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Sex racket busted in Gurgaon, nine women held
Govt to implement rules for quake-proof structures
Court pulls up police for failure to arrest wife-killer
Residents agitated over prolonged power cuts
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Panel on Muslims’ status meets Sheila
Education for all: Task force set up
Dreaded criminal killed in gang war
Two held as bogus employment racket busted
Four AIIMS staffers booked for fraud
Poll fever grips JNU
Income tax official granted bail
Judicial custody for two men found with cocaine
Artefacts, cash worth Rs 12 lakh looted
Two get 10-years RI for attacking businessman
Load-shedding vitiating atmosphere: BJP
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Sex racket busted in Gurgaon, nine women held
Gurgaon, October 10 According to Mr Kuldeep Singh, in-charge of a police chowki in the DLF, as many as 54 women were arrested during the last one-month. The nine women arrested were allegedly indulging in “obscene gestures to lure customers”. They were arrested on the Delhi-Jaipur highway near Ambience Apartments, close to a liquor vend. Most of the women arrested are said to be from Premnagar area falling under Nazafgarh police station area in Delhi. Although there were scattered reports of sex workers being active in DLF area in the past, their presence has been strongly felt in the past few months. They are active in the DLF area, especially on the highway and near the liquor vend, said the police. According to a police official, they hang around the liquor vend, where they easily entice customers. Besides, they also ask for lift from unsuspecting commuters and “blackmail” them to part with cash and goods. They particularly target “inebriated or decent commuters” heading towards DLF, said the police. The gravity of the situation came to light when a resident of Chakarpur alleged that he had been “mugged by two females”. He said they had tried to snatch his laptop, cell phone and his purse containing Rs 24,000. According to the police, these women come from Delhi in cars and alight at unpredictable spots on or around the Delhi-Jaipur highway. Perhaps a gang is behind the racket, the police said.
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Govt to implement rules for quake-proof structures
New Delhi, October 10 “Though no alterations can be made in the existing structures, we will ensure that buildings coming up in the capital strictly comply with guidelines laid down for construction of quake-proof structures,” Chief Minister Ms Sheila Dikshit told reporters here. She was speaking on the sidelines of a seminar entitled ‘Delhi’s Infrastructure Development: Gearing up for 2020’, organised by a Hindi daily. Speaking at the seminar, Ms Dikshit said “archaic laws” which create a hindrance to urban infrastructure development should be replaced by new legislations, if Delhi is to be developed as a world-class city. “There are many laws like the Land Ceiling Act, the Lal Dora Act etc which were framed way back in the late nineteenth century but are still operational. We should have a thorough revamp of such archaic laws which act as a hindrance to the capital’s development as a world-class city,” Ms Dikshit said. Dikshit said “multiplicity of authority” in Delhi was also causing major roadblocks to infrastructure development. “For the implementation of a project in the national Capital, the state government has to take permission from a number of authorities. This, in turn, creates a lot of delay in its completion,” Ms Dikshit said.
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Court pulls up police for failure to arrest wife-killer
New Delhi, October 10 Terming the report filed by Investigating Officer (IO) Kishan Lal as “casual”, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) B R Kedia said he was not at all satisfied by the efforts of the police in nabbing accused Narender Giri. Earlier, the court had on July 23 made it clear that if the police did not arrest the accused, the IO will have to file a detailed report on the efforts undertaken by him explaining the reasons for the failure to nab the offender. The court, however, gave him another opportunity to arrest accused Giri. “It is made clear to the IO that mere recording his statement and consigning the file to the record room on the ground that accused has been declared ‘Proclaimed Offender’ was not going to serve any purpose as the accused was involved in a
heinous offence of murdering his wife and son,” the ASJ observed. As per Prosecution,
Giri killed his wife Baby and five- year-old son Rakesh by pouring a container full of acid
on them following a heated argument with his better half on some family matter in New Usmanpur area of East Delhi. The mother-son duo succumbed to burn injuries in a city hospital. Police had chargesheeted Narender under Section 302 of IPC (murder) on October 16 last year.
