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Big haul of heroin, two persons held
Army experts to defuse explosives
Nine Bangladeshis held for smuggling
Local intelligence had no idea of hologram racket
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Paul stresses need for scientific temper among investigators
Cong meeting in Ballabhgarh today
Factory blast raises many loaded questions
Govt formulating action plan for disaster management
Police fear increase in late-night road accidents
‘Youths deprived of facilities for higher studies’
Free mental health camp in Faridabad
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Big haul of heroin, two persons held
New Delhi, October 1 The arrested persons have been identified as Madan, a resident of Nemuch, and Mohammed Adil, resident of Jama Masjid. The police seized four kilograms of heroin from Madan and arrested him from near the Tis Hazari Metro station. The other accused was arrested with hashish from near the telephone exchange, Delhi Gate.
Six held for making fake documents
The Economic Offence Wing of the Delhi Police have arrested six persons for their involvement in preparing forged income tax returns, PAN numbers, residence proofs, bank statements etc. The arrested persons were identified as Rajiv Gupta, Amit Arya, Lalit Bansal, Ravi Sharma, Krishan Kumar and Narender Pal Singh. The police have seized forged bank statements, ITRs, PAN number cards, printers, scanners, computer, fake stamps etc. The gang members were providing these forged documents for availing of vehicular and personal loans.
Rail traffic disrupted
Rail traffic was disrupted today after factory owners, protesting against the civil administration, sat on a dharna on railway tracks between Shakurbasti and Dayabasti stations of Northern Railway. The 3 DBR passenger train was diverted to run via Panipat– Rohtak stations. Similarly, a number of other trains were also diverted to other tracks keeping in view the disruption.
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Army experts to defuse explosives
Ghaziabad, October 1 District Magistrate Santosh Kumar Yadav told ‘The Tribune’ that as there were a number of explosives and rockets, the Army teams have been called to defuse them. Last night, the National Security Guards were called in who defused some rockets, but as the number of rockets and explosives was large, Army experts were called. The Bhushan Steel Factory is now virtually under the control of the Army authorities and nobody is allowed to enter the area. According to the DM, nine trucks had brought the steel scrap in which explosives and rockets had been hidden. A case has also been registered against the factory management. Dozens of explosives and rocket launchers are feared present in hundreds of tonnes of steel scrap lying in the factory scrapyard. About 40 loaded trucks are parked on the factory premises. SP City Umesh Srivastava said after six live rockets were discovered in the scrap, nobody is being allowed to go near the scrap junkyard. It is baffling how live rockets have travelled to Ghaziabad from Iran. The District Magistrate said strict action would be taken against those found guilty as the incident has wide ramifications for the country’s security and defence. According to Nitin Joshi, a top marketing official of Bhushan Steel Factory, the consignment of scrap, imported from Iran and some other West Asian countries, was unloaded at Kandla Port in Gujarat. It was cleared by the custom authorities at the port after proper scrutiny. According to the police, the explosion had not taken place on the ground, but above it as no crater was formed on the ground.
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Nine Bangladeshis held for smuggling
Noida, October 1 Rounded up from different sectors, they smuggled narcotics and were also involved in thefts and other crimes, the police said. The police have recovered 3 kg opium (doda), a stolen motorcycle, a number of knives and revolvers. A campaign has been launched to nab Bangladeshi nationals living in the NCR areas illegally. The police stations have been instructed by SP City A.K. Jain to keep an eye on the activities of these aliens and identify those illegally living here. Recently 14 Bangaldeshis were arrested by Noida police during this drive. Owing to police pressure in Delhi, Bangladeshi nationals were trooping into Noida. Their women folk work as domestic helps while the men are engaged as rag-pickers, junk dealers, rickshaw pullers and are involved in criminal activities. According to SP City A.K. Jain, Sector-39 SI Pankaj Yadav and his team had nabbed Shab Alam and Alauddin from Golf Course on Thursday. They dealt in narcotics. The police recovered 3 kg opium (doda), a stolen motorbike, knives and local revolvers. Besides Mohd Dilber, Suhag Izrael, Mohd Jamil, Mohd Kader, Nizam and Nizumul Huda were arrested from Sector-37 Noida. These Bangaldeshis confessed that they had been roaming free in the country. The police suspect that they could be even involved in collecting and passing on classified information to foreign governments. These people quickly relocate to other places when the police pressure increases in a particular place. The police are examining whether these people are part of a bigger espionage network.
