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Youth shot in Dasna market
Rs 7 lakh looted from petrol pump staff
Bank dacoity case solved, one held
Lid off bank guard’s murder
Rohini building collapse: Toll touches four
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Dust-storm makes summer heat unbearable
Cases filed for negligence at India Gate
MA admission at DU
Blood Donor Day: Nirankari Mission to hold rallies
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Youth shot in Dasna market
Ghaziabad, June 13 According to information, Jabbar had gone out in the market to have a ‘pan’ at 9.30 pm. As he stopped his scooter at the pan shop, five persons waiting for him, shot him dead in indiscriminate firing. Though Jabbar had tried to flee, one bullet which hit him on the forehead pierced through the back of his head, causing his death on the spot. Assailants continued firing bullets on Jabbar even after he had collapsed. Three bullets had hit Jabbar in the forehead and neck. The shooting of Jabbar had created a panic in the market where shutters were downed immediately. Soon after SP rural BK Shakhar, SO Mussori, Ravi Shankar Pandey reached the spot. The police said Dasna Councillor Kadir Mohd and Munsaid Ali were into the money-lending business on a high interest rate. Jabbar had lately started lending money to people on a much lesser rate of interest. This had created enmity between them. The duo had repeatedly threatened Jabbar. In order to settle scores, Munsaid, Kadir Mohd and their companions had shot Jabbar dead, the police said. Jabbar’s brother, Arif had lodged a report against five persons, including Councillor Kadir Mohd, his son Shahdab, Munsaid, alias Mona, Sajid and Rijwan.
Call girl racket smashed in Loni, 12 held
Loni police busted a call girl racket and arrested 10 young women and two men in a raid on a house in Rajiv Garden Colony, Loni, on Sunday. The police arrested the brothel owner and nine women along with two customers. The police claimed to have recovered half-a-dozen mobile phones, drugs like doda, smack and cash. The people connected to this racket had links in Delhi and other states also, the police said. On the basis of information given by an informant that sex racket was functioning in a house in
Rajiv Garden Colony, the police raided the house on Sunday night. Dy SP border Dinesh Yadav said the police had arrested 10 young women and two customers. Besides, Neeraj, son of Rahul Singh of Shiv Vihar Delhi and husband of the leader of the racket, Rajkumar, son of Ramchander have also been arrested. The police said the flesh trade had been on for a number of months and it had its links with Delhi, Haryana and other states. The arrested persons are being
interrogated. — TNS
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Rs 7 lakh looted from petrol pump staff in Narela
New Delhi, June 13 The incident took place in the afternoon at the B G Petrol Pump in Narela. According to the police, four youths armed with iron rods and country-made pistols smashed the window of the car as soon as the staff of the petrol pump sat in the car with a brief case containing the daily collection of the pump, They snatched the bag containing the money and escaped. The police said that they have some clues about the culprits. They have also reportedly identified the motorcycles involved in the loot. “We are questioning the staff of the petrol pump as the possibility of an insider cannot be ruled out,” said a senior police official.
Blind murder case solved
With the arrest of two persons, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police claimed to have solved a blind murder case in which the body of the victim was thrown in the sugarcane fields in Baghpat, UP. The victim was later identified as Meenu Gupta (42), a resident of Lahori Gate. Last night the police received a tip-off that the two persons allegedly involved in the murder of the lady were planning to sell some jewellery looted from the deceased. The police tracked them down while they were boarding a bus at the G. T Karnal bypass road. The two accused were identified as Rakesh Kumar and Vinod Kumar. During investigation, the accused revealed that the deceased had taken Rs 50,000 from Rakesh on the pretext of providing him a government job. Unable to get the job, Rakesh planned to kill her. He called his brother-in-law Vinod Kumar, who along with Rakesh hatched the conspiracy to kill Meenu Gupta. They arranged for an ambassador car that was driven by Suresh, the brother-in-law of Vinod. The police said that on March 30 they called Meenu at the St. Stephens Hospital on the pretext of handing over more money from other unemployed youths who were on the look out for jobs. When she reached the hospital, the three accused accompanied her in the car. When they reached the Loni border, the accused purchased some liquor and orange juice, which was mixed with sedatives. When Meenu drank the juice, she became unconscious, after which they took her to sugar cane field near Baghpat and strangulated her with her ‘Dupatta’. Even as they left the body in the sugar cane field, they took her jewellery and mobile
phone.
