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2 eunuchs murdered at home
Five-year-old strangled |
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93 inmates die in Dasna Jail since 1997
Ghazipur abattoir poorly equipped, say butchers
Crime File
Games
Dikshit orders surprise checks at Games sites
First global lesson for school kids
Metro to Noida may start by Nov 10
Online booking for tourist buses soon
GPA holders to benefit by
changes in Act
School kids to do prabhat pheri for poster-free Delhi
Kids get tips on AIDS
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2 eunuchs murdered at home
New Delhi, October 20 The victims stayed in house number P-90 in the Shaheen Bagh area of Jamia Nagar. The driver of Guruji, Sultan, and her adopted son Nadeem are missing. According to police, the bodies have been sent for post-mortem to AIIMS and the exact time of deaths would be known only after the report arrives. However, the police suspects that the duo was killed at least some 30 to 40 hours ago, probably sometime on Sunday night. “Vimlesh’s body was found on the first floor of the house with his throat slit, while Meena’s body was found on the ground floor. The killers probably caught them unaware and used a sharp-edged knife to slit their throats,” said a police official. The bodies were discovered around 3 pm when Reena and one another eunuch came to the victims’ house. “The two eunuchs had come yesterday also, but returned after finding the house locked. However, since Vimlesh was not answering his phone, the duo came looking for him today again. According to them, while trying to peek inside the house through the kitchen ventilation, they sensed foul smell and then informed the police,” said an official. The lock of the house was broken by the police in the presence of witnesses, after which, the bodies were discovered. A case of murder has been lodged at the Jamia Nagar police station and further investigations are on. According to the police, robbery could be one of the reasons behind the murders. “Eunuchs generally collect huge sums of money during Karva Chauth and Divali. Since Vimlesh was the head of the eunuchs of the area, and according to her colleagues, the money was kept in her house there is a probability that robbery could be the reason behind the murders. As of now the missing driver is the prime suspect,” said an official. However, the amount of cash and the exact value of the goods missing from the house could not be ascertained, but it is believed to be at least few lakhs. Meanwhile, the police has not ruled out personal rivalry or enmity behind the murder. “The locals had often complained about the nuisance created by the eunuchs here and had even opposed their buying a house here. We are investigating from all angles and will reach the criminals very soon,” added the official. |
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Five-year-old strangled
greater noida, October 20 The police has booked two brothers for murder and further investigations are on. The motive of the crime will become clear only after receiving the postmortem report, police said. Five-year-old Dhiraj, son of Murli, had gone missing while playing in front of neighbour Dalip’s house at 9 a.m. on Monday in Charauli village. After some time, the family members started looking for the child in the village. Some people told Murli that they had seen the child going into Dalip’s house. Finding his house locked, people peeped from the window and saw part of Dhiraj’s body. As the villagers went inside the house after breaking the lock on the door, they were shocked to see that the body bore many signs of injuries and cotton had been stuffed into his mouth so that he could not shout for help. The police came promptly after being informed and took possession of the body. Villagers said a day earlier, a tantric had visited Dalip’s house and advised him to make a sacrificial offer of a child. Murli’s younger brother Jai Chand lodged a murder report naming Dilip and his brother Khem Chand. SP Rural, Surinder Kumar Verma said there was no proof that the child had been killed on tantric’s advice. However, the brothers have been booked for murder.
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93 inmates die in Dasna Jail since 1997
Ghaziabad, October 20 Regarding Asthana’s death, district MMG Hospital superintendent AK Singh said his body became bluish that suggested the consumption of poisonous substance. He said whether it was a suicide attempt or the poison was administered to him was a case of micro-analysis. Former Bar Association president Nahar Singh Yadav moved the apex court to stop the district administration from cremating the body, but he was late since Asthana’s last rites were held on Sunday. The jail has seen nine such deaths in 10 months this year, including Frontier Mail blast accused Shakeel, who committed suicide by hanging self from a window by his shirt. A magisterial inquiry ruled out security lapses. The jail recorded four deaths in 2008, nine in 2007 and eight in 2006. Ravinder Pradhan, the main accused in the Prof Kavita Chaudhary murder case, died due to consumption of glass pieces in the jail. However, jail superintendent VK Singh said Pradhan might have consumed the glass pieces during childhood and it could have resulted in the fatality later. Similarly, several other inmates, wanted in cases like Qamaruddin, Iqbal Singh, Jiji Hasan, Guru Jan Singh, Noor Hasan and Thakur Singh also died in mysterious circumstances in the jail. However, inquiries conducted into their deaths exonerated the jail administration and found no loopholes in the prison’s
security. IANS |
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Ghazipur abattoir poorly equipped, say butchers