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Local intelligence had no idea of hologram racket
Greater Noida, October 1 But the intelligence unit of Noida police had no inkling of his activities. Had the local people not exposed the Bangladeshi, the police could never have known about his activities and he could have easily slipped away. On September 22, two persons were arrested from G-41 of Bata Sector in Greater Noida for making pseudo holograms of well-known brands of some top companies. The equipment and machinery for making holograms were also sold for Rs 1 lakh, it is learnt. Azizullah said that he had visited India many times in recent years. He has his network in many cities including Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, etc. He had come in touch with Pankanj Mishra of Greater Noida. Pankaj had talked to him many times on telephone. Mohd
Azizullah, marketing director of ‘Daccas’ firm, was the marketing brain of the racket, while Pankaj Mishra had worked with Holistic and Flex companies in Noida. Mishra was caught red-handed while making holograms for a product called ‘Vira’, the police said. Azizullaha’s arrest and his network in Greater Noida is a proof that Bangladeshi nationals are finding Noida and Greater Noida a safe haven for their stay and illegal activities.
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Paul stresses need for scientific
New Delhi, October 1 “The methods of inquiry are most unsystematic. Often, we try to cut corners and what we are lacking today is an analytical mind, a sense of inquiry,” said the police chief. The handbook on Forensic Science has been edited by Prof Vimala Veeraraghavan of Amity University. Highlighting the “glaring absence of scientific temper” among police investigators, he said overlooking forensic evidence could lead to culprits getting off scot-free. “Forensic Science has made giant strides in the last few decades and now even the courts accept everything in scientific form. Till some time back, the spoken word was the ultimate evidence to seek conviction, but now courts expect that oral statements be backed up on scientific terms,” the Commissioner said. With increasing instances of witnesses turning hostile due to threats issued by culprits, the importance of gathering foolproof forensic evidence has grown manifold, he said. Recalling the infamous double murder of teenagers Sanjay and Geeta Chopra here in 1978, Dr Paul said forensic evidence was vital in securing the death sentence for Billa and Ranga. On the occasion, diplomas in medico-legal issues were presented to 15 Army officers, who had undergone a training programme on Forensic Science at the Amity Institute of Behavioural Health and Allied Sciences.
Marathon championship The Delhi Traffic Police have made special arrangements so as to avoid any disruption during the 13th World Half Marathon Championship, being held in the national Capital. The marathon would start from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and would cover a distance of 21.09 kms. The marathon route would include Link Road, Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Zakir Hussain Marg, India Gate, Man Singh Road and Janpath.
— TNS
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Cong meeting in Ballabhgarh today
Faridabad, October 1 The local leaders are holding a public meeting at Anaj Mandi in Ballabhgarh here tomorrow. Veteran leader Dr Karan Singh and the MP from Rohtak, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda will be among the prominent speakers on the occasion. Although there are murmurs that supporters of the Bhajan Lal group in the party may stay away from the function and raise an issue of discipline in the party regarding holding the event, a large number of local leaders and supporters were likely to attend it, claimed one of the organisers of the meeting. He said the party workers were in high spirits after the Lok Sabha polls and claimed that the party base had become stronger after the leaders had started their mass contact programme. He said the issue of so-called ‘internal discipline’ about holding such programmes was raised unnecessarily by certain elements for their vested interests. Senior local leader and a member of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Vas Dev Saluja said that the party workers of the NIT area will honour Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda at Daulat Ram Khan Dharamshala here on October 2.
