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The Delhi police on Saturday registered a case over a protest staged by Congress party members on Friday. The Congress party had called for a nationwide protest against inflation, unemployment and GST hike on essential items. The Delhi police had denied permission to the party to stage a protest in the Capital as prohibitory orders were in place in the New Delhi district. More than 300 protesters, including 65 MPs were detained on Friday. DCP (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth said a case under Sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at the Tughlaq Road police station. … [Read more...] about Delhi Police lodge case against Congress protesters

The Delhi High Court took the Delhi police to task for dragging a case of violation of COVID-19 guidelines for the past seven months, “when it ought not to have taken even seven days for disposal”, saying that the police’s actions “roused suspicions” and were a “colossal waste of time and human resources”. The High Court was hearing a petition by sporting goods company Decathlon, which sought quashing of an FIR lodged on December 30 last year after a police patrol party found one of its showrooms at Preet Vihar open, with 8-10 people standing near the reception, beyond the stipulated time of 8 p.m. Justice Asha Menon refused to quash the FIR noting that there was disobedience of the COVID-19 guidelines, but also questioned the Delhi police for dragging the case till now when the violation was in the nature of “petty offences”. The judge said the action of the police in issuing notice to employees of the company to appear at the Preet Vihar police station instead of sending the … [Read more...] about Dispose of COVID-19 violation cases immediately: Delhi High Court

The Delhi police have decided to reward people who have detected dummy improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by the Special Cell in different districts of the Capital, officers said on Saturday. In June, the police had said it will plant dummy IEDs in areas of high footfall to check the alertness of the local police. DCP (PRO) Suman Nalwa said the police are closely working with security guards, parking attendants and watchmen among others, who are involved in security and vigilance, to raise awareness about the dummy IEDs. It is being done to encourage people to be more vigilant and become ears and eyes of the Delhi police, especially during Independence Day and Republic Day. “This is an ongoing exercise which we are doing with the citizens of Delhi. There has been instances when the dummy is not detected. In that specific area, we sensitise the security people, the locals, shopkeepers, RWAs etc,” the DCP said. “We have informed all the DCPs and SHOs of police stations … [Read more...] about Police to reward those who detect dummy IEDs

One was arrested while another was apprehended on Saturday for assaulting a head constable inside Anand Vihar police station in east Delhi. The police received a PCR call at 11.27 p.m. on July 30 about a physical assault over a gold chain in Karkardooma village. DCP (Shahdara) R. Sathiyasundaram said the issue was between two parties, Ajay and Anchal Bakshi. Ajay was found in an intoxicated condition and was apprehended from the spot by the police. A senior officer said that Ajay and Anchal Bakshi were neighbors and had called the police to resolve the issue. They were then taken to the police station to record their statement. While Ms. Bakshi wasn’t present, some of her family members and relatives were there with the investigating officer. A group comprising Ajay’s brother Satish Choudhary and others came to the police station and tried to provoke the police personnel who were on duty at the police station. Provoked, abused Around 2 a.m., Head Constable, Prakash, 36, came to … [Read more...] about Two held for assaulting head constable inside police station

Two men, including a spa centre manager, were arrested for raping a 22-year-old woman in north-west Delhi’s Pitampura area, the police said on Saturday. The accused has been identified as Rahul, 21, the spa manager and the client, Satish Kumar, 48. The owners of the spa centre, Brij Gopal, 49 and Sandeep, 48, have also been arrested, the police said. The police received an information at the Maurya Enclave police station on Thursday at 10 p.m. about the sexual assault at a spa centre. DCP (North-West) Usha Rangnani said the victim was sent for medical examination. The victim said she had joined the spa centre on July 30. On Thursday at 6 p.m., Satish arrived along with Rahul and demanded sexual favours, the DCP added. The manager offered her sedative-laced drinks after which she felt dizzy. Later, the accused took turns to rape the victim, the police said. A case under several sections of the IPC has been registered. Cancel licence The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has … [Read more...] about Two arrested for raping spa employee in Delhi; owners arrested

After several BJP politicians, including an MLA, Mayor, and a former legislator figured in the Ayodhya Development Corporation’s list of people engaged in illegal land deals, the Opposition parties on Monday slammed the BJP and questioned the Narendra Modi government’s silence on the issue. While the Congress asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of the questionable land deals, the Aam Aadmi Party demanded that the illegal constructions be bulldozed and questioned why the Uttar Pradesh government was only now waking up to the issue. ‘Huge property scam’ Tagging a related news report, which revealed that 40 people had been accused of trading in land illegally in Ayodhya, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet in Hindi, “BJP scam in the name of Maryada Purushottam Lord Ram. Why is Home Minister Amit Shah silent on this?” Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate alleged a “huge property … [Read more...] about Opposition slams BJP on illegal land deals in Ayodhya

A high-level delegation from Assam and Mizoram on Tuesday agreed to promote and maintain peace along the borders during talks held at the Aizawl Club. In a joint statement signed by officials from the two North-eastern neighbours, both sides agreed to peacefully resolve the decades-old boundary dispute. The delegation from Assam was led by Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora. He was accompanied by Assam Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Development Ashok Singhal. The Mizoram delegation was headed by Home Minister Lalchamliana. The talks, held a year since the deadly clash between the police forces of Assam and Mizoram in July, 2021 claimed the lives of six people. In the aftermath of the incident, both states agreed to hold talks to resolve the border issue. Some creases of 2021 which remains to be ironed out, were on the table for both sides for discussion. After hours of discussion and deliberation from both sides Assam and Mizoram agreed to work upon four … [Read more...] about Assam-Mizoram Border Dispute: High-level Delegations Hold Talks, Agree to Four-point Peace Plan