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4 cops, gangster hurt in firing; 4 held
Four persons, involved in murder, robbery and carjacking cases, were arrested
in New Delhi on Monday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui
Cops blamed for DDA scam
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Noida Gang Rape
3 thieves nabbed; 19 vehicles seized
Gurgaon water table shows improvement
NGO protests against police raids
Bollywood classics enter class XII syllabus
Tarot card with victim’s photo recovered
from accused
Corporate training at IGNOU
Blueline driver fires at another for overtaking
Congress protest against property tax in villages
Balliraman, home for power thieves
Dip in temp likely
Revolver of 1st CBI director at museum
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4 cops, gangster hurt in firing; 4 held
New Delhi, January 12 With their arrest, the crime branch of the Delhi police today claimed to have busted a gang that has been involved in dacoity, carjacking and contract killing. Amit Gujjar, Anil Kumar, Ved Pal, Manoj Sharma and Manoj Pandit were also involved in the murder of a transporter, Ajay, who was going from Delhi to Surajpur and was killed in Noida. Three special teams under assistant commissioner of police of inter-state cell were constituted to arrest them. Suspicion narrowed down on Amit Gujjar and his gang. Their movements were traced to the Trans-Yamuna area as well as at Loni in Ghaziabad and Noida. It was learnt that Amit Gujjar and his accomplices would come to Jagatpur village in Delhi. Police personnel were deployed at Wazirabad Bridge to check vehicles going towards the Outer Ring Road. At about 1:30 pm yesterday, the police spotted a red Zen car and signalled it to stop. One black Santro car also stopped next to the Zen car and three young boys came out of the Santro car. The person on the driver seat of the Zen opened fire on the police party. Meanwhile, those in the Santro car also opened fire on the police. The police retaliated. During cross-firing four policemen and one gangster were injured. |
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Cops blamed for DDA scam
New Delhi, January 12 Instead of making Deepak an accused, the police should take him as an approver in the court against the other suspects, Udit Raj suggested. Deepak was arrested by the police last evening. His residence was also raided. But nothing was recovered to prove his involvement in the DDA flat scam, he said. Addressing the media, he said that police should be held responsible for the scam as Deepak had informed the police about the scam before the draw. Had action been taken timely, the crime would have been prevented. The draw was announced on December 15. But Deepak Kumar submitted a complaint to the Paschim Vihar police about the crime. The complaint said, “This has come to the knowledge of the applicant that Vijay Kumar, Suresh Chaudhary, Rakesh Asgarwal and Bhaskar were involved in cheating and playing fraud on the members belonging to the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe in a scheme of allotment of house in DDA.” The complaint said, “When this fact came to the knowledge of the applicant, he wrote a letter to the chairman of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Confederation, Udit Raj, and requested him to take up the matter with the appropriate authorities in order to save the people from being defrauded.” He said when Deepak came to know that fraud was of high level, he disclosed this to the police. But no action was taken against them reasons better known to the police, Udit Raj said. He demanded that action should be taken against the police official who failed to prevent the scam even after they were informed prior to the draw. Now police has taken computer used for draw in its possession and sent it to Hyderabad for investigation. Why it was not taken just after the scam was reported by Deepak Kumar, he questioned. |
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Chowkhandi elders keen to save their youth
Our Correspondent
Noida, January 12 Not only the families of the 11 men accused of rape but every household in the village seems to be busy devising a strategy to have their ‘boys’ free. The unfortunate incident has another connotation of creating a divide between the villagers and the urban residents of Noida and Greater Noida. Some of the elders of the villages had already alleged that their boys had only objected to the couple’s obscene activities in their car and had shooed them away from the spot. “The young men and girls from wealthy Delhi families are generally seen in the area and indulge in sex activities in their cars or at some lonely spots. They are thus spreading vulgarity and vitiating the healthy village atmosphere and setting a bad example for the village youth,” the village elders allege. Besides consulting advocates about getting the 11 men bailed out, the villagers are reportedly trying to contact the victim, to plead with her for withdrawing the case. Sources say they are willing to ‘pay’ Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh ‘per accused” if she withdraws the case. The villagers and villages in this part have suddenly become filthy rich and the inhabitants of Chowkhandi will not hesitate to pay any price to salvage the honour of the village. The only hitch is that a suitable person as a go-between has not been found yet. The village folks are also reportedly planning to exert pressure on the complainant, Amit, by accusing him of having committed an obscene act. Some unconfirmed reports say the victim’s family fears the accused have the capacity to harm or even kill them, so they are willing to close the case. They have so far avoided bringing the victim face to face with officials in National Commission for Women. Senior superintendent of police, Naveen Arora, however says, “…the victim is cooperating with police and wants to see the accused punished by court of law”.