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Factory blast raises many loaded questions
Ghaziabad, October 1 In the Unit No 2 of Bhushan Steel and Strips on Link Road, steel straps and strips were reportedly imported from Dubai and Iran. In the truck where a cannon shell had burst, dozens of mortars and rockets were lying around. Gas cylinders were also kept nearby. The mortars, cannon shells and rockets were not live, otherwise the entire Sahibabad industrial area could have witnessed a much bigger and devastating tragedy. Even bursting of gas cylinder could have destroyed a number of adjoining factories and the number of causalities could also have been in hundreds. Now, the pertinent question is: how this powerful shell landed in the scrap imported from Dubai and Iran? How could the consignment pass through various state police and customs barriers and check posts? What do the custom official check or do? The cargo had reportedly been unloaded at Kandla (Gujarat) and Mumbai ports. The Bhushan Steel unit had a capacity of manufacturing 100 tonnes of steel strips and wire. The scrap, brought into the factory for smelting, is imported from a number of countries through Delhi’s organisation called ICD. This organisation unloads the consignment at ports and arranges to transport it directly to the factories. The company GM, BS Verma said some 10 trunks of strips and straps had come from Delhi, but luckily at the time of explosion, only one truck was lying unloaded in the factory yard. The unloading was being done with the help of a powerful magnet in the factory from truck no. UP-12/6162. There were dozens of mortar and cannon shells in the tuck. One of these shells had exploded with a bang.
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Govt formulating action plan
New Delhi, September 1 For this, an apex body under the Lt- Governor is being constituted, and the government is working in close association with the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), which comes under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, to frame the action plan. The microzonation process, most likely to be completed in a year’s time, will map each and every building and identify structures and areas, which are likely to be most affected at the time of a disaster. Talking to The Tribune on the sidelines of a Disaster Management Workshop, organised jointly by the NIDM and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the Chief Fire officer, Mr R.C. Sharma, said the disaster management in the country was very poor, as far as natural calamities were
concerned. The government, however, is trying to bring about a paradigm shift in its approach to disaster management, and translating it into a national disaster framework, a road map, which covers institutional mechanisms, disaster prevention strategy, early-warning system, disaster mitigation, preparedness and response and human resources development. Though many areas in the country have been vulnerable to natural disasters in the past, Delhi is not a cyclone or flood-prone area. However, it is in the high seismic zone IV (zone V is the highest), according to the seismic hazard map of India. Besides this, fault lines pass over Yamuna to make the area prone to an earthquake. With more than 50 per cent of the Delhi population living in marginal settlement with limited infrastructure facilities, it further magnifies the need for an effective disaster management plan. To deal with man-made disasters like major fires, due to chemical leakages and short-circuits, Mr Sharma said the Delhi Fire Service had set up disaster management centres at Rohini, Lakshmi Nagar and Nehru Place. Each of these centres have been equipped with hazmat-cum-emergency appliance. Imported from Netherlands, the self-contained unit is designed to offer a complete range of equipment that may be needed to deal with an emergency. Meanwhile, to provide information related to disaster management the Delhi Chief Secretary launched a website . An initiative of the FICCI, the NIDM and other agencies, it is called the ‘Disaster-free India’ and contains information regarding relief and rescue operations during calamities.
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Govt treating industrialists like criminals: BJP
New Delhi, October 1 Addressing the BJP workers outside the Jantar Mantar, where they had gathered to hold a sit-in to protest against the drive to seal industries located in residential areas, the President of the Delhi Pradesh BJP, Dr
Harshvardhan, said that the closure of industries would render lakhs of workers jobless and destroy assets worth more than Rs 25,000 crore. “Those industries, which have provided a better look to Delhi and are its economic lifeline, the government is treating them like its enemy. The electric and water connections of these industries are being disconnected in such a manner that Delhi industrialists appear at par with anti-nationalists”, Dr Harshvardhan said. He claimed that the erstwhile BJP-led NDA government had constructed a foolproof strategy under which a Cabinet decision was taken to regularise the industries in residential areas by amending the Master Plan. “The Congress had an option of saving Delhi industries by implementing that decision but the government took it very lightly and now, after the expiry of the deadline set by the court, the government is busy drawing up face-saving measures for itself,” Dr Harshvardhan alleged.
