Ranchi: Rahul Gandhi today visited the house
of Inspector Francis Induwar slain by Maoists and told his
three children that he understood their pain since his father
too had met a violent end at the hands of a suicide bomber.
The AICC general secretary during his 20-minute stay at
the house on the second day of his visit to Jharkand
interacted with the special branch inspector`s widow Sunita
and her children.
Gandhi told Sunita and her children studying in Class V,
VI and VII that he too had lost his father Rajiv--a former
prime minister-- in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in 1991 to a
suicide bomber. Induwar was beheaded by Maoists on October 6
in a Taliban-type killing.
"I too lost my father. But I was 19 then, much older
than you. Study well," Gandhi told the children.
"Rahul Gandhi also asked me on suggestions to curb
left-wing extremism in the state and I replied that basic
amenities like health, education and roads should be provided
in rural areas," she told reporters.
Sunita also informed Gandhi that she had joined a
school as a teacher after getting an appointment letter from
the Governor.
"My son Avisekh told Rahul Gandhi that he would become
a police officer and fight Maoists who his father died
fighting with," Sunita said.
Soon after the killing, the family had received a
compensation package of Rs 58 lakh besides the promise of a
teacher`s job to his wife and free education for the children.
Bureau Report