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3 thieves nabbed; 19 vehicles seized
New Delhi, January 12 The gang has been involved in vehicle thefts in Delhi and NCR. The police had been on the lookout of this gang since the past three months. It was learnt that some members of the gang were present near the shooting range at Sangam Vihar. A team under ACP Rajeshwar spotted an Esteem car parked on the playground near the shooting range, G-Block at Sangam Vihar. Two young men, Narender of Faridabad and Tafseer of Bulandshahar, were inside the car. They did not have the required documents. The engine number and the chassis number of the vehicle had been tampered with. The suspects disclosed that they worked for Kishan Gang and the car was stolen by the gang members. A countrymade pistol and two live cartridges were seized from Narender. Another gang member, Ajay Chawla, was also arrested. He admitted that he had been working with Kishan for the last four to five years. Kishan engages youngsters to carry out vehicle thefts and seldom comes in contact with them. He also revealed that Suleman who lived in Aligarh was an old associate of Kishan and he used to tamper with the engine number and chassis number of the stolen vehicles. At Ajay’s instance, Suleman was also arrested. Suleman confessed to have prepared the forged documents of the stolen vehicles. He said that thereafter those vehicles were given to Ajay for sale. Narender was engaged by Ajay to supply vehicles to customers. Narender used to carry firearms while supplying the vehicles. Tafseer was inducted into the gang by
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Gurgaon water table shows improvement
Gurgaon, January 12 As per the records of the hydrological department, the average water table in the city was at 27.25 meters in June 2008, while this level came slightly upwards at 26.17 meters in October 2008. This shows that the water level in the district has improved by 1.08 meters during a period of five months. On block-wise analysis, it was found that the Gurgaon block registered an improvement of 1.95 meters with the water level reaching 32.65 meters in October 2008 from 34.60 meters in June in the same year. Similarly, the water table in Farukhnagar Block came up by 0.40 meters from a depth of 18.40 meters to 18 meters. Water level in Pataudi block came up from 31.50 meters to 30.15 meters during this period, showing improvement of 1.35 meters and Sohna block registered an improvement of 0.60 meter from 24.50 meters in June 2008 to 23.90 meters in October 2008. Talking to The Tribune about the development, deputy commissioner Deepti Umashankar said, “Though there is some improvement in the water table of Gurgaon district, but the residents should continue to adopt rooftop rain water harvesting system in their premises. They should also educate others about the useful impact of this system.” She mentioned that the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) had in 2001 declared south and south-west districts of NCT Delhi, Municipal Corporation of Faridabad and Ballabgarh, Municipal Corporation Ghaziabad, Gurgaon Town and adjoining industrial areas of Gurgaon district as ‘notified areas’ in view of depletion of ground water resources due to its over exploitation and deterioration in ground water quality. The Authority, in exercise of its powers and functions conferred under Section 5 of Environment Protection Act 1986, had directed all residential societies, institutions, hotels and industrial establishments located in these areas to adopt rooftop rain water harvesting system in their premises. The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) also made rules in the same year. Under regulation 81A of Haryana Urban Development Authority (Erection of Buildings) regulations 1979, the arrangement of rooftop rain water harvesting was made mandatory for obtaining completion certificate of the buildings for which the area of roof is 100 sq. meter or more. “The system of collection, conveyance and dispersion of rain water for harvesting should be made in such a manner that only clear water is able to enter the earth. No contaminated or waste water from the building or surrounding areas should find its way into this system. The entry points of rain water for harvesting should be designed in such a manner that in normal days they remain close,” Uma Shanksar retreated. The DC, while appealing the people to adopt rooftop rain water harvesting system on their premises, said that the design can be obtained from the office of additional deputy commissioner or from hydrologists.
