HIGHLIGHTS WESTERN REGION AT 1700HRS

Following are the top stories from the western region at 1700 hrs.

BOM5 GA-CONG-SHAH

Panaji: The Congress seeks an inquiry by the CBI into a media report alleging that the turnover of a firm of BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay grew manifold after the saffron party came to power in 2014.

BOM7 GJ-BHARTI-GANDHI

Ahmedabad: BJP leader and Union minister Uma Bharti claims the Congress "benefited" from the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi as he had talked about disbanding the party after Independence.

BOM6 MH-ACCIDENT-GIRLS

Pune: Two schoolgirls fatally knocked down by a speeding SUV belonging to a local Shiv Sena leader's relative in Maharashtra's Baramati.
 

BES5 CG-NAXAL-ARREST

Raipur: Police arrest a Maoist, carrying a reward of Rs 3 lakh on his head, from Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.

BCM8 BIZ-ALLIANZ

Mumbai: Financial services group Allianz partners with Shapoorji Pallonji Group to establish a rupee-denominated closed-ended fund to invest in the office market in the country.