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Dowry torture case: Husband, in-laws booked
ISI agent’s sentence for spying upheld
CBI probe into nexus between CGHS and welfare association
74 pc cast vote amid violence
Vibrant debate on wide-ranging issues expected in JNUSU elections
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‘Patient First’ campaign to empower patients
Dreaded criminal held after encounter
Probe ordered into tapping of suspected drug peddler’s phone
Infant stolen from city hospital
Jilted lover shoots at, injures college student
Elderly woman strangled by mason
Delhi HC asks NDMC to relocate students of primary school
Raga to be dedicated to UN mission by legends
Documents missing from plot draw files
Three killed in road mishaps in Greater Noida
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Dowry torture case: Husband, in-laws booked
Gurgaon, October 18 The police have finally registered a case against Ajay Pawar, husband of Summan, and four of her in-laws under Sections 498A and 506 of the IPC. Apart from the husband, the father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and brother-in-law have been booked in the case. The case was registered yesterday. According to Mr Qureshi, a departmental inquiry has also been ordered in the case. According to him, the recall to Police Lines of the two personnel means that they would be divested of active duties. ‘The Tribune’ had carried a report yesterday highlighting the dubious role of the police in not registering a case even though the district Civil Hospital, where she is admitted, submitted an MLR on October 14. Summan, whose parental village is Bhondsi in Gurgaon district, was married in village Samar Gopalpur falling in Rohtak district in 1999. She was allegedly tortured regularly for dowry. However, things came to a boil on October 14 when she was brutally beaten up. Her mother and brother were also beaten up by the husband and in-laws in Samar Gopalpur when they reached there to rescue her. The in-laws had locked her up in a room along with her two children. Summan’s brother escaped and informed the Rohtak police which rescued her and handed her over to her mother. Although the Rohtak police allegedly found narcotics and pistol on the spot and registered a case under NDPS Act and Arms Act, it did not address the larger issue of torture for dowry and attempts on her life. Summan’s parents admitted her to the Civil Hospital along with her two children on the same day after their arrival. The elder child, according to Summan, was also frequently beaten up. When asked, the child gives details on how his mother was being treated badly. The police here did not register the case for three days even after the hospital’s MLR on the grounds that the cause of action was in Rohtak district, outside its jurisdictional limits till the exposure in this paper. According to sources, the Inspector General of Police, Gurgaon Range, Ms Deepa Mehta, viewed this development seriously and got the case registered at the earliest. Summan’s brother today alleged that the supporters of the in-laws were visiting the hospital to persuade them for a compromise. Meanwhile, Summan continues to be in Civil Hospital. She along with her mother, expressed gratitude to ‘The Tribune’ for highlighting her plight.
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ISI agent’s sentence for spying upheld
New Delhi, October 18 “There is no illegality or irregularity in the judgement of the lower court requiring any interference. Hence, the present application is devoid of any merits,” Additional Sessions Judge Ramesh Kumar said, dismissing an appeal filed by Vishnu Prasad Panthi against a lower court order. A Magistrate court had in September last year sentenced Panthi, finding him guilty under the Official Secrets Act and section 120 B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC for buying the restricted documents from a Delhi-based freelance journalist Rachna Singh to forge Rs 10,000. The court had also handed down an identical term to his accomplice R. K. Pandey and
Rachna. The police was keeping a close surveillance on Rachna after receiving information that she was selling sensitive documents to some foreign agents threatening the country’s security.
She was nabbed while passing on the documents, which had instructions regarding training, terms and service condition of an Army aviation personnel to Panthi on May 19, 2000, near Super Bazar at Janakpuri. The appellant challenged the trial court order arguing that the documents seized from him were not classified. But the judge rejected the plea considering the deposition by an senior Army official that the papers were “sensitive and would have been beneficial to an enemy country”. “The trial court after appreciating all the facts and circumstances of the case and the gravity of the allegations against the accused rightly came to the conclusion that applicant deserves the sentence,” the Judge said.
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CBI probe into nexus between CGHS and welfare association
New Delhi, October 18 A Division Bench of Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Rekha Sharma directed the DIG of CBI, Mr R D Malhotra, who is heading a Special Investigating Team probing the housing scam here, to submit a report within four weeks. The court fixed November 16 for further hearing in
the case. There are 12 housing societies in the said cooperative group housing societies’ welfare association including Defence Accounts Employees Cooperative Group Housing Society, Anjuman Cooperative Group Housing Society and Bihar Bandhu Co-operative Group Housing Society. Amicus Curiae K. C. Mittal expressed surprise over the fact that the CBI has cleared Bihar Bandhu Cooperative Group Housing Society in its initial report. Pointing out that secretary of Bihar Bandhu Society was president of the said association for welfare of cooperative group housing societies, Mittal said the matter should be looked into. Earlier, the CBI had given an initial clean chit to 19 of the 135 co-operative group housing societies under its scanner in the Rs 4,000 crore housing scam, saying they appeared to be genuine as per the enquiries made
so far.