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Bank dacoity case solved, one held
Faridabad, June 13 An amount of Rs 40,000 has been seized from him. The Superintendent of Police, Mr Sibas Kabiraj, told here today that all the five persons involved in the incident, in which Rs 48,700 had been looted at gunpoint on May 20 last, had been identified. Providing details of the case, he said while the main accused identified as Mahavir of Mitrol village was arrested, his four other accomplices had already surrendered before the police in Muzaffarpur district of UP recently. All the accused will be brought here soon on production warrant. Claiming that Mahavir had been a hardened criminal and wanted in several cases of crime, he disclosed that this person had been dismissed from the Army a few years ago and involved in various crimes He added that at least 40 cases were booked against him. The other accused identified in the bank robbery included one Harprasad, Ravinder, Dinesh and Rinku, all residents of UP. Regarding the success of the Operation Catch campaign launched in the district recently, the police chief claimed that the system of allotting points for good work to the policemen, had borne fruit. In the past 13 days, he said the police arrested about 289 criminals, which include as many as 235 bail jumpers, 53 proclaimed offenders (PO) and an undertrial who had escaped from the Gurgaon jail a few months ago. The police also recovered about 19 illicit arms and 26 live cartridges. He announced that about 40 special police posts had been set up in various parts of the town to check crime. He said these posts had been made operational and efforts were on to link these posts with the local mobile phones. These posts will be in constant touch with the police on patrol and the nearest police station.
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Lid off bank guard’s murder
Gurgaon, June 13 As per the police, Navin, son of the deceased, had hired the criminals for Rs 1.5 lakh to kill his father. Addressing the mediapersons, Senior Superintendent of Police Yoginder Nehra said the case was handed over to the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) as it turned out to be a blind murder. Inspector Sher Singh of CIA today arrested Honey, alias Mona, of village Dhanwapur for killing the guard Surender Singh at a police check post in the early morning today. A country-made revolver of 315 bore used in the murder and a live bullet were seized from his possession during the search. He reportedly confessed before the police to have murdered the guard along with his three accomplices: Sunil, alias Tota, Surinder Singh and Ashok Kumar. Honey and Ashok were today produced before the magistrate who gave
five days’ police remand for the accused. Honey reportedly told the police that it was agreed that Rs 30,000 or Rs 40,000 would be paid by the son of the deceased after the murder and the rest amount would be paid after a fortnight. Accused Surinder had allegedly arranged two revolvers and five bullets for the crime. The SSP further informed that Sunil, Ashok and Honey allegedly snatched a motorcycle and a mobile phone on May 28 from a person in Sector 4. They used the bike while doing away with the guard. On June 1, Honey, Sunil and Ashok reached the Bristol hotel and started waiting for the guard. When the guard was near Gate No 6, DLF City phase 1, they fired at his head from the point-blank range and ran away. Mr Nehra said that it was a very strange case where the son had hired the criminals for killing his father. He does not rule out the possibility of some illicit relation between the members of the family and the criminals.
35 POs nabbed
In a special drive, the district police had arrested 35 proclaimed offenders (POs) and 82 bail jumpers from the various parts of the district from June 1. According to the SSP, Mr Yoginder Nehra, the police had also recovered 11 country-made revolvers and 12 live bullets from 11 persons. All the accused had been arrested, added the
officer. — OC
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Rohini building collapse: Toll touches four
New Delhi, June 13 According to the police officials, no arrest has been made so far as the main accused in the case, the owner of the house, was also injured and was admitted in the hospital. “We would be able to take action against the accused after he recovers from his injuries,” said a police official. Meanwhile, the Municipal Councillor of the area, Mr Vijender Kumar Gupta, demanded a departmental inquiry against the MCD staff who allowed the accused to construct the building illegally. He said that the engineers and other staff of the area should be immediately suspended as their negligence has claimed four lives in the area. “This is the only way by which we can warn the other corrupt officers of the MCD,” he added.
