1. 25-Yr-Old Plots Murder with Friends, Guilty Conscience Gives Her Away
Geeta Saxena often boasted about her wealth, leaving her neighbours in north-west Delhi’s Rohini Sector 16 green with envy. Among those who knew the 59-year-old well was Richa, an assistant at an Aadhaar centre in Ashok Vihar. So when Richa dropped in to see her on Monday, 8 April, Saxena did not suspect there was murder in her heart.
Richa, 25, had quit studies after Class XI and was dating 22-year-old Sumit, a toy shop employee in Rohini Sector 7. With their limited income, the duo could not live the life they desired and decided their only recourse was to rob someone.
“Saxena had a lot of money by her own admission, and the pair thought she was an easy target because her husband was out on work most of the day,” said Joy Tirkey, DCP (Crime Branch).
(Source: The Times of India)
2. Man Murders 16-Year-Old for Not Returning Rs 500
A 23-year-old man allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old boy for not returning the Rs 500 he had borrowed, in an Ulhasnagar ground on Tuesday, 9 April.
The Ulhasnagar police have dispatched a team to Uttar Pradesh where they suspect the accused has fled to.
According to the police, Sundaram Nishad told Bipin Yadav that he could not pay him back right then, following which Yadav pulled out a knife-like object and attacked Nishad several times.
“Nishad collapsed and locals rushed to his aid. Yadav fled the spot. Nishad was taken to the hospital where he was declared brought dead,” said Nishad.
The police have filed a case under section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
3. MBA Graduate Dupes Cab Drivers, Arrested
An MBA graduate was arrested on Monday for duping cab drivers on the pretext of offering them government sector jobs, the police said on Tuesday, 9 April.
Sudhir Kumar, who completed his MBA from a private institute in south Delhi in 2013, was arrested from the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi area. Kumar, a resident of Green Park, used to move around in luxury cars. However, all his cars were impounded after a court order for his involvement in a previous cheating case.
“The accused was a proclaimed offender in two more cases of cheating and forgery where he had duped a businessman on the pretext of getting him tender of sand digging at a Delhi metro site. He conned another businessman of around ₹1 crore,” said a senior police officer.
(Source: The Hindu)
4. Murder Accused Among Two More Held for Shutting Meat Shops
Four days after a group of men from the Hindu Sena — armed with sticks, rods and swords — forced meat shops in Gurgaon’s Dundahera to close down on the first day of Navratri, police arrested two more persons for the crime. This takes the total number of arrests to four so far.
Police said the two men arrested on Wednesday, 10 April, Rakesh and Mohit, are residents of Sirhaul village. “Rakesh is a history-sheeter with a record at Sector 18 police station. He has a total of 19 cases registered against him, including some accusing him of murder and attempt to murder,” said Birem Singh, ACP (Udyog Vihar).“The status of all cases is different. He has been convicted in some and is out on bail in others. We are getting more details,” he said.
Ritu Raj, Haryana state president of the Hindu Sena, said, “Both men are members of the Hindu Sena and had joined our ranks around six months ago.”
(Source: The Indian Express)
5. Pregnant Woman Dies as Tractor Rams into Bike in Delhi
A 24-year-old pregnant woman died and her husband was injured after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a tractor in Ranhola area on Tuesday afternoon, 9 April.
The incident took place when the woman, Ishita, was heading home to inform her parents about her pregnancy. The errant driver tried to flee the spot, but was caught by locals and handed over to police after being roughed up.
Police said the woman got married six months ago. “She was four months pregnant and was going to tell her parents… she died on the way to the hospital,” a police officer said.
(Source: The Indian Express)
6. Rs 1Crore in Rs 2,000 Notes Found in Bizman’s Car
A BMW car was intercepted on Poorvi Marg in south Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area on Tuesday, 9 April, with Rs 1 crore cash kept in bags. The unaccounted cash was seized at a picket that had been put up in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
DCP (southwest) Devender Arya said that further investigation is being carried out.
The cash was being carried by a businessman based in south Delhi’s Jor Bagh. He was stopped at a special picket being manned by the joint staff of Delhi Police and income tax department.
Upon checking, a briefcase containing approximately Rs 1 crore in Rs 2000 notes was found. There were three women in the car as well.
While questioning, the businessman could not give a valid answer about the source of the money and the purpose for which it was being carried.
(Source: The Times of India)
7. Locals Nab Two Armed Robbers at Kalbadevi; 3 Others Escape
Alert citizens of south Mumbai’s Kalbadevi area managed to catch two of five armed robbers who were trying to break into a house in their locality on Wednesday morning, 10 April. LT Marg police have arrested the two accused and are now on the lookout for their accomplices.
The accused, Manoj Rana, 26, and Lalan Qureshi, 31, were caught carrying two country-made revolvers and tools used for house break-ins. According to LT Marg police officers, the incident occurred at 12.30am in Kalbadevi’s Aggyari lane when a few locals taking a leisurely walk after dinner, spotted five men entering a nearby building. The residents noticed that three of the men were attempting to enter a gated building while two others were trying to break the lock of the ground floor flat.
The residents intercepted the trio and enquired about their identities and what they were doing at the residential building.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
8. Man Stalks, Harasses Ex-Colleague; Held
A man was arrested on Wednesday, 10 April, for allegedly stalking a Delhi-based woman, who was his former colleague at a private company in Udyog Vihar. Police said the suspect was earlier dismissed from the job by the company management after the victim, a human resource professional, had complained of harassment and stalking during the office hours.
Devender, station house officer (SHO), Udyog Vihar police station, said that on Monday, the accused man came to the gate of the private company and tried to talk to the woman as she was exiting. “The victim said that despite turning down his repeated advances, the accused kept stalking her and even brought a gift for her on Monday,” the SHO said.
(Source: Hindustan Times)
9. One Dead as DTC Bus Hits Motorcycle in Delhi
A 35-year-old man died after a DTC bus hit the motorbike he was riding at south Delhi’s Jor Bagh Wednesday afternoon, 10 April. The victim, Mohsin Khan, worked at Jaipur Polo Grounds, Race Course, as a waiter. He is survived by his wife and their daughter.
DCP (South) Vijay Kumar said, “The driver and the conductor of the bus fled the spot and have not been traced yet.”
A case under IPC sections 279 (rash driving) and 304A (causing death by negligence) has been registered at Lodhi Colony police station. Police are on the lookout for the accused.
The DTC bus was ferrying passengers when it hit the bike from the rear near Jor Bagh Metro station. “Khan was taken to AIIMS and was declared dead on arrival,” said Kumar.
(Source: The Indian Express)
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