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Police fear increase in late-night road accidents
New Delhi, September 1 During the first nine months of this year, the Delhi Traffic Police prosecuted 1,958 persons for drunken driving and impounded 913 vehicles. Pointing out the well-known BMW case in which youths under the influence of liquor rammed into a police barricade, the police officer said that “with the new bar timings coming into effect, youngsters will have the opportunity to drink and dance till late at night, which will increase the danger of road accidents. The police have been advising parents to ask their children not to drive under the influence of liquor. “If they have to drink at social gatherings or bars, it is better to employ a driver to take them back home,” he added. He said a person found driving under the influence of liquor could be imprisoned for six months in the first instance and for upto two years if caught again within three years.
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‘Youths deprived of facilities for higher studies’
New Delhi, October 1 Giving details, he informed that Delhi University had applied for sanction of building plans for construction of three buildings - Conference Centre, Social Science Faculty and Research Centre. After a lapse of one and a-half-year and nothing has been done in this regard. Neither the building plans were sanctioned nor any reply whatsoever has been sent resulting non-construction of these buildings, thereby hampering studies of young generation. Mr Vijender Gupta said that Delhi University had submitted building plans of these buildings in office concerned. The officers concerned of the MCD forwarded some of the points to Urban Art Commission, Delhi Government, for clarification and advice etc., but the Commission has also taken a very lethargic view and no reply whatsoever has been sent to the MCD. As a result, the files of these buildings plans are dumped in the record. Even after lapse of one-and-a-half-year, these buildings of the university had not been constructed and young generation is suffering badly owing to lack of proper facilities of higher studies.
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Free mental health camp in Faridabad
New Delhi, October 1 The camp scheduled between 9 am and 2 pm follows a three-pronged approach, on-the-spot diagnosis and treatment, free distribution of medicines and follow-up and referral system. A unique feature of the camps is the introduction of homeopathy for treatment of some psychiatric ailments like chronic depression, anxiety, psycho-somatic illnesses and disorders like hyperactivity in children, memory and concentration problems and eating disorders. Public lecture to spread awareness will also be included. Depression, schizophrenia and anxiety will be discussed during the lectures. And reading material on tension headaches, depression, alcoholism and obsessive compulsive disorders would also be given out.
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Three killed in wall collapse at TB Centre
New Delhi, October 1 The deceased were identified as Raj Singh, Sardar Singh and Bittoo. Those injured, identified as Rajpal, a tea vendor, Ramesh, Kran Singh, Jameet Singh, Ameer Singh, Ramesh and Uttam, were admitted to the Asaf Ali Hospital.
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BHEL staff bag ‘Shram Awards’
New Delhi, October 1 This is the 18th year, since inception, that the BHEL employees have won these prestigious awards, instituted by the Ministry of Labour for workmen of Public Sector Enterprises. Significantly, BHEL employees have bagged the coveted PM’s ‘Shram Bhushan’ Award, carrying a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a sanad, for 2002 as well as 2003.
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Scholarships for poor students
Ghaziabad, October 1 According to the eligibility criterion fixed by the government, urban students with an annual family income of Rs 25,446, and an annual family income of Rs 19,884 for rural students, will be eligible for the scholarships.
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Schools should bring out hidden
New Delhi, October 1 Addressing the annual day function of CRPF Public School, Rohini, Mr Jaiswal called upon the students to work towards making India a developed, prospective and strong nation. He said this school has created a niche in the hearts of Delhiites.
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Remedial coaching
New Delhi, October 1 Under the ‘Nava Astha Remedial Coaching Programme’, 50 students will be offered special coaching through two centres in South and West Delhi. The selection of children for the programme will be done by ‘Scope Plus’ on consultation with trained social workers, teachers and grassroot community workers.
— TNS
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