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Cabinet nod for Metro’s 2nd phase
New Delhi, June 13 At its meeting presided over by the Chief Minister, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, the Cabinet gave a green signal to the six corridors—Vishwa Vidyalaya- Jehangirpuri, Central secretariat-Qutub Minar, ITO-Yamuna Depot – New Ashok Nagar via Mayur Vihar – I – Glaxo Apartments, Yamuna depot- Anand Vihar, Shahdara-Seemapuri and Kirtinagar-Nangloi along Rohtak Road. A total of 58.78 kilometers, which will be constructed in the second phase, has been sent for consideration of the Central Group of Ministers. During the meeting, the Cabinet also approved the sharing cost of Phase-II in equal proportion as per the funding pattern to be adopted by the Government of India. In another decision, the Cabinet also gave concurrence to the Delhi Water Board (amendment) Bill 2005 for further legislative approval. As per the proposed amendment, control and development of the ground water resources in Delhi would be added as the functions of the Jal Board in addition to the existing functions that include planning, regulating and managing the extraction of the ground water in Delhi. With the proposed amendment, the power to regulate and control extraction of ground water will shift from Central Ground Water Authority to the Delhi Jal Board. The Cabinet also decided to enable Anganwadi workers to be engaged for verification of new and existing old age pension beneficiaries.
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Dust-storm makes summer heat unbearable
New Delhi, June 13 According to the weather office, the dust has been caused largely by the cyclonic disturbances and the lack of winds has ensured that the dust has not blown over, but remains suspended. With the rain too playing hide-and-seek, the weather office claims that the city will have to bear the brunt of the dust-laden air. They said rain would clean the air and rid it of dust. Meanwhile breathing disorders in the city have shot up, with people prone to asthma and respiratory problems finding it extremely tough.
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Cases filed for negligence at India Gate
New Delhi, June 13 Brian Heidel, the Programme Director of the NGO, was arrested last night along with D. Lakshmi Rani, Jagriti Sharma, Srinivas Vardhan and Manvendra, all involved in organising the march to mark the ‘World Day against Child Labour’. They were later released on bail, the police added. A case of negligence has been lodged against Save the Children for using combustible material in a public place. Most children were holding lit candles while some of them were holding balloons filled with hydrogen. When they were about to release the balloons, a few balloons came in contact with the candles and immediately burst splattering burnt rubber on the children and some people nearby at India Gate, the police said. While a few of them were given first-aid on the spot, several others were taken to the nearby Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital from where they have been discharged after first-aid. Meanwhile, the organisation expressed its deep regret over the accident and sent its sympathies to those who were injured. In a statement, it said that its staff and its partner agencies responded immediately to make sure that every injured person was sent for medical care. Refuting charges of negligence, it said, “we took the necessary precautions and requisite legal permissions for organising the event”.
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MA admission at DU
New Delhi, June 13 Dates for registration are as follows: English- June 13 to 24; Philosophy- June 5 to 23; MIL and Language Studies- July 1 to 8; Buddhist Studies- June 21 to July 1; Urdu-June 21 to July 10; Hindi- June 1 to June 15and M.Com-June 21 to July
7.
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Blood Donor Day: Nirankari Mission to hold rallies
New Delhi, June 13 The rallies will converge at the venue of the Blood Donation Camp, i.e. Sant Nirankari Senior Secondary School, Nirankari Colony. They will be received by Dr Yoganand Shastri, Minister of Health, Mr Mangat Ram Singhal, Minister of Industries, Labour and Employment, Government of NCT of Delhi. The World Blood Donor Day is celebrated to honour those who donate blood without any reward. The day will also be observed to inspire new donors to come forward to participate in this noble cause. The Sant Nirankari Mission has been organising blood donation camps every year since 1986.
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3 lakh units of blood needed in Delhi
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New Delhi, June 13 Addressing mediapersons on the eve of World Blood Donor Day, DMA president, Dr K.K. Aggarwal said that three lakh units of blood are needed in Delhi alone every year. Dr Aggarwal said that voluntary and unpaid blood donors from low-risk populations who donate blood regularly ensure a safe and adequate blood
supply.
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Blood donation camp for soldiers
Meerut, June 13 The General Officer Commanding, Major General G. S. Grewal, lauded the efforts of the blood donors.
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