New Delhi, October 20 According to various associations of slaughter houses, they are not willing to shift to the newly-built abattoir at Ghazipur, as it is unable to meet their requirements. They said they would meet Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit and Lt Governor in this regard and “The corporation has given the new abattoir at Ghazipur to a private company, the owner of which is an exporter of animals, and at times, refuses to slaughter our animals,” Kishan Lal, president, Jhatka Association, said. He said the new slaughter house could slaughter only 3,000 animals in an eight-hour shift whereas the demand was nearly 10,000 animals per day. “The officers concerned said they would start a second shift at the new abattoir, but would also be of no use for it would become difficult for the local shopkeepers to carry the slaughtered carcasses to their shops in the evening,” said Nawab-uddin, Buffalo Trade Welfare Association. The Supreme Court today refused to stay the closure notices issued by the MCD to the slaughter houses of Id-gah area. The corporation had asked them to shift operations to Ghazipur by October 21. In retaliation, the slaughter house owners challenged the closure notices asking them to shift to the modern slaughter house in Supreme Court. “There is no arrangement for processing the guts and intestines of animals that become the raw material for making threads used for operations,” said Mohammad Aquil Qureshi, president, Delhi Meat Merchants’ Association. He said the abattoir did not provide the facility for keeping the stock of tons of hides and skins of sheep and buffaloes. Also, there was no provision for keeping the unsold stock of live animals, he added. Though the ‘jhatka’ and buffalo sections of the Id-gah slaughter house have been shifted, the ‘halal’ section was yet to be closed due to opposition from a section of meat-sellers. The civic body had announced last week that the ‘halal’ section would be closed down on October 21. Earlier, the legislative wing of the MCD had requested the municipal commissioner to defer the plan to close down the slaughter house at Id-gah in a month in view of the Id-ud Zuha in November. Id-ud Zuha or Baqr-Id is on November 28 and the councilors said the shifting date would be deferred till then, but no action was taken. |
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Nephew held for aunt’s murder
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 20 Blood-stained cricket bat used in the commission of crime and clothes of the accused have also been recovered. According to police, the investigative team after the close examination of the spot believed that some known person or relative might be involved in the brutal murder. The team members started collecting information about the suspect. They came to know that during the last rites of the woman, her nephew Bunty had not turned up and was also absconding from his house in Meerut. Acting on a tip-off, the police caught Bunty on October 16 from near Race Course, Meerut Cantt area and interrogated him in detail. He confessed to the crime. During sustained interrogation, Bunty broke down and disclosed that he was unemployed and used to come to Delhi to borrow money from his uncle and aunt. He had also come on October 4, 5 and 6. During these visits, he saw his aunt wearing heavy gold jewellery and planned to loot her. On October 12, he came to Delhi at around 5 pm. His aunt was alone at that time and he asked for tea. As she entered the kitchen, the accused started beating her and tried to strangulate her. Later, he smashed her head with a cricket bat kept nearby. After killing her, he took the jewellery and fled from the spot. He went to Meerut at night and in the morning sold some ornaments for Rs 49,000 to a local jeweller. Then he went to Rishikesh and stayed in the Hotel Gaurav and later came to Meerut and stayed in the Hotel Neeraj. The entries made in those hotels have been matched during investigation. Bharat Aneja is unemployed and a habitual gambler. He is married and has two children. Woman hangs self
A 32-year-old woman committed suicide last night in the Karala area of outer Delhi. According to information, Anokhi Devi hanged herself from a ceiling fan of her house in Indira Vihar. Her body was discovered by her husband today morning. The police said domestic problems over poverty were the likely cause of the extreme step. “Anokhi Devi was found hanging from a fan inside her house today morning. The post-mortem was conducted at the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. We do not suspect foul play and believe she hanged herself, but will be sure only after post- mortem,” said the police. Anokhi left behind three children between three and nine years of age. |
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Now, only 5000 buses to be GPS-enabled
Jyoti Rai Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 20 While new buses promise mobile recharge vouchers among add-ons, out of 800 new DTC buses on roads, only around 110 on the BRT route have been equipped with the Global Positioning Systems (GPS). The initial proposal mooted to create the GPS-enabled Automatic Vehicle Tracking and Monitoring System with Passenger Information System (AVTMPS) on build-operate-transfer basis and planned to include at least 11,000 buses on Delhi roads, including DTC, and private buses. Interestingly, now the tender is for 5,000 buses only as against the earlier plan for 11,000. Earlier, a Gurgaon-based firm had backed out from running the GPS service putting the proposal on hold. In a pre-bid meeting that was called last month, around 30 companies came up. DTC officials are optimistic that the system should be in place by the year end. However, if put in place, the system would facilitate timely travel as LED boards would tell passengers the exact location of a particular bus and the time it will take to reach the stop. Currently, the buses installed with GPS systems run on the BRT corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand. The control room for the same has been set up at the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) office at ISBT, Kashmiri Gate. When contacted, DTC officials said installation of the GPS systems was the responsibility of the DIMTS instead of the Delhi Transports Corporation.
