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Defence official’s wife strangled, says police
Auto driver beaten to death over parking
BJP to zero in on Cong ‘scams’
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BJP suspends seven rebels
Doc couple’s lawyer applies for bail
Ex-schoolteacher held for running ‘call girl-drugs’ racket
Jamia to offer PG diploma in acting
Physically challenged girl molested
3 bodies taken out of rubble
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Defence official’s wife strangled, says police
New Delhi, April 2 The police had earlier hinted that Yashkar had possibly murdered his wife by strangulating her with a cloth and then committed suicide by setting himself ablaze. Dr Diwakar Tejaswi, Yashkar's cousin while speaking to The Tribune, said it was not possible that he had murdered his wife. "I have known Yashkar for a very long time. He was not an aggressive person. He rarely became angry. Many people, including his friends and acquaintances, claim that he was a jovial person and never held grudges against anyone. It is not possible that he killed his wife and then himself. They loved each other and were a perfect couple. He also had a huge responsibility of taking care of his ailing mother," said Diwakar, who is a physician based in Patna, Bihar. "Yashkar's body was charred and Archana strangled, but no one heard any voices, which is very surprising. No inflammable material was found inside the house. When I saw the photos of his body, I noticed his tongue was sticking out, which probably indicates that he was strangled before being set on fire. He could not have done this on his own," added Diwakar. Sources said that Archana had sustained head injuries. The police recovered a note from Yashkar's residence, which read that he blamed two senior army officers for harassing him at work. Diwakar said, "Yashkar had always been hardworking since his childhood. He had to bear many responsibilities as his father had died when he was young. When he came to meet me at Patna last month, he told me that he was under stress because of working in the RTI (Right to Information) wing of the defence ministry. He had to handle sensitive issues. But, Yashkar was not a person who would yield to work pressure." Yesterday, the police questioned three army officers, including the one whose name was mentioned in the note and who was also Yashkar's senior in office. |
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Auto driver beaten to death over parking
New Delhi, April 2 The driver, Radhe Shyam (45) had parked his vehicle in front of his sister, Janak Rani's house. He usually parked his vehicle at a different place, which had been occupied by cars. Harjeet Singh, who stays on the first floor of the four-storey building, objected to the parked autorickshaw. He started abusing Radhe, who went back to his house in a nearby lane and returned with his wife, Kavita Rani and nephew, Ravi. Harjeet and his son, Manjeet Singh started bashing Radhe and Ravi, when they tried to settle the matter. They were beaten with baseball bats. Kavita had witnessed her husband being beaten to death. He sustained severe injuries and fell to the ground. Radhe was rushed to hospital by his wife and Ravi. The incident occurred at 10.30 pm. The police received a telephone call about the incident from Rani Garden in East Delhi. The police has registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against Harjeet and Manjeet. They along with their families are absconding. Ravi said, "My uncle had taken me with him to settle the matter peacefully, but the other party wanted to fight. When we reached outside their building, Harjeet and Manjeet came down with baseball bats. They called other people and bashed my uncle and me with the bats. My uncle suffered injuries on his head and chest, which led to his death." The police is waiting for the autopsy report to ascertain the cause of death as Radhe has no visible external injuries. He could have died due to a heart attack or illness, according to the police. However, Radhe's family denied that he had suffered from any illness. Ten years ago, Radhe owned an embroidery factory. After suffering heavy losses, he started driving an autorickshaw about three months ago. He was the sole breadwinner of his family. |
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BJP to zero in on Cong ‘scams’
New Delhi, April 2 In an attempt to stain the image of the ruling Congress, the party has prepared a book detailing the recent cases of corruption, including the ones relating to the Commonwealth Games, procuring of low-floor buses, privatization of water, unauthorized colonies, etc. Besides, it has also prepared a documentary presenting its achievements through the projects accomplished as the ruling party in MCD. Explaining the party's campaign strategy of the upcoming polls, party president Vijender Gupta said, "Nitin Gadkari will launch the 'scam book' highlighting scams under the Congress-ruled government in Centre and Delhi. On Wednesday, we will also release our vision document for the Capital and then election manifesto for the municipal polls." The leader of the opposition in Delhi assembly, V K Malhotra claimed that the BJP will win all the three proposed corporations by two-thirds majority in each corporation. Focusing on the major problem of parking in the Capital, the BJP has promised to construct a number of multi-level underground parking lots across the city. The party has tried to prepare its manifesto on more realistic grounds this time by promising only those things which come under the jurisdiction of the corporation. According to the BJP committee on manifesto, the party will dole out realistic pledges which can be fulfilled by the three corporations. "This time there is a strong anti-incumbency wave against the Congress due to corruption and price rise. The BJP will win in all the three corporations," said Prof Malhotra. The source said the party will promise to construct several multi-level underground parking lots at green belt (park) to decongest commercial and residential areas. "Parking is a major problem in the city and with the limited space, it is necessary to develop multi-level parking. These parking lots also require large space, which can be made available at the MCD's parks," added Prof Malhotra. |
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BJP suspends seven rebels
