New Delhi, August 23
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today demanded probe by the Delhi Police into the alleged conspiracy involving a BJP MLA's plan to attack party chief Arvind Kejriwal during a rally in Kirari tomorrow. Levelling allegations against BJP's Kirari MLA Anil Jha, the AAP also pressed for an immediate registration of an FIR in view of a sting operation by a TV news channel aired yesterday.

However, the party rejected the need for security for the former Delhi Chief Minister saying the real issue is "political hatred".

Delhi state unit convener Ashutosh met the Special Commissioner of Delhi Police, Deepak Mishra, this afternoon and handed over a copy of the CD of the sting operation which shows the BJP MLA in conversation with a few aides discussing about a purported attack on the AAP chief in Kirari. Jha could not be reached for comment despite several attempts.

On the basis of the video clips, the AAP also alleged that the attack on the former Delhi Chief Minister in April by an auto driver during campaigning in Kirari before the Lok Sabha elections was orchestrated by the BJP.

Ashutosh maintained that the apprehensions of his party since March-April this year, when in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls the former Delhi Chief Minister was attacked a number of times in Delhi and other parts of the country, stand vindicated with the latest sting operation.

"The videos show that those involved and BJP MLA Anil Jha's role is suspect and needs to be enquired. I have spoken to the Delhi Police Commissioner and submitted a memorandum to the Special Commissioner of Police Deepak Mishra. The police have assured the party of looking into the matter," said Ashustosh.

New Delhi, August 23
The Delhi government has decided to intensify border checking in order to plug revenue leakage, said Commissioner of Trade and Taxes Sanjiv Khirwar.

The Enforcement-II Branch of Trade and Taxes Department will increase the intensity of border checking to stop the menace of goods being sold without bill.

The Commissioner has advised transporters and owners of the goods to carry proper sale invoice for local sale, DVAT-33 for local stock transfer and proper GR and sale invoice in case of central sale while transporting goods.

He said that dealers are being advised to go through the modalities related to Enforcement-II Branch given on departmental website - www.dvat.gov.in.

The Enforcement-II branch carries out checking round the clock to keep an eye on interstate movement of vehicles carrying goods. Many vehicles are also detained by the branch on charges of not carrying proper documents. These vehicles are released after imposing requisite tax and penalty and taking other necessary action. 

New Delhi, August 23
In the third such incident in a fortnight, suspected drunk men ran over their car on four people sleeping on a pavement in the Inderlok area of North Delhi in the wee hours of today.

The injured were admitted to Hindu Rao Hospital. They were discharged after being given medicines and injections. Their condition was stable, the police said.

"The incident took place around 1 am when a car ran over four people, including rickshaw pullers and other homeless people, sleeping over the pavement near Inderlok Metro station," said Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North).

It was an Accent car that was involved in the accident. The occupants of the car had left it on the spot and managed to flee under the darkness. The police are trying to find out the car's owner and the man who was driving at the time of accident. The car was registered in the name of a man who lived in Inderlok.

According to eyewitnesses, there were three persons in the car. They were driving the vehicle speedily. When the vehicle reached Inderlok, they could not control it, as a result the vehicle overturned and fell on the victims who were sleeping on the pavements.

When the victims and others cried for help, the accused managed to flee the spot under the darkness.

Efforts are on to nab them, the police said.

The police have recovered bottles of alcohol and some packets of snacks from the car.

A case has been registered at Sarai Rohilla police station. 

New Delhi, August 23
With election of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union nearing, a clash between the Left-backed All India Students' Association (AISA) and Congress's student wing National Students Union of India (NSUI)-rocked the JNU campus all through the day today.

The matter was highlighted by the BJP-leaning Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which after protesting outside the Vasant Kunj police station last night today initiated a campaign against the AISA activists in the hostels of JNU where they reached out to students in the messes during the night.

The incident in which two cross-FIRs have been lodged by the rival students' factions occurred when the General Body Meeting of the School of Languages (SL) for voting on the annual report to be presented by the school convener was under way. Both the sides accuse each other of assaulting their activists in the last night incident.

"I was managing the counting at the School of Languages during the GBM and we won when the NSUI activist (name withheld) outside the gate attacked three of our activists of School of Social Sciences. Later, chaos broke out. She had been personally targeting AISA activists and during the previous night abused me and my fellow activists at the SSS GBM," said Sandeep Saurav, JNUSU general secretary.

On the other side, while the NSUI student could not be reached, ABVP's probable JNUSU presidential nominee Sourabh Kumar condemned the AISA for allegedly manhandling NSUI students during the last night's GBM while alleging that AISA's action was owing to the defeat of its annual report in two schools earlier.

"We want the administration to take strong action against the AISA and suspend them with immediate effect. We have asked the police to arrest the AISA students involved in the incident," he said.

As confirmed by the Vasant Kunj police station, cross-FIRs have been registered.