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Aarushi Case
Uncle held for killing 10-yr-old girl in Delhi
Harried parents queue up for nursery forms
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Old age home residents cry for better amenities
Rs 2 lakh looted from bank
Businessman shot at in Mandawali
I&B ministry worker found dead at Shastri Bhawan
Two more succumb to swine flu
Noida cops beaten up in Delhi
MCD drive to clear walls of posters
Lawyers strike work
Congress leader’s bag stolen
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Aarushi Case
New Delhi, September 15 “Investigation is in progress. Keeping in view the interest of a fair and impartial investigation and also directions of the Supreme Court, the CBI does not propose to share any details with the media at this stage,” said CBI spokesperson Harsh Bahal. The CBI had earlier drawn flak from the SC for revealing the investigation details to the media and in the process alerting the culprits when the investigation was initially taken up by the CBI in June last year. However, with the failure of CBI to trace the mobile phone even as it had been used since February, the CBI is once again on the back foot. When questioned about its failure to trace the phone, a CBI officer did not give a direct answer. “We would answer all the questions when we file the chargesheet before the court. We are really not in a position to answer any queries from the media,” maintained a CBI official. According to information, the CBI has its own mobile surveillance system which is far much advanced and sophisticated than the other such systems in the country. “CBI has one of the most advance mobile surveillance systems in the country. If it failed to trace the mobile even as we could, it is not a good sign,” said a senior Delhi police official requesting anonymity. The mobile was recovered on Sunday from a Khurja (Bulandshahr) resident, 16 months after Aarushi and her domestic help Hemraj were found brutally murdered in her Noida home. The CBI had taken over the investigation in the case after 13 days of the twin murders when Noida Police seemed to lose ground. The agency carried out the probe under the leadership of Arun Kumar, joint director (CBI), but failed to make any headway in the case. According to information, a new probe team headed by Javed Ahmed (joint director) and Nilabh Kishore as investigation officer (IO) are looking into the case now with the assistance of almost 50 officers. |
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Uncle held for killing 10-yr-old girl in Delhi
New Delhi, September 15 According to the police, the accused Babu Mandal, 22, is the victim Rinku’s uncle and is allegedly having an affair with her mother. He allegedly killed Rinku as she had seen him with her mother in a compromising position. Rinku was found dead yesterday morning in the hills of Neb Sarai with multiple head injuries. She studied in class II and lived with her parents in a rented accommodation at Neb Sarai village. Her body was found 25 to 30 meters away from her home. DCP (south) HGS Dhaliwal said on the intervening night of September 13-14, Rinku had seen Babu Mandal in a compromising position with her mother Ruma near her house. Ruma left the place and rushed back but Babu Mandal caught Rinku. He requested her not to divulge the incident to her father, to which Rinku refused. Therefore, he took her to a nearby jungle and killed her by curling her head with a stone. “Babu Mandal bore multiple scratches on his face, neck and body. He was forensically examined to ascertain the cause and time of injuries, which appeared to nail scratches. This raised suspicion to which he could not give any justification,” said DCP Dhaliwal. After sustained interrogation, he broke down and confessed to have killed Rinku. He disclosed that he had hit her with a stone on her head. He further revealed he that was having an affair with his sister-in-law Ruma, Rinku’s mother. The accused is a labourer. He is married and has two kids. |
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Harried parents queue up for nursery forms
New Delhi, September 15 Tuesday was the last day for sale of application forms in many schools in the NCR region though forms continue to be available in other schools. Beleaguered parents complain that schools are keeping the sale of forms open only for two to three days. It prevents them from applying in more than one school. Confusion is rife among parents as schools do not follow any common procedure for admission. Besides, there is not much time available for the procurement and submission of forms. Some schools are conducting interviews with parents and students, others are going in for informal interaction to select students. Aditi Sharma, a parent says, “I had applied at Banyan Tree World School in Gurgaon and also wanted to apply at a few other schools. However, due to lack of time available for the collection and submission of forms, I could only apply at Banyan Tree for my son. This is certainly going to limit his chances. For one