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Residents agitated over prolonged power cuts
Greater Noida, October 10 Apart from the daily routine, farming, commercial and industrial activities have been adversely affected by the unscheduled and prolonged power cuts. A housewife, Ms. Ranjana Singh of Alfa Sector, said that even the water supply has been adversely affected in the residential areas due to the prolonged power cuts. This in turn has affected the domestic chores, she said. Tripping and under frequency have resulted in fluctuations in voltage, endangering the electrical and electronic gadgets. Even as relaxing indoors has become a problem due to the prolonged power cuts, mosquitoes, flies and other insects have made the residents’ life miserable, said Neeraj Tyagi, a resident of Sector-37. The residents alleged that the newly- installed computerised ‘Service Centre’ of the UPPC in Noida is of little help to them. The NPCL officials have not only failed to maintain adequate power supply but have been unable to inform the residents about the power cuts in the area. Under frequency is blamed for the power cuts by the Noida Power Company
Ltd (NPCL).
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Panel on Muslims’ status meets Sheila
New Delhi, October 10 The committee, headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar, has been visiting different states to ascertain the ground realities in respect of the status of the Muslim community. The committee has so far visited five states and Delhi is the sixth state to be visited by the members of the committee. The committee had also met a large number of representatives of the Muslim community across different walks of life on October 8 and 9. Apart from this, the committee has also discussed various issues with officials of Delhi Minority Commission, the Wakf Board, the Urdu Academy and other top officials of key departments. It was pointed out by members of the committee that there was shortage of trained Urdu teachers in Delhi and inadequate training infrastructure in the traditional artisan trade. The committee, however, appreciated efforts of the Delhi Government in providing sufficient data relating to the Muslim community in Delhi and performance of the Delhi Government in implementing various pension schemes, including widow pension scheme. The committee stressed the need of involving Muslim women in various programmes under its Bhagidari scheme, which has received great commendation at international level. While interacting with committee members, Ms Dikshit described Urdu as a symbol of culture and style of living in Delhi. She added that her government had provided second official language status to Urdu and Delhi had the distinction of bringing out the largest number of textbooks in Urdu. She further assured members of the committee that her government would provide top priority in examining and implementing the suggestions of the committee in true spirit. Ms Dikshit was accompanied by her Cabinet colleagues, the Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary (Home).
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Education for all: Task force set up
New Delhi, October 10 The convenor of the RTETF, advocate Ashok Agarwal, said “the RTETF has two objectives: to see every child in a full-time formal school and a complete ban on child labour in all its forms”. The task force will receive complaints about any violation of the right to education. “We want to provide a platform to people to register their grievances and be heard. Through the RTETF they can bring to notice problems such as absence of school in their area of residence, absence of basic physical and academic infrastructure in the school, denial of admission by a school, absence of quality education, overcrowded classrooms and denial of basic facilities to the students,” pointed out Mr Agarwal. He said harassment of students and parents by schools, illegal monetary demands, expulsion from school and the existence of child labour in any of its forms would also be taken up. “The denial of admission to children of weaker sections under 25 per cent quota by the public schools which have been allotted public land at concessional rates is a major problem being faced by parents despite court rulings,” said Mr Agarwal, adding that if the need arose the Social Jurists would also file cases in the high court or the Supreme Court free of cost. Urging the civil society to join the task force team, Mrv Agarwal said aggrieved parents could visit, call or write in their complaints to the task force, which began here today, at 478-479, Lawyers Chambers, Western Wing, Tis Hazari Courts, between 9 am and 5 pm on all days except Sundays and holidays. “There are helpline numbers 23910014 and 20600384, which people can call to register their complaints,” Mr Agarwal said.
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Dreaded criminal killed in gang war
Noida, October 10 The victim along with an associate was travelling on a Suzuki bike (UP-13-3927) towards the Meham Dairy near Ber railway station under Kokode police station. In a planned move, a Santro car (DLC-3AC-5472) rammed into the bike and opened indiscriminate fire on them with two pistols. While Danveer was killed on the spot, his associate, identified as Brijesh of Chola village, managed to escape towards the Ber railway station. He was wanted by the Bulandhshr police in many cases, the police said. The assailants escaped in another vehicle leaving the Santro car on the spot of the incident. The senior police officers at the spot said that it seemed part of a gang war in the area. A number of cases have been filed in various police stations in Bulandshahr.
