New Delhi, May 29
A 70-year-old businessman was found stabbed to death inside his house in the Daryaganj area of Central district this morning.

According to the police, robbery seems to be the motive as the house was found ransacked with cash and jewellery missing.

The police suspects the role of a guard and servant of the house who are missing ever since the incident.

The victim, Dev Sen Jain, owner of New Jain Tent House, was discovered dead with multiple stab wounds on his body lying on the floor of his bedroom.

According to police, the victim was alone in the house last night as other family members had gone to attend a marriage function in Indore (MP). As per a police official close to investigation, Dev Sen was brutally murdered and his body was found with his legs and hands tied.

“There were multiple stab wounds on his neck and chest with legs and hands tied and mouth gagged. It seems the assailants first tied Dev Sen and tried to rob the house but after he resisted they killed him. His body was found between the sofa and the central table close to his bed lying in a pool of blood,” said a police official.

The murder was discovered around 6 in the morning when the son of his driver Vijay came to the house. The body has been kept at LNJP Hospital for post mortem.

Dev Sen lived with his son on the first floor of the house behind the telephone exchange building near Dilli Gate. “He lived with his youngest son while two sons live abroad. The office of the tent house functions from the ground floor of the same building and it seems the guard and servant of the house planned the attack. Both are missing since the incident,” revealed the official.

New Delhi, May 29
Not satisfied with the police theory that inspector Shyam Sunder who was found dead on Thursday night in a park across Delhi zoo was killed in an accident, hundreds of people comprising friends and family of the deceased today blocked the Ring Road in west Delhi and demanded a probe into the matter.

According to information, people gathered on the Ring Road near Punjabi Bagh and blocked traffic on the road, causing inconvenience to thousands of commuters.

Punjabi Bagh police station officials said the protestors were demanding a probe into the death of inspector Shyam Sunder and only after a written assurance by the SHO did they relent.

“There were about hundred odd people who were shouting slogans against the Delhi police. They believe that inspector Shyam Sunder was murdered and some land mafia was behind it. They blocked the traffic on the Ring Road for about half an hour or so. After an assurance by the senior officials, they left,” said a police official.

Meanwhile, the police has arrested Sahil Gupta, a garment exporter for causing the death of the inspector Shyam Sunder in an accident.

The police believes that Inspector Shyam Sunder was hit by Sahil’s car while he was attending nature’s call on the roadside and was flung across the railings by the impact.

However, his family, residing in the New Moti Bagh area believes there is something fishy behind the death of the inspector and is demanding a probe by some independent agency.

New Delhi, May 29
People aggrieved by the police will now be able to seek the help from the authorities. The union home ministry has directed the Delhi government to set up a police complaint authority to ensure that the people in the capital can hold the police accountable for its wrongdoings.

The state government has already initiated the process, after all its attempts to bring the law and order within its jurisdiction yielded no result. "The authority will take up a range of issues like human rights violation, breach of privacy and harassment," added the official.

As per the draft prepared by the city government, the Police Complaint Authority will be headed by a retired judge of the Delhi High Court. Those aggrieved by any police action or having been at the receiving ends due to cops can knock at doors of the authority, which will have its own proceedings to examine the complaints.

"The authority will issue directions to the Delhi Police after examining the complaints, which cannot be challenged in any court of law. The police at best can appeal against the direction to the authority only. It will be mandatory for the Delhi police to implement the directions of the authority," stated a senior home department official of the Delhi government.

The draft paper is being sent to the union home ministry for approval following which it will be notified to ensure that the process to set up the Authority is initiated. The move will help the people to get redress for their grievances against the police.

Though Delhi has an elected government and there is an Assembly also, the law and order subject is with the union home ministry. The Delhi Assembly on many occasions had passed resolutions to make the Delhi police directly accountable to the people of the

capital. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has, on occasions, called for trifurcation of the city police.

"The setting up of the authority will partly address to the demands of the people to make the police directly accountable to them to some extent. Also, this step will keep the cops on caution. The authority will have enough power to reign in erring cops," stated the official.

New Delhi, May 29
In the first two days of the beginning of admission process in Delhi University (DU), there has been considerable confusion amongst students with compartment in one subject in Senior Secondary examinations.

Students who could not pass in one of the total five subjects in class XII may apply to DU colleges and get provisional admission till the time they pass the subject in their second attempt.

"The university allows students with compartment to apply to the colleges. A special section has been given in the centralized pre-admission form for students with compartment in one subject," said an official in the Students' Welfare department of DU.

However, these students would be expected to have the required minimum percentage of marks in the aggregate by adding the minimum pass marks of the subject in which the candidate has been placed under compartment to the marks obtained in remaining subjects.

"Students who fail to pass in the compartmental examination by December will not be allowed to continue and their admissions would be cancelled," he said. DU does not allow such students to take provisional admissions to B.Sc.(Hons.) courses under the Faculty of Science.

Noida, May 29
A majority of students who scored perfect 10 in Class X exam felt that the grading system will act as demotivating factor and their urge to compete will fall. The charm of being the school topper will also vanish. Their parents voiced the same opinion.

"How will we differentiate ourselves from others. The system of percentage marking is better in which we get the position we hold in the class," said Tanya Bakshi of Amity School who scored A1 grade and perfect 10 points in all the subjects and Cumulative Grading Point Average (CGPA).

