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Dhaula Kuan case: Identikit of
3 released
Woman desks likely in all police stations
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Shoaib Iqbal acquitted in property defacement case
Fire officer booked for issuing fake NOC
Aish-ul Rehman, the ISI agent, in the police custody in the Capital on Thursday.
— Tribune photo
Mercury shoots up to season’s highest
Metro a trend-setter, says Kalam
Four labourers killed on site
Man shoots cousin in Noida
Robbers posing as patients
loot doctor
Gt Noida to attract
Rs 8,000 cr in IT sector
Film censors urged to observe sanctity of Sikh ethos
Probe into cow slaughter
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Dhaula Kuan case: Identikit of
3 released
New Delhi, May 12 The police officials claim that the sketches of only three accused have been released as they were close to nabbing the fourth one. “We have taken all angles and descriptions given by the victim into account while preparing the sketches and hope it would help in their arrest,’’ said DCP Southwest district, Dipender Pathak. “About the fourth, we have definite information and he might be in the police net anytime. As per our information, it could be a matter of hours before we get him, that is why we are not releasing his picture,’’ he said. ‘’We are mainly targeting information on the alleged culprits, which could help us nab them. All information and identity of people would be carefully preserved,’’ he said. “I am confident this move would get us some vital information that could lead to the arrest and the prosecution of those involved in the heinous crime on Sunday last,’’ he said. On delays in releasing the sketches, he said it was mainly due to some qualitative inputs received at the last moment because of which changes had to be incorporated before giving it the final ‘go-ahead’. “The victim in her latest version had recommended some additional changes which she thought could bring the picture closer
to reality and be useful in aiding the agencies out to get the criminals,’’ he added.
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Meningitis snuffs out two more lives
New Delhi, May 12 According to the state health authorities, the two deaths reported were at the Lok Nayak Hospital and Lady Harding Hospital. Among the new admissions, four were in Hindu Rao Hospital and Safdarjung Hospital and two each in AIIMS, Deen Dayal Upadhaya Hospital
and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Lok Nayak Hospital, Kasturba Hospital, St Stephens and Apollo Hospital—all admitted one patient each. According to the State Principal Secretary, Health, Mr S. P. Aggarwal, “The National Institute of Communicable Diseases has received 118 Cerebro Spinal Fluid (CSF) samples, of which only nine have come positive for the sero group A. ‘’I want to point out that of the nine, three samples were of people who came to Delhi for treatment. Even if you see the total number of suspected cases till yesterday which was 250, 18 were outsiders. All their CSF test results have not come in as yet,’’ Mr Aggarwal added. The total number of suspected cases since May 10 has now mounted to 260 with 91 cases getting discharged from various hospitals till date. MCD Hospital Administration Director, Dr Banvalikar said at the press briefing, ‘’The number of patients currently admitted to Delhi hospitals as of today with suspected meningococcal infection are 152.’’ Suspected cases have not been included in the list. These are all confirmed cases. The fever generally spreads in winter. With the rising temperature, the disease will vanish. Medicines are distributed to
the relatives the patients free of cost as a preventive measure, he claimed.
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Woman desks likely in all police stations
New Delhi, May 12 The NCW Chairperson led the full Commission in a meeting with Police Commissioner of Delhi K.K. Paul and Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime Against Women cell, Vimla Mehra. Addressing media persons here on Thursday evening, Ms Vyas said that they will follow up the Delhi Police assurance by checking how many police stations have been provided with a 24-hour woman desk. Commenting on the recent rape of a Delhi University student, Ms Vyas said that Delhi is not considered safe for women any more.
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Shoaib Iqbal acquitted in property defacement case
New Delhi, May 12 The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mr Manoj Jain, acquitted the Deputy Speaker who had been charge-sheeted under Section 3(2) of the West Bengal Prevention of Defacement of Property Act. Mr Iqbal, who was contesting the elections as a Janata Dal (S) candidate, had been accused of sticking posters on a DDA flat in the Jama Masjid police station area on November 29, 2003. Police filed a charge-sheet against him on February 7, 2004. Defending himself before the court, Mr Iqbal said the case was politically motivated and the poster could have been put up by
his opponents just to frame him.
