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Psycho stalker shot Radhika to avenge beating: Cops
DU students join ABVP’s bandh
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5 held for multi-crore bank loan fraud
3 kids of family kidnapped
BJP seeks probe into dirty water
NDMC proposes 24x7 water supply
NDMC budget for sports facilities
Nod to 20,520 houses for slum dwellers
Ration outlets near offices soon
Liquor shops fetch Rs
286 cr
2 minors raped, accused arrested
2 boys killed by speeding vehicles
Four robbers arrested
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Psycho stalker shot Radhika to avenge beating: Cops
New Delhi, March 11 The youth, identified as Vijay, alias Ram Singh, is yet to be arrested, but the Delhi police has detained two of his friends-- Ashraf and Tabrez-- from Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh and they are being brought to Delhi. According to H.G.S. Dhaliwal, DCP (South), the duo is likely to be arrested on its arrival in the national Capital for sheltering and assisting Vijay in escaping after the murder. "The two have corroborated the sequence of events after the murder and revealed that Vijay shot Radhika to avenge the humiliation which he had to undergo after some villagers bashed him up for stalking her about three years ago," said Dhaliwal. He said efforts were on to nab Vijay. According to information, Vijay was sacked by his employer after the beating incident and he went to Mumbai. However, he was in touch with some friends working at Naraina and often talked about avenging the humiliation and “injustice”. "Vijay came back from Mumbai about one month ago and approached his former employer Kamaal for a job, but was refused. He then joined an embroidery unit in Shakurpurbasti and stalked Radhika twice before shooting her on Tuesday," said Dhaliwal. The police managed to identify him after several intelligence inputs in Nariana village and help from Kamaal. It has emerged that after shooting Radhika, Vijay contacted Ashraf and Tabrez, who were living in the Rohini area, and in the night, told them about having killed Radhika. However, when the news of the murder spread, Vijay asked the duo to bring his clothes from Shakurpurbasti and decided to leave Delhi. "Tabrez and Ashraf brought Vijay's belongings and then went with him to Gurgaon. After spending the night there, they left Vijay at the Gurgaon railway station and went to their native village, Biswa in Sitapur district," revealed Dhaliwal. According to him, Ashraf and Tabrez also worked as daily labourers in embroidery units. Vijay has a “psycho-streak” and enjoys stalking women. |
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DU students join ABVP’s bandh
New Delhi, March 11 ABVP's state organisational secretary Dr Yogendra Pyasi said, "Our bandh call was a total success and our workers visited all colleges in the morning ensuring a door-to-door shutdown. Over 78 colleges were closed and students joined the protest in a large number on its fourth day. The protest will continue tomorrow as well and a condolence meeting with a candle march will be held at arts faculty. Our movement will continue till the culprit is apprehended by the police, we want justice for Radhika and the protest will continue till this is not met with." Meanwhile, the DUSU organised a peaceful procession to the Vice-Chancellor's (VC) office. It started in the morning from arts faculty after a two-minutes silence for the peace of Radhika's soul and headed towards VC office via law faculty, Kranti Chowk, Chatra Marg, Jai Jawan Tea Stall, DU Lawns and reached VC office where the protestors demanded that a woman police station be set up at DU and CCTV cameras should also be operated across the campus. Akshay Kumar, joint secretary, DUSU, said, "The protest movement carried on into its fourth day today, we took out a peaceful march where a large number of students participated and made our demands known to the VC. We want security to be strengthened on the campus and for this, CCTV cameras should be put up across the campus and a woman police station should be set up. Radhika's death is a sad reflection on DU, students lives should be made secure on campus and the varsity as well as the government should shoulder their responsibility on this front."
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5 held for multi-crore bank loan fraud
New Delhi, March 11 Luxury cars, 15 national/international SIM cards, cash worth lakhs of rupees, fake documents i.e. PAN cards, ID cards, Forms-16 and salary slips of MNCs, registration certificates, driving licenses, etc. have been seized from their possession. According to Parwaiz Ahmed, additional DCP (central), the accused have been identified as Jitesh Kumar, Manish Chaudhary, Sandeep Chaudhary, Rajesh Kumar and Rahul. The arrest followed an investigation into the complaint filed by one Lalit Kumar at the Ranjit Nagar police station who was cheated by the gang on the pretext of giving him a personal loan. "Since only the names of the accused were available and no other details were known, technical surveillance was mounted to apprehend the accused," said Ahmed. It was revealed that taking advantage of their knowledge of the procedure and the loopholes involved in pursuing loans, they used to approach public sector banks, masquerading themselves as employees of reputed MNCs and used to impress the branch manager with their fluent English. The gang used to present applications on fictitious names for vehicle loans for luxury vehicles and attach fabricated documents in support of the proof of ID, address, income and quotations of luxury cars. Once the loan was sanctioned, in order to obtain the cheque for loan amount, they used to present a fake cash receipt to the bank purported to have been obtained from the vehicle dealer as the margin money (20 per cent of the total price of the vehicle is to be paid by the applicant himself and the same is called margin money). "In order to get the said cheques encashed, they used to get an account opened in advance in the name of the said vehicle dealers (which actually existed), again on fake documents. They also used to prepare fake registration and insurance certificates and used to submit copies of these documents in the bank to confirm that the vehicle had already been delivered to them. Further, to win their confidence, they regularly paid the EMIs," said Ahmed. According to the police, the gang has got 34 vehicle worth Rs 2.34 crore sanctioned on fake documents without purchasing the vehicles. Further investigation is on and the role of bank employees is also being probed.