thing schools have long lines of parents for forms and the process is time-consuming. We needed more days.” Another parent Dimple says, “I applied at Amity International for the admission of my daughters, but time is short. I could not apply elsewhere. Most schools are giving us just two to three days. I wanted to apply at Father Agnel School in Noida but admission closed there today. Now I have to take my chance having applied at only one school.” A number of schools have closed the sale of forms. These include Amity International Noida, DPS Faridabad, Father Agnel School Noida and Banyan Tree World School in Gurgaon. One of the schools where admission process is yet to begin is the Shri Ram School, Aravali, Gurgaon. The school coordinator says, “Our nursery admissions are yet to begin. Forms will be made available for three days from October 22-24. Parents can book a seat at this time and there is no online registration for booking a seat. Parents will have to collect forms at the counter and their enquiries will be addressed at that time.” Shehnaz, another parent, says, “I am having many problems in this admission season. There are long queues of parents trying to book a seat. Many schools in Gurgaon have closed the sale of forms. I have only applied at Banyan Tree. Of course, I plan to apply at Shri Ram School once admissions open there.” |
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Old age home residents cry for better amenities
Gt Noida, September 15 Kailash Hospital medical superintendent, Dr Sannil Kapoor, said, “Recently one Nishit Pathak came at the emergency ward with injuries on the right leg. He told the doctors that he had got struck in elevator at Senior Citizen Home Complex.” “A visitor was stuck at F block elevator last week. It took over an hour to pull him out and rush to hospital, said Mrs Gupta, one of the residents. Mrs Sherawat, another resident, said, “A milkman also got struck in the elevator at D block recently. From 8 pm till 4 am, he was stuck up. Police came and pulled him out.” In one more incident, a visitor got stuck up in the elevator the other day. “However, RWA representatives did not help him. Residents pulled him out,” said a resident B. Singh. Dr R.P.Gupta, a senior citizen and resident of T block, said, “The elevators could not be installed at four blocks R, S, T and U. Around a hundred senior citizens are living in these blocks at semi-finished flats. I live at 5th floor and at this age using stairs was very troublesome. My wife does not move out as she has joint pains. Elevator is necessary for her, but we are helpless.” Ishwar Chand, another resident, said, “Allottees are all senior citizens who found their dreams shattered. We have just allotment letter and apartments are not yet registered. We have no ownership right. What will happen after our death? Around 27 allottees have died since allotment.” Society general secretary, S.P.Malhotra while admitting the lapses said the society was cancelling the maintenance contract of the elevator contractor and hiring another who could deliver better services. |
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Rs 2 lakh looted from bank
Noida, September 15 Meanwhile, Govindpuri police post in charge and policemen on leopard duty have been suspended. The Cooperative Bank branch is located on the highway near Govindpuri bus stand. Four employees, including the bank’s manager, were present when the incident took place. The incident took place when Thushar Khanna, a resident of Govindpuri was getting a withdrawal form signed by manager Babita Nagar. Two masked men barged into the bank. One of them with revolver in hand made everybody captive. They took Rs 2 lakh kept at the cashier’s counter, put it in their bag and fled on a black Pulser bike towards Meerut. Before fleeing, they had bolted the bank’s door from outside. A bank staff informed the police about the incident. IG (Meerut) Javed Akhtar, SSP Akhil Kumar, SP K.K. Asthana, CO Kapil Dev Singh, SHO B.K. Singh reached the bank with a police team. A police official said the robbers were between the 25 to 30 years of age. IG police has asked bank secretary Vedpal Singh to remove the shortcomings on the bank premises. He has asked him to have a CCTV fixed in the bank and a security guard posted outside the bank. |
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Businessman shot at in Mandawali
New Delhi, September 15 The police said the victim Raj Kumar Gupta (55) was in his house around 10:30 am when the incident took place. Two men barged into his house and shot at him. The bullet hit his jaw. He was immediately rushed to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash hospital where he is undergoing treatment, said a police official. Meanwhile, the family suspects it to be the handiwork of one of his business rivals and neighbour. Raj Kumar owns a general store in Indira Colony. A case was registered and an investigation is on. 2 held with ganja