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Fire officer booked for issuing fake NOC
Faridabad, May 12 The Fire Department here had issued a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to a building in December 2001, which never existed. Though this irregularity had been highlighted way back in 2002 with a formal complaint, the police have registered a case now only against an official of the Fire Department after about three years. The accused official is still to be arrested. The accused, an Assistant Fire Officer in the Fire Department here, had reportedly been eluding the police. He has not faced any action so far due to his reported political links with certain influential persons of the previous state government. As a result, the file pertaining to the case, remained buried for about three years till the new government came in, the sources said. It is alleged that a local leader, based at Ballabhgarh, had played a key role in getting the matter delayed and subdued resulting in no development in the case though it had been around three years old. But the complainant, who had lodged his complaint with an affidavit on March 25 2002, seems to be satisfied with the registration of the case against the accused at last. It is reported that the then Deputy Commissioner and the District Revenue Officer (DRO) had visited the site and found the complaint true as there was no building at the plot to whom the NOC was issued. The complaint had alleged that the accused fire official had provided the NOC to a plot owned by a company in Sector- 31 here, where there was neither any building nor any construction there. And the complainant had demanded a strict action for the fraud committed by the official concerned. The NOC was allegedly issued under the sections 330 and 331 of the Haryana Municipal Act- 1994. Interestingly, the certificate was issued before the date of the application of the applicant, it is claimed. However, it is also reported that no further details of the case were found in the official records. The authorities concerned had submitted its report to the office of the Chief Minister then, but even after the directions of the senior police officials of the state to get the case under sections 420, 467, 468 and 120-B of the IPC , the case was booked after a gap of over an year. However, the case, which has been booked now, contains only sections 420 and 406 of the IPC. No arrest has been made so far. Earlier also, a major case of slackness on the part of the authorities concerned had been highlighted in the Municipal Corporation Faridabad (MCF) here recently when it was found that even after the registration of the FIR against a builder and some of the officials of the MCF in connection with illegal Change Of Land Use (CLU) and the approval of the site plan of residential complex on a plot allegedly encroached upon by the accused, no arrest has been made. The plot belonged to the Haryana Urban Development Authority. The allegations against the builder and the MCF officials had been found true by an enquiry conducted by the Additional Deputy Commissioner in 2003.
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ISI agent held, fake currency seized
New Delhi, May 12 Aish-ul Rehman, a Nepali national, was arrested by the Special Cell sleuths at New Delhi railway station last night when he arrived here by the North-East Express. He is believed to have arrived from Siliguri in West Bengal as per the railway ticket recovered from him. Rehman was here to deliver the consignment to some of his contacts, Joint Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) said Karnal Singh. He said one kg heroin worth Rs 1 crore on the international market and fake currency in 500 denomination notes were recovered from Rehman. On preliminary interrogation, Rehman has told police that he was working for the ISI and was active in India, Singh said.
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Mercury shoots up to season’s highest
New Delhi, May 12 The weather office recorded 40.8 degree Celsius, which was the season’s highest so far and a degree above normal.
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Metro a trend-setter, says Kalam
New Delhi, May 12 In his address to the nation on the Technology Day 2005, the President said the DMRC had given to the nation the potential of executing a fast transportation system using high technology with reliability through a
time bound mission mode operation. He said such efforts, which were also needed in other parts of the country, would prove be the forerunner for many of the country’s rural development missions. Dr Kalam said the DMRC had brought to the country the most advanced rail technologies for the first time, including light weight stainless steel, sleek, modern trains with pneumatic springs, regenerative braking, public information display, wide vestibules and automatic doors. Besides, very advanced signaling and telecommunication system, called Advanced Train Protection (ATP) ensures that no collision takes place between two trains and drivers could not ignore any signal. For its Line no. 2, the DMRC has gone a step further by introducing Automatic Train Operation (ATO). The entire operation thereafter is taken care of by the computers and the train stops at the next station at the precise position automatically. The air-conditioning and ventilation systems of the underground section is also very unique which work automatically and can deal with any situation of fire, either in the tunnel or in the train, safeguarding the lives of the passengers. The most advanced Fare Collection System with Contactless Smart Cards has been introduced which gives on-line information about passengers passing through each station together with collections.
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Four labourers killed on site
Gurgaon, May 12 According to reports, when the labourers finished their the day’s work in the evening, the contractor, who was assigned to construct the building, reportedly forced them to work more. Later, they got down in about 10-ft trench dug up at the site. While they were doing the digging work, three others were excavating the mud. The accumulated mud outside slide in the trench burying the four inside. The contractor called the services of JCB to bring them out. The machine reportedly reached after half an hour late. When it arrived on the spot, it overturned exactly at the place the four were trapped. Subsequently, the police were informed and a crane was pressed into service. All the four were brought out dead. While the family members of the victims alleged that they were forced to do the work after regular hours by the contractor, some labourers at the site said that mud fell when the victims were passing through the trench after taking bath. The police have registered a case in the matter.
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Man shoots cousin in Noida
Noida, May 12 One Rajiv Choudhry, alias Raju, owns Chaudhry Crane Service, had signed a contract with a Company in Sector-62 for his crane. He was having a dispute with his uncle (father’s younger brother) Ravinder Chaudhry and his son Ajay over the contract for the crane. Earlier, this contract was with Ajay. Ajay, on hearing that Rajiv’s crane was working in Sector-62 Company, he went there with his rifle and four friends. He beat up the driver of Rajiv’s crane and allegedly smashed the window panes of some parked cars there. The driver informed Rajiv about it, who spoke to his uncle on the phone.