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74 pc cast vote amid violence
Noida, October 18 Amid booth capturing in Ghori village, angry people smashed the windscreens of cars of the Sector Magistrate, Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders. The police had to resort to a lathi charge to disperse the crowd. Ward III had witnessed maximum disturbances where seven persons were named and four taken into custody while three wounded in stabbing were rushed to a hospital. In the Dadri block in Dhabra village, supporters of BDC candidates had come to blows, stopping voting for an hour. Stone pelting and stabbing incidents were part of this clash which was fuelled by allegations of bogus voting. The police had arrested four persons, including a gram pradhan. In Inharli, certain persons tried to capture a booth. In Roopwas village, fake voting was alleged. As a result, only 400 out of 668 ballot papers were recovered. It created a furore there, thus suspending the poll. On a complaint to the SSP and the District Magistrate, 268 new ballot papers were rushed and voting resumed later. In Ramgarh, supporters of candidate Narinder Bhatti and Dehat Morcha leader Raj Kumar Bhatti were attacked. The supporters of a Congress leader and another one belonging to the Samajwadi Party broke the windowpanes of each other’s cars. The SSP and DM Santosh Yadav reached the spot with a police force, which caused a commotion. Narinder Bhatti of the Dehat Morcha accused Brijender Bhatti of the Samajwadi Party of having captured the booths at Borakki, Rangarh, Inharli, Ghoni and other villages.
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Vibrant debate on wide-ranging issues expected in JNUSU elections
New Delhi, October 18 A “students’ election” it might be, but there is no denying the source of inspiration - political parties at the national level. Students have not just laid out their a la carte agenda, but have done extensive homework to dig out the foibles of their opponents in true election mode. And with the final list of contestants ready, the game of one-upmanship has begun. “The AISA may claim to have taken out protest marches against both national and international issues, but they have failed to address the issues at hand,” claimed NSUI’s presidential candidate Ninad Shankar Nag. The candidate’s individual performance on the campus not being the only yardstick to assess their worth, their parent organisation’s performance at the national level is equally important. For instance, the Congress-led UPA government’s performance is scrutinised by the Left aligned parties on the campus to get back at the Congress supported NSUI candidates. So when the NSUI meets the AISA on the debating podium the government’s performance is arsenal for the latter. “The UPA government has brought in the patents laws, which are killers laws. They have voted against Iran, a friend of the country and have been brutal towards students in Garo Hills…” thunders AISA’s Mona Das, as she attempts to pull down the NSUI. The ABVP on their part attempt to paint their opponents as “anti nationals”. To bolster their ideological verbalisation, these candidates often rely on senior leaders to pump adrenaline. “Senior party leaders help to reinvigorate the supporters. While it may not help in winning over people, it boosts the morale of the party,” said Das of the AISA, who are banking on CPI (ML) members to do the needful. The NSUI is hopeful of getting Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit among other party bigwigs to make an appearance during the election, which is often cited as the best example of students’ movement. An election that the campus unanimously agrees is in keeping with the democratic principles of the country.
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‘Patient First’ campaign to empower patients
New Delhi, October 18 “Patient First”, one of the core programs of voice brings together the importance of right to information of the patients with ongoing actions on consumer protection, a release said. According to a report published in the Global Patient Safety Challenge, at any given time, more than 1.4 million people worldwide become seriously ill from healthcare associated infections. Between 5 per cent and 10 per cent of patients admitted to hospitals in developed countries acquire infections and in some developing country settings, the proportion of patients affected can exceed 25 per cent. Injections are one of the most common health care procedures with an estimated 12 billion needles entering our arms, bums and thighs each year worldwide. And despite prevention measures, they still pose a risk. A World Health Organization report says: “Reuse of syringes and needles
in the absence of sterilization exposes millions to infection. “Unsafe injections are the chief cause of hepatitis B and C in developing countries, and globally are behind nearly 2 per cent of new HIV infections each year. And when it comes to reuse of surgical drills, biopsy forceps, catheters and laparoscopy scissors, we hardly have any data. In this grave scenario the invaluable role of medical devices/ instruments in ensuring sterility and preventing cross infection among patients is undisputed.
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Dreaded criminal held after encounter
New Delhi, October 18 The police got the information that the accused would come to Dwarka area. Subsequently, a trap was laid. At the specified time, the accused came in a new Santro car that was allegedly robbed at gunpoint from Sector Noida. Seeing the police party, the accused allegedly fired two gun shots from his pistol but was overpowered shortly after cross firing. The police claimed to have recovered four live cartridges, two fired cartridges, one Santro car and pistol of .32 bore from his possession. The accused is allegedly involved in more than 21 cases of heinous criminal activities including dacoity, robberies, car-jacking thefts and Arms Act and murder. The police said that in March 2005, the accused allegedly committed one contract killing by murdering one Ashok Pradhan in Bulandshahr for Rs 1.10 lakh.
