Fire breaks out at garment store

New Delhi: A fire broke out at a garment shop in outer Delhi’s Narela on Sunday afternoon, officials said, adding that no one was injured in the incident. According to an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the fire department received a call at 1.30 pm about the blaze at the shop located in Narela’s main market. Eight fire tenders were pressed into service which took one-and-a-half hours to douse the blaze, the official said. No one was injured in the incident but garment worth lakhs were gutted in the fire, the official added. PTI

Delivery boy steals parcel

New Delhi: The police have arrested a man for allegedly decamping with a parcel worth Rs 35,000 after picking it up from a woman who had booked a courier service through a mobile application. On September 18, a woman lodged a complaint saying that she had booked the courier service and Deep Chand (28) was assigned to deliver it, they said. He came to pick up the parcel from her house but the goods did not reach their destination. She called and texted Chand but he did not respond. Deep Chand was arrested from Jahangirpuri area on Saturday and the stolen items were recovered from his possession. PTI