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Dalit-Jat clash in Hisar
Kandela khap begins stir
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3 women labourers buried alive
HONOUR KILLING
Relief for Sonepat landowners
Alarmed at rising crime, industry seeks security
Dera chief appears before court
Woman abducted, raped
Held for seeking ransom
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Dalit-Jat clash in Hisar
Hisar, June 15 Three Dalit youths riding a motorcycle accidentally hit a buffalo belonging to Shingara Singh, a Jat, last night. This led to heated exchanges between the two parties. Later, a goup of at least 50 Dalit youths began pelting stones at Shingara Singh’s house and the house adjacent to it that belonged to hos brother. On receiving a complaint, the police rushed to the site. In the meantime, more Dalit youths arrived there and the stone-pelting intensified. As violence escalated, some Dalit youths and Shingara Singh fired into the air. Four persons were injured and admitted to the local General Hospital. This morning, the Dalits were holding a meeting at a venue where CID official Jagjit Singh was on duty. This enraged the Dalits who attacked him with swords and lathis. He was rushed to the local Jindal Hospital and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Tension continues to grip the area. A strong posse of police has been posted in the locality. The police has registered a case under Sections 148, 149, 323, 506, 285, 307 and 427 against Sunil, Gonu and Sudhir and 200 unknown persons. No arrests have been made so far, the police said. |
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Kandela khap begins stir
Jind, June 15 Led by Tek Ram
Kandela, the dharna is backed by representatives of the Brahmin Samaj who blocked traffic on the Jind-Gohana road on Sunday in protest against the failure of the police to arrest the murderers even after a month of the crime. A women and two girls were done to death as they slept in their house at Khokri village on the intervening night of May 9 and 10. The bodies of Mukesh (30) and her nieces Seema (16) and Tamanna (10) were found by villagers in the morning.The police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone giving a clue to the murders. The Chief Minister was among those who had visited the victim’s family and assured of immediate action. A family member of the deceased demanded transfer of CIA officials and policemen “responsible” for the delay in action. The Khap and Brahmin Samaj members alleged that the investigation was being done by officials whose transfer and suspension they had sought in view of their “indifference and slackness”. Seeking an independent, high-level probe, the protesters threatened to intensify their stir. “The government should suspend the policemen concerned and transfer senior officials ,” said a spokesperson of the
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MC POLL TODAY
Fatehabad, June 15 Tanwar, who has been visiting the town for the past three days in connection with various functions, has been keeping supporters of both groups on the tenterhooks. When the 21-members municipal council holds its first meeting tomorrow to elect office-bearers, Tanwar as MP and Gillankhera as MLA from the area will also have the right to cast their vote. The election is a matter of prestige for Gillankhera, who after denial of ticket by the Congress, won the last assembly elections as an Independent, defeating Dura Ram. He then became chief parliamentary secretary by lending support to the Hooda government. He has the support of nine councillors and badly needs the support of Tanwar, not only for MP’s own vote, but also for attracting fence-sitters. On the other hand, Dura Ram, who has the support of at least six councillors, sees the election as an opportunity to avenge his defeat in the assembly polls by installing his own men on the two key posts.His supporters are of the opinion that once Gillankhera names a councillor for the top post, several of his supporters could desert him and switch loyalty. During the past three days, both Gillankhera and Dura Ram have been holding secret talks with Tanwar. Both have hosted tea for him.
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3 women labourers buried alive
Karnal, June 15 The pit was 15 to 20 ft deep and the tragedy struck while the pit was being filled after laying the sewer line. The deceased - Sita (22) from Mahowa village in MP, Rani (35) from Baldi village near here and Rewa (26) from Damur in MP - were inside the trench when the excavated earth fell on them. DSP Surinder Pal reached the spot and two JBC machines were pressed into service. All three had been suffocated to death by the time the bodies were extricated from the debris. There was anger among people against Alfa project officials as none of their senior functionary reached the spot. Police sources said an investigation would be made to fix responsibility for the lapse. He said in case any negligence or callousness was found., suitable action would be taken against the guilty. |
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HONOUR KILLING
New Delhi, June 15 A city court today sent them to two-day police remand a day after they beat up and electrocuted 19-year-old Asha and 20-year-old Yogesh Kumar to death. Both told mediapersons on the court premises that they killed them because they brought their families disgrace. “My brother killed them. I have no regrets whatsoever. Even the boy’s family was opposed to the match and had told us to get Asha married off where ever we wanted,” said Om Prakash before he was escorted away by the police outside Rohini’s session court. Asha and Yogesh Kumar were found dead yesterday morning at her uncle’s rented house in Indraprastha Colony in the Swaroop Nagar area of north-west Delhi. The duo belonged to different castes and their relationship was not accepted by the girl’s family. The duo was killed by electrocution and stabbing after Yogesh came to meet Asha on Sunday night and was caught by Om Prakash. Although the exact cause of the death would be known after the postmortem report, the police has confirmed the signs of electrocution on the bodies of the deceased. “Yes, the two bodies have signs of electrocution, besides multiple injuries,” confirmed NS Bundela, DCP (northwest). According to him, the investigations so far point towards the role of five persons in the entire episode and after the arrest of two, the hunt is on to nab the other three. “According to our investigations so far, besides the two arrested, the role of their wives and Asha’s brother Sanjeev is also suspect. We are looking for them,” said Bundela, adding that Om Prakash and Suraj Kumar had confessed to their crime. Meanwhile, Renu, Yogesh’s elder sister, has alleged that her brother’s murder was pre-planned and that he was called to the house by Asha after her uncle forced her to do so. “Asha wanted to marry my brother but her family forcibly fixed her marriage to somebody else. On an earlier occasion, her mother had come to our place and threatened us with dire consequences if Yogesh did not stop meeting her. On Sunday night, Yogesh was called by Asha, saying that her uncle Om Prakash wanted to meet him and sort out the matter,” Renu told the media while denying that the two were caught in a compromising position. |