Her father Sanjay Bakshi who is vice-president, Max New York Life Insurance, dittoes her views: "Grading system is useful to relieve stress among mediocre students. For brilliant students, it will act as demotivating factor."

Her mother Ruby Bakshi, who was a teacher at a school in Delhi, expressed similar views. "Suicides could be checked only when parents have realistic expectations from children keeping in mind their IQ level. Students will not feel stress if they are allowed to pursue career of their interest," Ruby said.

New Delhi, May 29
The demolition of Baba Sahib Ambedkar's statue on Delhi University's (DU) North Campus yesterday by the administration has invited severe criticism from students and teachers.

Former office-bearer of DU Students' Union (DUSU) and present MCD councillor Tarun Kumar today filed a complaint at the Maurice Nagar police station against the "unauthorised" demolition of Ambedkar's statue.

The statue which was constructed in the premises of DUSU office on DU campus in 2000 was demolished along with the office building on the orders of university vice-chancellor yesterday.

"This act of the administration can ignite of the sentiments of thousand of students and the same will create a serious law and order problem. This is nothing but an attempt to malign the reputation of a legend of social justice," said Kumar.

The Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also held a demonstration today against the demolition and gave its memorandum of demand to the pro-vice-chancellor of DU.

Meanwhile, the university administration has assured the protesting students that the statue would be re-established at the same spot soon.

Greater Noida, May 29
Four men allegedly robbed a villager of his motorcycle at gunpoint in the Dadri area here.

The victim called for help. Hearing his cries, the nearby villagers gathered at the spot and chased the robbers.

"Four men at gunpoint robbed my motorcycle around 9 pm yesterday. I called the villagers," said Krishan Pal of Bishada village.

The villagers nabbed three of the robbers. However, the fourth accused managed to escape. The three were beaten up. The injured culprits were later handed over to the police who admitted them to a hospital. One of them was reportedly critical till late this evening.

"The villagers chased the robbers. Seeing the mob, the robbers fired in the air. To escape the mob's fury, they went inside a villager's house to hide. The mob pulled three of them out of the house and attacked them with sticks and fists. However, one robber managed to escape," said S.K. Verma, superintendent of police.

"Some one informed the police. When the policemen tried to save the robbers from the mob's fury, they too were assaulted by the villagers. Senior police officials pacified the angry villagers. The injured robbers were admitted to a local hospital. One robber whose condition was critical was rushed to the Kailash Hospital in Noida," said Verma.

"The injured robber at the Kailash Hospital was identified as Gajab Singh. He has suffered head injury and multiple fractures. He was put on life-support system. Till late evening, he was on ventilator. His condition was critical," said V.B. Joshi, spokesperson, Kailash Hospital.

New Delhi, May 29
The central district police has arrested six men with an antique idol of Lord Aadinath also known as 'Rishabhdev', the founder of Jainism, worth Rs 9 crore.

DCP (central) Jaspal Singh said the arrested accused had been identified as Rabinder Nath Chand (25), George Eric Parker (25), Ganpati (28), Mukesh Singh (27), Satbir Sharma (28) and Rahul (27). They were apprehended on a tip off near a government school at DDU Marg yesterday.

"It was learnt that some people were on a look out for customers to sell the antique idol. A decoy customer arranged a meeting with two of the accused and the deal was finalised for Rs 9 crore. The two accused called their other accomplices who came in a car with the idol. Thus, all six were arrested," said Singh.

The Archeological Survey of India (ASI) officials confirmed that the idol was of Lord Aadinath. This idol shows Lord Aadinath in 'padmasan mudra'. Besides, an inscription in Devnagri script was found written around the pedestal. The 92-kg 'ashtadhatu' (eight metals) idol was made in 1559.

Since the sale, change of ownership, location and possession of an antique is an offence, a said a case was registered against the accused men.

The accused men disclosed that they had taken the idol from two persons— John and Arif. "The accused men were looking for a buyer who could pay crores for the antique idol. They were looking for buyers on internet also. Before they could execute their plan of sale, they were apprehended. Their accomplices John and Arif are absconding," said Singh.

New Delhi, May 29
A 24-year-old man from Bihar, working as a casual labourer in the Capital, was arrested for brutally killing his wife in the Bawana area of Outer Delhi yesterday.

According to police, Dhananjay Kumar has confessed to killing his wife Chanchal Devi (22) on the night of May 27. According to police, Kumar was married about a year back. He came to Delhi in search of employment a month ago. The incident was reported from a site under construction in sector 1, Bawana. 

According to Chhaya Sharma, DCP (Outer), Chanchala was murdered by Dhananjay as he suspected that she was carrying an affair with her brother-in-law.

“Devi was lying in a pool of blood with an 8-feet-long iron rod embedded in her stomach and her face was covered with bricks on the terrace,” said Sharma.

The body was identified by her brother Dharmender who told police that the couple

used to quarrel as the man suspected that Chanchal was having relations with her brother-in-law Munna, who also used to stay in the same under-construction building.

On May 27 , Dharmender had called on them to resolve their dispute and then left.

“Initially, Dhananjay feigned ignorance about the incident, but broke down later and disclosed that after Dharmender had left his place, he picked a quarrel with his wife, saying that he had seen her sleeping with Munna. Chanchal then provoked him and said she was going down to sleep with Munna. Dhananjay went ballistic and started beating his wife. He smothered her and when she fell down, he picked a rod lying nearby and thrust it into her stomach,” the police officer said.