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Two held as bogus employment racket busted
New Delhi, October 10 The accused persons have been identified as Surender Kumar (40), resident of Shahdara, and Udai Prakash Sharma. Acting on secret information, the sleuths conducted a raid at GPO, Kashmere Gate, and nabbed Udai Prakash. They seized applications of job-seekers containing bank drafts and postal orders worth Rs 200 each from his possession. Further raids at his office resulted in the seizure of at least 1,308 job applications and advertisements in vernacular dailies like Vijaya Karnataka, offering jobs in the public sector or semi-government companies. The mastermind, Surender Kumar, was later arrested by the sleuths based on the information provided by one Udai Prakash. During interrogation, the accused persons told the police that they used to publish advertisements in vernacular dailies of Karnataka. After receiving the applications from the job-seekers, the accused persons also sent appointment orders and asked them to deposit Rs 200 for further formalities through bank drafts and postal orders. The accused persons also disclosed that they had published similar advertisements in local dailies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala. Scrutiny of the bank accounts of the accused persons also revealed deposits worth Rs 20 lakh.
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Four AIIMS staffers booked for fraud
New Delhi, October 10 As per the chargesheet filed before the Special Judge Dinesh Dayal, the four accused were dishonestly and fraudulently favouring one particular supplier, the fifth accused, above all others while placing supply orders for the hospital during the period between October 1996 and October 1998. Sub-standard goods and medicines which had passed the expiry date were procured at higher rates even while they were available at lower rates from approved suppliers causing a loss of Rs 13 lakhs to the hospital, while supplier Rajiv Rastogi received pecuniary benefits over
Rs 20 lakhs, the chargesheet said. The other accused are Administrative Officer C S Rawat, Accounts Officer Jagdish Raj and Store Officers R L Prasad and Store Keeper Ramphal. All the accused have been charged with offences under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating) and various sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
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Poll fever grips JNU
New Delhi, October 10 The election committee has finalised the schedule for the elections to the students’ union. Nominations will be filed on October 13 and 14. The last date for withdrawal is October 16. The presidential debate, an essential art of the electioneering, is scheduled for October 25 and the results will be declared on October 28. Overlooking the election process is a 27-member election committee headed by Netaji Abhinandan, a PhD student from the School of International Studies. Major political parties in the fray for elections are the Students Federation of India (SFI), the All India Students’ Association (AISA), the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the National Students Union of India (NSUI). And while these factions are yet to finalise their candidates they have already begun public meetings and relaying their party ideology through posters and pamphlets.—TNS
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Income tax official granted bail
New Delhi, October 10 Special Judge Pratibha Rani granted bail to P. N. Aggarwal, who has been in custody since October 6, on furnishing a bond of Rs 2 lakh and a surety of
like amount. The court granted him relief on the condition that he would not influence or tamper with the evidence. He has also been asked not to leave the country without the prior permission of the court. Mr Aggarwal was picked up by the CBI during the nationwide anti-corruption swoop on October 3. Mr Aggarwal’s premises were raided during the CBI’s special drive on September 30 following allegations that he had amassed assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. The agency had totalled his net property to over Rs 1 crore, including a factory.
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Judicial custody for two men found with cocaine
New Delhi, October 10 Metropolitan Magistrate Narottam Kaushal remanded them in judicial custody after hearing the arguments of the prosecution and the defence. Gaurav told the police that he could identify the person who supplied the cocaine.
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Artefacts, cash worth Rs 12 lakh looted
Noida, October 10 According to police, the victim, Prem Kharmesh, is a director in ‘Miza Tanneries’. When his wife, Mrs Sandya, returned home in Sector-30 she found the valuables missing. According to Mr Prem Kharmesh, the robbers had decamped with artifacts worth Rs 7 lakh and Rs 5 lakh in cash.
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Two get 10-years RI for attacking businessman
New Delhi, October 10 Cloth merchant Manoj Gupta was travelling in a rickshaw in Chandni Chowk area of Old Delhi when he was attacked by the convicts with knives and a pistol. He sustained serious wounds in the incident. They also attacked the policemen who had reached the scene on hearing the commotion.
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Load-shedding vitiating atmosphere: BJP
New Delhi, October 10 Dr Vardhan also held Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the DERC directly responsible for the situation as the private power companies continued to harass the consumers.— TNS
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