Briefly: Man shot dead by brother-in-law
A 35-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by his brother-in-law on Sunday over a business dispute in northeast Delhi, police said. The victim was identified as Hemant, they said. According to police, they received a PCR call regarding a firing incident around 6.20 pm and rushed to the spot at First Pusta, Sonia Vihar. They found that Bantu's sisters, Rekha and Chandni had come to visit him on Bhai Dooj with their husbands, Ajay and Hemant, respectively, a senior police officer said. Both Ajay and Hemant are in the business of making garlands, he said. During the festivities, a heated argument broke out between Ajay and Hemant about their businesses. Ajay fired at Hemant and fled, the officer said.
Delhi lawyers on strike today
A committee of Delhi bar associations has resolved to strike on Monday to protest against the alleged attack on lawyers in a courtroom in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. Lawyers and baton-wielding police personnel clashed in a courtroom in Ghaziabad on October 29 after the judge called in the force to remove a group of protesting advocates raising slogans against him over a disagreement. PTI
Campaign to save Yamuna
A year-long campaign to clean and rejuvenate the Yamuna river in Delhi-NCR and the Braj region was launched by a social organisation on Sunday. The campaign ‘Bhikshatan Mahayajna’ was launched on the occasion of Bhai Dooj by Ravi Shankar Tiwari, the convenor of Yamuna Sansad. The campaign was inaugurated near the Chhath ghat at ITO and was attended by community representatives and schoolchildren.