New Delhi, April 2 The members, who have suspended from the party for six years, are Parveen Rajpoot, Rajesh Yadav, Prabha Singh, Harish Awasthi, Sudesh Bhasin, Jagdish Mamgain and Veena Abrol. According to sources, 50 members are contesting election in protest against the party decision for not giving them tickets from their wards. They are contesting the election to damage the position of the BJP candidates so that the party cannot come to power in the election. Gupta said that the process of the ticket distribution was over. The party would take action against those who were contesting the election and involved in anti-party activities. While taking the decision, the leaders saw the performance of the sitting councillors. For fresher, the party gave preference to strong candidates. Now all the party members should work together to win the election. Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly Vijay Kumar Malhotra said that the party had a rule to suspend the member if he was found involve in anti-party activities. The members who were not given tickets have demonstrated in front of the state party office and burnt the effigy of the party president. The demonstrators said they would work against the party and let not win the party the MCD election. Women had fear before the election that from reserved wards tickets would be given to the wives of the sitting councillors, though they were assured that the ticket would be given to the party members. When the final decision was taken, there were wives of many sitting MLAs among the recipients of the tickets. |
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Doc couple’s lawyer applies for bail
New Delhi, April 2 The police is also examining the passenger manifest of flights to and fro Bangkok, Thailand. It believes that the couple, Dr Sanjay Verma and Dr Sunita Verma, might have tried to come to Delhi after their trip to Bangkok. Sources added that there is no official confirmation on their return to the national Capital. On Saturday, a police team was positioned at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport to arrest the couple, but they did not arrive. The police is questioning their relatives. The police is presently searching for the human traffickers. Sources added that the girl was brought to Delhi by her “chacha”, Narayan Sahu, who passed her onto one, Mahadev. The latter gave her away to a placement agency at Punjabi Bagh. The agency owner and its employees are absconding. The police asserts that the investigations in the case will progress after the couple have been nabbed. A lookout notice has been issued against the couple today. The girl accuses them of beating and mentally torturing her, besides keeping her locked inside their house with little food. Members of the anti-human trafficking NGO, Shakti Vahini have informed the girl’s parents with the assistance of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) in Jharkhand. They also requested the local police to add sections of kidnapping and human trafficking to the case lodged against the couple. The NGO plans to stage a demonstration tomorrow if the bail application is moved forward. |
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Ex-schoolteacher held for running ‘call girl-drugs’ racket
New Delhi, April 2 Fifty-year-old Vimal Marwah, who left her teacher's job and moved to Delhi after marriage, was arrested along with one of her associates Ajay Kalra (41), a debt-ridden businessman, and her customer Arun Gupta (43) from the capital on Saturday, the police said today. On the day she was arrested, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ashok Chand said she was to fly along with eight girls to Colombo where she had organised a party in a casino. Around 275 g of cocaine was seized from the three girls, besides seven passports, air tickets of Sri Lankan Airlines and two vehicles. The arrests came following the police receiving inputs that Kalra would come to Rajouri Garden to deliver cocaine, he added. "Around 25 g of cocaine was seized from her possession and 100 g of cocaine was seized from a bag kept in the vehicle. Subsequently, Marwah was apprehended. From her possession another 75 g of cocaine concealed in her hand bag was seized. "Further investigation led to apprehension of Gupta from whom we seized another 75 g of cocaine," Chand said. During interrogation, he said, Marwah said that after completing BEd, she taught in a school in Ropar and shifted to Delhi after marriage to a small-time businessman. In 1991, her husband left her and moved to Mumbai. After the death of her father-in-law, she could not earn enough to take care of her family. "In 2004, she became part of an immoral trafficking racket and started providing call girls. Two years ago, she was arrested but was released and continued her activities," Chand said. She said that for the past one year she had noticed a trend that her customers were demanding cocaine along with the girls. "As a 'package deal' she then started supplying cocaine along with the girls. She charged Rs 30,000 for a girl and 1 g cocaine. Marwah also ran a betting syndicate involving cricket matches. She is familiar with the top bookies and their contacts in Delhi. Her clients also included bookies," Chand added.
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Jamia to offer PG diploma in acting
New Delhi, April 2 "The Postgraduate Diploma Course in Acting aims to introduce the students to the fundamentals of acting and make them informed observers of the acting experience. Through various improvisations and exercises, which will constitute the course curricula, acting skills of the students will be nurtured," said Jamia media coordinator. This course will open avenues for students in theatre productions as well as television and film industry since acting is an important component across all these media. They may become teachers, actors and script writers in any of the above arenas. The eligibility for the course is graduation in any discipline with not less than 50% marks in aggregate.
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Hottest day
New Delhi, April 2 The minimum temperature was recorded at 22.3° C, four notches above normal, the MeT department said. The humidity levels hovered between 25 and 74 per cent. The coming days are unlikely to bring any respite to the citizens. The weatherman has predicted that the city is likely to witness partly cloudy sky tomorrow with maximum temperature rising to around 39° C and minimum 22° C.
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Physically challenged girl molested
New Delhi, April 2 He is employed as an assistant to a technician at the hospital, which is situated at GTB Enclave in northeast Delhi. The girl is a class 12 student. She underwent a surgery at the hospital on March 30. After the surgery, she was admitted to
theICU. According to the police, on Sunday, the girl's mother was not with her when Rajiv started molesting her. He talked to her in an obscene manner. The girl's mother, who went to dispensary to buy medicines, returned to the ICU and saw Rajiv molesting her daughter. She reported the matter to the hospital authorities and the police.
Rajiv was arrested by the GTB Enclave police. Rajiv belongs to Kankroli in
Rajasthan. He has been working at the hospital for the past few months. |
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3 bodies taken out of rubble
New Delhi, April 2 The bodies of Patiram (42), his son Ankit (19) and Sunil Kumar (22) were recovered. On Saturday, Ram Naresh had died during treatment. The police has arrested the building owner, Praveen Bansal. |
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