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NGO protests against police raids
Gurgaon, January 12 General secretary of Adhikaar Rakesh Yadav told The Tribune, “We have written to the high-level authorities and requested them to act upon the matter soon as this is a serious issue. We have sent our team to Alawalpur village who met the victims and saw their condition.” The NGO has questioned the police for entering a religious place with their shoes and beating hapless people. The organization states that the way the police is repeatedly changing its version in both the cases and the admission by the commissioner of police, Gurgaon and SSP Mewat that there were some lapses in police raids in both incidents points at the fact that that the officers of the Haryana police had committed blunders in mercilessly beating poor and innocent people. Yadav said that it was being said that the police was searching for some terrorists and criminals. However, not a knife was recovered from the 150-odd people who were detained and humiliated in Jama Masjid police raid on the night of December 23, 2008. This also raises a question at the state police intelligence and their capability, Yadav said. The general secretary rapped inspector Sunil Kadiyan for settling his personal scores by beating up old women, children and even a pregnant woman. He asked that why the Mewat police was not investigating the Alawalpur incident from the angle of a nexus between a finance company and the police. Yadav claimed that the truck which the police initially claimed it was searching for was financed and the owner of the truck had failed to pay a few instalments. A team led by Kadiyan tried to take the truck without informing anyone in the village, but when the owner showed him the documents of the truck, the team returned empty-handed. However, it came back the next day and attempted to take the truck by force. On protest by villagers, a scuffle took place between villagers and the police and inspector Kadiyan felt insulted. Yadav claimed, “Kadiyan misguided the state police officials and a team of 200 policemen was formed to get the possession of the truck and whosoever came in their way was mercilessly beaten. Elderly women, a pregnant woman and a three-year-old girl who suffered heavy injuries in the incident had no connection with the truck owners. And on top of it, the police hasn’t registered a criminal case against the guilty, but instead has rewarded its police officers by giving cash award, “ Yadav added. The NGO thanked Zakir Hussain, ex-MLA, for being available for victims and assured him of full support if he continues to fight for the victims on a non-political platform. It criticised Congress leaders led by district president Aftab Ahmed, INLD MLA Sahida Khan and BJP leaders for making big statements and not doing anything on the ground. “These leaders are just trying to take political mileage but have done nothing for the cause of the victims,” Yadav mentioned. He also asked what happened to the claims made by Ahmed at a panchayat held after the Jama Masjid incident that he will ensure suspension of the ACP and initiate criminal cases against guilty officials.
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Bollywood classics enter class XII syllabus
New Delhi, January 12 The NCERT is going to use themes from famous films to give a cultural flavour to studies. Several blockbuster Bollywood movies like ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Pather Panchali’, ‘Garam Hawa,’ have been introduced as reference material in school lessons. Amitabh Bachchan’s blockbuster of the 70s ‘Zanjeer’ (1973) has been introduced under the chapter ‘Challenges of restoration of the Congress system’ as this movie portrays the erosion of moral values in the system. On the other hand, the historic film, ‘Garam Hawa’, is a natural choice given its portrayal of the travails of Partition and has been introduced under the chapter ‘Challenges of nation building’. NCERT sources inform that, “the idea behind this introduction of Bollywood classics into the syllabus is to make it more student-friendly and also, this is a big asset for the traditional classroom lesson for teachers who will advise students to see the films, then a discussion will naturally follow. Students will get an indepth understanding of their lesson”. Some regional movies have also been roped in by NCERT. Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece, ‘Pather Panchali’ has been adopted as reference material and support mechanism to understand the chapter, ‘Politics of planned development.’ This curriculum was prepared by the team consisting of Hari Vasudevan of Calcutta University, Yogendra Yadav of the Centre for Studies on Development Societies and Suhas Palshikar of Pune University.
