Rajasthan Cong chief dies

Rajya Sabha member and RPCC executive chief Abrar Ahmed and two others died in a road accident on Tuesday.

Rajya Sabha member and executive president of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Abrar Ahmed and two others died in a road accident in Tonk district early on Tuesday, police said.

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The accident occurred when the car, in which Ahmed was travelling from Jaipur to Jhalwar, collided head on near Devali, 7 km from Tonk, at around 4 am, Tonk Superintendent of Police Janardan Sharma said.

The deceased include Ahmed's driver and an aide, he said adding the Congress leader's personal security officer was also injured in the accident and admitted to the Tonk hospital.