The south district police has claimed to have seized 60-kg ganja (cannabis) and has arrested two persons involved in its supply in the national Capital. ‘’Parkash Singh (32) and Moti Khan (52) were arrested yesterday during police patrolling in the Netaji Nagar area and 58.85-kg cannabis was seized from them,’’ DCP (south) HGS Dhaliwal said. The motorcycle they used to supply the material has also been recovered, he added. ‘’It was learnt that huge quantity of drug was brought from Palwal and Faridabad in Haryana to Delhi via Badarpur border,’’ Dhaliwal said. The police suspected that along with supplying the narcotic to clusters in Badarpur, Netaji Nagar, RK Puram in south Delhi till Mayapuri and Raghubir Nagar in west Delhi, the accused also supplied it to students outside colleges and educational institutions in the city. |
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I&B ministry worker found dead at Shastri Bhawan
New Delhi, September 15 A senior police officer said that some workers of the Shastri Bhawan discovered the body inside the toilet of second floor and informed the police. “The deceased was identified as Joginder Kumar who worked with I&B ministry. He was recognised by his colleagues. His body bore no injury marks and it appeared to police that he might have died after a cardiac attack. We have sent his body for postmortem,” said a senior police officer. Joginder Kumar’s family members reportedly said that he was a heart patient. |
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Two more succumb to swine flu
New Delhi, September 15 Debashish Kar, 26, who gave in to the fatal virus this morning, did not visit a doctor for 12 days and it was only when his condition deteriorated, he was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) on September 12. Again, the complications in his case are also attributable to his history of smoking. Meanwhile, Ambedkar University (AU) has shut down till Wednesday, after two students and a faculty member from its School of Human Studies tested positive for H1N1 disease. |
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Noida cops beaten up in Delhi
Noida, September 15 The Sector-24 police had arrested some laptop thieves on Sunday. The thieves told the police they had sold the laptops in the Trilokpuri area of Delhi. A team of the Noida police went to a Trilokpuri address late in the evening to nab those who had purchased the stolen laptops. But the people in the area had already been alerted about the raid. They allegedly pounced upon the policemen. Those who had bought the laptops created a commotion and attacked the policemen. But as senior officials of the Noida police contacted their Delhi counterparts, the Delhi police arrived on the spot. Meanwhile, Noida SP (city) has said the arrested thieves had given incorrect addresses. Earlier too, two Noida police teams had been beaten up when they had gone to conduct a raid in Delhi. The incidents had taken place in Jamia Nagar and Dalpura. |
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MCD drive to clear walls of posters
New Delhi, September 15 About 3,939 posters, including bills, pamphlets, posters and wall writings were removed in the city. “In all 12 zones of MCD, a team of workers was deployed to clean areas where maximum posters were located,” said an MCD official. Such a drive was also launched on August 24. About 7,000 posters were removed during that drive. “We urged the citizens to remove at least one poster because public cooperation is a must for the success of such drives,” said the official. As many as 2,632 posters, 673 banners, 458 boards and 176 sunpacks were removed today. |
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Lawyers strike work
Noida, September 15 The advocates have once again decided to start a campaign for this purpose. To begin with, a two-day strike will be observed in district courts, collectorates and tehsils of western UP. On Thursday, Sangarsh Samiti proposes to have a 'chakka jam' strike over the entire western UP with a view to registering their demand with the state and the central goverments. The district organiser and president of District Bar Association, Ankur Nagar said that the demand for a High Court bench in western UP had an overwhelming support of people. Udhyog Vapar Mandal, Gram Pradhans' Association, Noida Lok Manch and the political parties, all have supported setting up of a High Court bench. Nagar said MLAs from G.B. Nagar--Satbir Gujjar, Hem Raj Singh, Ved Ram Bhatti and MP Surinder Nagar were all in favour of the demand. On Sunday, the Central Sangarsh Samiti, formed under Meerut District Court Bar Association will meet in Noida. This meeting will decide about the future course of action. |
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Congress leader’s bag stolen
Faridabad, September 15 The victim Vijay Chandela had parked his car on NH-5 near More Mall and gone to meet his friend. When he returned, he found the windowpane was broken and the briefcase missing. He has lodged a complaint. He said he was surprised at as the theft took place in the busy centre of the city. |
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