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3 kids of family kidnapped
Faridabad, March 11 The three boys-Yogender (3), Rohit (6) and Udai (11) -- study in Green Field School in Old Faridabad. Residents of the nearby Fatehpur Chandela village, the children are cousins, two being siblings. They were returning home along with their 12-year-old sister when they were accosted by a stranger. According to the police, the stranger, wearing dark glasses and a hat, told the children that their parents had asked them to accompany him to purchase clothes for them as there was a marriage in their family. The sister refused to go with him, but the boys accompanied the man. According to the police, the stranger took the boys towards a nearby railway line. The police, however, did not give the details of the investigation. The police swung into action after the parents approached it. The incident has led to severe criticism of the police, as the spot from where the man abducted the boys is near a police station.
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BJP seeks probe into dirty water
New Delhi, March 11 Delhi unit chief of the BJP Vijender Gupta said a letter had been written to the Lt Governor in this regard and a party delegation would meet him to discuss the issue. He said on complaints from many people about contaminated water being supplied by the DJB, the Public Health Department of the MCD had lifted 616 samples of water supplied from 11 zones of the city and sent for testing in the government laboratory at Rajpur Road. In the report, 111 samples from 10 zones were found to be full of "poisonous bacteria". The DJB is supplying almost contaminated water in south zone, Karol Bagh zone and Civil Lines zone. The report from other zones also is not good. Out of 616 samples taken, 505 samples were between the border line of fit and unfit. The bacteria found in the failed samples may cause typhoid, cholera, gastroenteritis, jaundice and hepatitis-A which are all dangerous diseases, he said. This has been brought to the knowledge of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who is the chairperson of the Delhi Jal Board, but nothing is being done. In foreign countries, water is supplied only after testing the samples on daily basis. The DJB is not doing so, he said.
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NDMC proposes 24x7 water supply
New Delhi, March 11 Giving details of the 24x7 water supply, the NDMC officials said this would not result in augmentation of water supply but on the contrary would reduce the water consumption by the people. "People have to wake up at four in the morning and store water for the entire day. While, with a continuous water supply they would tend to use water more economically," said Anand Tiwari. He said the project would give emphasis on distribution efficiency and reduction in 'non-revenue water', which effectively means cutting down on loss and wastage. Talking about the project, the official said the council was in the process of zeroing in a consultant. "We have started the exercise of identifying the consultant for this project with the target to start work on ground in the coming financial year. We hope to get support of the Delhi government and the ministry of urban development and expect to get funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission," said NDMC chairman Parimal Rai. The NDMC officials said the project would run on software which would suggest the gaps and help improve the efficiency of the water distribution network. The other new initiative planned by the NDMC is the introduction of smart cards for the students of its schools in the city. The smart card will provide the entire record of the child from his health reports to performance in the classroom. "These cards will be given to all students and will have health status details of students to be used in case of any emergency and their educational profile to help assess any gaps and requirements," said the chairman. Also, there has been no change in the tax schedule. |
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NDMC budget for sports facilities
New Delhi, March 11 This was the first budget presented by the newly formed council. According to the budget estimates, the NDMC has earned a profit of Rs 161.34 crore. The revenue receipts in the revised budget estimate for the year 2010-11 are projected at Rs 1,918.70 crore against the budget estimate of Rs 1,757.36 crore. For 2011-12, the revenue receipts are estimated at Rs 1,659.80 crore and expenditure at 1,455.55 crore. While expressing satisfaction over the upgradation of sports infrastructures carried out by the NDMC before the Commonwealth Games last year, Rai announced that carrying forward the legacy, the civic body would develop 78 playgrounds for children in residential colonies. The ministry of sports and youth affairs was supporting them in this project, he added. "With increasing construction activities, playingfields for children are shrinking. Depending on the availability of the area, playgrounds will be developed for football, volleyball, kho-kho and other sports," the chairman said. The concept is to create space for children and raise awareness about sports. "As a pilot project, we have developed four grounds. They are in Mandir Marg, Raja Bazar, Havloc Square and Talkatora Garden. Among the grounds to be developed, 66 have an area of more than half an acre each. All the grounds will have playing equipment," said NDMC spokesperson Anand Tiwari.
