New Delhi, July 12
In a road rage incident, a Delhi police constable was thrashed by three men in northeast Delhi when he was returning to his brother's house shortly after midnight today.

One of the three men, Jagdish, was overpowered by the constable named Pradeep Kumar (30) and handed over to the police.

Kumar is posted with the Delhi Police 3rd Armed Battalion. The incident occurred at 12.05 am. Kumar was coming from Vikas Puri and heading towards his brother's house at Johripur Village.

According to an FIR registered at the Jyoti Nagar police station in northeast district of Delhi, Kumar claims that when he reached Loni Road, he saw three men who were later identified as Jagdish Singh, Pawan and Manoj. They were pushing a delivery van.

"I was driving my motorcycle and tried to pass by the van. One of them kicked my bike and I almost lost balance of the vehicle. I stopped it and told them to watch their step. One of them then pushed me and I fell down with my motorcycle. They hit me with a brick," said Kumar in the FIR.

As the policeman reportedly shouted for help, two of the alleged assailants ran away, but Jagdish was overpowered and handed over to the police.

The arrested individual is a resident of Karawal Nagar. The police has impounded the delivery van.

Jagdish reportedly disclosed to the police that he along with Manoj and Pawan attacked Kumar.

A case has been registered against the trio at the Jyoti Nagar police station. Kumar later received medical treatment for minor injuries at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Dilshad Garden.

New Delhi, July 12
Three Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) sweepers were arrested for allegedly molesting a married woman near her house at Vasant Kunj on Tuesday evening, police said today.

According to the police, the arrested individuals have been identified as Rajbir, Manoj and Ashok, who are in their late twenties.

A police officer said that the incident occurred at Rajokari Village, located in Vasant Kunj, at 7 pm. The woman was returning home when she was waylaid by the three men.

"They were drunk and molested her outside her residence," added the officer.

The woman lodged a complaint with the police. A case under Section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) has been registered against the three men at the Vasant Kunj (South) police station.

According to the police, the woman's husband works as a security guard.

New Delhi, July 12
Struggling to increase its revenue collection, the newly formed North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is planning to impose entertainment tax on all multiplexes falling under its jurisdiction, leading to a possibility of an increase in the rate of movie tickets.

The Leader of House in NDMC, Mahender Nagpal said that collecting tax from the multiplexes will be an important source of revenue for the civic body.

Nagpal also demanded that some percentage of the entertainment tax collected by the government from cinema halls in the city should be given to municipal corporations.

"We can levy some tax on the sale of movie tickets in multiplexes that would come directly to the corporations," said Nagpal at a special meeting to review the financial condition of NDMC.

Stating the examples of Haryana and UP where entertainment tax goes to the local bodies, he said that in Delhi the tax is collected by the government. Discussions with the other corporations can be initiated on the matter, he added.

However, the modalities of the new tax have not been formulated yet.