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Relief for Sonepat landowners
Chandigarh, June 15 The rulings came on a petition filed by Thakar Dass and other petitioners against the State of Haryana. Disposing of the petition, the Bench of Justice MM Kumar and Justice Jitendra Chauhan ruled: “The real motivation behind the acquisition may not be specific public purpose and its expeditious execution, but a mere ruse to peg down the prices by issuance of notification under Section 4 and, thus, holding the citizens to ransom for years”. In their petition, Thakar Dass and others had challenged acquisition proceedings in Sonepat initiated by issuance of notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act on December 9, 1974, and declaration under Section 6 on April 7, 1976. The petitioners claimed they acquired proprietary rights on November 28, 1978, when neither the award was announced, nor an entry was made in the revenue record showing the land was the subject matter of acquisition. But on April 28, 1983, when Haryana issued notice under Section 9, the petitioners came to know about the acquisition proceedings and filed the petition on August 11, 1983, and a Division Bench on August 24, 1983, stayed the dispossession of the petitioners. The Bench ruled: “The possession of the land belonging to the petitioners has not been taken on account of continuation of stay order for the past over 26 years. It will not be efficacious to disturb the aforesaid arrangements, which have continued for such a long period.” “Even otherwise, the Full Bench judgment of this court in the Radhey Sham Gupta case will show that in a case where there is long un-explained procrastination, then either by itself or coupled with other factors, the exercise of the power of acquisition may tend to lack bona fide…. “We allow the writ petition by quashing notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Act qua the rights of the petitioners and the land belonging to the petitioners shall be deemed to be free from acquisition”. |
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Alarmed at rising crime, industry seeks security
Yamunanagar, June 15 The members are aggrieved at the “inability” of the police to arrest those who had looted jewellery and cash from the house of Dr RS Badhawan, a resident of a HUDA locality, last week. Besides, the police has been unable to solve two other cases of dacoity, they allege. The members conveyed their concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the district to Deputy Commissioner Ashok Sangwan at a function organised by the Yamunanagar-Jagadhri Chamber of Commerce and Industry to highlight the problems being faced by the industry here. Highlighting other demands, the members said Yamunanagar and Jagadhri were one of the oldest industrial towns of the state. However, not much attention had been paid by the government to improve the basic infrastructure for the smooth functioning of the
industry here. “We are in dire need of proper drainage and sewer facilities for the industrial area as there is extreme waterlogging during the rains in this densely populated area,” the president of the chamber, Samira Saluja, told The Tribune. Besides, proper drinking water arrangements should be made in the area. The administration should also maintain a proper fire brigade station keeping in view the large number of plywood-based units here, she added. The Deputy Commissioner assured the members that all problems of the industry would be solved on a priority basis. |
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Dera chief appears before court
Sirsa, June 15 The dera chief arrived in the District Courts amid tight security at 8 am and remained there till 1 pm. The case was listed for evidence of the prosecution witnesses in the court today. The next date of hearing in this case is August 3 now. Later, in the afternoon, the dera chief left with his cavalcade for Gurgaon. The dera chief, according to a dera spokesperson, will go to Gujarat
to address congregations there. |
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Woman abducted, raped
Jhajjar, June 15 In her complaint, the victim alleged that she was kidnapped and raped in a car by two unidentified youths when she was returning home after closing her beauty parlour last evening. They took her to a secluded place of the Maaraut area and raped her repeatedly in the moving car. Later, the youths abandoned her near Paramount School after threatening her with dire consequence if she informed the police in this regard. The victim narrated the incident to her family members who informed the Chhuchhak police about the incident. The police got her medical examination done from the Civil Hospital here today, which confirmed rape. |
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Held for seeking ransom
Fatehabad, June 15 SP Jagwant Singh Lamba said accused Jagdip Singh, a resident of Kurail village, used to sell vegetables produced in his fields to Madan
Lal, a vegetable trader of Jakhal Mandi here. Inspired from a movie, he thought of becoming rich overnight and called up Madan Lal on June 4 to demand a ransom of Rs 10
lakh. He also threatened him that his children would be kidnapped if he failed to deliver the money.
Madan, however, informed the police. Jagdip has been arrested and a case has been registered against him. He confessed to his crime and said he was inspired by a Hindi movie to make an easy buck. |
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