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Dikshit orders surprise checks at Games sites
New Delhi, October 20 Sources in the CM’s office said the instructions were given to ensure the Commonwealth Games Federation that preparations for the Games would be completed in time. For the Chief Minister, preparations of the Games have become a prestige issue after negative remarks made by some of the members of the Commonwealth Games Federation who reviewed the projects recently. As various authorities—public works department, Delhi Development Authority, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and New Delhi Municipal Corporation– are involved in the construction works related to the Games it is very difficult for a single authority to monitor them. The Chief Minister asked the senior officers of the departments concerned to monitor the progress of the projects. She also advised them to visit the sites after midnight as at various places the work was being done 24 hours. The Chief Minister said if any laxity was visible in the work, she would not spare the contractors, sources said. The directions in this regard were issued last week and thereafter the officers have started visiting the sites after finishing their office work in the evening. Sources said that the pace of work by the MCD had improved after the officers started visiting sites. The CM has also asked the citizens to make complaints if they spot potholes, over-flowing drains and non-functional streetlights . She has also started a toll-free helpline for this purpose, the sources said. |
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First global lesson for school kids
New Delhi, October 20 As the schools started today morning, students logged on to a special website and joined debates with other students around the world on discussion boards, posted news articles and pictures on issues that affect their countries. Over 10 Indian schools participated, including AMITY, Pushpa Vihar, Delhi Public School International and Vidya Shankar International. “Global Perspectives Day offers Indian students a chance to work alongside overseas students. The initiative stimulates students, because it encourages them to think outside their experiences and play an interactive role in the classrooms,” Ian Chambers, regional manager of the South Asia initiative, said. The event started from Columba College at Dunedin in New Zealand and ended at Churchill College in Col. San Pablo Tepetlapa in Mexico at 11 pm (GMT). Participants said it was fun and an educative experience that taught them about the world beyond India and their city. The discussions revolved around issues like belief system, disease and health, trade and aid, tradition, culture and language, climate change, conflict and peace and water. A special e-newsletter containing the articles published by students would be taken out to commemorate and the class that created the winning design for a T-shirt would also have their shirt made.
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Metro to Noida may start by Nov 10
Noida, October 20 DMRC MD E Sreedharan said the Metro from Delhi to Noida could start around November 10 before the International Trade Fair that opens on November 14, provided the on-going work would be completed. Sources of the Noida Authority said DMRC engineers had confirmed that the work on Metro track had been completed. Work of giving finishing touches to railway stations and stairs is being expedited, they added. Noida Authority officers said in the International Trade Fair being held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, a number of people and delegations from across the world visit Delhi and Noida, including VVIPs, who would be visiting Noida almost daily. It would augur well for Noida if Metro service between Delhi and Noida is commissioned by that time. DMRC engineers, however, said they had been asked to be prepared for trial run of Metro to Noida from November 1. A Craft Fair, Shilp Utsav, is being organised in Noida jointly by the Uttar Pradesh Government and Noida Authority in the first week of November. It would begin on October 30 and conclude on November 8. Metro rail link would help many people from Delhi to visit this fair also. But, unfinished work is pending on DMRC stations which would be difficult to complete before December end, the sources added. |
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Online booking for tourist buses soon
New Delhi, October 20 Sources said this is being done in view of the Commonwealth Games as more than 20,000 visitors are expected to visit Delhi. The visitors will be given details of bus number, seat number, tourist places and boarding place of the bus. Besides, transport department of the Delhi government has decided to launch automatic ticket system in all the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, sources said. Automatic ticket machine will be installed in the buses that will be based on the Internet system and everything will be controlled from the central control room of the DTC. As soon as the conductor issues a ticket, the details will be visible in the control room. The ticket will bear information about amount, distance and name of the stoppage. A meeting was held a few weeks back, but the decision to announce the scheme could not be taken as the chairman-cum-managing director, DTC, was not present. The department has also decided to adopt the e-ticketing system in the DTC buses. This system is already in practice in railways. Under this system, one can get the ticket issued from his residence or cyber café. The sources said that the government may introduce these systems next month during the launch of local bus service in Dwarka. |
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GPA holders to benefit by
changes in Act
New Delhi, October 20 The recommended changes in the Delhi Cooperative Societies
(DCS) Act by the committee will benefit lakhs of GPA holders in the Capital. The committee has strongly recommended that allotment of flats under group housing societies should be on the lines of DDA where a society is turned into an RWA after allotment and that association is then responsible for its day-to-day affairs and maintenance. “The committee has rightly recommended that the cooperative society should come to an end after allotment of a plot or flat and a Resident Welfare Association
(RWA) with all residents of the society as members should run the society,” said
V.N.Bali, convenor, GPA Holders Association, Delhi. “These recommendations, if implemented, will also help in rooting out corruption in the cooperative housing societies such as the Rs 4000-crore scam that took place in
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School kids to do prabhat pheri for poster-free Delhi
News Delhi, October 20 The event is being organised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to create awareness on the defacement of public properties by posters. Prithivi Raj Sahni, chairman, education committee, said the education department has made special arrangements . The Delhi police is also being requested to extend necessary cooperation against offenders and take appropriate action. Municipal commissioner K.S. Mehra said the MCD would request all non-governmental organisations, traders, resident welfare associations and university students to come forward and support the initiative. |
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Kids get tips on AIDS
New Delhi, October 20 A total of 150 students from eight reputed schools of the national Capital took part in the training programme. Film and television actor Naushi Ali Sardar was the guest of honour at the function.
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