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Nod to 20,520 houses for slum dwellers
New Delhi, March 11 Under the projects, 20,520 ground and four-storey dwellings will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 1,139 crore. Addressing a meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit underlined the need for simultaneous commissioning of basic amenities, including schools, dispensaries, shopping centres, transport facility and power transformer etc, for the residents. These facilities should be developed in the area before the slum dwellers are shifted here, she said. She instructed the departments concerned to work for providing the amenities, for which funds will be allocated to them. Dikshit also stressed upon the need for maintaining the quality of construction, and it was decided to appoint an agency for inspection and monitoring. The committee will keep an eye on the quality of materials being used for the construction of the dwellings. The Delhi Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) will construct 8,420 units at Tikri Kalan, Phase-I, with an estimated cost of Rs 465 crore. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) will excecute five projects at Bhalswa-Jahangirpuri Pocket-II, Sector 16B, Dwarka; A3 Sultanpuri; Bhalswa-Jahangirpuri, Pocket-I and Savda-Ghevra, Phase-II. A total of 7,400 units will be constructed at Bhalswa-Jahangirpuri, Pocket-II, with an estimated cost of Rs 371 crore. Another 4,600 flats will be constructed at Bhalswa-Jahangirpuri, Pocket-I, with an estimated cost of Rs 257 crore. The DUSIB will construct 980 units at Sector 16B, Phase-II, Dwarka, with an estimated cost of Rs 51 crore. Further, it will construct 1,180 units at A3, Sultanpuri, with an estimated cost of Rs 58 crore and another 6,360 flats at Savda-Ghevra, Phase-II, with an estimated cost of Rs 384 crore.
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Ration outlets near offices soon
New Delhi, March 11 This is being done to help the salaried class who are the major sufferers of inflation. This decision was taken today at a meeting attended by senior officers of the food and civil supplies department. The rate of the cereals has not yet been decided. There is pressure from wholesale dealers to stop the government from opening such outlets, sources said. |
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Liquor shops fetch Rs
286 cr
Gurgaon, March 11 This is about 29 per cent than last year's amount. The 117 shops of countrymade liquor were allotted for Rs 57,87,90,000 while the 142 IMFL shops were allotted for Rs 228,95,60,000. The costliest shop was of Galleria Market, which was allotted at Rs 5,54,40,000. Similarly, the shop of Central Arcade fetched Rs 4,53,90,000 while that of Udyog Vihar Border-I fetched Rs 4,15,80,000. |
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2 minors raped, accused arrested
New Delhi, March 11 In the first incident, a 23-year-old man identified as Mohan Ram was arrested form Pilanji village close to Sarojini Nagar for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl while she was on her way home two days ago. "The victim was a class V student of NP Primary School in Sarojini Nagar. Ram promised the victim Rs 5 if she fetched his ball from the nearby bushes. He took the girl to a nearby waterpump house and raped her.
A medical examination conducted at Safdarjung Hospital confirmed the rape, following which he was arrested today," said a police official. In another incident reported from Jehangirpuri, the police has arrested one Roshan Lal for raping a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint. "The victim was alone at her house in J-Block when Roshan barged in and raped her two days ago. He was arrested last night," said a police officer. |
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2 boys killed by speeding vehicles
New Delhi, March 11 In the first incident reported last night from Vijay Vihar in Rohini, 13-year-old Bhola was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck when he was crossing a road. A resident of MCD Colony, Bhola was running an errand for his mother who was cooking for him. The driver of the truck has been arrested even as locals staged a protest and manhandled some policemen and mediapersons. In the second accident in the Kalyanpuri area, 10- year-old Tushar, son of one Dinesh Singh, was killed by a speeding tempo while he was playing outside his house. Tushar was declared brought dead at hospital. The tempo driver has been arrested. |
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Four robbers arrested
New Delhi, March 11 The men of the "Thak-Thak" gang, who use to divert the victim's attention before robbing him, were held on Thursday when a man raised an alarm near the station. They were trying to rob the man of his handbag after diverting his attention. A beat constable apprehended Anand.The accused are Anand, 46, Palani, 43 and Rattamalai, 49, are from Tamil Nadu, while Shankar, 26, is from Karnataka.
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