On uncle Ravinder’s suggestion, Rajiv went to their house along with his mother Rajkumari in the afternoon to sort out
the matter. But instead of resolving the dispute, it resulted in an altercation. Rajiv’s younger brother Pankaj also joined him there. The meeting soon led to exchange of blows. Pankaj said while his uncle Ravinder held Rajiv in a tight embrace from behind and his auntie and cousin sister had pinned Pankaj down, Ajay shot Rajiv in the stomach by putting the barrel of the gun on his belly. After Rajiv slumped to ground in a pool of blood, Pankaj ran out raising an alarm. Relatives and Rajiv’s friends rushed profusely bleeding Rajiv to Kailash Hospital, where he was declared dead by doctors. Ajay is absconding. However, the Sector-24 police have arrested Ravinder, uncle of deceased Rajiv and recovered the rifle used in the murder.
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Robbers posing as patients
loot doctor
Ghaziabad, May 12 In house No 23 in A block of Ashok Nagar, Dr Manoj Agarwal lives with his wife Aruna, who is also a doctor. They have opened a clinic on the ground floor of the house. Two criminals had walked into the clinic at around 9 pm yesterday and took their seats along with other waiting patients. After other patients had gone away, one of them engaged the doctor by narrating his ailment. Suddenly, the other robber put his revolver on doctor’s head. The one acting as a patient also took out his revolver and pushed the doctor and a nurse into a corner. They snatched the doctor’s cell phone and ransacked the money chest and drawer. Before walking away easily, the robbers had pulled the telephone wires and had locked the doctor and nurse in a room. After some time, they raised the alarm hearing which, one doctor Manoj, wife Dr Aruna came down and freed them. Later the police were
informed but they have yet to file a case in this regard.
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Gt Noida to attract
Rs 8,000 cr in IT sector
Greater Noida, May 12 Mr Amar Singh, MP and Chairman, UP Development Council, who reviewed the over all development of past one year, said Greater Noida is shaping well and will go a long way in making UP into an Uttam Pradesh of CM Mulayam Singh Yadav’s dreams. He was apprised by the officials that right now power is their biggest problem, which is slowing down the development in the area. Greater Noida area required 1,000 MW power, but Noida Power Corporation Ltd (NPCL) is not able to supply more than 45 MW power. Mr Amar Singh, however, told the press that no project has been stopped or curtailed for want of power. He said Greater Noida has left Gurgaon miles behind in the matter of overall development. He said small-scale industries are being promoted through the agency of India Exposition Mart. The land rates in the area are touching the sky due to developments. Chairman UP Development Council said the present SP government very much wants to set up Gautam Budh Nagar University, but the intentions of Mayawati government were not good. The work on university construction will be taken up only after the receipt of the report of the inquiry committee.
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Film censors urged to observe sanctity of Sikh ethos
New Delhi, May 12 “Of late, the entertainment world has been showing the Sikh characters as clean-shaven or with trimmed beards, performing rituals that are forbidden in the faith and chanting sacred verses incorrectly,’’ Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Paramjit Singh Sarna said. The committee, he added, was writing to Censor Board chief Sharmila Tagore and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to request them to make sure that the depiction of Sikh characters in films and soaps did not compromise the tenets of the faith. Mr Sarna’s remarks coincided with the controversy racked by ‘’Jo Bole So Nihal’’ that has angered several Sikh groupings which find the film’s title, a sacred slogan, in conflict with its hero’s appearance and actions in the movie. A panel formed by the Akal Takht, the highest Sikh authority, however, has given a clean chit to the Sunny Deol-starrer and instead praised the movie. ‘’It’s not about one movie, but the entertainment world in general, which is projecting Sikhs inappropriately, sometimes to an extent that is quite offensive,’’ Mr Sarna said. In his remarks, Akali Dal (Santokh Singh) president Manjit Singh took exception to some of the leading soap operas that he said awfully disregarded the identity aspect while running the Sikh family dramas on TV. “It’s a strange battle that Sikh thinkers and scholars are faced with. On the one hand, there is a rapid erosion of Sikh identity in Punjab–the heartland of the faith–on the other, it is the entertainment world which is fuelling this identity crisis,’’ Manjit Singh said.
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Probe into cow slaughter
New Delhi, May 12 The Chairman said that it was a serious issue. It should be taken sincerely and the guilty must be booked. In support of his claim, Mr Gupta tried to show a film on slaughtering of cows in the Standing Committee, but the Chairman did not allow him. Leader of the House, Mr Jitender Kochhar said that the evidence given by Mr Gupta was not based on
facts. — TNS
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