Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the house of Inspector Francis Induwar, who was slain by Maoists, and told his three children that he understood their pain as 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 Jharkhand, interacted with the special branch inspector’s wife Sunita and her children studying in classes V, VI and VII.
Mr. Induwar was beheaded by Maoists on October 6. “I too lost my father. But I was 19 then, much older than you. Study well,” Mr. Gandhi told the children.
“Rahul Gandhi also asked me for 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,” Ms.Induwar told journalists.
Ms. Sunita told Mr. Gandhi that she had joined a school as teacher on receiving the appointment letter from the Governor.
“My son Avisekh told Rahul Gandhi that he would become a police officer and fight Maoists.”
