30 bighas of farmland into a rural getaway in Uttar Pradesh. Hastinapur-based Ajay Malik had decided to make a weekend rural getaway to give the feel of rural touch for the tourists. With a boat in an artificial pond and rural houses, the getaway resembles life in villages at a very minimal charge of Rs 50 per tourist.

A family in Meerut was surprised when they discovered bags of cash and jewellery on their roof. One of the members, Varun Sharma immediately informed the police. Cops found that the cash belonged to Varun's neighbour Pawan Singhal, which was robbed by his ex-domestic helper. Allegedly, the worker Raju Nepali looted his belongings and absconded after sharing a few with the security guard. The guard is under custody for further probe.

Over 1.5 lakh illegally printed NCERT books worth Rs 50 crore were seized in Meerut on August 21. The illegally printed NCERT books were sold in the black market causing a big loss to NCERT. The raid was put through by a team of Military Intelligence (MI), UP Special Task Force (STF) and the local police. The police have arrested 22 workers, including the supervisor. Sachin Gupta the owner, fled before the police's arrival.