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Probe ordered into tapping of suspected drug peddler’s phone
New Delhi, October 18 Justice R. S. Sodhi directed the CBI to file its first investigation report before him within four weeks and fixed January six for further proceedings. The order came on a writ petition filed by Kumar alleging violation of his privacy by the police in contravention of provisions for tapping of anybody’s phone. He had demanded a CBI probe into the matter. Terming privacy as “a valuable right of a citizen”, Justice Sodhi observed that violation of rules framed to safeguard this right would necessarily invite penal consequences for which a CBI probe was needed. The court said it the CBI Investigating Officer felt it necessary to look into the documents already kept in a sealed cover in the court, he was free to approach the court for necessary directions in this regard. In the alleged telephonic conversation, ACP Rajbir Singh was said to have talked to Yudhishthir Kumar about some property deals. Following telecast of the alleged tape by various TV channels, an inquiry was ordered by Joint Commissioner of Police (Vigilance) and Rajbir Singh was transferred from the Special Cell.
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Infant stolen from city hospital
New Delhi, October 18 When Anju went to collect medicines, she left the baby with her elder daughter but the baby started crying. A middle-aged woman standing beside
them offered to hold the baby. When the elder girl handed over the baby, the woman quickly walked off with it and disappeared in the crowd. The police said a hunt had been launched for the woman and child. They described the baby as having a black mole on the hips.
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Jilted lover shoots at, injures college student
New Delhi, October 18
They apparently had an argument after which he shot at her thrice from his country-made pistol, police sources said. One of the bullets hit her on the leg while two narrowly missed her. A beat constable, who heard the shots, came running and nabbed Samuel. Gunjan, a student of Mata Sundari College, was taken to hospital and released after some treatment. Samuel had been wooing the woman for sometime but she had spurned him.
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Elderly woman strangled by mason
New Delhi, October 18 When neighbours did not see
any movement in the house this morning and Saroj did not respond to
calls, they called the police, who broke into the house to investigate
into the matter. During search of the house, the police found Pujan
hiding inside a room. A knife, which was the weapon of offence, and
cash and ornaments he had looted were recovered from him, the sources
said. Pujan was a mason by profession and was working in a building
close to where Saroj lived. The police said that he came to know about
the deceased that she was living alone in the house. Getting a chance,
he entered and committed the crime. After committing the crime, he tried
to escape but by then the local residents started coming outside for
morning walk and he could not escape.
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Delhi HC asks NDMC to relocate students of primary school
New Delhi, October 18 The order came from a Division Bench of Justice Vijender Jain and Justice Rekha Sharma on a petition filed by Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA), which said the students’ health was getting adversely affected due to high level of air and sound pollution. The Bench sought a status report from the NDMC into the matter by November 28. Besides, the Bench asked the civic body to shift the students of the primary school near Shershah Mess to two nearby schools after the end of this academic session.
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Raga to be dedicated to UN mission by legends
New Delhi, October 18 The UN will, subsequently, release a recording of this very special concert, and proceeds of the sales of CDs will go towards development projects in India. Manipuri and Chhau dancers will also present a dance invocation on the occasion. Ms Shabana Azmi, UN Goodwill Ambassador, who has lent support to the various UN development initiatives in India, will also participate in the event. The Union Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, will launch a publication celebrating 60 years of the India-UN partnership.—TNS
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Documents missing from plot draw files
Noida, October 18 The Allahabad High Court had already sought explanation from Noida officials for concealing some facts. Now, the CBI is probing which facts of the case had been concealed and withheld by the Noida Authority and the officers responsible for it. According to sources, quite a few Noida Authority officials are likely to be implicated by the CBI. The officers involved are trying to get away from any blame through manipulations. From the residential files of the Noida Authority, some important documents pertaining to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are missing, according to some insiders. Thus, some vital documents in the files regarding the draw have been tampered with. The top bosses, it is feared, can order a departmental probe also when they come to learn about it. The CBI probe, yet to take off, is likely to separate the chaff from the grain. Another important question that continues to bother the Noida Authority is why the draw was conducted by the UPDESCO in the teeth of great opposition.
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Three killed in road mishaps in Greater Noida
Greater Noida, October 18 Truck driver Jagdish, son of Harpal of Sadipur, and cleaner Devinder, son of Bachi Singh of Maharajpur in Bihar, were crushed under another truck when they were crossing the road after parking their own loaded truck at the LG company gate. Both of them had died on the spot. Their bodies have been sent for autopsy by the police.aIn the second accident in Noida, an out-of-control bus had crushed a cyclist at the Sector 26-30 crossing. Chander Bhushan of Sector 33 was on his way home on his cycle when a bus driven at high speed had hit him. He was rushed to Prakash Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
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R. Ramani is UP Chief Secy
Noida, October 18
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