New Delhi, March 31
The story of 19-year-old Kalpana (not her real name) is not different from other women who are involved in sex work at brothels in Delhi. Her dreams of a better life were shattered when she was duped by a man who sold her at a brothel on GB Road.

Kalpana was rescued by the police and an anti-human trafficking NGO, Shakti Vahini at 7 pm today. A police officer said she had been brought to Delhi by a human trafficker about a month ago.

According to a member of the NGO, she had worked as a domestic maid in Kolkata. She is married and has two young children. "She met a man on a local train at Kolkata. She calls him Bappi. He promised to provide her employment in a hotel at Howrah, West Bengal. She agreed and they boarded a train. Instead of Howrah, he tricked her into going to Delhi," said the member.

The man kept her at Kotla for two days before selling her at a brothel on GB Road.

"The owner of the brothel said that she had bought two women, including the one from West Bengal, for Rs 1.70 lakh. She claimed that they were to work for her for a year and thereafter they were supposed to be sent back homes," added the member.

Kalpana disclosed to the members of Shakti Vahini that when she refused to get involved in sex work, she was beaten and repeatedly raped.

She will be lodged at a shelter home until the West Bengal police arrive in Delhi to take her back to Kolkata. 

New Delhi, March 31
In the wake of instances of snatchings, attempts to robbery and murder over the past one year, the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) of a pocket of Sector B5&6 Vasant Kunj has beefed up security here.

Despite the security measures in place, Vijay Kumar Gupta (60), the Additional Director General of Foreign Trade in the Ministry of Commerce was stabbed multiple times by some robbers at his residence last night. He stays in a duplex with his wife, Kusum Gupta (54) and son, Dhruv Gupta. Kusum works as a teacher at the Air Force Senior Secondary School at Race Course Road. Dhruv has done his graduation.

Vijay and his wife were alone yesterday. Dhruv had been on a trip to Udaipur for the past few days. About 9.15 pm, Vijay went to the balcony after hearing a noise. The two robbers, who were waiting there, attacked him with knives. They escaped when neighbours arrived below the balcony as Vijay and Kusum shouted for help.

The incident has shocked residents, who assert that despite security arrangements such incidents have been happening regularly.

Rajiv Ghelot, RWA president of the area, said, "In the past one year, there have been six attempts of robbery, some cases of chain snatching and an attempt to murder. We installed nine CCTV cameras at the main entrance to the colony and at the lanes where there is heavy movement of people and vehicles. We have employed nine private guards, who have been given wireless sets to communicate. Policemen also patrol the area."

Vijay’s stabbing has surprised even the police.

Additional DCP (South), PH Khushwa said, " The private guards were on duty last night when the incident happened. Police patrolling is regularly conducted in the colony." 

New Delhi, March 31
The police is waiting for the doctor couple to arrive from Thailand, who had allegedly tortured a 13-year-old girl from Jharkhand while she was working as a maid at their residence in Dwarka.

After the girl was rescued, she alleged that she was locked at the residence of the couple, which is situated at Hahmana Apartments at Sector 6, Dwarka. She said that the couple had left her without sufficient food and water.

They have been identified as Dr Sanjay Verma, a diabetologist and Dr Sunita Verma, a gynaecologist. They had left for Bangkok with their 11-year-old daughter, about a week ago.

DCP (South-West) AK Ojha said, "We will arrest the couple after they arrive at Delhi from Thailand."

Yesterday, the girl was presented before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. The CWC ordered the police to lodge an FIR against the placement agency and the doctor couple.

"The FIR would also be registered against the human trafficker, who brought the girl to Delhi. The girl is lodged at Nirmal Chayya," said Neera Malik, CWC chairperson.

The case has been registered under Section 23 (punishment for cruelty to juvenile or child) and Section 26 (exploitation of juvenile or child employee) of the Juvenile Justice Act.

Appropriate sections of the Child Labour Act, Bonded Labour Abolition Act and IPC would also be included in the FIR.

The police has sealed the premises of the residence of the doctor couple until they arrive from Bangkok.

New Delhi, March 31
A day after the bodies of Deputy Director at Directorate General of Medical Services in the Defence Ministry and his wife were found under mysterious circumstances at their residence in Hudco Place, the police is waiting for the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) and autopsy reports.

A police official said that Deputy Director Kumar Yashkar (41) had probably first murdered his wife Archana Sharma (35) and then committed suicide by allegedly setting himself ablaze.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) PH Khushwa said, "We are not speculating about the way they had died. We will wait for the CFSL and post-mortem reports to ascertain the exact cause of their death."

The bodies were handed over to their families after a post-mortem.