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Tarot card with victim’s photo recovered
from accused
Noida, January 12 The Chowkhandi boys had kidnapped the MBA student along with her friend Amit Panwar who were returning after shopping in Great India Mall in Sector-38 Noida on January 5, 2009. Both the students were overpowered after which the girl was allegedly gang-raped by the Chowkhandi youth. On receiving the complaint, police had nabbed five youths the same night in a raid in Garhi
Chowkhandi. The cricketers had been detained on suspicion and on following day the police had formally arrested the five youths on gang rape charges. While the five were presented in a court on Wednesday, police had meanwhile arrested another member of Chowkhandi cricket team. On Thursday another accused was nabbed while on Saturday three more were arrested and later sent to jail. The last accused was nabbed on Sunday from the house of his relative in Sector-37
Noida. A taro card with victim’s photo, a cricket bat used to beat up the victim and her friend and three wickets were also recovered from him. SP City, Ashok Tripathi said five accused had been taken on police remained while police has yet to recover some items connected with the case from the accused. |
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Corporate training at IGNOU
New Delhi, January 12 This centre will impart skills for corporate career. It will help bridge the gap between current university education in the country and on-the-job skill requirement in the industry. It will develop programmes on corporate education. The centre will develop insights into corporate management, governance practices, strategy formulations and related laws, their delivery mechanisms, need for harmonisation in the light of emerging realities. The emphasis is on creating special modules for middle-level managers and arranging timing for them so that they contribute significantly. The CCETC will develop programmes on corporate education as per the norms of the industry and will deliver consultancy services to state governments, state open universities, private universities, banking and financial services through both face to face and ODL methods.
— TNS
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Blueline driver fires at another for overtaking
Noida, January 12 The erring driver, identified as Luv, was overpowered but not before he dumped the offending weapon into a gutter, police said. A case of attempt to murder has been slapped against him. The incident took place around noon when the two Blueline buses were approaching Delhi from this Uttar Pradesh township. Furious that he had been overtaken, Luv ran towards the other driver, Praveen, and fired at him but missed the target. As a frightened Praveen ran towards the Noida police chief’s office, Luv chased him with the gun in his hand. Delhi policemen asked him to stop but Luv fired at them. The policemen fired back and eventually nabbed him. Delhi’s Blueline buses, which also ply in Noida, are notorious for causing frequent and often fatal accidents.
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Congress protest against property tax in villages
New Delhi, January 12 “People have mostly joint families in villages and therefore they require residential area in the same proportion. Villagers constitute agriculturists who require plenty of space to keep their animals and store fodder, agriculture equipment and garage,” said JK Sharma, Leader of Opposition.
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Balliraman, home for power thieves
New Delhi, January 12 In 2008, the BSES enforcement team had caught Mohommad Shahid of Ballimaran at Chandini Chowk stealing nearly 20 KW. The stolen power was being used for running an illegal plant. As per the provisions of the Indian Electricity Act 2003, a penalty of Rs 6.21 lakh was imposed on him. He was sent to jail after the special court of electricity had rejected his bail twice. Recently he was granted bail after spending six days in jail. Meanwhile, the BYPL and BSES Yamuna Power Limited enforcement teams conducted mass raids in Kamla Nagar, Kamla Market, Gali Shahtara and Ajmeri Gate. Nine persons were booked for power theft. Power theft of over 55 KW was unearthed in mass raids. Penalties of over Rs 11 lakh have been imposed on them. |
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Dip in temp likely
New Delhi, January 12 The minimum temperature recorded today was 6.5° Celsius, two notches below normal for this time of the year. While the maximum was recorded at 21° Celsius. The minimum temperature will be around 5° Celsius on Tuesday, said the official. “The minimum temperature is likely to fall further in coming days following clear skies. The fog cover has led to a drop in the mercury,” said a Met official. Rail and air traffic was normal.
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Revolver of 1st CBI director at museum
New Delhi, January 12 This Smith and Wesson, 0.38-bore revolver, was gifted by Kohli to his IPS son-in-law, R K Kapoor. The museum has more than 1,300 exhibits. It treasures mementoes, historical FIRs, national/international flags and emblems of various police organisations, says an official.
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Four policemen and one gangster, Manoj Pandit, were injured in a gun battle at Wazirabad Bridge here on Sunday. Four accomplices of Manoj Pandit were also arrested.
